ARTIST STATEMENT
I work across painting, collage, drawing, mixed media, performance, and more, exploring each medium as a moment of self-discovery. Through my art, I navigate my identity as a woman, mother, and sensual being, fully at one with my body and self. The lineage of feminist art and the legacy of women artists are foundational inspirations, deeply informing my practice. With each piece, I intentionally honor the women artists who came before and those working alongside me, weaving my voice into this enduring and powerful narrative.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Sally Jane Brown is an artist, curator, and writer currently based in Morgantown. Her artwork including drawing, painting, and performance, explores womanhood, motherhood, and the body. She has exhibited her work in spaces nationally and in the UK. She has won two awards for illustration for Intimates and Fools and Leaves of Absence, both with poetry by Laura Madeline Wiseman; and recently illustrated What We Do in the Hollows with poetry by Renée K. Nicholson. She has participated in artist residencies in Tennessee, Pennsylvania, New Mexico, and Argentina. Her writing has been published in Hyperallergic, Women’s Art Journal, and Panorama, among others. She has curated group shows in Omaha, Nashville, Pittsburgh, and Morgantown. She has been awarded several grants for her artistic and scholarly work, and presented at multiple national arts conferences. She holds a Bachelor of Arts-Studio Art, a Master of Public Administration, and a Master of Arts- Art History with a certificate in Feminist Theory. She is a former member of the College Art Association National Committee on Women in the Arts, edited the online journal Les Femmes Folles, and currently serves as Curator for West Virginia University Libraries, Contributing Writer for the Borshch of Art Discover Database, and art editor for Thimble Literary Magazine.
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