JOSEPH G. BROWN
Studio: 76l Raymond Avenue Born: October 4, 1939
St. Paul, MN 55ll4 Minneapolis, Minnesota
651-644-9200
Art Related Education and Training
1966-l967 M.F.A. program, studied with Warren MacKenzie, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
l963-l964 Apprentice to Geoffrey Whiting, Avoncroft Pottery, Worcestershire, England
l961 BA, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis major: mathematics minor: philosophy
Art Related Employment
l964-present Sculptor, painter and potter
l985-present Director/Owner, Raymond Avenue Gallery, St. Paul, Minnesota
Selected Recent Exhibitions
2003 Phoenix Gallery Group Show, Phoenix Gallery, New York, NY
Solo Exhibiton, Raymond Avenue Gallery, St. Paul, MN
2002 Phoenix Gallery Group Show, Phoenix Gallery, New York, NY
Solo Exhibition,Phoenix Gallery, New York, NY
2001 Phoenix Gallery Group Show, Phoenix Gallery, New York, NY
Solo Exhibition,Phoenix Gallery, New York, NY
Feats of Clay XIV, Lincoln Arts, Lincoln California
2000 Solo exhibition, Phoenix Gallery, New York, NY
Recent Work by Joseph Brown, Raymond Avenue Gallery, St. Paul, MN
1999 Group Show, Phoenix Gallery, New York, NY
1998 Small Group, Phoenix Gallery, New York, NY
Recent Sculpture, solo exhibition, Phoenix Gallery, New York, NY
1997 International Contemporary Ceramics, Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, New York
Clay as Canvas, solo exhibition, Carleton College, Northfield, MN
Garden Invitational, Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, MI
International Contemporary Ceramics, Everson Museum of Art,
Syracuse, New York
1996 Garden Exhibition Invitational, Pewabic Pottery, Detroit
Teapot Invitational, Ariana Gallery, Detroit, MI
Ceramic Sculpture Invitational, Viterbo College, LaCrosse, WI
1995 Twists on the Teapot Invitational, Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, MI
The Vase: A Container for Flowers Invitational, Ariana Gallery, Detroit, MI
Teapot Invitational, Ariana Gallery, Detroit, MI
University of Minnesota Alumni Exhibition, Minneapolis
The Entirely Approachable Art Auction, benefit for the Katherine E. Nash Gallery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
1994 National Teapot Invitational, Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO
Warren MacKenzie Sphere of Influence, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville
Unknown Directions, two man show, Raymond Avenue Gallery,
St. Paul, MN
Anniversary Show Invitational, Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO
1993 One Man Show, Pro-Art Gallery, St. Louis, MO
29th Ceramic National Exhibition, Everson Museum of
Art, Syracuse, New York
29th Ceramic National Exhibition (from Everson Museum). Newark Museum of Art
Invitational Exhibition, Pewabic Pottery, Detroit MI
Invitational Exhibition, Art Resources Gallery, St. Paul, MN
One Man Show, Della Robbia Revisited: New Work By Joseph Brown, Raymond Avenue Gallery, St. Paul, Minnesota
1992 Minnesota Blues Invitational, Northern Clay Center, St. Paul, MN
100 Cups, Pro-Art Gallery, St. Louis, MO
Teapot Invitational, Pro-Art Gallery, St.Louis, MO
Holiday Show Invitational, Pro-Art Gallery, St. Louis, MO Holiday Show Invitational, Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, MI
1991 (solo exhibition) Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, MI National Ceramic Invitational, American Crafts Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio
Earthy Delights, Northern Clay Center, St. Paul. MN Dog Days, invitational, Ferrin Gallery, Northampton, MA Third Annual Teapot Invitational, Swidler Gallery, Royal Oak, Michigan
Sphere of Influence (in conjunction with Warren MacKenzie: An American Potter),Pro-Art Gallery, St. Louis, MO
Invitational Holiday Show, Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, MI
Teapot Invitational, Pro-Art Gallery, St. Louis, MO
Primitive Influences: Work by Joseph Brown along with African Tribal Art, Raymond Avenue Gallery, St. Paul, Minnesota
Invitational Holiday Exhibition, American Crafts Gallery, Cleveland, OH
1990 28th Ceramic National Exhibition, Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY Tea Pot Show, Grand Avenue Gallery, St. Paul, MN
Tea for Two, invitational, Ariana Gallery of Contemporary Arts & Crafts, Birmingham, MI
A Tea Party, invitational, Ferrin Gallery, Northampton, MA Stations of the Cross as Toys, solo exhibition, University of Minnesota Studio Arts Gallery
1989 Possessions, Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art, Utah State Univ.,
Logan, Utah
Nine State Ceramics Exhibition, group exhibition juried by Ken Ferguson, Victor Babu, and George Timock, Kansas City Artists Coalition, Kansas City, Missouri
Group Exhibition, Baker University, Baker, Kansas Group Exhibition, Silver Works Gallery, Lawrence, Kansas, MO
Group Exhibition, Central Park Gallery, Kansas City, MO Wyoming Clay Show, group exhibition juried by Wayne Higby,
Nicolaysen Art Museum, Casper, Wyoming
Clay USA, Flossie Martin Gallery, Radford University, Radford, Virginia
Cedar Creek National Teapot Show, Cedar Creek Gallery of American Crafts, Creedmoor, North Carolina
Solo exhibition, Clark College, Dubuque, Iowa
Group Exhibition, Grand Avenue Gallery, St. Paul, MN
Warren MacKenzie, Teacher: Followers in the Functional Tradition, University of Minnesota Art Museum,
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Masks: The Alternate Self, The Gallery at Hastings on Hudson, Hastings on Hudson, New York
1988 Solo exhibition, Carleton College, Northfield, MN Minnesota Potters, Group Exhibition, Silvermine Gallery, Stamford, Connecticut Teapot-Teacup Show, Grand Avenue Gallery, St. Paul, MN
The Craft of Containment: Vessels in All Media, The Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield, MA National Cup, Teapot, and Vessel Show, Moreau Gallery, Moreau Gallery, St. Mary’s College, Notre Dame, Indiana
Teapot Show, Lee Sclar Gallery, Morristown, New Jersey
Midwest Clayworks, group exhibition curated by Warren Mackenzie, University of Northern Iowa Gallery of Art, Cedar Falls, Iowa
Solo exhibition, Raymond Avenue Gallery, St. Paul, MN
Selected Permanent Collections
Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, New York
Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art
Utah State University, Logan, Utah
Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, Connecticut
Warren MacKenzie, Stillwater, Minnesota
John and Sage Cowles, Minneapolis, Minnesota
John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Frederick Weisman Museum, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Awards and Fellowships
1989 Award of Excellence, Clay USA, Flossie Gallery
Radford State University, Radford, Virginia
1990 Artist in Residence, Arts/Industry program Kohler Company, Kohler, Wisconsin
1994 Artist in Residence, Vermont Art Center, Johnson, Vermont
1995 “Alumni of Notable Achievement”, College of Liberal Arts,
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
1995 - Member of Board of the Friends of the Art Department, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Selected Workshops Presented
1989 Clark College, Dubuque, Iowa
1990 University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
1991 Michigan Potter’s Association
Publications
“The 28th Ceramic National: Clay, Color, Content.” Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, New York, 1990
“Warren MacKenzie, Potter: A Retrospective; Warren MacKenzie, Teacher: Followers in the Functional Tradition.” University of Minnesota Art Museum, 1990.
“Baker University Invitational.” Ceramics Monthly volume 38, number 2 ( February 1990):40-45
“Syracuse: The 28th Ceramic National.” Ceramics Monthly volume 38, number 9 (November 1990):36-38
“40 Artists Explore the Meaning of Disguise in Hastings Show.” New York Times (December 31, 1989): 18
“Minnesota’s Skillful Potters.” New York Times
(June 28,1987): 6,32
“The 29th Ceramic National: Fiction Function Figuration”
Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, New York, 1993
“The Best of Pottery” Rockport Publishers, Rockport, Massachusetts
Represented By
Phoenix Gallery, New York, NY
Raymond Avenue Gallery, St. Paul, Minnesota
Formerly Represented By (selected galleries)
Ariana Gallery, Detroit, Michigan
Pro-Art Gallery, St. Louis, Missouri
Gump’s, San Fransisco, California
Art Resources Gallery, St. Paul, MN
American Crafts Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio
Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, Michigan
Committees and Grants
Board Member of Friends of the Art Department, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
Co-founder of the Brown-MacKenzie Scholarship Fund, University of Minnesota Art Department, Minneapolis
Founder of the Reuben and Eva Brown Ceramics Fund, Weisman Museum, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis