VIVIAN E. BROWN
Painter, graphic artist, Educator, visionary, energetic working in the arts.
Born in Laural, Florida. Studied at Hunter College, New York (BFA, MFA); Teachers College, Columbia University; New School for Social Research; New York University; Art Students League; Pratt Institute. Chairperson, Art Department, Rutgers University. Co-director, organizer, Lever House Annual. Coordinator, “Black Artists of the 1930’s,” Studio Museum in Harlem.
Exhibited: Ahda Artz Gallery, 1954; Lenox, Mass., 1958; Sunken Meadow, Long Island, 1960; Pacific Palisades, Cal., 1965; Yonkers Annual, NY, 1966, Harlem Cultural Council, NY, 1966; Atlanta Univ. 1965-7; Grove Street Gallery, 1967; Museum of Modern Art, NYC, 1968; Wilson College, Pa., 1968; Brooklyn College, 1969; Lyrit Gallery, 1970; Soho Art Festival, 1970; Aesthetic Dynamics, Del., 1970; Illinois Bell Telephone, 1970-1; English in Action, 1971; Acts of Art Gallery, 1971; Carnegie Institute, 1971; Civil Liberties Exhibition Benefit, 1972; Mount Holyoke College, 1972; Rhode Island Univ., 1971 Seligmann Gallery, 1972; State Armory, Wilmington, Del., 1971; Brooklyn Public Library; NYC Community College.
Awards: Huntington Hartford Fellowship, Research Grants, Rutgers Univ., 1964. Achievement Award, National Assn. of Business & Professional Negro Women, 1965.
Sources: Lewis/Waddy. Black Artists on Art, Vol. 2; Aesthetic Dynamics. Afro-American Images, 1971; Illinois Bell Telephone. Black American Artists 71, 1972; Brooklyn College. Afro-American Artists Since 1950, 1969; Schwartz, Therese. “The Political Scene,” Arts, April 1971. Andrews/Boranik, Attica Book. Unforgettable friend of 1971 African Scene.