Content Warning: Sensitive subject matter.
Paintings of trauma, disruption and despair; Selections from
Acrylic on canvas. In order: “A violent boy in Leipzig,” “Murder in Mexico after Metinides,” “Refugees DRC,” “Rohingya on raft in Indian Ocean the Medusa today,” “the COVID diptych”
Life eludes easy understanding or conclusion: what are we seeing when we really think about it and how did we miss it before?
About the Artist
Owen Brown was born in Chicago, took an art class at 23, and all he’s wanted to do since then is paint.
Brown holds degrees from Yale College, the University of Chicago, and studied at CCA. Once a San Francisco resident, he now lives in Minneapolis. His works are in collections in America, and abroad.