Denise Ward-Brown

 

Education

• 1984 Howard University, Washington, D.C., M. F. A. summa cum laude, sculpture
  Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, B. F. A. cum laude, painting; teaching certification

 

Awards and Fellowships

• 1997-98 Fulbright Scholar, African Research Program: Ghana
• 1995 Salute to Women Artists, National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), St. Louis, MO
• 1994 Mbari, Ritual & Rememory, Regional Artists' Projects Grant
• 1991 Indiviual Artist Grant, Washington D.C. Commission on the Arts & Humanities
• 1989 Indiviual Artist Grant, Washington D.C. Commission on the Arts & Humanities
• 1988 Aid To Artists, Washington D.C. Commission on the Arts & Humanities
• 1987 Indiviual Artist Grant, Washington D.C. Commission on the Arts & Humanities
• 1986 Indiviual Artist Grant, Washington D.C. Commission on the Arts & Humanities
  Outstanding Emerging Artist, 5th Annual Mayor's Art Award, Washington D.C.
  Study Grant, Vermont Studio School, Johnson, VT
• 1985 Artist-in-Education, Washington D.C. Commission on the Arts & Humanities
  Geographic Development Grant, Washington D.C. Commission on the Arts & Humanities
• 1984 Geographic Development Grant, Washington D.C. Commission on the Arts & Humanities
• 1983 Study Grant-Howard University, Ford Foundation1982 Study Grant-Howard University, Ford Foundation
• 1974 Study Grant, Haystack Mt. School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME
• 1973 Study Grant, Haystack Mt. School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME
  Study Grant, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
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Solo Exhibitions

• 1998 “Patterns,” Margaret Harwell Art Museum, Poplar Bluff, MO
• 1995 “Currents 62,” St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, MO
• 1993 “Heading East and West,” Pierce-Arrow Gallery, St. Louis, MO
• 1991 “Sculptural Assemblages,” University of Maryland, Eastern Shore, Princess Anne, MD
• 1989 “New Work,” Jones, Troyer, Fitzpatrick Gallery, Washington, D.C.
  Evolution of Form,” Montgomery College, Tacoma Park, MD
  “Assemblage,” Street Gallery, Washington, D.C.
• 1986 “Isolation/Saturation,” Washington Project for the Arts (WPA), Bozeman, MT
• 1984 “History as Content,” WPA, Washington, D.C.
  “Thresholds & Portals That Invoke Memories,” Cinque Gallery, New York, NY

 

Traveling and Group Exhibitions

• 1996 (traveling) “Seeing Jazz,” Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES)
• “The Hardware Show,” Gene Pool & Associates, New York, NY
• “wild dreams/domestic obssions,” St. Louis Design Center
• 1994 “Sources: Multi Cultural Influences on the art of African American Sculptors,” University of Maryland, College Park, MD
• History & Memory-Pictures & Objects, University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire, WI
• “Girlfriends,” Portfolio Gallery, St. Louis, MO
• 1993 “New Blood,” Murray State University, Eagle Gallery, Murray, KY
• Sculptors Invitational, Lindenwood College, St. Louis, MO
• 1992 “Lost & Found,” Art St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
• 1990-92 (traveling) “Next Generation: Southern Black Aesthetic,” Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, OH; Orlando Museum of Art, Orlando, FL; Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, LA; Hunter Museum of Art, Chattanooga, TN; Samuel P. Harn Museum, Gainesville, FL; and SECCA, Winston Salem, NC
• 1990 “Gathered Visions,” Smithsonian-Anacostia Museum, Washington, D.C.
• Encore Show, Montgomery College, Tacoma Park, MD
• “Other Rooms,” The Kunstrum, Washington, D.C.
• 1989 “People Who Make Prints,” Northern Virginia Community College, Arlington, VI
• “Four Artists,” Notre Dame College, Baltimore, MD
• “Installations,” Rockville Arts Center, Rockville, MD
• 1988-90 (traveling) “Artists’ Books,” Jamaica Arts Center, Jamaica, NY; Artemesia, Chicago, IL; Radford University, Radford, VI; University of Michigan Art Museum, Ann Arbor, MI; DePauw University, Greencastle, IN; Wooster College Art Museum, Wooster, OH; Center for Book Art, New York, NY; and Diverse Works, Houston, TX
• 1988 “Bridges to the African American Aesthetic,” Strathmore Arts Center, Rockville, MD
• 1987 “The Phillips Connection,” Shippee Gallery, New York, NY
  “Contemporary Modes of Expression,” University of Richmond, Richmond, VI
  Afro-American Art Now, George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
  The Washington Show, Corcoran Museum of Art, Washington, D.C.
• 1986 “Sojourner,” New York City College, New York, NY
  Sculpture Symposium, Smithsonian Museum Mall, Washington, D.C.
  Black Women Visual Artists, Bethune Museum & Archives, Washington, D.C.
  “Myth & Ritual,” Touchstone Gallery, Washington, D.C.
• 1985 “Let the Art Be First,” Washington Women's Art Center, Washington, D.C.
• 1984 “Traditions,” Port of History Museum, Philadelphia, PA

 

Publications

• 1987 “Isolation/Saturation: Washington, D.C./Montana Artist Exchange,” WPA Newsletter, Vol. l, Washington, D.C.
• 1985 “Window & Door Assemblage: Thresholds & Portals,” The Artary, Vol. l, #2, National Conference of Artists
• 1984 “Window & Door Assemblage: Thresholds & Portals That Invoke Memories,” Thesis, Howard University, Washington, D.C.

 

Bibliography

• 1996 Duffy, Robert, “Six Artists in Search of a Curator,” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Oct. 20
  “Must See,” Riverfront Times, St. Louis, MO., Oct. 23
  Lerner, Neal, “Artist/Educator,” Washington University Record, Sept. 9
• 1995 “Gumbo Ya Ya: Anthology of Contemporary African American Women Artists,” Midmarch Press, New York, NY
• “Weekender,” St. Louis American, June 15
• Lewis-Harris, J & Wylie, C, “Currents 62,” St. Louis Art Museum, May 25
• Kiley Parr, Debra, “Art Review,” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, May 25
• “For the Record,” Washington University Record, May 12
• Bourgeois, Bob, “Snap Shots,” St. Louis Life Magazine, Feb. 1
• 1994 McCoy, Mary, “A World of Black Sculptors,” Washington Post, Feb. 16
• Pougue, S & Hall, Robert, “Sources: Multi Cultural Influences on the Art of African Americans,” University of Maryland, Jan. 1
• 1993 Clark, Tracey, “Art Collector for Hire,” American Visions, Washington, D.C., April 1
• Dorsey, John, “African American Sculptures Evoke Jazz, Folk Art,” Baltimore Sun, Feb. 11
• 1992 Kangas, Matthew, “Common Ground, Separate Choices,” Art In America, New York, NY, April 1
• 1991 Hall, Robert, “Gathered Visions,” Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
• “Next Generation: Southern Black Aesthetic,” University of North Carolina: Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art (SECCA), Winston Salem, NC, March 1
• 1989 James, Curtis, “Denise Ward-Brown,” New Art Examiner, Washington, D.C., Dec. 1
• 1987 “The Washington Show,” Corcoran Museum of Art, Washington, D.C.
• “The Phillips Connection,” Phillips Art Museum, Washington, D.C.
• Vitale, Robert, “The Phillips Connection,” New Art Examiner, Washington, D.C., May 1
• 1986 “Myth & Ritual, ”Touchstone Gallery, Washington, D.C.
  Lewis, Jo Ann, “The Myth Masters,” The Washington Post, March 1
  Morrison, Keith, “Afro-American Art: A Long Tradition, a New Vitality,” American Visions, Washington, D.C., March 1

 

Videos

• 1995 Recruitment video, Washington University School of Art, St. Louis, MO
• “Senior Citizen's Update,” Access Cable, St. Louis, MO
• 1994 “Spectrum,” Boyce, Robin, KETC, St. Louis, MO
• 1993 “City of Sculpture,” Young, Race, St. Louis, MO