1) Joan Brown, born in San Francisco, California on February 13, 1938 to October 26, 1990 (aged 52), was an American figurative painter who lived and worked in Northern California.
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2) She studied at the California School of Fine Arts (now San Francisco Art Institute), graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1959 and a Master of Arts in 1960.
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3) Her paintings were directly related to events that happened in her life & her interests. In 1960, at the age of 22, she had her first New York City exhibition of her abstract expressionist paintings.
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4) She achieved prominence with a style of figurative painting that combined bright color, sometimes cartoonish drawing, & personal symbolism. As she matured, she switched to figurative imagery.
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5) Later on, she became increasingly interested in spirituality and New Age ideas. She travelled all over the world and produced paintings from different cultures and experiences.
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6) In 2016, her biography was included in the exhibition catalogue Women of Abstract Expressionism organized by the Denver Art Museum. Her work was also in the 2022 exhibition at The Modern.
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