Alicia Brown

Alicia Brown (Jamaican, b. 1981) is a contemporary realist artist. Brown holds a MFA in Painting from the New York Academy of Art (2014), BFA in Painting and a diploma in Art Education from Edna Manley College of the Visual Performing Arts (2003), (2009)

Brown works primarily with painting, and her multidisciplinary practice extends to drawings and sculptures. Renowned for her captivating work thatseamlessly blends skillful technique with profound story telling. Her art goesbeyond Aesthetics, expanding the conversation around cultural identity, spaceand belonging. Referencing historical and present regimes’ influences on the“other”, Brown invites the viewer to engage with the complexities of identity,offering a though-provoking exploration that transcends artistic and culturalboundaries.

Alicia has earned recognition through various accolades,including the Dawn Scott Memorial award from the JamaicaBiennial 2017, two Elizabeth Foundation Grants in 2019 and 2021, andgrants from the Joan Brady Foundation and LCU Foundation. Herdedication to her craft has led her to participate in renownedresidencies such as the Leipzig International Art Program in Germany, CuttyhunkIsland Artists’ residency in Massachusetts and Elsewhereartists' residency in Colorado.

Her extensive exhibition history includes participation inthe Jamaica Biennial in 2021 and 2017, Prizm Art Fair in Miami, the VictoriaGallery and Museum in London, the WausauMuseum of Contemporary Art and the Springfield Museum of Art in the USA.Noteworthy solo exhibitions include shows at Winston Wachter Gallery in NewYork (2023), UUU Art Collective in Rochester, NY (2022), Virago Gallery inSeattle Washington (2019), and Studio 174 in Kingston, Jamaica (2016)

Alicia Brown’s artistic journey has been documented inprestigious publications such as New American Paintings, Cover artist International Artist magazine, American Art Collector,Colossal, Painting the Figure Now magazine, ArtIT Voice of Artists Magazine,Caribbean Quarterly Journal, The Jamaica Observer newspaper, and more.

Beyond exhibitions and publications, Alicia’s art finds aplace of distinction in notable collections, including the Bennet Collection ofWomen Realists, The New DiversityMuseum of Art and Culture, Pittsburgh, Jamaica: Making the Theresa RobertsCollection, London, England, LIA International Art Program Collection, Leipzig,Germany and various private collections.