Mia Brownell recently exhibited in a solo show with Alix Sloan: “Stomach Acid Dreams.” A graduate of Carnegie Mellon and State University of New York, Buffalo, Mia has been teaching painting and drawing since 1993. She has held a tenured faculty position at Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven since 2003. She was recently awarded the Southern Connecticut State University’s Faculty Scholar Award and promoted to Full Professor.
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Still Life with Cell Signal, 2010, Oil on canvas, 16×20 inches |
“Brownell describes visiting a supermarket and being
‘transported to a unique place without seasons’ – I think ‘transported’ has to be understood in both senses of the term – when she views the Eden of organic life on the fruit counters. On the other hand, she acknowledges a debt to Dutch Old Master still lives of fruit. Thus she stands between the supermarket and the museum – in the commercial cornucopia of modern America and in the grand tradition of Old Master still life.”
– Donald Kuspit
All lectures are free and open to the public, bring a friend!
Next up: Merrill Falkenberg, Tuesday, November 23, 7:30pm
Click here for a complete schedule of 2010 Fall Art & Culture Lectures
The NYAA Library suggests these resources to prepare for the Lecture:
- http://www.miabrownell.com/ , http://ps1.org/studio-visit/artist/mia-brownell
- Genocchio, Benjamin. “Indoor Freshness to Rival the Gardens.†NY Region. New York Times. April 23, 2006.
- Korsmeyer, Carolyn. “The Paintings of Mia Brownell.†Art Exit. July 2008. p114-117.
- “Mia Brownell.†Gastronomica: Journal of Food and Culture. Summer 2006. p24-29.
- Molden, David, et.al. “Water Scarcity.†Issues in Science and Technology. Summer 2007. p39-48.
- Spoor, Nathan. “Mia Brownell: Skeptical Realism.” Hi-Fructose Magazine. 13. p16-17, 30-33.
- Scans of additional reviews and catalog essays available on her website.