Selected Solo and Small Group Exhibitions
- 2014 “Mark Brown: October Red,” Gallery One, Artspace, Raleigh, NC. Solo
- 2012 “Unscripted,” Craven Allen Gallery, Durham, NC. Three-person. Invitational
- 2010 “Mark Brown,” Flanders Art Gallery, Raleigh, NC. Solo
- 2008 “Force Field and Weather Patterns: Mark Brown and Mario Marzan,” Semans Gallery, Durham Arts Council, Durham, NC. Invitational
- 2007 “Mark Brown and Margaret White,” Somerhill Gallery, Chapel Hill, NC.
- 2007 “Mark Brown: Winterreise,” 5ive & 40rty Gallery, Winston-Salem, NC. Solo
- 2007 Wichita State University, solo exhibition of prints; digital images from the Winter series projected on a 14′ screen during a performance of Schubert’s Winterreise
- 2005-06 “Winterreise,” National Humanities Center, Research Triangle Park, NC. Solo
- 2003 “Mark Brown: New Paintings”, HagerSmith Design Gallery, Raleigh, NC. Solo
- 1994 “Primary Natures,” E. S. Vandam Gallery, New York, NY. Three-person
- 1994 Marita Gilliam Gallery, Raleigh, NC. Two-person
- 1993 “Die Grosse Nacht,” Duke Institute of the Arts, Duke University, Durham, NC. Solo
Selected Group Exhibitions
- 2020 #STILLCONTEMPORARY, 40th Anniversary Hodges Taylor Gallery Commemorative Exhibition, Charlotte, NC
- 2020 “Front Burner: Highlights of Contemporary North Carolina Painting,” North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC
- 2017 “Survey,” five abstract artists, Hodges Taylor, Charlotte, NC
- 2015 “Art in America,” representing North Carolina, Art Basel Satellite Art Show, Miami, FL. Curated by Julie Torres
- 2015 Grand Prize, North Carolina Artists Exhibition. Juror- Herb Jackson, Professor Emeritus, Davidson College, Davidson, NC
- 2014 “Graphics: Drawings and Prints,” FRANK Gallery, Chapel Hill, NC. Invitational
- 2013 “Independents,” ‘Five of North Carolina’s Most Accomplished Abstract Painters.’ Greenhill Center, Greensboro, NC. Curated by Edie Carpenter
- 2006 Grand Prize, North Carolina Artists Exhibition. Juror – Alison De Lima Greene, Curator of Contemporary Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX
- 2006 “Order(ed)”. Gallery Siano, Philadelphia, PA. Curated by Julie Karabenick. Catalog
- 2001 “Other Worlds”, The Painting Center, New York, NY
- 1994 “New Art,” Duke University Museum of Art, Durham, NC. Juror – Katy Kline, Director, Bowdoin Museum of Art. Brunswick, ME
- 1993 Triennial North Carolina Artists Exhibition, North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC. Juror – Michael Auping, Director, Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. Catalog
- 1993 “Art on a Small Scale,” Lee Hansley Gallery, Raleigh, NC
- 1992 “Temporal Surfaces-Six Abstract Painters,” Davidson College Art Gallery, Davidson, NC. Catalog. Mark Brown, Linda Gentile, Peter Pinchbeck, Edwin Ruda, Diane Townsend, Joe Walentini
- 1984 Triennial North Carolina Artists Exhibition, North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC. Juror – Howard Fox, Curator of Contemporary Art, LACMA. Catalog
- 1983 Southeast Center for Contemporary Art, Winston-Salem, NC
Selected Awards
- 2016 Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant
- 2015 Grand Prize, North Carolina Artists Exhibition, Raleigh, NC
- 2012 Fellowship, The Artists’ Fellowship, Inc.
- 2011 Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Emergency Grant
- 2007 EAG Project Grant, Durham, NC Arts Council
- 2006 Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT. Artist Residency Grant
- 2006 Grand Prize, North Carolina Artists Exhibition, Raleigh, NC
- 1992 National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship Finalist – Painting
- 1991 EAG Project Grant, Durham, NC Arts Council
- 1984 Kent State University Summer Art Program, Kent, OH, Full Scholarship
- 1983 Smith Fund Research Grant, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Selected Publications / Reviews
- Broadstone Books,”Mark Brown: Unspoken Epiphanies”, monograph, 2020
- University of North Carolina Press, “The Art of the State”, 2022
- artdaily.org, “Greenhill Center exhibition of North Carolina Abstract artists,” April 2013
- The Blotter, cover art and centerfold, October 2007
- Dougherty, Linda Johnson, “ART”, The Spectator, December 6, 1995. Photo
- Dougherty, Linda Johnson, “Abstraction and Representation,” The Spectator, January 20, 1994. Photo
- Durham Herald-Sun, Best Bets, August 22, 1993. Photo
- Fabbri, Anna, Art Matters, June, 2006
- Fallon, Roberta, “Beauty, Order and Originality,” ORDER(ED) Exhibition Catalog, 2006
- “Five Visual Artists You Should Know”, Raleigh News & Observer, June 10, 2006. Photo
- Garr, Shana Dumont, Artist Interview, artspace, September 2014
- Genetics in Medicine, cover art, 5 issues
- Greenberg, Blue, “Art.” Durham Herald-Sun, August, 2012. Photo
- Greenberg, Blue, “Blue Is the Perfect Gambit,” Durham Herald-Sun, January 27, 2007. Photo
- Greenberg, Blue, “Art,” Durham Herald-Sun, December 10, 1995
- Greenberg, Blue, “Mark Brown, Margaret White: Recent Paintings” Durham Herald-Sun, October 31, 2007
- Hendricks, Braden, The Duke Chronicle, March 19, 1993
- The Independent, Best Bets, August 18, 1993. Photo
- Karabenick, Julie, Featured Interview with Mark Brown, geoform.net, February, 2006
- Kline, Katy, “New Art,” Duke University Museum of Art, Exhibition Catalog, 1994
- Litt, Steven, “Strong Show of Abstract Expressionism in Triangle,” November, 1986
- Natale, Michele, “Mark Brown’s Winterreise,” Raleigh News & Observer, January 8, 2006. Photo
- Natale, Michele, “Art Picks”, Raleigh News & Observer, November 9, 2007
- Newhall, Edith, “Creative Styles of Their Own'”, Philadelphia Enquirer, May 26, 2006
- Paschal, Huston, “North Carolina Artists Exhibition 1993,” Exhibition Catalog, NC Museum of Art
- Patterson, Tom, “The Shades of Winter”, Winston-Salem Journal, March 16, 2007. Photo
- Pinchbeck, Peter, “Temporal Surfaces,” Exhibition Catalog, Davidson College Gallery of Art, 1992
- Rossof, Libby, ORDER(ed), artblog, May 17, 2006
- Structure and Imagery, April 1, 2013
- Triangle Business Journal Book of Lists, Cover Art, 1993-94
- Wasserman, Janet, “Schubert’s Winterreise”, Exhibition Statement, National Humanities Center, 2005
Education
- MFA University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- BA University of Kentucky
Teaching / Professional
- 2007- 2011 Art preparator temp, Nasher Museum, Duke University, Durham, NC
- 2010 Durham Arts Council Emerging Artists Grant Awards Panel, Durham, NC
- 2004 Digital imaging volunteer, Ackland Art Museum, Chapel Hill, NC
- 1997 Visiting Lecturer, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- 1995 Master of Fine Arts Candidates Critique Panel, UNC- Chapel Hill
- 1982-83 Teaching Assistantships, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- 1981 Designed and taught course in two-dimensional abstraction, Rowan Technical College/ Waterworks Gallery, Salisbury, NC
- 1979 Visiting Lecturer, Kentucky State University
Public / Corporate Collections
- Bernhardt Industries, Lenoir, NC
- Capitol Broadcasting, Raleigh, NC
- Fidelity Investments Corporate Art Collection (4)
- Glencore Ltd., Stamford, CT
- Medco Research, Research Triangle Park, NC (5)
- Midtown Plaza, Raleigh, NC (6)
- Neiman Marcus permanent collection, Atlanta, GA, commissions (2)
- NITROX, Durham, NC, commission
- SEER Technologies, Cary, NC (3)
- Sidley, Austin; New York, NY (2)
- Ten Capital Management, Cleveland, OH (2)
- Troutman Sanders, Charlotte, NC
Representation
Hodges Taylor Gallery, Charlotte, NC
Studio by appointment, Chapel Hill, NC 919.260.8480