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Selected Solo Exhibitions
2024     Welcome to my Home, Silvermine Galleries, New Canaan, CT

2022     The Holiness in the Ordinary, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA

2018     The Wallflower at the Dance, MORE ART HERE @ the Santa Monica Art Studios, Santa                       Monica, CA

2017     The Wallflower Project, Moorpark College Art Gallery, Moorpark, CA

2016     The Wallflower Project, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA
2015     The Wallflower Project, Santa Monica Art Studios/Project Space, Santa Monica, CA
2011     The Remington Disarmed, Bridgeport Arts and Cultural Council, Bridgeport, CT
2005     Summer Shorts: Solo Exhibition, Westport Arts Center, Westport, CT

Selected Group Exhibitions

2023.    Liminal Forms, The Invisible Dog, Brooklyn, NY

            New Artifacts, SVA Flatiron Gallery, New York City, NY

2022     Future Perfect/Imperfect: The Next Century, Silvermine Galleries, New Canaan, CT

             Koalaberation, The Schelfhaudt Gallery of Paier College, Bridgeport, CT

             Public Private, SVA Flatiron Gallery, New York City, NY

2021     Failed State – Restart, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY

             Apocrypha, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA

             Pandemic Art, City Lights Gallery, Bridgeport, CT

             Fat City, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA

             Ready Go, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA

2020     The ILSSA Ballot for Twenty Twenty, Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield, CT

             2020 Open Show, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA

             Make Plain, Field of Vision, Exalted One, Non Sequitur, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA

             New Members Exhibition, Silvermine Art Center, New Canaan, CT

             About Women, Lockwood Matthews Mansion Museum, Norwalk, CT

             Summer Salon, Silvermine Art Center, New Canaan, CT

             Out There, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA

             Krappy Kamera 2020, SOHO Photo Gallery, New York City, NY

             S(He) Persisted, See|Me, New York City, NY

2019     69th AONE, Silvermine Art Center, New Canaan, CT

             Out There, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA

             Sanctuary Cities and the Politics of the American Dream, Creative Arts Workshop, New                          Haven, CT

             HeART and Mind, Silvermine Art Center, New Canaan, CT

             American Fabrics: Rhythms, Schelfhaudt Gallery/University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT
             City Wide Open Studios, ArtSpace, New Haven, CT

             Complicit: Erasure of the Body, Yale School of Divinity, New Haven, CT

             CWA 90th Annual National Show, Slater Memorial Museum, Norwich, CT

             Putting It Together II, Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, MO

             The Magic Silver Show 2019, Clara M. Eagle Gallery, Murray, KY

             9th Annual Juried Member Show; Ridgefield Guild of Artists; Juror: Isabella Garrucho;                             Ridgefield, CT
             Spring Juried Show; Rowayton Arts Center; Rowayton, CT
             Photography, Sculpture & Fiber Arts; Rowayton Arts Center; Rowayton, CT
             Cameraworks 2019; Ridgefield Guild of Artists: Ridgefield, CT
2018     Artists Collective of Westport; Pop-Up Invitational; Westport Arts Center; Westport, CT     

             Between Two Seas/LA International, Arena 1 Gallery, Santa Monica, CA

             Tra 2 Mari/Between 2 Seas, Museo Area Archeologica Arte Contemporanea,                                             Cisternino,Italy

             Art Speaks! Lend Your Voice, Arena 1 Gallery, Santa Monica, CA

             Points of Departure, Arena 1 Gallery, Santa Monica, CA

             Supergirls, Marie Baldwin Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

             Ten Women, Marie Baldwin Gallery, Beverly Hills, CA

             RGOA 41st Annual Juried Exhibition, Ridgefield Guild of Artists; Ridgefield, CT

             BUNK; Gallery 825; Los Angeles, CA

2017     Phenomena, Neutra Institute Gallery and Museum, Los Angeles, CA

             Personal Vacation, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA

             VS, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA

             Fresh 2017, SBC/SoLA Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2016     SWEET 16, Coagula Curatorial, Los Angeles, CA

             Tell Me a Story, B-Complex Gallery, Atlanta, GA

             Face in the Crowd, Artshare LA, Los Angeles, CA

             Material Matters, Hangar Galleries, Santa Monica, CA
             Distinctive Voices, Santa Monica Art Studios, Santa Monica, CA 

             2nd Annual Competition and Exhibition; LA Artcore: Brewery Annex, Los Angeles, CA

             Earthly Delights, Avenue 50 Studio, Los Angeles, CA

             Electron Salon; Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles, CA

             Member Exhibition, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles, CA
2015     Electron Salon; LACDA, Los Angeles, CA
             Mix'em Up; Hangar Galleries, Santa Monica, CA
             The Exposure Award Project; See Me at the Louvre Museum; Paris, FR

             Photo Contemporary/LAAA Booth, Los Angeles, CA

             Chaos Theory; Orange County Center for Contemporary Art; Santa Ana, CA

             LAAA Annual Benefit Auction 2014, Gallery 825; Los Angeles, CA

             ADORN; Gallery 825; Los Angeles, CA

2014     How We See Her, Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, MO

             It Narratives: The Movement of Objects as Information; Franklin Street Works; Stamford,                        CT

             See Me Times Square Takeover; American Eagle Outfitter's Billboards, New York, NY
             LAAA Annual Benefit Auction 2014, Gallery 825; West Hollywood, CA

2013     The Story of the Creative, Angel Orensanz Foundation for Contemporary Art, New York,                          NY
              In House: Santa Monica Art Studios Resident Artists, Arena 1 Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
              The Women, Ridgefield Guild of Arts, Ridgefield, CT

2012      Toy Stories, Westport Arts Center, Westport, CT
              FOODIES, Westport Arts Center, Westport, CT

              35th Annual Juried Exhibit; RGOA; Ridgefield,CT
              Open Juried Exhibition; Bendheim Gallery; Greenwich, CT
              Ridgefield Guild of Artists Juried Member Show; RGOA; Ridgefield, CT
              SPECTRUM 2012; Carriage Barn Arts Center; New Canaan, CT
              32nd Annual Photography Exhibition; Carriage Barn Arts Center; New Canaan, CT

2011      LOVE: In the Eye of the Beholder, Westport Arts Center, Westport, CT

              Chain Letter, Samson Projects Boston, MA
              Somewhat Off the Wall, Greater New Haven Arts Council, New Haven, CT
              Reticulation, three-person show, Rockwell Art and Framing Wilton, CT

2010      Spectra 2010, Silvermine Guild Arts Center, New Canaan, CT
              FARM, Carriage Barn Arts Center, New Canaan, CT
              Flower (re) Power, Housatonic Museum of Art, Bridgeport, CT

2009      House Project, Westport Arts Center, curated by Terri C. Smith, Westport, CT

              In the Mood for Color, Flinn Gallery, Greenwich, CT

2007      Abstract and Geometric, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL
              3rd Annual Open Exhibition, Housatonic Museum of Art, Bridgeport, CT

  


Selected Pubications/Awards

2022     Grand Prize Award, Awarded by curator, Lilly Wei for Future Perfect/Imperfect: The Next                         Century, Silvermine Galleries, New Canaan, CT

2020     Variety Shows by Joel Lang for Hearst CT Newspapers
              Artist Feature – Shout Out LA – Online publication
2019     New Canaan Art Exhibit Promotes Mental Health and Substance Abuse Discussions by                         Andrea Valluzzo for The Ridgefield Press

             First Place in Photography; Marine and Coastal Exhibition; Rowayton Arts Center,                                 Rowayton, CT

              Best in Show, Rowayton Arts Center Spring Juried Show; Rowayton, CT

2018     International Artists Exhibit in Santa Monica by Genie Davis for Art and Cake LA

             Un Ponte Per Gli Artisti Tra Puglia e California by Carmelo Cipriani for Quotidiano di                               Puglia

              Trailblazer feature Voyage LA online

2017     Art Muzeo Magazine - Artist Feature

2016     Janine Brown: Wallflowers in Bloom by Shana Nys Dambrot for Huffington Post

             Janine Brown’s Ghostly Pinhole Portrait Series of “Wallflowers”, by Caro for Hi-Fructose                         Online

             Face in the Crowd: Art Share LA Group Show Closing by Genie Davis for Diversions LA

             Four Solo Shows Connect at Gallery 825 by Genie Davis for Diversions LA

             Art and Cake blog by Kristine Shomaker; Studio Visits/ Where the Magic Happens

             Artslant Prize 2016 Round 3 Showcase Winner, Photography

             Artslant Prize 2016 Round 1 Showcase Winner, Photography

2015     Published in the Portraiture Collection; See Me, Brooklyn, NY

2012     1st Place: Pastels, 2012 Open Juried Exhibition, Bendheim Gallery, Greenwich, CT

             Published in the "Art Takes Miami" Book, Artists Wanted/See Me, Brooklyn, NY
             2nd Place: Ridgefield Guild of Artists' 35th Annual Juried Exhibition; Ridgefield, CT
             1st Place: Pastels; 2012 Open Juried Exhibition; Bendheim Gallery; Greenwich, CT
             Honorable Mention; Ridgefield Guild of Artists Juried Member Show; Ridgefield, CT
             1st Place; Drawing/Pastels; 2012 Community-Sponsored Awards Show; Rowayton Arts                          Center; Rowayton, CT

2011     Honorable Mention; Color Photography; Carriage Barn Arts Center; New Canaan, CT
             Honorable Mention; Pastels/Drawing; Art Society of Old Greenwich; Cos Cob, CT
             1st Place; Pastels; Expressions 2011; Rowayton Arts Center; Rowayton, CT

2010     Carriage Barn Arts Center exhibit has a pastoral focus, by Christina Hennessey,                                     Connecticut Post

             1st Place - Pastels; Mavis Fenner Memorial Exhibition; Rowayton Arts Center;                                        Rowayton,CT
             1st Place - Other Media; Autumn Show; Art Society of Old Greenwich; Cos Cob, CT
             1st Place - Mixed Media; Alternate Visions; Rowayton Arts Center; Rowayton, CT
             Honorable Mention; Pastels; Drawings, Prints, Pastels & Mixed Media; RAC; Rowayton,                          CT
             Honorable Mention; Pastels; All Media Community Awards Show; RAC; Rowayton, CT
             3rd Place, Oils; Expressions; Rowayton Arts Center; Rowayton, CT
2009     2nd Place, Walter Brooks Memorial Watercolor Exhibition; Rowayton Arts Center                                    Rowayton, CT

2008     1st Place, Pastels; Mavis Fenner Memorial Juried Exhibition; Rowayton Arts Center                                Rowayton, CT

2007     Pastel 100, Pastel Journal: Pastel 100 Juried Exhibition, Honorable Mention, April 2007                          Issue

             2nd Place, Pastels; Mavis Fenner Memorial Juried Exhibition; Rowayton Arts Center,                              Rowayton, CT

             2nd Place, Painting; Self Portrait and Portrait Exhibition, Rowayton Art Center, 

                      Rowayton, CT


Volunteer Work

Former Curatorial Committee – Bruce S. Kershner Gallery

Former Board Member – Westport Arts Center

Former Board Member – Women’s Caucus of Art – Connecticut Chapter


Selected Exhibitions Curated

The Artists Collective of Westport – 24/7 @ 47 Main, Westport, CT

Made in Bridgeport, Bruce S. Kershner Gallery, Fairfield, CT

Urban Essence, Bridgeport Arts and Culture Council, Co-curated with Thomas Mezzanotte

Wit’s End – Nina Bentley Retrospective, Bruce S. Kershner Gallery

beautyMARKS, Bruce S. Kershner Gallery

More Than Words, Leonard Everett Fischer, Victoria Kann, Lori Lohstoeter and Hans Wilhelm, Bruce S. Kershner Gallery


Education

2023 MFA Art Practice, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY

1999 Master of Business Administration, Marketing with a Minor in International Business, New York University, Stern School of Business, New York, NY
1990 Associate of Applied Science, Fashion Design, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, NY

1989 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Art and Design, Iowa State University, Ames, IA