Joint Opening Reception for Happenings and Transitions by Michelle Brown, Thursday, August 4, 7:00 pm, Gallery, On view from August 2-30: Print and screen images spark the narrative themes that make up Michelle Brown’s diptych paintings. Similar to a stream of consciousness mode of writing, these "story boards" unfold by associative leaps and juxtapositions. These paintings reflect time spent with art books, film stills, contemporary media and personal photographs. The process of stringing imagery together, of weaving the personal with the collective, slows down the continuous flow of images and interrupts consumption. Painting can reward sustained attention in this technologically saturated time. These works aim to evoke and not make explicit and encourage the viewer to interpret freely.
Michelle Brown holds a BFA in painting from Massachusetts College of Art. She has exhibited her work in solo shows at Hallspace, galleryatArtBlock, Dana Hall gallery and in numerous juried shows throughout New England. She has taught drawing and painting at Montserrat College of Art.