Rush Brown CV
Rush Brown CV
25 Lennox Street, Portland, Maine 04103 H (207) 874-0924 C (207) 650-6204 email: rushbrown@gmail.com,
Education New York University, NewYork, NY Masters of Arts, Painting, 1980MA Philadelphia College of Art, Philadelphia,PA Bachelor of Fine Arts, 1971 BFACalifornia College of Arts and Crafts Oakland, CA 1973 -1974University of Southern Maine, Portland, ME Maine State Certification 1985
Experience Teaching Sanford High School, Sanford, ME 1991 - 2011 (Retired) Taught painting, drawing,sculpture, ceramics, Computer Art and Art History Adult Education Taught painting, watercolor & ceramics
Corporate Collections Champion International Corp., Blue Cross, Blue Shield, Boston, GTE, IBM, Readers Digest, Saatchi & Saatchi, Transamerica Corp, Hale and Dorr, Boston.
Publications… Featured in Paintings of Maine, edited by Arnold Skolnick with introduction by Carl Little Clarkson Potter/ Publishers, New York
Grants and Commissions Maine Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Arts and Technology Adaptor Grants 1992, 2002 & 2010 - 2011 Maine Commission on the Arts and Humanities, 1986 Mural at Libby-Tozier School Litchfield, ME Connecticut Commission on the Arts, 1984 Mural at J. M. Wright Vocational School, Stamford, CT. The Restoration of the murals at the J. M. Wright Technical High School, Stamford, CT. 2016
Painting in France 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
Exhibitions-Representation
Represented by: The Elizabeth Moss Gallery 251 US Route 1, Falmouth , ME
2007- 2016 Represented by Susan Maasch Fine Art, Portland, Mainewww.susanmaaschfineart.com
Capturing a Changing Neighborhood, Curated by Nancy Davidson
12/1/11 – 2/29/12 Kate Cheney Chappell '83 Center for Book Arts at U.S.M. A display representing 20 years of “Book Arts”, including most recent work
2011 "Critters," exhibit of paintings and sculpture by more than 100 artists with an animal theme, University of New England (Art Gallery), Portland. ...
2010 Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Rockport, Maine Self Portraits
2009 Centerfor Maine Contemporary Art, Rockport, Maine Sketchbooks
2007- Present Susan Maash, Portland, Maine
2006 Susan Maasch, Portland, Maine
2006 The Clown Gallery, Portland, Maine
2005 The Clarkouse Gallery, Bangor, Maine
2004 – 2005 Ember Grove Gallery, Portland,Maine
2003 The Clown Gallery, Portland, Maine
2001 – 2005 The Clarkouse Gallery, Bangor,Maine
1997- 2001 Davidson and Daughters/ The Eastland Gallery, Portland, Maine
1994-2001 Boston Corporate ArtBoston, MA
1997 Summer Salon, Rose Mary Frick, Curator Robert Clements Gallery, Portland, Maine
1997 The Betty Barker Gallery New Canaan, CT
1997-98 Eliza Sweet Gallery (Le Vat Tout Waldaboro, ME
1994,1995,1996,1997 Maine Coast Artist, Rockland, MaineJuried Exhibitions...
1993-1995Sherri French GalleryNew York, NY
1993 Gallery Three Zero New York, NY
1990 Hobe Sound Galleries,NorthBrunswick, ME
1982 &1983 Webb & Parsons Gallery, New Canaan, CT One Man Shows...
1979 Third Annual Competition - Small Works 80 Washington Square East GalleryNew York, NY
1978 New Canaan Society of the Arts, New Canaan, CT
1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1996 The New England Exhibition, Juried Show Silvermine Guild of Artists, New Canaan, CT
1977 Westerly Public Library, Westerly RIOne Man Show
Artist’s statement…
While my Artistic concerns are diverse and lead me in many directions, much of my painting centers on observations of my immediate environment. Currently paintings of Casco Bay represent the intimate, visual relationship between our lovely city and the “ocean seas”. I often paint the harbor seen both from atop Munjoy Hill and at water level, where I spend hours enjoying the diverse and lively activity of boats in their varying pursuits and proportions. The effort concentrates on the attempt to balance or even transcend literal representation and and capture that glorious, ambience that fills my heart and drives my life’s pursuits.
Awards
Breaking News!
In the summer of 1983, it was my privilege to paint the mural in the Cafeteria at Wright Tech. It was a pivotal time in my early career and the mural was central to many professional activities at the time. Recently the school and its alumni contacted me and asked about cleaning and restoring the mural. Encouraged by viewer enthusiasm and the possibility extending the life of my work, I visited Wright Tech recently and saw the piece for the first time in 30 years. Indeed as had been reported, it has held up pretty well. In any case, The rehabilitation of the Mural at Wright Tech will proceed this summer!