Julian Brown (born 1974) is a British artist. He lives and works in London. He studied at
Liverpool John Moores University
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, England (1993–96) and
Royal Academy Schools, London (1998–2001).
His work is heavily influenced by childhood visions and the folk-art from his Polish mother.
He was long-listed for the
John Moores Painting Prize
The John Moores Painting Prize is a biennial award to the best contemporary painting, submission is open to the public. The prize is named for Sir John Moores, noted philanthropist, who established the award in 1957. The winning work and short-li ...
in 2016
and in 2012 was shortlisted for the Marmite Prize in Painting IV (2012–13). Brown has exhibited his work nationally and internationally and is a member of
Contemporary British Painting.
Selected collections
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Abbot Hall Art Gallery
Abbot Hall Art Gallery is a museum and gallery in Kendal, England. Abbot Hall was built in 1759 by Colonel George Wilson, the second son of Daniel Wilson of Dallam Tower, a large house and country estate nearby. It was built on the site of the o ...
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China Academy of Art
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The Priseman Seabrook Collection
The Priseman Seabrook Collection is a British-based private collection founded by the artist Robert Priseman and his wife Ally Seabrook. It is composed of three distinct categories: 21st Century British Painting, 20th and 21st Century British Wor ...
of 21st Century British Painting
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Falmouth Art Gallery
Falmouth Art Gallery is a publicly funded art gallery in Cornwall, with one of the leading art collections in Cornwall and southwest England, which features work by old masters, major Victorian artists, British and French Impressionists, leadin ...
Selected solo exhibitions
* 2013 – ''Julian Brown (with Chris Daniels)'', Mayor's Parlour, London
* 2014 – ''Julian Brown'' at St. Marylebone Crypt, London
* 2016 – ''A Sense of Wonder,'' York College Gallery, York, England
* 2017 – ''Mono Fauna,'' Westminster Arts Library, London
Selected group exhibitions
* 2014 – ''Priseman Seabrook Collection'', Huddersfield Art Gallery, England
* 2015 – ''Contemporary British Abstraction'', SE9 Container Gallery, London
* 2015 – @PaintBritain, Ipswich Art College Gallery, Ipswich, England
* 2015 – ''Contemporary British Drawing'', X'Ian Academy of Fine Arts, China
* 2015 – ''Contemporary British Watercolours'', Maidstone Museum and Bentlif Art Gallery, England
* 2016 – ''Contemporary British Watercolours'', Burton Art Gallery & Museum, Bideford, Devon, England
* 2016 – ''John Moores Painting Prize Exhibition'', Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, England
References
External links
Priseman Seabrook Collection
Contemporary British Painting
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1975 births
Living people
21st-century English painters
21st-century English male artists
English male painters
English people of Polish descent
Alumni of Liverpool John Moores University
Alumni of the Royal Academy Schools