Multidisciplinary Artist

Janine Brown Studio
Studio # 302
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203-685-5986
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Janine Brown (b. Belmond, Iowa. 1967) is a multidisciplinary artist in Connecticut and New York City. Her experiences as a fashion designer, wife, and mother inform her work. She draws on these experiences to question ideas and stereotypes of people, places, and things. Her award-winning work has been shown in solo exhibitions at Silvermine Galleries (New Canaan, CT); Moorpark College Art Gallery (Moorpark, CA); and Gallery 825 (Los Angeles, CA). Group exhibitions include “Stitching the Revolution” at the Mattatuck Museum (Waterbury, CT); “NOW: As a Consequence of Fact” at Pen & Brush (New York City, NY);  “Liminal Forms” at The Invisible Dog (Brooklyn, NY); and “Tra 2 Mari” at the Museo Area Archeologica Arte Contemporanea (Cisternino, Italy). 

Brown holds an MFA from the School of Visual Arts (NY), an MBA from New York University’s Stern School of Business, an AAS from the Fashion Institute of Technology, and a BFA from Iowa State University.

Artist Statement

The history of the home economics movement informs my current body of work. The science-based movement was started in 1899 as a basis for female-led innovation in the home. Using kitchen chemistry in my studio, I cook biodegradable plastic and natural composites that encapsulate symbolic ingredients like leftovers, family financial statements, U.S. currency, and flowers. The composites are used to create objects and Victorian quilt patterns that are stitched and crafted together to explore myths of the domestic space, women’s issues, and capitalism. Due to their biodegradable properties, the objects have the potential to be liberated given the right environmental conditions.