SUMMER BROWN
Bio
Born in Plymouth, MA
Lives & works in the DMV
I received my M.F.A. in Museum Exhibition Planning
& Design at UArts graduating Magna Cum Laude in
2004. I received my B.F.A. at Howard University in
2001 majoring in Drawing & Painting.
I've worked at Staples & Charles Ltd, (Exhibit
Designer); Hargrove Inc. (Special Events /Tradeshow/
Exhibit Designer); U.S. Army Center of Military History (Curatorial Assistant); NIH (Exhibit Coordinator); and
currently working at Howard University as a Lecturer
in the Design Department.
EDUCATION
(M.F.A.) The University of The Arts, Philadelphia, PA
(B.F.A.) Howard University, Washington, DC
EXHIBITIONS
(05/2022) – “52nd Annual Faculty Exhibition”, Howard University Art Gallery, Wash., DC (Virtual)
(01/2022) – “I Am That I Am”, TWWG, Traveling Exhibit: Baltimore, Harlem and Darkar
(07/2021) – “Public Art”, Busboys & Poets, Hyattsville, MD
(05/2021) – “51st Annual Faculty Exhibition”, Howard University Art Gallery, Wash., DC (Virtual)
(09/2020) – “Bright Colors, Exhibition”, City Hall, Bowie, MD (Virtual)
(06/2020) – “Still We Rise”, Artists and Makers Art Studios, Rockville, MD (Virtual)
(05/2020) – “50th Annual Faculty Exhibition”, Howard University Art Gallery, Wash., DC (Virtual)
(04/2020) – “50th Annual Faculty Exhibition”, Howard University, Wash., DC
(09/2019) – “Reconstructing Hope”, Pepco Edison Gallery, Wash., DC
(07/2019) – “Grass Roots Exhibition”, Artists & Makers Art Studio, Rockville, MD
(04/2019) – “49th Annual Faculty Exhibition”, Howard University, Wash., DC
(03/2019) – “A Taste of DC”, ArtReach GW Community Gallery at THEARC, Wash., DC
(12/2018) – “Imagine”, Gibson-Hunter Studio, Wash., DC
(04/2018) – “48th Annual Faculty Exhibition”, Howard University, Wash., DC
(02/2018) – “In My Mind’s Eye”, Pepco Edison Place Gallery, Wash., DC
(01/2018) – “Envision,” Howard Theater, Wash., DC
(12/2017) – “Imaging Freedom: Reflections of Resistance & Joy”, (DCAC)
District of Columbia Arts Center, Wash., DC
(04/2017) – “We Who Believe in Freedom Exhibition”, Pepco Edison Gallery, Wash., DC
(04/2017) – “47th Annual Faculty Exhibition”, Howard University, Wash., DC
(09/2016) – “Art Show & Flow”, VPS Studio, Beltsville, MD
(10/2016) – “A Legacy of Excellence, Yesterday and Tomorrow”, Howard University, Wash., DC
(04/2016) – “46th Annual Faculty Exhibition”, Howard University, Wash., DC
(05/2016) – “Unapologetic Negritude”, with DMV Arts at Anacostia Arts Center, Wash., DC
(09/2015) – “Implicit Bias – Seeing The Other: Seeing Ourself”, Busboys & Poets, Wash., DC
(09/2015) – “Bold”, Howard Theater, Wash., DC
(08/2015) – “A Hat is Not a Hat”, Recreative Spaces, Mt. Rainer, MD
(05/2015) – “At War with Ourselves: The Battle for the Black-Face Boy – A Visual Response”,
Brentwood Arts Exchange Gallery, Brentwood, MD
(03/2015) – “45th Annual Faculty Exhibition”, Howard University, Wash., DC
(04/2014) – “44th Annual Faculty Exhibition”, Howard University, Wash., DC
(04/2013) – “The Art of Interpretation Exhibition”, Carnegie Mellon Building, Wash., DC