Andree Brown

I am a sculptor based in New York City. My work explores the emotional and physical language of forms found in the forest. I begin by walking through local environments, collecting impressions rather than objects—drawn to leaves, branches, and plant life for their movement, texture, color, and structure. These encounters serve as a point of departure, not a template.
In the studio, I work to translate the initial sensation of discovery into sculptural form. The goal is not to replicate what I find, but to extract and expand its character. Each piece evolves into a new visual language shaped by memory, intuition, and process—an interpretation rather than a representation.
For the past five years, I have worked primarily in wax. Its versatility allows me to move fluidly between building, carving, sanding, and polishing. This responsiveness supports a direct and iterative process: forms develop quickly, while refinement requires sustained attention. The final surface can hold a high level of finish, emphasizing edge, weight, and volume with precision.
My recent work focuses on forms derived from leaves found in Carl Schurz Park, a landscape deeply familiar to me. I begin with the leaf as a two-dimensional structure and translate it in...

Creative Breakthrough Lab '20-current
Rhode Island School of Design '77

EXHIBITIONS
El Barrio’s Artspace NYC group Mar 2026
Carter Burden Gallery NYC group Mar 2026
The Atlantic Gallery NYC group Mar 2026
Creative Space Hayashi Gallery Chigasaki, Japan group Apr 2026
Nosegay: a plant-based exhibition Upstairs Gallery Institute Library New Haven CT group show Apr 2025
Garrison Art Center Garrison NY October 2024,2025, 2026 group
Westbeth Gallery NYC September 2024 group
Larkin Gallery Cape Cod, Ma. July 2024 group
Museum of Encaustic Art Santa Fe, NM May 2024 Permanent Collection Members Show May 2025
Ely Center for Contemporary Art, New Haven, CT November 2023 Solo
Limner Gallery Hudson, NY April 2023, May 2023, March 2024 January, 2025,2026 group
James Library and Art Center, Norwell, Ma. 2022, 2023,2024 2026group
RISD Craft Show Providence, R.I. June & October 2022 group