Walter Brown

I am a physician (pathologist) turned artist, working with conventional and unconventional media. I am currently about to enter my second year in the MFA program in Fine Arts at the Studio School in Manhattan.
Due to nature's fractal organization, the microscopic world is a fitting take-off point for additional explorations. My current work, the "Origin" series, acknowledges my history as an anatomic pathologist and uses the microscopic world as a take-off point for additional explorations.

At its core, my artwork is an attempt to obtain security in an unsafe crowded world. I like to find beauty in unexpected places, which may lead to an appreciation of the seamier side of the human condition.

I am showing a series of work here on the Saatchi website, and also at the upcoming The Other Art Fair in Brooklyn, June 2022. The artworks are framed paint-filled plastic bags.

For me, putting paint into a plastic bag is a calming rite. The paint is completely inside the bag, leading to a sense of security, whether real or false. The plastic bag is the "canvas". In some ways it resembles a conventional painting. It is easy to hang on a wall since it is framed and covered with UV-protective plexiglass.
The bags are vulnerable ...

MFA, Master of Fine Arts, Studio School, New York, NY - expected 2024
Yale University B.S.
Albert Einstein College of Medicine M.D.
92nd St. Y
Art Students League
National Academy School
School of Visual Arts

-"Color Recall", St. Joseph's College, Brooklyn NY, March-April 2022. Curated by Daniel McDonald.
-"Scale within the Artist's Practice", Chelsea, NY, 2022. Curated by Cecilia Andre.
-"Earth on the Edge", Ceres Gallery, Chelsea NY, December 2021. Curated by M. Annenberg.
-"Seeing the Unseeable" Atlantic Gallery, Chelsea NY,
-Context Art Miami, Alessandro Berni Gallery, Miami FL, December 2021.
-The Other Art Fair, Brooklyn NY, July 2021.
-Art Market Hamptons, Alessandro Berni Gallery, Bridgehampton NY, July 2021.
-Clio Art Fair, Chelsea NY, March 2020
-"Seeing the Unseeable" Atlantic Gallery, Chelsea NY, January 2020. Curated by Judith Kruger.
-Aqua Art Miami, December 2019.
-The Other Art Fair, Brooklyn NY, November 2019.
-"Scavengers", Brooklyn Fireproof, Bushwick NY
-Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, Certificate of Recognition, Recycle Show May-July 2019
-Cornell Art Museum, Delray Beach Florida, "TECH EFFECT" October 2018- March 2019
-Aqua Art Miami, December 2018, Alessandro Berni Gallery
-La Bodega Gallery, Brooklyn NY, "small/MIGHTY", December 2018
-Maritime Garage Gallery, Norwalk CT, "STREET LEVEL", October 2018 - January 2019
-ESCAPE2NY, Bronx NY, Group Art Show
-Scope Art Fair, Miami Beach FL, Ale...