aimee brown // lives and works in Brooklyn, NY // www.aimeebrown.info
education
BFA The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Concentration in Performance – 2006-2008
University of Georgia Study Abroad Program Photography and Art History, Cortona Italy – 2005
American Intercontinental University, Visual Communications and Photography, Atlanta GA – 2003-2005
performance
2011
- The Lee Brown Project, durational live performance in lower east side salon, January 2011 – March 2011, New York NY
2010
-The Lee Brown Project, durational live performance in lower east side salon, January 2010- December 2010, New York NY
2009
-The Lee Brown Project, durational live performance as a cosmetology student, Carsten Aveda Institute, March 2009-December 2009, New York NY
2008
-Time Arts Events BFA Thesis Show, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
-The coming out stage… with Amanda Gutierrez IN<TIME performance series, Chicago Cultural Center
2007
-Reading Gestures, directed and conceived by Sara Schnadt, Site Unseen Festival, Chicago Cultural Center
-Memorial Gestures, Mourning and Yearning at the Grand Army of the Republic Rotunda, directed and conceived by Ernesto Pujol, Chicago Cultural Center
-Mrs. Dalloway’s Party, curated by Aurora Tabar, Logan Square, Chicago IL -untitled public performance with Carolina Gonzales, 2hr 15min, Logan Square, Chicago IL
-A Brief History of Fictions, En Memoria… Part III, collaborative performance directed by Amanda Gutierrez,The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
-A Brief History of Fictions, En Memoria… Part II, collaborative performance directed by Amanda Gutierrez, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
-A Brief History of Fictions, En Memoria…Part I, collaborative performance directed by Amanda Gutierrez, Links Hall, Chicago, IL
2006-2007
-the value of failure, performing memory, postcard performance/documentation project
2006
-Suspending Representation, 012 Performance space, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
-Re-Do It? Re-Presenting Bodies in Performance, Feast of the Un/Re/Do/Able, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
exhibitions and screenings
2012
-Uncensored: Queer Art and the Church, Leslie Lohman Gallery, NYC
2008
-The coming out stage, video documentation, Manuel Felguerez Gallery, Mexico City
-The School of the Art Institute of Chicago BFA Thesis Exhibit, Gallery 2, Chicago IL
2007
-consumptive beauty, Eye and Ear Clinic, Chicago IL
2006
-And Then…A Performance Event in Two Parts , The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
-All That Is Solid Melts Into Air, Curated by Emma Balazs, Gallery 2, Chicago IL
-the value of failure, performing memory Quimby’s Bookstore, Chicago IL
2005
-The Great American Midnight Cake Sitting, Eyedrum Gallery, Atlanta GA
-Mostra, University of Georgia Summer Exhibit, Cortona, Italy
-Sixty Hours and Counting, Atlanta Celebrates Photography
-RAINN (Rape, Abuse, and Incest Network) Art Auction, Atlanta GA
grants and awards
2008 Artist/Project Grant Recipient, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2008 Student Leadership Recognition, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2006 – 2008 Merit Scholarship, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2005 Casa de Firenze, Cortona Italy, Study Abroad Scholarship
artist in residence
2007 – 2008 INCUBATION residency
Residency and commission to develop live work in Chicago for the IN<TIME performance series curated by Mark Jeffrey and Sara Schnadt.
teaching & mentoring
2011 Workshop Leader, Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls, New York City
2006 Mentor, Summer Arts Apprenticeship Program (SAAP), Street-Level Youth Media, Chicago IL
curatorial
2008 open( )interval, a collaborative group curating live, time-based, and performance events at independent galleries and event spaces in Chicago.
workshops
2012 Archetypal Performance II with Victoria Libertore, NYC
2011 Archetypal Peformance with Victoria Libertore, NYC
2008 Links Hall Artist Link-Up Workshop, Chicago IL
2007 Goat Island Summer School, Chicago IL 2007 Ernesto Pujol, weekend performance workshop, Chicago IL
collections & writing
2008 Joan Flasch Artists’ Book Collection, Chicago IL
2007 Small Happy, issue #2, Chicago IL
2006 Small Happy, issue #1, Chicago IL
lectures and panels
2008 “La perfecta Exterioridad”, Mexico City
2008 “Collaboration in Contemporary Art Practice”, Gallery 2, Chicago IL
additional experience
2009 Carsten Aveda Institute, Cosmetology, New York NY
2008-2009 Alumni Admissions Representative, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2007-2008 Student Ambassador, Admissions Department, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2005 Darkroom Technician, University of Georgia Summer Study Abroad Program, Cortona Italy
2005 Artists’ Assistant, Deljou Art Group, Atlanta GA
2002-2004 DJ and Promoter, Armory Nightclub, Atlanta GA
2002 Freelance Photographer, Vidal Sassoon, Atlanta GA