Charles Browning - CV
Education
MFA 2004 Studio Art (Painting) New York University
BFA 1987 Drawing/Illustration California College of the Arts
1981-82 liberal arts University of California, Berkeley
Professional Experience
2012 - present Master Lecturer, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2006 - 2012 Senior Lecturer, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2005 - present Part-time faculty, Bucks County Community College, Newtown, PA
2015 University of the Arts: Narrative, Drawing: Natural Forms and the Human Figure
Bucks County Community College: Drawing Basics
2014 University of the Arts: Narrative, Drawing: Objects & Space
Bucks County Community College: Drawing Basics, Drawing: Composition
2013 University of the Arts: Narrative, Pictorial Elements: Appropriation, Drawing:
Observation, Creative Practices: Kinetics, Pictorial Elements: Irony Satire and Caricature,
Figure Utilization
Bucks County Community College: Drawing Basics
2012 University of the Arts: Junior Seminar, Sophomore Painting, Drawing Foundation,
Drawing: Observation, Figurative Communication
Bucks County Community College: Drawing Basics, Intro to Painting
2011 University of the Arts: Junior Drawing, Color Studies, Studio Painting Elective,
Drawing Foundation
2010 University of the Arts: Junior Drawing, Freshman Painting, Drawing Foundation
Bucks County Community College: Drawing Fundamentals, Drawing Composition,
Intro to Painting
2009 University of the Arts: Drawing Reference [Senior Drawing], Drawing Foundation,
“Ability/Disability,” “El Grande,” one day Drawing Marathon workshops
Bucks County Community College: Drawing Fundamentals, Intro to Painting
2008 University of the Arts: Drawing Form and Space, Drawing Foundation,
Bucks County Community College, Drawing Fundamentals, Drawing Composition,
Intro to Painting
2007 University of the Arts, Senior Painting, Drawing Foundation
Bucks County Community College: Drawing Fundamentals, Drawing Composition,
Intro to Painting
2006 University of the Arts: Drawing Foundation, Visiting Artist, Senior Painting Seminar
Bucks County Community College: Drawing Fundamentals, Drawing Composition,
Intro to Painting
New York University: Figure Painting
2005 New York University: Intro to Painting
Bucks County Community College: Drawing Fundamentals
Lafayette College: Easton, PA, Principles of Art, Drawing I
2004 New York University: Intro to Painting
Teaching assistant, Intro to Drawing
Teaching assistant, Advanced Projects in Painting
2003 New York University: teaching assistant, Fundamentals of Drawing
2002 - 2004 New York University: Graduate Assistant to John Torreano, head, Painting/Drawing
Courses Taught
Drawing:
University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA:
Drawing: Objects & Space, newest first year drawing course
Drawing: Observation, new first year drawing course
Foundation Drawing, previous year-long first year drawing course
Drawing Form and Space (Sophomore drawing)
Junior Drawing
Drawing Reference (Senior Drawing)
“Ability/Disability,” “El Grande,” one day drawing workshops
Bucks County Community College, Newtown, PA:
Drawing Basics, introductory drawing class
Drawing Fundamentals, 1st semester drawing class
Drawing Composition, 2nd semester drawing class
Lafayette College, Easton, PA: Drawing I
Painting:
University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA:
Freshman Painting,
Sophomore Painting
Color Studies, Junior level painting class
Senior Painting
New York University: Introduction to Painting, Figure Painting
Bucks County Community College: Introduction to Painting
Other:
University of the Art, Philadelphia, PA:
Narrative, sophomore level mixed studio/research/lecture course
Pictorial Elements: Appropriation, mixed studio/research/lecture elective
Pictorial Elements: Irony Satire and Caricature, mixed studio/research/lecture elective
Creative Practices: Kinetics, first year concept and discussion course
Figurative Communication, junior level drawing and painting illustration course
Figure Utilization, junior level drawing and painting illustration course
Junior Seminar, critical theory and concepts of contemporary art
Lafayette College, Easton, PA: Principles of Art, A survey course of art ideas and practice for non-art majors
Visiting Artist Lectures
2011 New York Academy of Art, fall graduate critiques
University of Massechusetts, Amherst, NY Beauty Trap show lecture / filmed interview
2010 University of Massechusetts, Amherst, NY studio lecture
SUNY Elmira Dumbo Project, NY studio lecture
2009 Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA, visiting artist lecture and studio visits
New York Academy of Art, visiting artist lecture and graduate studio visits
Kutztown University, PA, visiting artist lecture
Bucks County Community College, PA, guest lecturer, Sophomore Seminar
2008 University of Massechusetts, Amherst, NY studio lecture
2007 University of Massechusetts, Amherst, NYstudio lecture
2006 Tyler College of Art, Philadelphia, PA, visiting artist lecture and graduate critiques
Moravian College, Bethlehem, PA, visiting artist lecture and studio visits
1996-1997 Bucks County Community College, PA, guest lecturer, Sophomore Seminar
Professional Service
2012 University of the Arts, Illustration Job Search Committee
Artist Business Workshop for Painting/Drawing seniors
2011 University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Fine Arts faculty new curriculum planning
New color course curriculum development committee
NY student gallery tour (meetings arranged for students with 5 gallery directors)
Artist Business Workshop for Painting/Drawing seniors
2010 University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA, National Portfolio Review Day
2009 University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA,
NY student gallery tour (meetings arranged for students with 4 gallery directors)
2008 University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA,
Drawing Marathon Planning Committee
NY student gallery tour (meetings arranged for students with 4 gallery directors)
2006 Bucks County Community College, Newtown, PA, Scholarship Committee
Juror, Hall Farm Artist Residency Program, Townshend, VT
2005 Juror, Hall Farm Artist Residency Program, Townshend, VT
2003 Juror, Hall Farm Artist Residency Program, Townshend, VT
Solo Exhibitions
2011 “Beauty Trap,” Schroeder Romero + Shredder, NY
2008 “Remembering to Forget: Strategies of Propaganda and Mythology”
Schroeder Romero Gallery, NY
2007 Chicago Art Fair, Featured Artist, Schroeder Romero Gallery
2005 “Weasel Pop,” Jack the Pelican Presents Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2000 "A Year And A Day," installation, Islip Art Museum, East Islip, NY
1999 "A Year And A Day," installation, James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, PA
1997 "What Are You Afraid Of?" The Leleu Gallery, Doylestown, PA
“New Work,” Art Network Gallery, Lindenhurst, NY
1996 The Leleu Gallery, Doylestown, PA
Group Exhibitions
2014 “Breathless,” Rush Arts Gallery, NYC
“BCCC Faculty at Uarts,” University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2013 “The Big Show 8,” Silas Marder Gallery, Bridgehampton, NY
2012 “The Romantic Impulse: Currents in Contemporary Art/Part II,”
Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
“Painting is History,” Winkleman Gallery, NY, NY
Art Fairs: Houston, Miami
2011 “History of What,” Silas Marder Gallery, Bridgehampton, NY
“BBBBad,” Anna Kustera Gallery, NYC
“BCCC Faculty at Uarts,” University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Art Fairs: Houston, Los Angeles, Miami
2010 “Hunt & Chase,” Salomon Contemporary, East Hampton, NY
Pulse Art Fair, Miami
2009 “Epic Painting,” Bucknell University, Lewisberg, PA (catalogue)
“Dark Americana,” Baer Ridgway Exhibitions, San Francisco, CA
“Giving Face,” Nicholas Robinson Gallery, NYC
“Strangers in a Strange Land,” 4 person show, Morgan Lehman Gallery, Lakeville, CT
“Foundation Faculty at Uarts,” University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
“Play It Forward,” Schroeder Romero, NYC
“It's a Schro Ro Summer!” Schroeder Romero, NYC
Pulse Art Fair, Miami/New York
2008 “Caucus,” Schroeder Romero Gallery, Manhattan, NY
Pulse Art Fair, Miami/New York
2007 “Keepin’ It Real,” Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan
“Promised Land,” Morgan Lehman Gallery, NY
“Story Revisited,” Poeitis Gallery, NY
New Painting Faculty, 813 Gallery, University of the Arts
Pulse Art Fair, Miami
2006 “Don’t Know Much About History,” Artspace, New Haven, CT
Biannual Faculty Exhibit, Hicks Gallery, BCCC, Newtown, PA
NYU Faculty show, Pless Hall, New York University
2004 “A Conversation,” Marvelli Gallery, New York, NY
“Ants on a Log,” New York University MFA Thesis Exhibition,
80 Washington Square East Gallery, New York, NY
“MFAs Colliding,” Steuben Gallery, Pratt Institute of Fine Arts, Brooklyn, NY
2003 “Master Blaster,” Rosenberg Gallery, NYU, 2 person/Ben Guttin
“The Telephone Game,” The Commons, NYU
“While We Remain Safe In Our Impregnable Dome,” NYU, 2 person/Daniel Heffernan
“National Arts Club 27th Annual Student Exhibition,” New York, NY
2002 “National Arts Club 26th Annual Student Exhibition,” New York, NY
2000 “27th Juried Show,” Allentown Art Museum, Allentown, PA
1999 “National Juried Exhibition,” Artforms Gallery, Manayunk, PA
1998 "Leaps of Faith", Borowsky Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
“Staten Island Biennial,” Staten Island Institute of Arts and Sciences, New York, NY
“2nd Annual Juried Show,” 3rd Street Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
“3rd National Juried Show,” Ceres Gallery, New York, NY
“8th Annual Juried Exhibit,” Elizabethtown College, Elizabethtown, PA
“26th Juried Show,” Allentown Art Museum, Allentown, PA
1997 “22nd National Annual Juried Competition,” Smithtown Arts Council, St. James, NY
"Figures At An Exhibition," 3rd Street Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
1996 “21st National Annual Juried Competition,” Smithtown Arts Council, St. James, NY
“15th National Annual Juried Competition, Hoyt Institute of Fine Art, New Castle, PA
“National Juried Exhibition,” Art Network Gallery, Lindenhurst, NY
Bibliography
Искусство (Iskusstvo - The Art Magazine), article/profile, “Secrets and Misconceptions” 2014
Bucks County Magazine, profile, spring 2013
ionarts.blogspot.com, online review, “Beauty Trap,” 2011
Cover art, book, “The Mystery of the Hidden Driveway,” Jennifer Knox, Bloof Books, 2010
Catalogue, “Epic Painting,” Bucknell University, Samek Art Gallery, Lewisberg, PA, 2009
Donne Tempo, online review, “Remembering to Forget: The Art of Charles Browning,” 2008
back-seatcritic.blogspot.com, review, 2008
The Village Voice, review, Best in Show – Promised Land, July 17, 2007
New York Times, review, Art in Review – Promised Land, July 20, 2007
Cover art, book, “Drunk by Noon,” Jennifer Knox, Bloof Books, 2007
New York Times, review, “Show Gives Art History New Meaning,” December, 2006
New Haven Advocate, review, “Tragedy to Farce,” December, 2006
ctcentral.com, “Artspace's provocative 'History' goes beyond any textbook,” December 2006
ctartscene.blogspot.com “Artspace Conversations,” November, 2006
ctartscene.blogspot.com, “History Examination,” November, 2006
www.dks.thing.net, essay, "Fixing What' Aint Broken: Notes on Non Magical Realism," 2005
Cover art, book, “A Gringo Like Me,” Jennifer Knox, Bloof Books, 2005
Cover art, cd, “Mote,” The Foundry, 1999
Doylestown Intelligencer, article, June, 1999
New American Paintings, April, 1998
Outburn Magazine, review, January, 1998
Residencies/Awards
2009 Rochefort-En-Terre Artist Residency, Rochefort-En-Terre, France
2004 Samuel Eshborn Service Award, Steinhardt School of Education, New York University
2003 O. Alden James Award, “27th Annual Student Exhibition,”
National Arts Club, New York, NY
2002 Honorable Mention, “26th Annual Student Exhibition,”
National Arts Club, New York, NY
1999 Michener Millennium Award, James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, PA
1998 First Prize, “8th Annual Juried Exhibition,” Elizabethtown College, Elizabethtown, PA
Professional Organizations
College Art Association
American Association of Museums
Collections
Raymond Learsy and Melva Bucksbaum
Beth Rudin DeWoody
William H. Janeway
Gallery: Schroeder Romero http://schroederromero.com/
Website: http://www.foundrysite.com/browning/