Castles in the Sky Exhibition at the Hill-Stead Museum
Castles in the Sky is a captivating exhibition hosted by the Hill-Stead Museum in Farmington, Connecticut. Juried by Michele Wije, Manager of the Office of the Chief Curator at Yale University Art Gallery, the exhibition features Maren Brown’s acrylic painting Atmospherics: Last Light.
With a distinguished career as a curator, Michele Wije has organized numerous prestigious exhibitions, including for the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the American Federation of Arts. This thought-provoking exhibition is not to be missed—join us at one of Connecticut’s premier cultural institutions.
Best of South Coast Artists: Juried Exhibition at the New Bedford Art Museum
Maren Brown’s acrylic painting Sacred Bones: Breathe (2024) has been selected for the prestigious Best of South Coast Artists exhibition at the New Bedford Art Museum. The exhibition runs from June 6 to August 24, 2025, showcasing a curated selection of exceptional regional artwork.
Juried by Carmen Hermo, the Lorraine and Alan Bressler Curator of Contemporary Art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, this exhibition highlights some of the best contemporary art from the South Coast region. Hermo's distinguished career includes serving as Associate Curator at the Brooklyn Museum’s Center for Feminist Art, Assistant Curator at the Guggenheim, and curatorial roles at both the Whitney Museum and MoMA. She has also curated independent exhibitions such as CURRENTS (A.I.R. Gallery, 2020) and New Voices (Print Center NY, 2023).
Don't miss the opportunity to experience Maren Brown's powerful artwork at one of Massachusetts’ most respected art institutions.
Natural Wonders at the Rhode Island Watercolor Society
Maren Brown's acrylic painting Winter Blooms (2025) will be featured in the Natural Wonders exhibition at the Rhode Island Watercolor Society. The exhibition runs from April 26 to May 23, 2025, showcasing a stunning collection of artwork inspired by the beauty of nature. Don’t miss the chance to experience Maren’s unique perspective and explore this exciting exhibition at one of Rhode Island’s leading art institutions.
The James Library & Center for the Arts 6th Annual Spring Juried Show
Maren Brown's artwork was featured in the 6th Annual Spring Juried Show at The James Library and Center for the Arts, held from March 21 to April 26, 2025. The exhibition showcased contemporary art from a variety of artists, including Brown's piece Travelogues: Black Mountain (2024). Brown's painting was created using egg tempera on panel and reflects her personal interpretation of the Black Mountain, North Carolina landscape. The piece blends imagery of the region's rock formations with its lush greenery, offering a unique visual narrative of the area. Juror Alison Rudnick, Associate Curator, Department of Drawings and Prints, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, selected Travelogues: Black Mountain as the recipient of the Best in Show award.
Maren Brown: Tribute Series Solo Exhibition at Jo Smith Gallery
In Tribute Series, Maren Brown presents a deeply personal body of work that reflects on profound loss and the rediscovery of love. Created in egg tempera on panel, the series explores the emotional terrain of losing both her mother and spouse within an 18-month span, followed by the unexpected emergence of new love. Through symbolic imagery and the luminous qualities of egg tempera, each painting becomes a meditation on grief, memory, and renewal. This solo exhibition at the Jo Smith Gallery marked a significant moment in Brown’s artistic journey, offering viewers an intimate glimpse into the resilience of the human spirit through visual metaphor.
Maren Brown: New Works
From August 22 to September 26, 2024, Maren Brown exhibited her latest egg tempera and acrylic paintings at the Coldwell Banker Gallery in Northampton, MA, as part of the city’s monthly Arts Night Out. The exhibition featured several works from her Sacred Bones series, inspired by anatomical drawings she created in high school and rediscovered in 2022. Drawn to both the scientific clarity and metaphorical resonance of skeletons, Brown explores bones as symbols of what connects us in life and what endures in death. Also on display were pieces from her Travelogues series, inspired by her journeys around the world and the impressions left by the places she encountered.