Nicoletta de Brown

About Nicoletta de Brown

Nicoletta Darita de la Brown (Panamanian-American b. 1981 Baltimore, MD) is an award-winning interdisciplinary artist and curandero chamána (shamanic practitioner). Her artworks re-conceive the life of an artist as thriving, nourishing others during and through her art practice, while healing herself in public space as a Black-Latine woman. She is 2022-23 Tabb Center Public Humanities Fellow at Johns Hopkins University and 2023 Artist-In-Residence at The National Aquarium. ‘Mindfulness in Art Practice’ instructor at Baltimore School for the Arts; former sculpture professor at Towson University and former adjunct faculty in the MFA in Community Arts Graduate Program at Maryland Institute College of Art. Nicoletta’s performances have been presented at The Phillips Collection, Washington DC; The Hirshhorn Museum, Washington DC; The Smithsonian Arts + Industries Building, Washington DC; Walters Art Museum, Baltimore MD; Eubie Blake, Baltimore, MD. Exhibitions of Nicoletta’s video artworks and installations have been presented at The Tribeca Film Festival, New York, NY; Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore MD; IA & A at Hillyer Gallery, Washington DC; Cardinal Gallery, Baltimore MD; Pinkard Gallery, Baltimore MD; The Segal Gallery, Baltimore MD; Leidy Atrium, Baltimore MD; MICA PLACE, Baltimore MD. Her work is included in private and public collections, such as The Sheridan Libraries at Johns Hopkins University and GLB Memorial Foundation Collection.

Experience

1. Baltimore School for the Arts Artist-in-residence (Air)

   Baltimore School for the Arts

   Aug 2023 — Present · Baltimore, MD, US

   Build relationships with professional artists, forge partnerships with arts/cultural organizations, develop opportunities for students to learn the business of art from experts. This residency presents a unique and exciting opportunity to support the BSA community while exploring new artworks in an onsite artist’s studio. This is a moment to work in a dynamic, interdisciplinary, and innovative way; while helping to create a loving and sustainable future for the BSA community.