Jo Brown M.Ed., M.A., Ph.D.

ARTIST’S STATEMENT 

Jo Brown is Lincoln artist known for her expressive and sensitive use of color and media. A joyful interplay of color fills Jo's paintings. She enjoys working in mixed media and usually constructs her work with intricate layers of color and glazes. She is known both for her abstracts as well as her landscapes. She feels that it's almost as if each painting has a life of its own, just waiting to be told. Jo has this to say about her art: "Living and working here has definitely influenced my painting. Nebraska's a wonderful place where I have built a good life and have good friends. It's beautiful. Nebraska's gentle fields with large, full skies are lovely." Jo likes to travel and study in the places she visits. Some of her latest trips have taken her to Belize, Guatemala, Hawaii, and France, as well as the East and West Coasts. Jo was awarded the "Best of Show" at the 1996 Association of Nebraska Art Clubs Convention. Locally, her works are in the permanent collection at Doane College in Crete, and at the Center For Great Plains Studies at the University of Nebraska. She is a Gallery Member of the Noyes Cooperative Gallery located in the Lincoln Haymarket District.

Jo is a Lecturer at the University of Nebraska's Center for Curriculum and Instruction where she teaches art methods and works with elementary education students. Dr. Brown enjoys the University students. She says working with them energizes her, and provides a comfortable balance with her painting and exhibiting schedule. Jo has unusual credentials. For several years she taught as an art specialist in the public schools, and she is certified in 12 subject areas. Jo has multiple post-baccalaureate degrees. These include three master level degrees: an M.Ed.in Art Education; an M.A. in Elementary Education; an M.A. in Special Education: Gifted; and a Ph.D. degree in Administration, Curriculum, and Instruction. She also composes music, performs and plays the piano and the flute.

Lincoln, NE