Phoenix Brown

Phoenix S. Brown is an interdisciplinary artist and musician based in Milwaukee, WI. Originally from Cincinnati, OH, she earned her BFA from the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design, with a minor in art history. Brown has received recognition through the 2024 Wisconsin Emerging Artist Achievement Award, a 2021 gener8tor Art grant, and has participated in residencies at the Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati (2021), Yale Norfolk School of Art (2018), and Vermont Studio Center (2024).

Her work has been highlighted in solo exhibitions at Wright Museum of Art in Beloit, WI, and Trout Museum of Art in Appleton, WI. Her paintings and drawings have also been presented at NADA Miami, Other Art Fair Chicago, and Untitled Art Fair Miami Beach. Additionally, her practice has been featured in New American Paintings.

In 2024, Brown completed her first public street mural, Resilient Play, in collaboration with LUNA MKE. Located in Milwaukee's Near West Side, the mural was designed to beautify the neighborhood, encouraging safe driving and street safety.

Brown is an Aquarius Sun, Cancer Moon, and Pisces Rising. In numerology, her lucky number is four.