AWARDS
2023: VisArts Annual Residency 2023-24, Visual Arts Center of Richmond, Richmond, VA
2023: Monson Arts Residency- April/May 2023, Monson, ME
2022: Interlude Residency-October 2022, Hudson Valley, NY
2021: Virginia Museum of Fine Art, Richmond, VA *VMFA Arts Fellowship Award 2021-22,
2015: Art at the Market, Blacksburg, VA *Second Place 3D Design
2014: Art at the Market, Blacksburg, VA *Third Place 3D Design
2013: Art on the Lawn: Giles County, VA * Best of Show
2013: Art at the Market: Blacksburg, VA. * Honorable Mention 3-D Design
2012: Art on the Lawn, Giles County, VA. *Best of Show
2011: Art on the Lawn, Giles County, VA. *First Place
SOLO EXHIBITS
2024/25: RECLAMATION: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Pauley Center, Richmond, VA
2024: FELICITIES: Southside Contemporary Art Gallery, Richmond, VA
2023: FLAGVIBES: Spears Art Gallery, Glenville State University, Glenville, WV
2023: FLAGVIBES: ARTSPACE, Richmond, VA
GROUP AND JURIED SHOWS (AWARDS*)
2025: 22 Candles, The ADA Gallery, Richmond, VA
2024: DREAM MANUAL, The Visual Arts Center of Richmond, Richmond, VA
2023: VMFA Fellowship Exhibit, with Nastassja E. Swift Capital One Gallery, Richmond, VA
2023: HORIZON LINE, Joyce Goldstien Gallery, Chatham, NY
2023: INTRODUCTIONS, ArtWorks’ Gallery, Richmond, VA
2021: HERE COMES THE SUN, URSA Gallery Bridgeport, CT.
2017: Radford City Fine Art Biennial 2017, Radford, VA
2015: CraftForms 2015, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA
2015: New River Art Biennial 2015, Pulaski Art Center, Pulaski, VA
2015: Art at the Market, Blacksburg, VA *Second Place 3D Design
WORKSHOPS/CLASSES
2026: PAD, Professional Artist Development Coordinator, VisArts residents, Richmond, VA
2025: CultureWorks with the Better Housing Coalition
2025: Peace of Love Community Quilt Day with The Queer Prom Project
2025: Craft + Design, Children’s Education Wing
2025: PAD, Professional Artist Development Coordinator, VisArts residents, Richmond, VA
2025: Intro to Embroidery, The Visarts Center of Richmond
2024: PAD, Professional Artist Development Coordinator, VisArts residents, Richmond, VA
2024: Intro to Embroidery, The VisArts Center of Richmond
2024: Craft + Design, Children’s Education Wing
2025: Capital One Art at Home
2023: Make Space Mentor Program
COMMISSIONS/COLLECTIONS
2022: Capital One, Richmond, VA
~ SumHer: mixed medium. 24” H x 18” W
~ Shield 4: mixed medium. 24” H x 18” W
~ ABSCISSION (Autumn Vibes): mixed medium. 24” H x 18” W
2021:Capital One, Richmond, VA
~ Sunshine Meditation: mixed medium, 45” H x 23” W
2020-21: WHEELHOUSE Center for Health and Wellbeing, Fairfield CT.
~ THEE Source of Power: mixed medium. 44” H x 30” W x 14” D
~ Triptych 1 2 3: mixed medium. 20” W x various Heights & Depths
CURATOR/JUROR
2025: It’s About the Hustle, Curator, ARTSPACE Gallery, Richmond, VA
2025: Teen Stylin, Juror, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA
2025: VisArts 11-month residency, Juror, VisArts Center of Richmond, Richmond, VA
2024: Scholastic Awards, Juror, Richmond, VA
2023: Scholastic Awards, Juror, Richmond, VA
ARTICLES
Meet Franchell Mack Brown
CANVASREBEL: Stories and Insights
December 9, 2024
Resident Showcase: Franchell Mack Brown
Monson Arts, Monson, Maine
October 7, 2024
Meet Franchell Mack Brown professional creative/artist
ShoutOutLA.com
June 3, 2024
Franchell Mack Brown
In the Moment: Artist and Their Work
Moss Center for the Arts at Virginia Tech, YouTube
December 8, 2020
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
2014-15: Certified Welder
New River Community College, Dublin, VA
1988-89: Jewelry Design
Pratt Institute of Art and Design, Brooklyn, N.Y.
1986-89: Assistant Gallery Manager
Robert Lee Morris/Artwear, New York
1980-85: Fine Arts/ Clothing Design
University of the District of Columbia, Washington, D.C.
1983-85: Apprentice in Jewelry Design
Benini Goldsmiths, Washington, D.C.
1981-84: Apprentice in Costume Design
Reggie Ray, Washington, D.C.
1976-80: Visual Arts
Duke Ellington High School of the Arts, Washington, D.C