Ronda Brown is a multi-disciplinary artist whose sculptures, paintings, and reliefs
bridge a gap between the urban and the ancient. A Los Angeles native by birth,
Ronda lived in New York City for almost 10 years. This bi-coastal influence, along
with her global travels through Europe, India, Asia and the Caribbean have lent her
a kaleidoscopic world view. Ronda's art launches an urban mystic sensibility
through the canon of authentic hip hop, spoken word and soul music via multidimensional
artworks.
Brown's work is celebrated for its sensual revelations of the sacred feminine and
interconnected ancestral symbolism. Sustain-ably minded, Ronda's approach to
her artistic practice, her home, and her family life, is constantly reverent of form,
process and evolution.
Powerfully ritualistic by nature, as cultivated in her own spiritual practice, her work
represents a deep connection to culture, tradition and mysticism that honors her
Native-American and African-American Ancestry.
Beginning her education at historic Hampton University, she completed her Bachelor
of Fine Arts and Master of Fine Arts at City University of New York. She is the
recipient of several visual arts scholarships and awards including the the Jabonsky
Award for 3-dimensional work, the Marry T. Poppers Award for 3-dimensional work,
and the Connor Award and scholarship in undergraduate and graduate school, to
name a few. Ronda Brown's artwork has appeared in numerous shows throughout
New York, Los Angeles, and London. During her stay as a visiting artist in London,
with acclaimed performing and visual arts company Mannafest, Ronda contributed
to numerous cross platform exhibitions that earned awards through the Arts Council
of England and the London Arts Board.
Ronda's works are included in the private collections of Mr. and Mrs. Forest Whitaker,
recording artist Erykah Badhu, Doctors Karen and Timothy Scott, COO of
Bankable Enterprises, Susan Moultrie, celebrity fashion stylist Yaniece Thomas and
many more.
Currently, Ronda Brown is Art Director and teacher at Bret Harte Middle School and
summer resident teacher at Fairfax High School in Los Angeles. Here she mentors
and instructs school age students in all art mediums, encouraging young minds and
spirits to find an empowered voice through creative self expression.