About
Blake Brown is a contemporary visual artist based in Fredericksburg, VA. His work extends across several different styles, including abstract neo-expressionism, cartoon surrealism, realism and portraits. His artworks are charged with urgency yet grounded in intentional composition, drawing from sacred geometry, street sensibility, and unflinching social commentary. Through a vivid interplay of color, texture, depth, contrast, and symbolism, Blake transforms personal narratives into universal meditations on resilience, identity, and the human spirit. Each piece invites viewers into a dialogue; one that challenges, disarms, and lingers long after the first encounter.
Awards & Honors
Blake Brown’s work has been recognized across local, national, and international art spaces. His career highlights include headlining the Holiday Show at Sophia Street Studios and partnering with Original Grinds Coffee Shop for rotating displays and Main Street pop-ups. He was featured in Cohart’s July Pro User Newsletter and won a live Art Basel FC Miami mural battle alongside Los Angeles artist Geouf Gouveia.
His paintings have been exhibited in the Van Der Plas Gallery’s “Of Integration” show in New York City, Richmond's Southside Contemporary Art Gallery’s “Domestic Warfare” exhibition on police violence, and in Average Art Magazine Issue #44, a London-based publication. Additional exhibitions include the d’Art Center’s Virginia College Student Juried Show in Norfolk, VA.
Blake has contributed to community-based projects such as the TRHT Collaborative Art Project with Susan Zurbrigg, commemorating the life of Charlotte Harris. His academic recognition includes a Solo Senior Exhibition at James Madison University, participation in university painting exhibitions, and receiving the Juror’s Choice Award for the ArtWorks Gallery Undergraduate Juried Show. He also presented “Mind of Alexander,” a solo exhibition at Clementine’s Resteraunt in downtown Harrisonburg, VA.
