jasonsheridanbrown@gmail.com
Jason Sheridan Brown is a professor of art who has taught sculpture at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville in the School of Art since 2001. He earned his M.F.A. from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1999, and his artwork has been exhibited nationally, including solo and group exhibitions in 28 states, and internationally in Canada, Germany and New Zealand. Brown has participated in numerous artist residencies, including the Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity in Alberta, Canada, and Ucross in Wyoming. His research and artwork explore mountainous landscapes and rural cultures through projects that examine the controversial practice of mountaintop removal coal mining throughout Southern Appalachia. Brown creates art projects that engage viewers in conversations about the environmental cost of energy extraction. Through a combination of art and activism, he practices an art of resistance.
