Amsterdam-based American artist Jonathan Brown makes collage, assemblage and films using found materials.

“I’m always discovering things when making a piece,” he says, “respectful of the roles chance and ‘happy mistakes’ can play. I believe that so much of the creative process is in the revealing of the hidden or unknown. And often humor gets exposed as well.”

Influences include Bruce Conner, Joseph Cornell, Ray Johnson, John Stezaker, Sigmar Polke, Arturo Herrera, Christian Marclay and Peter Schuyff.

Jonathan was born in Taipei, Taiwan in 1967 of American parents and soon after moved to Texas. He received his art degree from Austin College in 1990.

In 1994 he moved to Barcelona, Spain where he formed part of the artist co-operative KAOS exhibiting in various galleries and artist markets. Jonathan was co-founder of Los Superocheros, super-8 film projection artists performing at clubs, art spaces and music festivals, using multiple projectors to create a “live” collage of a variety of found footage. His video collages formed a significant part of art culture TV show “Boing Boing Buddha” for several years.

Jonathan has made Amsterdam his home since 2003 where he has continued creating collage, assemblage and sculpture. His work has been featured on book covers as well as cd covers, booklets and music videos. Heavily involved with the art collective AWA, Jonathan exhibited his work on a bi-weekly basis for years through the group’s “Beehive Project” at the OT301 Gallery. He enjoyed participating in a number of other group and solo exhibitions throughout Europe. In 2013 his works were included in the official selection of the Spring Exhibition at Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen.


UPCOMING EXPOS:

14/10 -- 28/11/2021 Centre d'Art Santa Mònica, Barcelona


Jonathan Brown’s work has been exhibited in the following museums and galleries:

Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen

David Risley Gallery, Copenhagen

Soulland, Copenhagen

ARTIUM (Basque Museum-Center Of Contemporary Art), Vitoria

Museum Of Contemporary Art Barcelona (MACBA)

Centre de Cultura Contemporania Barcelona (CCCB)

El Lliure, Barcelona

Cultural Center La Farinera Del Clot, Barcelona

Heliogabal, Barcelona

Galeria Theseo, Barcelona

Drap Art, Barcelona

Madelife Gallery, Boulder

Core New Art Space, Denver

Pirate Contemporary Art Gallery, Denver

Steinsland Berliner Gallery, Stockholm

HAIKw/, Oslo

Rod Bianco Gallery, Oslo

Art Athine Fair, Athens

Macaulay & Co Fine Art, Vancouver

Agnes B's Gallerie du Jour, Paris

Retour De Flamme, Paris

EYE Museum, Amsterdam

H.E.R.O. Gallery, Amsterdam

Dokhuis Gallery, Amsterdam

AWA Gallery (OT301), Amsterdam

Lev Kaupas Gallery, Amsterdam

De Donkere Kamer, Amsterdam

Foie Gras Gallery, Amsterdam

De Nieuwe Anita, Amsterdam

Delicatessen, Amsterdam

Jack Stafford Gallery, Amsterdam

Stadtsschouwburg, Utrecht

‘t Hoogt, Utrecht

KEEK, Utrecht

TAC, Eindhoven

Galerie Kastel Baexem, Baexem

Galerie Noord / Kunstverein Tiergarten, Berlin

OT Projektraum, Berlin

Galerie Delikatessenhaus, Leipzig

Happy Ending, New York City

The Hole, New York City

0-0 LA, Los Angeles

R/SF Projects, San Francisco

Atlanta Contemporary, Atlanta

Willo North Gallery, Phoenix, Arizona

Tweed River Art Gallery, New South Wales, Australia