Sally Jane Brown

I graduated with an undergrad degree in studio art and had internships at galleries, which led to my first jobs in administrative roles at art museums in Omaha. I thought I was going to go the administrative route, so I got a master's in public administration in 2008. But the fundraising kind of wore me out, so I decided to go into journalism. I got a column in the paper writing about art, and I loved it. I started a blog and got back into making my own art when my kids were born, working mostly in drawing and painting, some collage and mixed media. Then I got my second master's in art history in 2016 and became a curator at WVU, while also continuing to make work and publish writing. For my day job, my greatest accomplishment has been developing an artist in residency program, the first one ever at WVU, that's been successful. Personally, it's participating in all the international artist residencies that I have and the public art that I have out there as well. I'm a member of the Southeast College Art Association and the West Virginia Association of Museums. I present at arts and art history conferences, do guest lectures for different classes, and sometimes do artist talks when I exhibit.