JERILYN BROWN
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Walking at the ocean’s edge, listening to the movement of the sea,
smelling the salt air, feeling the ocean breeze, the sand beneath my feet, following the tideline, the world slips away and I become joined to creation and filled with a sense of wonder.
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The shells call out to me, the shapes, colors, and textures catch my eye and spark a memory, an idea, an experience. I take it all back to the studio where they become inspirations and subjects for my work.

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I am an artist and educator at heart,  passionate about paint. 

My watercolor paintings of shells gained recognition in local and national exhibitions. My watercolors paintings have been accepted into many prestigious exhibitions and have had one women exhibitions in various venues and won awards.

The beauty of the shell’s complexity and simplicity, combined with their permanent presence in the natural world make them a limitless subject matter for painting and an excellent metaphor for the human condition.

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  ​When turning my focus to art education I taught all age levels and venues.
​As a classroom art teacher, I received the 2022 Florida Art Education Secondary Art Educator Award. Teaching art skills to others has brought insight into my work


While Education Director at Old School Square I wore many hats. I worked creating programs in the museum and theatre that served close to 8,000 K- 12 students per year. I developed workshops for teachers and ran the art school serving between 300 - 400 students with 20 adult art classes. One of the highlights took place In the children’s gallery at the Cornell Museum, where I created a life size interactive book installation in collaboration with Palm Beach County Library Families Reading Together Program and Palm Beach County School District Family Literacy Department, The Colors of Us, A Walk through Lena’s Neighborhood and David’s Drawings.

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​Using art education to create fun and interdisciplinary projects was one of my exceptional qualities I brought to my  teaching. At St. Juliana Catholic

school. We created a 30-foot inflatable whale where the older students created and read whale stories to the younger students inside the belly of the whale.

​At Wellington high school the National Art Honor Society and Art Club students assisted me in developing, organizing, and running the Wellington Chalk Art Festival which became the event the students and faculty looked forward to each year.

 Check out some of my art colleagues and resources
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​Resources for Artists — artist debra hart: let's imagine.believe.create
Connie Noftsier,  sculptural embroidery, Adirondacks, NY - https://www.connienoftsierstudio.com/about.html 
Christian Artists from around the world
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Palm Beach County Cultural Council Artist Directory and cultural events
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Florida Watercolor Society 

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 Art & Employment Highlights
EXHIBITION RECORD
SELECTED GROUP INVITATIONAL EXHIBITIONS
Celebrating Our Oceans, World Oceans Day Exhibition, Taras Foundation & Riviera Beach, FL
Armory Art Center Faculty Exhibition, Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL
WAVES: Climate & Art Exhibition, Arts Warehouse, Delray Beach, FL
Educators and Artists, Cultural Council of Palm Beach County, Lake Worth, FL       
Art, Text, Spirit, Court House Cultural Center, Martin County Council of the Arts, Stuart, FL
​Our House and Gardens, Ormond Memorial Art Museum and Garden, Ormond Beach, FL
Domestic Landscapes, Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens, West Palm Beach, FL
Discover Three Different Worlds of Watercolor, Art Gallery at Eissey Campus, Palm Beach State College, Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Seven Watercolorists, The Casements, City Cultural and Civic Center, Ormond Beach, FL
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
33 Annual All Florida Juried Show, MartinArts, Stuart, FL
37 Annual All Florida Exhibition,
Alliance for the Arts, Ft. Myers, FL
5 Annual Art & Stroll, Business for the Arts Broward, Ft, Lauderdale, FL
Heart Exhibition, The Box Gallery, West Palm Beach, FL
Member Exhibition, National Art Education Association, Washington D.C
23 Annual Florida Watercolor Society Exhibition, Florida Watercolor Society, Deland Museum of Art, DeLand, FL
53 Annual National Exhibition of Contemporary American Paintings, The Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach, FL
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
Windows of Light, Gardens Art, City Hall Lobby, Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Tidal Motions, West End Fine Arts Gallery, West Palm Beach, FL
Watercolors by Jerilyn Brown, Lighthouse ArtCenter, Tequesta, FL
SELECTED GALLERY REPRESENTATION
crescent beach Art Gallery, St. Augustine, FL
Peter Drew Gallery, Boca Raton, FL
PUBLIC & CORPORATE COMMISSIONS & COLLECTIONS
The Gardens, Palm Beach Gardens, FL
City Hall, City of West Palm Beach, FL
Diocese of Palm Beach County, Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Chaplin, Ballerano, & Cheslack, Attorneys at Law, Delray Beach, FL
Community Foundation of Martin & Palm Beach County, FL
Kitchen Savant, Inc., Jupiter, FL
One Touch Destination Consultants, Inc. Edwards, CO
In You Wendo Design, Smyrna, GA
AWARDS/PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
Secondary Art Educator of the Year Award, 2022 Florida Art Education Association, FL
Professional Educator Certificate, ART Grades K - 12, State of Florida Department of Education, FL    1996-2026                  
Scholarship to Advanced Placement Institute, Savannah College of Art & Design, Atlanta, GA
School of Christian Foundation, Diocese of Palm Beach, FL
Scholarship to Leadership Delray Beach, Delray Beach, FL
Scholarship to Florida Center for Teachers, Art and Culture: Landscape of human values, Florida Humanities Council, FL
EDUCATION
B.F.A., Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL
1000+ hours of workshops & webinars presented by Florida Art Education Association, Palm Beach County School District, National Art Education Association, Advanced Placement Art & Design, College Board
ADMINISTRATION EXPERIENCE
Self-employed Jerilyn Brown LLC, Visual Artist, West Palm Beach, FL
Education Director, Old School Square Cultural Arts Center, Delray Beach, FL
•created life size interactive children’s book installation in collaboration with Palm Beach Library Families Reading Together and Palm Beach County School District Family Literacy Department
•developed museum tours and study guides to appropriate grade/age levels
•developed interpretive materials for museum exhibits and trained volunteers
•developed and coordinated professional development for teachers in partnership with Palm Beach County School District International Studies Summer Institute and Palm Beach State Engineering Department
•developed and implemented all aspects of Summer Arts Camp
•developed budget, created reports, and managed all aspects of each education program and Art School, 20 adult classes serving 300 - 400 students, 11 school and summer programs in visual and performing arts serving close to 8,000 K - 12 students per year.
 Art Camp Director, Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens, West Palm Beach, FL & Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL
Owner and operator of a seasonal amusement business. Seaside Park, NJ
EXHIBITIONS CURATED
ARTSPEAK: beyond words, Boynton Beach Cultural Art Center Gallery, Boynton Beach, FL
David’s Drawings, Cornell Museum of Art, Delray Beach, FL
A Stroll through Lena’s Neighborhood, Cornell Museum of Art, Delray Beach, FL
The History of the American Carousel, Cornell Museum of Art, Delray Beach, FL
Kids for Peace Pilgrimage Traveling Art Exhibit, a collaboration with the MaryAnne Foundation and Diocese of Palm Beach
Postcards on the Edge, co-curated with Wendy Meyer, a multifaceted exhibition examining a historic means of casual communication facing the possibility of extinction in this electronic age, ArtServe Gallery, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
EXHIBTIONS ADJUDICATED
Florida Art Education Association Member Virtual Exhibition, entry judge
Scholastic Regional Art Awards, entry & award judge
Delray Affair, awards judge, Delray Beach Chamber of Commerce, Delray Beach, FL
ArtiGras Fine Arts Festival, entry judge, North Palm Beach Chamber of Commerce, Palm Beach Gardens, FL
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Watercolor class, Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL
 2-D comprehensive, grades 9 - 12, Wellington High School, Wellington, FL
2-D & 3-D comprehensive, grades PK4 - 8, St. Juliana Catholic School, West Palm Beach, FL
RELATED TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Visiting teaching artist Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, FL
Curriculum Writer, grades k - 12, Palm Beach County School District, FL
Continuing & Community Education, Drawing & Painting, Palm Beach County, FL
Workshop Presenter, Norton Museum, Palm Beach Diocese, Florida Art Education Association
Artist in Residence, Palm Beach County School of the Arts, West Palm Beach, FL
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
Liturgical Arts Committee, St. Juliana Church, West Palm Beach, FL
Confraternity of Christian Doctrine (CCD) Assistant Director, St. Juliana Church, West Palm Beach, FL
Boys & Girls Club of Palm Beach County Public Art Event & Fundraiser, U.S. Trust Wild Things & Gators Galore
Docent, Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens, West Palm Beach, FL
President, National Association of Women Artists, Florida Chapter, West Palm Beach, FL
AYSO soccer coach & team manager, Okeeheelee Park, West Palm Beach, FL
Treasurer, Palm Beach County Art Teachers Association, Palm Beach County, FL
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
National Art Education Association
Florida Art Education Association
Palm Beach County Art Teachers Association
Florida Watercolor Society
Cultural Council of Palm Beach County
Martin Arts 
Articles & Publications
Florida Weekly, 
​Lehigh Acres CITIZEN, Alliance for the Arts receives record breaking 720 submissions for 37th All Florida Exhibition
Town Crier Wellington, editor, WHS Art Teacher Featured at Several Shows
The Palm Beach Post, Laura Lordi, Teachers’ work in ‘Harmonious’ exhibit.
Culture Magazine Palm Beach County Cultural Council
The Florida Catholic, Arlene Spagna - Teacher conveys diversity of life in her paintings
Patriot News, Sandy Cullen - Exhibit haunted by Images
The Palm Beach Post, Gary Schwann - Artists at Home
Daily News, Palm Beach, Chris Hunter - Art Camp

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