NW highlights black artist
in February gallery exhibit

Drawing and painting have been a life-long endeavor for the artist whose one-person exhibit is helping NW Campus celebrate Black History Month.
Born in Henderson, Texas, Lenard Brown developed an interest in art at a young age and continued into his adulthood.
“Everybody draws as a kid, but I was better than most,” he said.
Brown pursued his ambition and earned an Associate in Arts degree at Lon Morris College in 1990, went on to earn his Bachelor of Fine Arts at Texas A&M University at Corpus Christi in 1993 and his master’s at Ohio State University in 1997.
Eduardo Aguilar, art department chair, extended an invitation last year to Brown to show his work at the Lakeview Gallery on NW Campus.
Brown has been showing his artwork professionally for about 10 years and frequently exhibits his work at university galleries and fine arts galleries. His works are also in private collections around the country.
The recipient of several awards for his work, Brown’s most recent honors were received at the McAllen International Museum in 2002, where he won Best of Show during Art on the Move: The Automobile show in McAllen.
Brown is currently an assistant professor of printmaking, painting and drawing at the University of Texas Pan American. He also serves as the area coordinator for the undergraduate painting and drawing program and as the graduate adviser for the M.F.A. program.
The free exhibit will run until Saturday, Feb. 21. The gallery is open during normal school hours.