Jackie Brown’s sculptures explore the shifting processes of growth and transformation that connect human life with the living systems around us. Working primarily in clay, she uses 3D printing and mold making as starting points for experimental forms that invite reflection on how we perceive and relate to the natural world.
Her work was featured in a 2025 solo exhibition at the Indianapolis Art Center following a Best in Show award from an earlier group exhibition. Other venues include the American Museum of Ceramic Art in California and Atlantic Gallery in New York City. She is also an active member of Life Forms, a collaborative sculpture collective that is currently developing a joint sculpture project and preparing for a 2027 exhibition at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Portland, Maine.
Brown’s honors include a Maine Artist Fellowship and Lighton International Artists Exchange Program Award, which supported a residency at the European Ceramic Work Center in the Netherlands. Additional residencies include the Archie Bray Foundation, the Museum of Arts and Design, and most recently the Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts where she will return in summer 2026 to expand her research into new technologies and materials.
Brown lives on a creek among the hemlock and white pines of Maine. She teaches at Bowdoin College, where she is currently Chair of the Visual Arts Department and oversees the sculpture area. She holds an MFA from Virginia Commonwealth University and a BA from Hamilton College.