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Patricia L. Brown, American Art educator, artist. Certified teacher, Mississippi. Faculty Development grant Delta State University, 1992; artist fellow Mississippi Arts Commission, 1992; recipient Purchase award Cottonlandia Museum, Greenwood, Mississippi, 1995, Arkansas Arts Center College, Little Rock, 1996. Vice president, Bolivar County Humane Society, Cleveland, Mississippi, 1993-1995.

Background

Brown, Patricia L. was born on April 1, 1952 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Came to the United States, 1956. Daughter of Johann Mueller and Margot Gertrude (Hennig) Lorance.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Art, Delta State University, 1974. Master of Fine Arts with honors, University Georgia, 1982.

Career

Assistant professor art, Delta State University, Cleveland, Mississippi, since 1989; gallery director, Delta State University, Cleveland, Mississippi, since 1994. Board directors American Craft Council S.E., since 1996. Instructor workshop Paperworks '93, Arrowmont School, 1993.

Researcher in textiles, South American, 1990, 93. Lecturer 1st Tuesday Lecturer Series, Cleveland, Mississippi, 1990.

Achievements

  • Patricia L. Brown has been listed as a notable Art educator, artist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Vice president, Bolivar County Humane Society, Cleveland, Mississippi, 1993-1995.

Interests

  • Avocations: gardening, reading, animal welfare.

Connections

Married James Ohl Brown, August 8, 1973. Children: Shannon Leigh, Christopher Ohl.

Father:
Johann Mueller Lorance

Mother:
Margot Gertrude (Hennig) Lorance

Spouse:
James Ohl Brown

child:
Shannon Leigh Brown

child:
Christopher Ohl Brown

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Awards

  • Faculty Development grant Delta State University, 1992. Artist fellow Mississippi Arts Commission, 1992. Recipient Purchase award Cottonlandia Museum, Greenwood, Mississippi, 1995, Arkansas Arts Center College, Little Rock, 1996.