Leslie K. Brown

about - biography

After serving close to eight years as curator of the Photographic Resource Center, Leslie K. Brown began the Ph.D. program in
art history at Boston University in fall 2009. She is in her second year as a full-time student and is focusing on the history of
photography. She continues to work as an indepdent curator and freelance writer and consultant.

During her tenure at the PRC, Brown curated and oversaw over 40 exhibitions. Known for innovative and engaging exhibitions
that focused on emerging photographers and new ideas, the PRC's gallery program garnered consistently positive regional and
national press under her guidance as well as an award from the New England chapter of the Association of International Art
Critics (AICA).

Brown recently curatedOut of the Box: Photography Portfolios from the Permanent Collection for the DeCordova Sculpture Park
and Museum (October 24, 2009 – October 2010) and co-organized the 2009 Leopold Godowsky Jr. Color Photography Awards
(November 13, 2009 – January 24, 2010) for the PRC. She is currently working on an exhibition of Dan Ranalli's environmental
work to be shown at the Provincetown Art Association and Museum (winter 2010).

Brown received her M.A. in Art History from the University of Texas at Austin in 1998, specializing in modernism and focusing
on photohistory. Prior to coming to Boston, Brown worked at the Cheekwood Museum of Art in Nashville, TN and also worked
on projects at the University of Texas at Austin's museum and the Austin Museum of Art. She has also taught as an adjunct
faculty member at the Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University and the Rhode Island School of Design.

Brown regularly serves as an invited guest juror and reviewer for portfolio review events, such as Photolucida and Fotofest, as
well as colleges and juried exhibitions at local and regional galleries and museums. She is a native of Rochester, NY and the
product of a Kodak family.

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