The Brown Gallery
The Louise B. Jones Brown Gallery is a student-run art gallery located in the Bryan Center of Duke University. The gallery has featured artists from a variety of cultures and locations including Durham, Indiana, and Turkey. It also hosts a Student Art Showcase as part of Duke Arts Festival.
Healer’s Journey Exhibition
Caitlin Schmitt, 11/6-11/21 2025, Brown Gallery
Caitlin Schmitt (b. 1986, California) is interested in painting as a form of healing. Her intuitive, powerful work seeks to share the ineffable, hidden, and magical energetic processes that heal our wounds. All her work is ultimately alchemical in nature, processing the inner landscape into a sacred visual form through intuitive mark making on the canvas. Witness is the final step of this process, and for that the artist is grateful to you for being present here, today.
Made at the Arts Annex Exhibition
Duke Students, 10/1-10/23 2025, Brown Gallery
The Arts Annex is a vibrant hub for student creativity on Duke’s campus, home to rehearsal, studio art, and programming spaces for Duke students and organizations. Dedicated to making the arts accessible to all Duke students, the Arts Annex offers increased studio arts resources, enhanced programming, and a welcoming environment that inspires self-expression, exploration, and collaboration. Whether you’re an experienced artist or trying something new for the first time, the Arts Annex is a non-intimidating art space where you can develop your craft, connect with other creatives, and bring your ideas to life. This gallery showcases a selection of work created by Arts Annex employees and patrons. Each piece highlights the artistic possibilities made real through the facilities, tools, and supplies available at the Annex. From painting to printmaking to ceramics and mixed media, this collection demonstrates what can be crafted in our space. We hope this collection inspires you to visit, explore, and create with us at the Arts Annex.
Uncanny Exhibition
Amanda Blanchard, October 2024, Brown Gallery
It’s difficult to explain the drive to recreate the world around us. Do we want the image to be an exact representation of a loved one, or do we have a desire to see only the love in their eyes? Each work has been involved in a conversation or a few fights. There is no reason to take the easy path. Some paper is temperamental, some media was unfamiliar. Challenge is my motivation. It’s almost real, but something feels off…
Corpus Chromatic
Christine Holt, Nov/Jan 2021-2022, Brown Gallery
Corpus Chromatic was a Brown Gallery held in November 2021 through January 2022 by Christine Holt.
