S Ross Browne
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S. Ross Browne studied Communication Art and Design at Virginia Commonwealth University, in Richmond, VA and Photography at The Corcoran School of the Arts in Washington, DC. He is also an alumnus of The Miller School of Albemarle in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Browne is a professional studio artist with over 25 years experience. With an emphasis on painting, he has exhibited domestically and internationally in over 70 gallery and museum exhibitions and is in many private, public and institutional collections including the permanent collection of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and VCU Medical Center. He has been the subject of print and video media from various news outlets including MSNBC’s The Griot, The Huffington Post, The Washingtonian, Ebony,
Richmond Times Dispatch, Richmond Free Press, The Washington Post, The International Review of African American Art, Grid Magazine, WTVR/CBS, Harlem Interviews, Urban Views Magazine, the Tom Joyner Foundation and Virginia Currents of PBS. He is also a past winner of the National Art Program and the Bombay Sapphire Artisan Competition.
As an educator, Ross was the Art Specialist for the VCU Health System where he practiced art therapy for and taught art to his various patients with an emphasis on pediatric hematology/oncology, infectious disease, brain injury and elder care. He was also an art educator for various support groups including Living Well for pediatric cancer support and the Richmond Brain Tumor Support Group.
Browne was an instructor for the Resident Associate Program at the The Smithsonian Institute in Washington, DC. and has taught art and design for inner city and at risk youth for the Fresh Air Fund of New York City, Weed and Seed, Project Ready and Art 180 of Richmond, VA.
He adjudicated for the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers: Scholastic Art Awards, The National ACT-SO Competition and The Miller School of Albemarle Spring Honors Exhibition. Browne has also been engaged as a public speaker for the University of Richmond, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Henrico and Varina Public School as well as the Afrikana Indpendent Film Festival.
As an illustrator His clients include MacMillan Publishing, The Macdonald’s Corporation,