Wednesday, April 21, 2010

New Intern at the Gallery - Courtney Brown

We are delighted to announce the appointment of a new intern that has been selected to participate in all phases of the gallery, appraisal business, and our online presence.

Courtney Brown lives in Dallas, Texas. and is currently working on completing her Bachelors of Fine Art at the University of Texas at Arlington. Her work has been exhibited at 500x Gallery, The Gallery at University of Texas at Dallas, and Gallery West at University of Texas at Arlington. Courtney has been studying Lakota tradition and native spirituality since the age of sixteen. Her studies at UTA are focused on exploring the function of ritual and ceremony based painting and performance. Courtney will be working directly with John Buxton and Kim Kolker at Shango Gallery in Dallas, Texas. She hopes to gain invaluable insight into the work featured at Shango. When asked for a quote Courtney offered the following. "I am particularly interested in contemporary curatorial practices and standards in the dealing of tribal art. I am really looking forward to working with Kim and John at Shango."

Welcome Courtney!

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