Fern Crescent Residency - 23740 Fern Crescent

Artist Colleen Brown at Fern Residence

Location: 23740 Fern Crescent, Maple Ridge (below the Maple Ridge Lapidary Club)

About the Artist

Colleen Brown is an award-winning sculptor from Vancouver. Brown holds a BFA from Emily Carr University, a BA Psyc, Simon Fraser University and an MFA from the Milton Avery Graduate School of the Arts, Bard College, New York. Her recent solo exhibitions include, If you lie down in a field, she will find you there, Ranger Station Gallery; That Mountain is a Good Listener, Burrard Foundation and Low Pressure Idaho, Unit 17. She has participated in exhibitions and events at Living Lab, Emily Carr University; Cooper Cole, Toronto; Vancouver Art Gallery; Western Gallery, Bellingham; and Hedreen Gallery, Seattle. 

Colleen's first book, If you lie down in a field, she will find you there, was published in the fall of 2023 by Radiant Press. 

Colleen is a committed teacher. In the last few years, she has taught students of all ages, working with young children in galleries, with teens in the classroom and seniors as part of community-based work. She is an instructor at Emily Carr University, teaching Continuing Studies Department.

Colleen is the General Manager of Vancouver Poetry House, a not-for-profit supporting spoken word artists. 

You are welcome and encouraged to get in touch with Colleen.

You can follow Colleen's work related to the residency at Fern Crescent Residency Facebook Page 

You can find out more about Colleen's work on her website or follow Colleen on Instagram @colleen_v_brow

Profile picture of Colleen Brown. There is a person with medium length hair, dark rimmed eyeglasses and a black and white striped shirt.
Panorama of mountains. On the foreground, Colleen Brown is leaning against railing. Colleen Brown is waring a brown coat with gloves. Behind Colleen Brown there is a large body of water.
Artwork by Colleen Brown. There is a vase with flowers in it and a small rectangular piece of art made up of different coloured textiles. The works of art are displayed in front of a beige wall.
Piece of art by Colleen Brown. There is a yellow wooden window hanging in a room with various other pieces of art.
Piece of art by Colleen Brown. There is what looks like a tapestry hanging from a wall. Interwoven between the gapped threads, there are silhouettes of tree branches. The art piece is hanging from a being wall.

Get Involved

Calling all folks interested in arts-based projects! Explore the tabs below to get involved with Colleen's current projects.