Philip Brou is an artist and educator based in Maine. His meticulously researched and executed projects use a wide range of media and methodologies and focus on questions of identity, selfhood and the human condition. Brou earned his MFA from The Ohio State University and his BFA from Virginia Commonwealth University. He has been the recipient of awards including the Biennial Purchase Prize from the Portland Museum of Art, a Good Idea Grant from the Maine Arts Commission, Faculty Development Grants from Maine College of Art & Design, an Individual Artist Fellowship from the Greater Columbus Arts Council and a Presidential Fellowship from The Ohio State University. His work has been exhibited at the Portland Museum of Art, Portland; The Fitchburg Museum of Art, Fitchburg; The Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Rockland; The Institute of Contemporary Art at Maine College of Art & Design, Portland; Ohio Urban Arts Space, Columbus; Corey Daniels Gallery, Wells; Able Bake Contemporary, Portland; 1708 Gallery, Richmond; Office Hours Gallery, Burlington; and Kathryn Markel Fine Arts, New York City. Writing, reviews and acknowledgements of his work have been included in notable publications such as Two Coats of Paint, Art New England, Maine Arts Journal, The Portland Press Herald, The Portland Phoenix and The Columbus Dispatch. Philip Brou currently lives in South Portland, Maine. He serves as Program Chair of Painting and Professor of Foundation and Painting at Maine College of Art & Design.
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