Susan Brown
Susan Brown began drawing at 5 years old, before she had developed language. Her creative efforts were nurtured by her father, mother and aunt, an engineer, illustrator and sculptor respectively. The original drawings were of spirals, women, and cars, and eventually in the 1980’s, she developed her trademark loose and lyrical grid-like drawings. For fifteen years during this time she was working as a dishwasher at Friendly’s, and began painting on cardboard because it was readily available in the kitchen. Her work is based on actual prodigious memories and life experiences, reflecting an eclectic interest in portraiture, transportation, and landscapes.
Brown was diagnosed with autism when she was an adult. Since 2002, she has attended The Shield Institute Pure Vision Arts studio for artists who have developmental disabilities in New York City. Her pieces are included in numerous private and corporate collections, and she has been featured in publications such as Envision Folk Art Magazine and Out of Art.
Susan Brown currently works part time as an assembly worker at The Estee Lauder Factory, not far from home in Sayville, New York where she lives with her mother.
