Leah Brown was raised in North Carolina and lives and works in Ft Lauderdale, Florida. She is a visual artist whose concentration is Sculpture and Installation. She is also gallery owner and director of 18 Rabbit Gallery, a contemporary art exhibition space in the FAT Village arts district of Ft Lauderdale. She received her BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design, attended two artist residencies in South Carolina, and lived and worked in New York City, where she realized the power of grassroots organizing. As well as being an artist, she has a strong desire to be a creative force in a community of creative people. She is involved with the international as well as local arts community,designs installation-based stage-sets for the Rising Action Theatre; started 18 Rabbit Gallery and co-curates monthly exhibitions; serves on the advisory board of the South Florida Eco-Art Project and the FAT Village Arts Association; co-organized Art Fallout (the city-wide arts festival) in collaboration with Girls' Club Collection and 1310 Gallery. She exhibits her work and gives art talks nationally, and has a busy upcoming season.
I work to create a visual narratives. I am interested in spaces that mimic the mind, and situations where our perceptions of ourselves and our realities produce more questions than answers. I believe the process of physically and personally creating work is essential. I think that it's odd there isn't more in-depth questioning of what dreams really are and what dreaming is. I am fascinated by our animal nature, and I strongly believe in interspecies friendships.
