Rashayla Brown

Artist-scholar Rashayla Marie Brown (RMB) manages a living studio practice through photography, performance, voice acting, writing, installation, and video. Her work has been commissioned by Bemis Contemporary, Omaha; Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago; Museum of the African Diaspora, San Francisco; Rhodes College, Memphis; and she has presented work internationally at Tate Modern, London; INVISIBLE-EXPORTS, New York; Krabbesholm Højskole, Copenhagen; Turbine Hall, Johannesburg; and University of Pennsylvania. A lifelong nomad who has moved 24 times, she began her artistic practice as a poet in London, England. RMB holds degrees from Yale University, SAIC, and Northwestern University.

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Northwestern University (2017 — 2023)
• Master of Arts - MA Northwestern University (2017 — 2018)
• BA Yale University (2000 — 2004)
• Graduate Coursework School of the Art Institute of Chicago (2015 — 2017)
• The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (2011 — 2013)

Companies

• Assistant Professor, Adj. School of the Art Institute of Chicago (2017)
• Owner and Artist RMB Studios LLC (2011)
• Member Board Of Directors Chicago Artists Coalition (2017 — 2020)
• Director of Student Affairs for Diversity and Inclusion The Art Institute of Chicago (2014 — 2017)
• Assistant Director, Multicultural Affairs The Art Institute of Chicago (2013 — 2014)
• Creative Excellence, Global Advertising The Coca-Cola Company (2009 — 2011)
• Founder and President Selah Vibe (2004 — 2011)
• Assistant Director, Student Affairs Yale School of Management (2006 — 2008)

Skills

• Digital Media
• Fine Art
• Spanish

Other

New Media, Curating, Photoshop, Writing, Photography, Social Media, Editing, Video, Research, Graphic Design