Junie Brown - CV
Abwunb@gmail.com - Kansas City, MO
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Selected Exhibitions
2026 - Black Art Spotlight Series, Black Archives of Mid America, Kansas City, Missouri. (Solo Exhibition)
2026 - LUXX Sundays - Fresh Meat, Missy B’s Nightclub, Kansas City, Missouri.
2026 - Secret Signs, Vulpes Bastille, Kansas City, Missouri.
2026 - It’s Giving: Kansas City Queerness, ARTS KC, Kansas City, Missouri.
2026 - POPTRA Parade, KCAI Artpop, Kansas City, Missouri.
2026 - Untitled Exhibition, Lester Goldman Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri.
2026 - Intramuscular Processing, 100,000,000 Space, Kansas City, Missouri.
2026 - Black Euphoria, Leedy-Vulkous Art Center, Kansas City, Missouri.
2025 - The Self, Realized, Zhou B. Art Center, Kansas City, Missouri.
2025 - Art With Heart, Santa Fe Gallery, Overland Park, Kansas.
2025 - KC Trans Pride Event (live painting), The Arts Asylum, Kansas City, Missouri.
2025 - Black History Month Exhibition, Monarca Art Space, Kansas City, Missouri.
2025 - Roots: A Reclamation, Leedy-Vulkous Art Center, Kansas City, Missouri.
2025 - Past Futures, Spirit Gallery, Zhou B art Center, Kansas City, Missouri
2025 - Identity, Interurban Arthouse, Overland Park, Kansas
2024 - Very Demure, Very Mindful, Lester Goldman Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri.
2024 - Family Ties, Leedy Vulkous Art Center, Kansas City, Missouri.
2024 - A Flag That Flies High, KCAI Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri.
2024 - POPTRA Parade, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, Missouri.
2023 - Foundation Hat Parade, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, Missouri.
Shows Curated
2026 - This Side Up, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, Missouri
2026 - Paper Mache Masquerade, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, Missouri
2026 - Black Euphoria, Leedy-Vulkous Art Center, Kansas City, Missouri.
2025 - The Girls Are Girling, Lester Goldman Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri.
Interviews / Artist Talks
2026 - “Kansas City show highlights Black trans Artist Junie Brown”, Kansas City Star.
2025 - “KC artist creates work revealing the joy and femininity of trans women’s journeys”, Kansas City Star.
2025 - “Past Futures,” Zhou B Art Center, Kansas City Studio Magazine.
2024 - TNT (The Noon Thing), KCAI Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri.
Work Experience
2026-Present - Durwood Intern: Membership & Development, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, Missouri.
2025-2026 - Teaching Assistant, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, Missouri.
2025 - Social Media Manager, Trans Joy KC, Kansas City, Missouri.
Scholarships / Grants / Awards
2025 - A Day With Pride Grant - Transformations KC
2025 - KCAI Leap Award
2023-2026 - KCAI President’s Cabinet Scholarship
2023 - Clay Miller Scholarship
2026 - Black Art Spotlight Series, Black Archives of Mid America, Kansas City, Missouri. (Solo Exhibition)
2026 - LUXX Sundays - Fresh Meat, Missy B’s Nightclub, Kansas City, Missouri.
2026 - Secret Signs, Vulpes Bastille, Kansas City, Missouri.
2026 - It’s Giving: Kansas City Queerness, ARTS KC, Kansas City, Missouri.
2026 - POPTRA Parade, KCAI Artpop, Kansas City, Missouri.
2026 - Untitled Exhibition, Lester Goldman Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri.
2026 - Intramuscular Processing, 100,000,000 Space, Kansas City, Missouri.
2026 - Black Euphoria, Leedy-Vulkous Art Center, Kansas City, Missouri.
2025 - The Self, Realized, Zhou B. Art Center, Kansas City, Missouri.
2025 - Art With Heart, Santa Fe Gallery, Overland Park, Kansas.
2025 - KC Trans Pride Event (live painting), The Arts Asylum, Kansas City, Missouri.
2025 - Black History Month Exhibition, Monarca Art Space, Kansas City, Missouri.
2025 - Roots: A Reclamation, Leedy-Vulkous Art Center, Kansas City, Missouri.
2025 - Past Futures, Spirit Gallery, Zhou B art Center, Kansas City, Missouri
2025 - Identity, Interurban Arthouse, Overland Park, Kansas
2024 - Very Demure, Very Mindful, Lester Goldman Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri.
2024 - Family Ties, Leedy Vulkous Art Center, Kansas City, Missouri.
2024 - A Flag That Flies High, KCAI Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri.
2024 - POPTRA Parade, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, Missouri.
2023 - Foundation Hat Parade, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, Missouri.
Shows Curated
2026 - This Side Up, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, Missouri
2026 - Paper Mache Masquerade, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, Missouri
2026 - Black Euphoria, Leedy-Vulkous Art Center, Kansas City, Missouri.
2025 - The Girls Are Girling, Lester Goldman Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri.
Interviews / Artist Talks
2026 - “Kansas City show highlights Black trans Artist Junie Brown”, Kansas City Star.
2025 - “KC artist creates work revealing the joy and femininity of trans women’s journeys”, Kansas City Star.
2025 - “Past Futures,” Zhou B Art Center, Kansas City Studio Magazine.
2024 - TNT (The Noon Thing), KCAI Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri.
Work Experience
2026-Present - Durwood Intern: Membership & Development, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, Missouri.
2025-2026 - Teaching Assistant, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, Missouri.
2025 - Social Media Manager, Trans Joy KC, Kansas City, Missouri.
Scholarships / Grants / Awards
2025 - A Day With Pride Grant - Transformations KC
2025 - KCAI Leap Award
2023-2026 - KCAI President’s Cabinet Scholarship
2023 - Clay Miller Scholarship