LISA SABO BROWN

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“I’ve always enjoyed making things. In our house art and creativity were the norm rather than the exception.”

Lisa Sabo Brown comes from a long line of artists. Her grandmother was a painter and ceramist, her mother an ardent ceramist and sculptor. Her father was an art director at the outset of television when everything was new and experimental. He would bring scrap paper home from work so the eight kids could draw on the back side. With these origins, Brown’s creative side flourished early. In kindergarten, she was dubbed the class artist and never looked back. In high school she won an art scholarship that provided travel to Europe the summer after graduation. A long way from her Michigan roots, she visited countries from England to Italy and art museums from the Tate to the Uffizi. Through travel, she gained an appreciation for ancient art through contemporary art as well as a love to travel. Upon her return, Brown studied fine art at Wayne State University. Located in Midtown Detroit, Wayne catered to hardworking, get-your-hands-dirty individuals, which fit Brown’s work ethic and aesthetic very well.

“Advertising taught me how to look at things differently and make a connection between how things look and what they mean. This is also how I approach my painting.”