Join OCMA for an exhibition featuring the works of Joan Brown. Comprising over forty colorful paintings and sculptures, Joan Brown spans the engaging career of one of California’s most important artists. Deeply embedded in the Bay Area art scene, Joan Brown (b. 1938, San Francisco; d. 1990, Puttaparthi, India) drew inspiration from many sources to create works that merge autobiography, fantasy, and whimsy, with weightier metaphysical and spiritual themes. This retrospective is the most expansive presentation on the artist’s work in more than twenty years, charting the turns and devotions of a vision that was once dismissed by critics as unserious but was rooted firmly in impassioned curiosity and research and remains uniquely compelling today.
Joan Brown is organized by the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. The exhibition is curated by Janet Bishop, Thomas Weisel Family Chief Curator and curator of painting and sculpture at SFMOMA, and Nancy Lim, associate curator of painting and sculpture at SFMOMA.
Free with online reservation
2024/05/04 - 2024/06/02
OCMA / Orange County Museum of Art
3333 Avenue of the Arts, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Located on the Segerstrom Center for the Arts campus in Costa Mesa, California, OCMA is within walking distance from South Coast Plaza and is easily accessible by public transportation, car, and bike. Like many cultural institutions, OCMA does not own or operate a parking garage.
Area Parking
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Tower Plaza Parking Structure
600 Anton Boulevard
Irvine Parking
3201 Avenue of the Arts
The MET Parking
535 Anton Boulevard
By Car from John Wayne Airport
18601 Airport Way, Santa Ana, CA 92707
Take JWA Roadway and N Airport Way to MacArthur Blvd 5 min (1.0 mi)
Take I-405 N to Avenue of the Arts in Costa Mesa
Take exit 9B from I-405 N 4 min (2.2 mi)
Drive to Avenue of the Arts 2 min (0.4 mi)
Arrive at 3333 Avenue of the Arts in Costa Mesa, CA 92626
By Public Transportation
The closest bus stops to OCMA are below.
Anton-Avenue of the Arts (463 Southbound)
Anton-Park Center (57 Northbound, 463 Northbound/Southbound)
Anton-Sakioka (57 Northbound, 463 Southbound)
Sunflower-Avenue of the Arts (57 Southbound, 86 Eastbound, 150)
Sunflower-Stevens (86 WB, 150)