By Shannon Mitchell
Staff Writer
The HCC community, along with the public, are invited to view painter Mia Brownell’s Delightful, Delicious, Disgusting collection in the Burt Chernow Gallery located in the main lobby of Lafayette Hall.
The exhibit will be on display until Monday November 17.
Brownell’s twenty-eight paintings will be exhibited. The Chicago native’s works are food-based, frequently hinting at human sexuality, notably female sexuality. The images also resemble molecular structure with interpretations of various fruits such as apples and grapes.
In addition to being a nationally and internationally recognized artist, Brownell is also an Art instructor at another Connecticut college close to home, Southern Connecticut State University. “A critic of the food industrial complex,” Brownell strives to create parallels between the natural and artificial. Her art serves as commentary about present-day issues concerning food.
Brownell’s previous exhibitions were displayed in major cities like Boston, New York, and Washington D.C. They are also in private and public collections including the National Academy of Sciences. Media outlets such as The Boston Globe, The Village Voice, and The New York Times have reviewed and published her work as well. Currently, the J. Cacciola Gallery shows her images in New York City.
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