About
Brenna Mahn graduated with a BFA in art from Calvin University. She draws inspiration from her current home in New Orleans and her upbringing in rural America and seeks to bring an unexpected perspective on the familiar in her art. Her work has been exhibited with the Brimstone Museum, the Ohio Art League, the Lowell Art Gallery, Light Gallery, Austen & Company, and published in Dialogue Magazine.
Curriculum Vitae
Solo Exhibitions
2021 This City Has an Undercurrent, Lowell Arts Center, Lowell, MI.
2021 Stories, Austen & Company, Columbus, OH.
Juried Exhibitions
2021 Ohio Art League Fall Juried Exhibition, Virtual, Columbus, OH.
2020 New & You, Lowell Arts Center, Lowell, MI.
2019 Ohio Art League Fall Juried Exhibition, Cultural Art Center, Columbus, OH.
2018 West Michigan Art Competition, Lowell Arts Center, Lowell, MI.
2017 West Michigan Art Competition, Lowell Arts Center, Lowell, MI.
2016 Dialogue Art Exhibition, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI.
2014 Ohio Governor’s Art Exhibition, Governor’s Office Display, Columbus, OH.
2013 Annual Regional High School Art Exhibition, Mansfield Art Center, Mansfield, OH.
Group Exhibitions
2022 Chaos Theory Art Show, The Brimstone Museum, Sulphur, LA.
2018 Senior BFA Show, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI.
2017 Gezon Artist Book Exhibition, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI.
2016 Winter Arts Night, Student Pop Up Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI.
2015 Macabre, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI.
2015 Opticks, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI.
2014 Ambiance, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI.
2013 Schnormeier Gallery Student Art Show, Mount Vernon, Ohio
Curatorial Experience
Dec. 2016 Winter Arts Night, Student Pop Up Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI. Curator
Nov. 2015 Macabre, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI. Co-curator
May 2015 Opticks, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI. Co-curator
Nov. 2014 Ambiance, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI. Co-curator
Education
Grad. May 2018 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Calvin University, Grand Rapids, MI
Fall 2017 Traditional Chinese painting, Capital Normal University, Beijing
Employment
June 2016-Aug 2016 Art Department Research Assistant, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI
Feb. 2016-May 2018 Costume Crafts Specialist, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI
June-Aug 2015 Instructor, Willow Lane Art Day Camp, Centerburg, OH
Nov. 2012-Aug 2014 Head of Young Adult Programming, Public Library of Mt. Vernon, Mt. Vernon, OH
Professional Experience
2015-2016 Calvin College Artists’ Collaborative, student leader on art research trip to Indonesia
2014-2018 Dialogue Art and Literary Magazine, Juror for art submissions, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI
2013-2014 Penmarks Art and Writing Journal, Juror for art submissions and part of the design team, Mount Vernon Nazarene University, Mount Vernon, OH.
Memberships, Committees, and Volunteer Work
Oct. 2019-present Lowell Arts member
Aug. 2019-present Ohio Art League member
Oct. 2016 Art Prize Volunteer
Sep. 2016-May 2018 Calvin College Capital Campaign for the Arts
Sep. 2014-May 2018 Calvin College Visual Arts Guild
Aug. 2014-May 2018 Calvin College Artist’s Collaborative
Awards
2017-2018 Wyngaarden, Johanna Kempers Scholarship, Calvin College
2016-2017 Sandra Bowden Scholarship, Calvin College
2016 Alumni Board Scholarship, Calvin College
2014-2016 Artist Collaborative Scholarship, Calvin College
2013 Editor’s Choice Award for Art, Teen Ink Magazine
2012 True Beauty Art Competition 1st Place, PureDesign Magazine
Collections
Calvin University Center Art Gallery
Calvin Visual Arts Guild
Art Publications
2015 Dialogue Magazine
2013 Teen Ink Magazine
2021 This City Has an Undercurrent, Lowell Arts Center, Lowell, MI.
2021 Stories, Austen & Company, Columbus, OH.
Juried Exhibitions
2021 Ohio Art League Fall Juried Exhibition, Virtual, Columbus, OH.
2020 New & You, Lowell Arts Center, Lowell, MI.
2019 Ohio Art League Fall Juried Exhibition, Cultural Art Center, Columbus, OH.
2018 West Michigan Art Competition, Lowell Arts Center, Lowell, MI.
2017 West Michigan Art Competition, Lowell Arts Center, Lowell, MI.
2016 Dialogue Art Exhibition, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI.
2014 Ohio Governor’s Art Exhibition, Governor’s Office Display, Columbus, OH.
2013 Annual Regional High School Art Exhibition, Mansfield Art Center, Mansfield, OH.
Group Exhibitions
2022 Chaos Theory Art Show, The Brimstone Museum, Sulphur, LA.
2018 Senior BFA Show, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI.
2017 Gezon Artist Book Exhibition, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI.
2016 Winter Arts Night, Student Pop Up Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI.
2015 Macabre, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI.
2015 Opticks, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI.
2014 Ambiance, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI.
2013 Schnormeier Gallery Student Art Show, Mount Vernon, Ohio
Curatorial Experience
Dec. 2016 Winter Arts Night, Student Pop Up Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI. Curator
Nov. 2015 Macabre, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI. Co-curator
May 2015 Opticks, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI. Co-curator
Nov. 2014 Ambiance, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI. Co-curator
Education
Grad. May 2018 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Calvin University, Grand Rapids, MI
Fall 2017 Traditional Chinese painting, Capital Normal University, Beijing
Employment
June 2016-Aug 2016 Art Department Research Assistant, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI
Feb. 2016-May 2018 Costume Crafts Specialist, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI
June-Aug 2015 Instructor, Willow Lane Art Day Camp, Centerburg, OH
Nov. 2012-Aug 2014 Head of Young Adult Programming, Public Library of Mt. Vernon, Mt. Vernon, OH
Professional Experience
2015-2016 Calvin College Artists’ Collaborative, student leader on art research trip to Indonesia
2014-2018 Dialogue Art and Literary Magazine, Juror for art submissions, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI
2013-2014 Penmarks Art and Writing Journal, Juror for art submissions and part of the design team, Mount Vernon Nazarene University, Mount Vernon, OH.
Memberships, Committees, and Volunteer Work
Oct. 2019-present Lowell Arts member
Aug. 2019-present Ohio Art League member
Oct. 2016 Art Prize Volunteer
Sep. 2016-May 2018 Calvin College Capital Campaign for the Arts
Sep. 2014-May 2018 Calvin College Visual Arts Guild
Aug. 2014-May 2018 Calvin College Artist’s Collaborative
Awards
2017-2018 Wyngaarden, Johanna Kempers Scholarship, Calvin College
2016-2017 Sandra Bowden Scholarship, Calvin College
2016 Alumni Board Scholarship, Calvin College
2014-2016 Artist Collaborative Scholarship, Calvin College
2013 Editor’s Choice Award for Art, Teen Ink Magazine
2012 True Beauty Art Competition 1st Place, PureDesign Magazine
Collections
Calvin University Center Art Gallery
Calvin Visual Arts Guild
Art Publications
2015 Dialogue Magazine
2013 Teen Ink Magazine