Greg Brown was born in Washington, D.C., in 1969, but grew up in the Dallas area. From 1993-2001 he worked for Neiman Marcus at the downtown Dallas location as the Men's Designer Sportswear specialist. When he left the store, he had many Gianni Versace ties he didn't want to discard, especially since Versace had been murdered in 1997.
In 2007, Greg had the idea to paint with the ties. Thru trial-and-error, what
has been created is a collection of Versace Tie Paintings. Each canvas is painted
in correspondence to a certain tie and then the tie is permanently attached. Most
importantly, each tie is pre-death, which Gianni himself had a hand in creating.
As time goes by, though, these ties are becoming less accessible.
Over the years, Greg's paintings have been shown in many galleries and featured
in the American Airlines' Admirals Clubs in Miami and Chicago. His paintings are
in private collections from Beverly Hills to Boston. As of the spring of 2021,
Greg is represented in Jerusalem at the Ivantiques Gallery and at the Galerie
Beaute Du Matin Calme in Paris.
In Fort Worth, he is represented by Art on The Boulevard. In March 2021, he was
profiled on KERA, the Dallas affiliate of NPR.
Greg strives to merge the concept of high fashion and unique art together on
each canvas. Keeping the designs of Gianni Versace alive and making people
smile are his motivations.
ABOUT TEXAS ARTISTS COALITION
The Texas Artists Coalition is a membership-driven program whose mission is to support
the career development of emerging and established artists in North Texas. The Texas Artists
Coalition is a program of the Fort Worth Community Arts Center and is supported by the
Arts Council of Fort Worth and the Texas Commission on the Arts.
Benefits Of Membership
Annual Juried Members' Exhibition at the Fort Worth Community Arts Center
Exhibition opportunities exclusively for Texas Artist Coalition members
Discounted entry fee to workshops and events sponsored by the Arts Center
$5 parking for all events at Arts Center
Monthly dedicated newsletter with opportunities, member exhibitions, job listings and more
Resource for the latest artist opportunities
Dedicated social media accounts
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