I'm no longer young enough to know everything
ASHLEY THAMES BROWN
CREATIVE, MEANINGFUL
PROJECTS & ASSISTANCE
Current Writing Projects
- Reviews
- Nonprofit Content
- Spirituality Studies
- Studies in Art and Creativity for Those Living with Dementia
Original Artwork
- Acrylic
- Watercolor
- Mixed Media
Essays
- Personal growth
- Aging well
- Home and family
- Work-life
- Spirituality
Ashley Thames Brown
EDUCATION:
Bachelor of Arts, Art History, Texas Christian University
Undergraduate Studio Courses, TCU: drawing, painting, graphic design
The Writer's Path, Southern Methodist University, Simmons School of Education & Human Development
Interior Design Certificate Program, University of Houston
Watercolor Studies, with artist Vince Semary Sr. (Kingwood, Texas)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
- Chief Advancement Officer, Non-Profit (Juliette Fowler Communities - CURRENT)
- Regional Development Director, Higher Education, Major Gifts (TCU)
- Development Director, Content Creator, Digital Marketing, Volunteer Coordinator, Non-Profit (Juliette Fowler Communities)
- Museum Assistant/Curatorial Support: The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth and Rienzi Center for European Decorative Arts, Museum of Fine Arts Houston
- Tiffany and Co.: Merchandising, Fine Jewelry Sales, Customer Service
ARTISTIC OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDE:
- Art Shows and Installations: Unity Church Dallas, Dallas Public Library, The Cedars Gallery, Starbucks (Wilshire Heights), Dallas Bathhouse Cultural Center (Dia De Los Muertos)
- Art Donations: Jill Allison Bryan's "Infinite Possibilities ~ A Night of Music, Art & Women Helping Women," Chase's Place Special Needs School (Dallas), Mockingbird Elementary (DISD), Greenland Hills UMC Missions, Dallas Resource Center (LGBTQIA+ Services & Assistance)
- Panel Participant, "Who Does She Think She Is?" screening, Pamela Tanner Boll and Nancy C. Kennedy's inspiring documentary about artists who are mothers, Deep Ellum, Dallas
LEADERSHIP AND SPIRITUAL GROWTH:
Spiritual Lesson-Creator and Group Leader, "Zuzu's Petals: Women's Spirituality Group," (GHUMC, Dallas, Texas)
BLOGS:
Blogger: Earliest Ashley, Polite Rebellion, Heirloom Apparent