Michelle Obama & Tony Brown
Tony was able to present his work to the First Lady Michelle Obama on her guided tour of works featured at the New Museum, NY, and he has also been featured in a publications like Vice, Fader magazine, among others and worked with the MTV networks, Nike, Adidas, Fast Company, Beats By Dre, Marithe Francois Girbaud, and a list of apparel brands from streetart to branding.
About Tony Brown
Photography courtesy of the WSJ.
Tony is a versatile and accomplished designer who draws inspiration from his roots in New Orleans, L.A., Charleston S.C., New York, and Washington D.C. With a BFA in Film Animation from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY, and training in illustration from Ringling College of Art and Design in Sarasota FL, he brings a wealth of artistic skills to his work as a trained Illustrator, Communication Designer, and Creative Director. With a portfolio that showcases his expertise, including clients like Nike, Adidas, Beats By Dre, and Dropbox, Tony is known for his ability to breathe new life into dying brands and bring a fresh, modern energy to 360 brand campaigns.
Tony's visual art pieces, displayed at Tonycncp.com, showcase his unique combination of typography, photography, graphic design, and street art aesthetic, as he explores iconic portraits and bridges the gap between African culture and African American pop-culture. As he delves into the world of NFTs and AI-generated works in the Web3 space, Tony is excited to continue pushing the boundaries of his artistic expression with a new solo show and large format mixed media paintings.