2019 Masters Hurdles World Champion
Donald Brown – The Elite Masters Athlete
The 2019 60m Hurdles World Masters Champion
Gold Medalist for Great Britain &
Triple European Champion
Ranked Number 1 in the World in Four Events
at Age 56 for 2019
From a “Peace” of Clay To Fortune Magazine
To Fund the Greater Causes
Top Left: Donald Brown Listed in Fortune Magazine 2016 as a Game Changer
Top Right: Donald Brown Meeting with the Late Ghanaian President Jerry Rawlings in 2016
Bottom Left: Print Presentation by Donald Brown to HRH Prince Faisal Hussein of Jordan
Bottom Right: Donald Brown Arranges Hollywood Actor John Amos to meet with Dr. Dakwa to Discuss a New Medical Centre Project
Top Right: Donald Brown Meeting with the Late Ghanaian President Jerry Rawlings in 2016
Bottom Left: Print Presentation by Donald Brown to HRH Prince Faisal Hussein of Jordan
Bottom Right: Donald Brown Arranges Hollywood Actor John Amos to meet with Dr. Dakwa to Discuss a New Medical Centre Project
From a “Peace” of Clay To Fortune Magazine To Fund HEAG Medical Community in Ghana (“HMCG”) and Generations for Peace founded by HRH Prince Hussein of Jordan
World renowned sculptor Donald Brown has dedicated his multi-faceted career as an artist and globally conscious entrepreneur to humanizing art for all people to understand and appreciate by making his works relevant to real life issues.
A natural born teacher and visual storyteller, one of his best known works is his evocative breakthrough sculpture A Genius With Four Masters MA, which shows Marcus Garvey and Mahatma Gandhi high in the background while in the foreground on either side Malcolm X and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. pull apart prison bars so Nelson Mandela can climb out to freedom. This earned him a wide variety of U.S. media attention, including a feature in Essence Magazine.
Over the years, the British born artist’s works include portrait busts of Mandela and Maya Angelou; a series of figurines commissioned by actor John Amos; the Thurgood Marshall College Fund Awards, given to major American corporations for their support of education at historically black colleges and universities; and the Trumpet Awards, Originally presented by Turner Broadcasting in 1993 and now presented by the Trumpet Awards Foundation, Inc., the Trumpet Awards herald the accomplishments of Black Americans who have succeeded against immense odds.
His works are owned by everyone from Gladys Knight and Wynton Marsalis to the parents of Tiger Woods and the mother of Michael Jordan to General Colin Powell.
Brown has written that among his aspirations are “to celebrate heroes and heroines of African descent, upholding their legacies for future generations to remember through the art of sculpture and creating an awareness and acknowledgment of our ongoing contributions to this planet.” With the creation of his powerful, multi-faceted and widely acclaimed latest sculpture, he’s aiming beyond those goals to give us all “A Sporting Chance For Peace.”
Created over a period of four years, “A Sporting Chance For Peace” will be the flagship for a Global Peace Initiative, spearheaded by Brown. The sculpture, which blends the two great passions of his life (art and sports) which also happen to have no geographical boundaries, features a dynamic interaction of people engaged in various sporting activities that function as symbols of human behavior and ideals. Brown employs art and sport as vehicles to promote peace and the positive principles that are taught through sports, such as respect, discipline humility and honesty.
These are qualities Brown has brought to his own challenges and achievements as a world champion Masters Athlete. In 2015 alone, he broke the British track and field record for the 100 meter hurdles at the World Masters Outdoor Championships in Lyon France, and won the Gold Medal for Great Britain to at the European Track and Field Championships in Poland.
He is the CEO of The Global Gallery, Limited, a UK based organization that incorporates the visual arts, performing arts and sport to address issues that include building confidence and self-esteem, striving for excellence and creating positive role models.
The Gallery also addresses social issues such as gun crime, gang violence and drug abuse and developing the art of communication, nurturing healthy relationships and promoting positive principles for inner peace in order to create a true sporting chance for peace. Brown’s quote below the company profile is provocative: “If we search for peace without having peace within, we leave our quest for peace in pieces.”
Brown has spent many years as a motivational speaker doing engagements throughout the world at churches, universities and other educational establishments. Just as the narrative the sculpture reveals is designed to provoke and educate, he has found yet another way to combine his passions for art and sport to create an innovative approach to education called Project AIRWAVES. This is a clever acronym for: Artists In Residence Working Against Violence Elevates Society.
Project AIRWAVES is designed to inspire, educate, motivate and empower all people through art and sport. Artists would be employed to conduct residencies in schools. They would work with staff and students to create works of art that provide resolutions for violence in order to elevate society. The completed artworks would then be entered into an international art competition.
In addition to the usual spiritual and emotional ways we perceive the concept of peace, Brown is also dedicated to promoting physical peace. To that end, he recently produced a short video with John Amos to support a medical facility in Greensboro, NC. He is also looking to help build a medical community in Ghana that will be called the HEAG Medical Community.
“When people discuss peace,” he says, “they generally think about conflict, but I am trying to talk about peace in its many forms, including emotional, spiritual, personal, social and physical peace. I will be directing some of the proceeds from the prints of ‘A Sporting Chance For Peace” to support specific organizations like these.”
Everything Brown does is geared towards forging new pathways to unite the world through art. He personally holds himself accountable for the messages he presents to the public – which is why he leans decisively away from violence and profanity and towards creating art and programs that have a positive and enduring social and cultural impact.
“I believe that as artists, our voices are very powerful and influential,” he says. “That carries a big responsibility. I never wanted to be an artist doing one commission after the other to simply generate revenue, without a vested interest in the commissions themselves.”
The larger themes that inspired “A Sporting Chance of Peace” grew out of the concerns raised by audience members at some of Brown’s events. “I realized that there were a lot of real life issues that I could address through sculptures, such as self-esteem, confidence, anger management and relationships,” he says. “I’m a little different from the stereotype of the reclusive artist that tucks himself away in a studio and rarely interacts with the public. The sculpture is a culmination of years of community work and speaking engagements – and understanding how people did and did not relate to art. It goes back to humanization and making sure it connects with real life concerns.
A natural born teacher and visual storyteller, one of his best known works is his evocative breakthrough sculpture A Genius With Four Masters MA, which shows Marcus Garvey and Mahatma Gandhi high in the background while in the foreground on either side Malcolm X and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. pull apart prison bars so Nelson Mandela can climb out to freedom. This earned him a wide variety of U.S. media attention, including a feature in Essence Magazine.
Over the years, the British born artist’s works include portrait busts of Mandela and Maya Angelou; a series of figurines commissioned by actor John Amos; the Thurgood Marshall College Fund Awards, given to major American corporations for their support of education at historically black colleges and universities; and the Trumpet Awards, Originally presented by Turner Broadcasting in 1993 and now presented by the Trumpet Awards Foundation, Inc., the Trumpet Awards herald the accomplishments of Black Americans who have succeeded against immense odds.
His works are owned by everyone from Gladys Knight and Wynton Marsalis to the parents of Tiger Woods and the mother of Michael Jordan to General Colin Powell.
Brown has written that among his aspirations are “to celebrate heroes and heroines of African descent, upholding their legacies for future generations to remember through the art of sculpture and creating an awareness and acknowledgment of our ongoing contributions to this planet.” With the creation of his powerful, multi-faceted and widely acclaimed latest sculpture, he’s aiming beyond those goals to give us all “A Sporting Chance For Peace.”
Created over a period of four years, “A Sporting Chance For Peace” will be the flagship for a Global Peace Initiative, spearheaded by Brown. The sculpture, which blends the two great passions of his life (art and sports) which also happen to have no geographical boundaries, features a dynamic interaction of people engaged in various sporting activities that function as symbols of human behavior and ideals. Brown employs art and sport as vehicles to promote peace and the positive principles that are taught through sports, such as respect, discipline humility and honesty.
These are qualities Brown has brought to his own challenges and achievements as a world champion Masters Athlete. In 2015 alone, he broke the British track and field record for the 100 meter hurdles at the World Masters Outdoor Championships in Lyon France, and won the Gold Medal for Great Britain to at the European Track and Field Championships in Poland.
He is the CEO of The Global Gallery, Limited, a UK based organization that incorporates the visual arts, performing arts and sport to address issues that include building confidence and self-esteem, striving for excellence and creating positive role models.
The Gallery also addresses social issues such as gun crime, gang violence and drug abuse and developing the art of communication, nurturing healthy relationships and promoting positive principles for inner peace in order to create a true sporting chance for peace. Brown’s quote below the company profile is provocative: “If we search for peace without having peace within, we leave our quest for peace in pieces.”
Brown has spent many years as a motivational speaker doing engagements throughout the world at churches, universities and other educational establishments. Just as the narrative the sculpture reveals is designed to provoke and educate, he has found yet another way to combine his passions for art and sport to create an innovative approach to education called Project AIRWAVES. This is a clever acronym for: Artists In Residence Working Against Violence Elevates Society.
Project AIRWAVES is designed to inspire, educate, motivate and empower all people through art and sport. Artists would be employed to conduct residencies in schools. They would work with staff and students to create works of art that provide resolutions for violence in order to elevate society. The completed artworks would then be entered into an international art competition.
In addition to the usual spiritual and emotional ways we perceive the concept of peace, Brown is also dedicated to promoting physical peace. To that end, he recently produced a short video with John Amos to support a medical facility in Greensboro, NC. He is also looking to help build a medical community in Ghana that will be called the HEAG Medical Community.
“When people discuss peace,” he says, “they generally think about conflict, but I am trying to talk about peace in its many forms, including emotional, spiritual, personal, social and physical peace. I will be directing some of the proceeds from the prints of ‘A Sporting Chance For Peace” to support specific organizations like these.”
Everything Brown does is geared towards forging new pathways to unite the world through art. He personally holds himself accountable for the messages he presents to the public – which is why he leans decisively away from violence and profanity and towards creating art and programs that have a positive and enduring social and cultural impact.
“I believe that as artists, our voices are very powerful and influential,” he says. “That carries a big responsibility. I never wanted to be an artist doing one commission after the other to simply generate revenue, without a vested interest in the commissions themselves.”
The larger themes that inspired “A Sporting Chance of Peace” grew out of the concerns raised by audience members at some of Brown’s events. “I realized that there were a lot of real life issues that I could address through sculptures, such as self-esteem, confidence, anger management and relationships,” he says. “I’m a little different from the stereotype of the reclusive artist that tucks himself away in a studio and rarely interacts with the public. The sculpture is a culmination of years of community work and speaking engagements – and understanding how people did and did not relate to art. It goes back to humanization and making sure it connects with real life concerns.
An interview with Donald Brown
“As an athlete myself,” Brown adds, “I knew sports was another ideal vehicle for educating young people on principles of life. In other words, to be good sports, you have to have all those qualities that are essential for surviving in life, including forgiveness. One thing that has always puzzled me is that even as young people develop these principles in sports, when they encounter conflict on the street they don’t use those same principles. I like to imagine a world where we don’t leave those values of good sportsmanship on the field!”
Brown learned the power of visual art to inspire the hearts and minds of young people – and their adult counterparts - many years ago. “People looking for answers may follow your lead, so you always have to be conscious of the message you’re putting out there,” he says. “Early on in my travels, I remember on a trip to America I shared my works with students at inner city schools. When I first walked in, their response was cold and macho, like ‘Who’s this guy from England? Then when I unveiled my works, the veil lifted and they reacted like, ‘Wow, you did that?’ I could see the transformation my sculptures had on their perceptions of me. They began asking questions like crazy and I felt like I made lasting connections with all of them.”
Surveying his fascinating resume, Brown has cemented his status as a true Renaissance Man by also finding success as a comic actor, an art teacher, photographic and runway model, sales manager for a company that sold washers, and award winning gospel songwriter (including 7th Day Adventist Gospel Songwriter of the Year and BBC Gospel Award winner for Best Original Music/Rap Composition).
But Brown, a graduate of Wolverhampton University, started on his truest calling at age 11, when he discovered his talent for sculpting in a woodworking class. He took a piece of wood home and polished and shaped it until it was round and smooth and shined. When he was 13, he accidentally split the head of a figure of a man he was carving. After his initial shock, she began to see the sculpture in a fresh new way, as an abstract realistic piece, with all the veins and striations laid bare. He used the accident to further the significance of his work. By the time he was 14, a portrait of himself cast in resin had appeared on national TV as part of the Children’s Cadbury Arts exhibition, and many declared him a prodigy.
His mother originally steered him away from pursuing a career as an artist, and even suggested at one point that he enter the ministry. But he felt that he had the ability to create the kind of work that would in itself be a ministry to people in a different way. “For me,” Brown says, “it’s never been about becoming a household name, but being someone people can identify with, whose works make a difference in their lives. My ongoing mission is not just about more prints and sculptures but about creating positive change.
“The role of an artist is unique in our society,” he adds. “If you look at other areas we are schooled in, like English, math, geography and science, there are rules governing all of them. But in art, there are no rules, and that allows us to step outside of a system where we are dictated to and take control of our own creativity and imagination. Through art, we can begin to find our own identity.”
AIRWAVES is the acronym for: Artists In Residence Working Against Violence Elevates Society
INTRODUCING DONALD BROWN –
THE RENAISSANCE MAN A Unique &
Innovative Combination of Art & Sport
International Award-Winning Sculptor & World’s Fastest Masters Athlete Sprint Hurdler Wins Gold Medal for Great Britain in 2015
Episode 1- A Sporting Chance for Peace Explained
Episode 2 - Stepping Out of the Shadow
Episode 3 - Respect
Episode 4 - Hidden Talents
Episode 5 - The Journey
DECADE OF PEACE – A SPORTING CHANCE FOR PEACE
These are individuals who received, touched and returned a 'Peace' of clay that was placed onto the A Sporting Chance for Peace sculpture as part of the creative process. I will be aligning Hollywood celebrities to the global marketing campaign to further ensure we sell a million prints. The celebrities will be included in the commercials, endorsing the prints and promoting the message of peace and positive principles.
HRH Prince Hussein of JordanHRH Prince Hussein of Jordan
He speaks about the importance of sport for peace and has already reserved the location at his headquarters for the placement of the A Sporting Chance for Peace sculpture. I plan to meet with him in Jordan for photo op. I can arrange for the Investor/Sponsor to join us royal photos and further promote his company. |
Robert EnglundRobert Englund – Freddie Kruger in Nightmare on Elm Street.
On the flip side perspective of this iconic movie franchise, I would focus on the nightmares of life and how art can help both young and old to overcome some of the many horrors of life. Subject to his Hollywood commitments, I would include Robert in our marketing campaign with the Investor/Sponsor receiving full exposure. |
John AmosJohn Amos – Die Hard 2 – Coming to America
I have already spoken to Mr. Amos regarding joining me in Ghana with the Investor/Sponsor to do a live performance of his celebrated one man show Haley's Comet. This is the show promo. This is the link for the John Amos one man show Haley's comet. http://youtu.be/__PWbQ_DVnQ |
Robert KnepperRobert Knepper – Prison Break
http://youtu.be/7SdOn1znnKQ |
Lance HenriksenLance Henriksen. Terminator - Millennium
http://youtu.be/mcKyW_AtXB0 |
Billy Dee WilliamsBilly Dee Williams – Star Wars
http://youtu.be/N9K7pv98WjI |
Mary WilsonMary Wilson - Diana Ross & The Supremes & Donald Brown
http://youtu.be/QeDnZ8dpMwI |
Mr. Brown’s Celebrity Alignments & Associates
The Trumpet Awards
About the Trumpet Awards
Black men and women are a valuable resource to this country. Their contributions and accomplishments, including the part they play to ensure the continued vitality of the nation’s economy, have become increasingly evident. Originally presented by Turner Broadcasting in 1993 and now presented by the Trumpet Awards Foundation, Inc., the Trumpet Awards were created to herald the accomplishments of Black Americans who have succeeded against immense odds. Special recognition is given to the few, who symbolize the many, who have overcome the ills of racism and poverty and achieved special greatness. The past award presentations have been very successful and the future productions will continue to enhance the level of excellence created by the first Trumpet Awards. Xernona Clayton, President and CEO of the Trumpet Awards Foundation, is the creative force behind the luxurious and entertaining event. Xernona Clayton is the Founder, President and CEO of the Trumpet Awards Foundation, Inc. and Creator and Executive Producer of the Foundation’s Trumpet Awards. The Trumpet Awards is a prestigious event highlighting African American accomplishments and contributions. Initiated in 1993 by Turner Broadcasting, the Trumpet Awards has been televised annually and distributed internationally to over 185 countries around the world. Ms. Clayton began her television career in 1967 and became the south’s first Black person to have her own television show. The Xernona Clayton show was a regular feature on WAGA-TV, CBS affiliate in Atlanta. TRUMPET AWARDS FOUNDATION, INC. 101 Marietta Street Suite 1010 Atlanta, Georgia 30303 PHONE: 404.TRUMPET (404.878.6738) FAX: 404.586.8193 |
Academy Award Winner Mo’Nique Angela Hicks at Trumpet Awards 2016 and a recipient of the ‘A Sporting Chance for Peace’ print, in Atlanta, Georgia
Comedian George Wallace at Trumpet Awards 2016 and a recipient of the ‘A Sporting Chance for Peace’ print, in Atlanta, Georgia
Singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer and actor Ne-Yo at Trumpet Awards 2016 and a recipient of the ‘A Sporting Chance for Peace’ print, in Atlanta, Georgia
HEAG Medical Community in Ghana ("HMCG") who is the first recipient of the "A Sporting Chance for Peace" print, in Greensboro, North Carolina (Mr. John Amos, Dr. Dakwa and his wife, Lorean).
Comedian George Wallace at Trumpet Awards 2016 and a recipient of the ‘A Sporting Chance for Peace’ print, in Atlanta, Georgia
Singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer and actor Ne-Yo at Trumpet Awards 2016 and a recipient of the ‘A Sporting Chance for Peace’ print, in Atlanta, Georgia
HEAG Medical Community in Ghana ("HMCG") who is the first recipient of the "A Sporting Chance for Peace" print, in Greensboro, North Carolina (Mr. John Amos, Dr. Dakwa and his wife, Lorean).
The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF)
WHO WE ARE: The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) is named for the U.S. Supreme Court’s first African American Justice, Thurgood Marshall. TMCF is the only national organization that supports the 47 publicly-supported Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and since our inception in 1987, our story has been an amazing journey. TMCF helps students acquire a high-quality college education at an affordable cost; develops leaders of tomorrow; and, connects high-performing students with top tier employment opportunities. To date, TMCF has awarded more than $250 million in assistance to its students and member-schools. TMCF member-schools remain a vital source of higher education for all students; and, more than 80% of all students enrolled in HBCUs attend TMCF member-schools. TMCF is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt, charitable organization and the place WHERE EDUCATION PAYS OFF ®
http://tmcf.org/about-us/who-we-are
http://tmcf.org/about-us/who-we-are
Lawrence FishburnLawrence Fishburn holding the Thurgood Marshall College Fund Award he received that Mr. Brown designed and created (2008).
http://www.broadwayworld.com/people/galleryphoto.php?photoid=62372&personid=3138 |
1998 Trumpet Awards
Boxing Legend Evander HolyfieldBoxing Legend Evander Holyfield & Donald Brown
The Trumpet Awards in Atlanta in 1998 The 1998 Trumpet Awards televised promotion on TBS featuring many of the celebrities that were later escorted to me and my sculpture for dialogue and photos. http://youtu.be/l7jAMotWSPk |
The Late Whitney HoustonThe Late Whitney Houston & Donald Brown
The Trumpet Awards in Atlanta in 1998. Whitney Houston @Trumpet Awards 1998 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uITF2SH-rwo |
Erykah BaduNAACP Image Award An NAACP Image Award is an accolade presented by the American National Association for the Advancement of Colored People to honor outstanding people of color in film, television, music, and literature. Wikipedia
Erykah Badu & Donald Brown The NAACP Image Awards in 1998 |