Mia Arnesby Brown

Mia Arnesby Brown, née Mia Edwards (1867–1931) was a Welsh painter. She was particularly noted for her portraits of children.

Biography Mia Sarah H. Edwards was born in Cwmbran, Monmouthshire, daughter of Rev. Charles Smallwood Edwards and paternal granddaughter of Rev. Loderwick Edwards, who had been the Vicar of Rhymney. She studied under Sir Hubert von Herkomer at Bushey. In 1894, she exhibited at the Nottingham Castle Exhibition of Cornish Painters as Mia Edwards. She showed at least five pieces at the Royal Cambrian Academy of Art under her maiden name. The couple spent the summer and autumn months in Norfolk and the winter and spring in St Ives, Cornwall. She often showcased her works featuring children with the likes of Marianne Stokes and Elizabeth Forbes. In 1906 her piece, Shirley Poppies, was exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts in London and in a 1913 exhibit of Welsh artists, she gained acclaim for Mary Reading and The Garden Boy. Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales houses The Garden Boy in its collections. Her work, Country Girl, is part of the collection of Leamington Spa Art Gallery.

Exhibitions 1894 Nottingham Castle, Exhibition of Cornish Painters (as Mia Edwards)