On View:
MEMORY WEB
OPENING RECEPTION: Thursday, April 7, 6-8 pm
March 31 - May 3, 2016
Ro2 Art at the Magnolia Theater
3699 McKinney Ave. Ste 100 / West Village
Second Floor bar
Jennifer Leigh Jones
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Artist Statement In my work, I explore the relationship between objects and the memories they trigger. I am fascinated by the manner in which the mind processes life events, from the extreme traumas that life can sometimes yield to the soft tranquility of playing with a tea set. Each object I portray is inextricably bound to the memory of events. The minimal field, in my works, reflects aspects of memory space where the objects reside. As the mind sharply recalls each detail and event of a specific object, the sense of time and space is blunted and falls away. Time-space collapses into the two-dimensional surface of the canvas and, simultaneously, extends to the infinite and distant horizon. I employ a range of materials to evoke the distinctions between disparate objects and memories within a frame. The material selection enhances the temporal and commemorative aspects of the objects. Some are brought to the fore, in sharp clarity, and rendered in detail using gesso and charcoal. Other objects, rendered in fine pencil, preside silently over the scene in ghostly delicacy. The objects are orchestrated and assembled, within the scene, based on my own associations and history. The internal narratives driving the selection and placement of objects and landscape are extremely personal and specific. However, by removing my story from the completed image, I allow the viewer to enter the reverie of his or her own memory space. The universal nature of precious objects and its attendant memories allows the viewer to develop their own narratives relating to the objects portrayed and the painting itself becomes a memory object with which the viewer creates a new and extending memory web. Jennifer Leigh Jones, 2015 |
Jennifer Leigh Jones, Escape, Oil & Prisma on Panel
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Jennifer Leigh Jones
Curriculum Vitae
Education
2009 MFA in Painting/Drawing, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
2003 BFA in Studio Art, Painting, Baylor University, Waco, TX
2003 Lorenzo De’ Medici School of Art, Florence, Italy (Spring Semester)
Exhibitions / * Solo Show ** Two Person Show
2014 **Soft Power, Box 13, Houston, TX
Ghost Bridges, Activating Vacancy, Dallas, TX
Faculty Show, Navarro College, Corsicana, TX
2013 Art + Advocacy, F.I.G., Dallas, TX
Object, Object, Helmuth Projects, San Diego, CA
Faculty Show, College of Visual Arts, UNT, Denton, TX
Meta-Studio, Eastfield College, Mesquite, TX
New Texas Talent 2013, Craighead Green Gallery, Dallas, TX
Delta, The MAC Gallery, Dallas, TX
*Transitory, Cohn Drennan Contemporary, Dallas, TX (June 29-Aug. 3)
Hunting Art Prize, (Juried), Toyota Training Center (South Tower), Houston, TX
2012 UNT Faculty Show, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
Upscale, Hannah’s, Denton, TX
Trans-, The MAC Gallery, Dallas, TX
*Free Association, The Croft Art Gallery, Waco, TX (October 5-26)
A Summer Selection of Gallery Artist’s, Galveston, TX
Hunting Art Prize, (Juried), Toyota Training Center (South Tower), Houston, TX
Tails of the Exotica, 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX
A Creative Art Studio, Denton, TX
Gray Duck Gallery, Austin, TX
Design Works Gallery, Galveston, TX
2011 Design District Diversion & Pop Up Show, Trinity Loft, Dallas, TX
UNT Faculty Show, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
Hot Summer, A Creative Art Studio, Denton, TX
Current Works, Design Works Gallery, Galveston, TX
New Texas Talent, Craighead Green Gallery, Dallas, TX (Aug 13 – Sept 3)
Uptown Trolley Stop Market, The MAC, Dallas, TX
Denton Artists, A Creative Art Studio, Denton, TX
Neo Surrealism, Luminarte Gallery, Dallas, TX
43rd Annual Visual Arts Exhibition, VAST, Denton, TX
Ongoing Exhibit, Gray Duck Gallery, Austin, TX
*Reflection, Mercantile Coffee Shop (The McKinney Avenue Contemporary), Dallas, TX
Can You See Me? Can You Hear Me?, Trade in Hope Group Show, 501 Studios, Austin, TX
2010 Denton Artists, A Creative Art Studio Gallery, Denton, TX
UNT Faculty Show, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
Upcoming Denton Artists, Luminarte Gallery, Dallas, TX
**Manifestations of Distorted Realities, Cedar Valley College, Lancaster, TX
Objectivity, Gray Duck Gallery, Austin, TX
TX/OK Art Prize, Wichita Falls Museum of Art, Wichita Falls, TX
Midnight Snacks, 1366 Space, Chicago, IL 60642
2009 **Elements, Mod Shop Gallery, Dallas, TX
UNT Faculty Show, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
Faculty Show, Collin College, Plano, TX
Élan Art Gala, Dallas, TX
Group Show, Mod Shop Gallery, Dallas, TX
D Art Slam, F.I.G., Dallas, TX; Awarded one of The New Dallas Nine Artist’s (D Magazine August Issue)
Greater Denton Arts Council (Juried), GDAC, Denton, TX
Hunting Art Prize (Juried), Decorative Center of Houston, Houston, TX
* MFA Thesis Exhibition, 500X Gallery in Dallas, TX
Artistically Speaking (Juried), Cora Stafford Gallery, Denton, TX
NAT 23 (Juried), Texas Tech University, Landmark Arts, Lubbock, TX
Expo 2009 (Juried), 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX, Curator: Gavin Morrison is curator of the Fort Worth Contemporary Art Gallery, an auxiliary gallery of Texas Christian University
2008 Something Made Easy, 500X Gallery in Dallas, TX
MFA Graduate Students Exhibition (Juried), UNT Art Gallery in Denton, TX (June – August 2008)
New American Talent: The Twenty-Third Exhibition (Juried), Arthouse at the Jones Center, Austin, TX, Nato Thompson, curator and producer, Creative Time, New York, NY
NAT 23, Texas A&M, Commerce, TX
Student Art Competition (Juried), UNT Union Gallery in Denton, TX
Curator: Thomas Feulmer, Director of Education and Programming at the Rachofsky House in Dallas, TX
EXPO 2008 (Juried), 500X Gallery in Dallas, TX, Curator: Terri Thornton, an artist and Curator of Education at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
2007 Not To Be Missed By Anyone, 500X Gallery in Dallas, TX
Pocket of Schemes, Cora Stafford Gallery in Denton, TX
**Peripheral Vision, Union Gallery in Denton, TX
Junior/Senior Show, 500X Gallery in Dallas, TX
Dissipation, Cora Stafford Gallery in Denton, TX
Paint Trap, Cora Stafford Gallery in Denton, TX
2005 *Figurative Paintings, Third Floor Gallery, Thomasville Cultural Center, Thomasville, GA
2002 Juried Student Show, Martin Museum of Art in Waco, TX
Select Collections
ABC Network
Mariko Frost, Brooklyn, NY
Joseph Beckham, Dallas, TX
Niela Petrick, Mckinney, TX
Timothy E. Moloney, Dallas, TX
Jennifer Seale, NY, NY
Victoria Josslin, Seattle, WA
Irene Klaver, Denton, TX
Bill Oakey, Austin, TX
Bob Smith, Waco, TX
Patrick Scribens, Houston, TX
Christine Cherawan, Austin, TX
Selected Bibliography
2014 Corsicana Daily Sun, “Navarro College hosts fall art show”,
2013 “Restoring a Familiar Work of Art” inhouse.unt.edu/restoring-familiar-work-art
Dallas Morning News, p. E8
“Jennifer Leigh Jones at Croft Gallery” http://camplinart.blogspot.com
2010 North Texas Daily, “Denton Rising Artists”
2009 D Magazine, “The New Dallas Nine Artists of Dallas,” (volume 36, Number 8)
North Texas Daily, “Student artwork explores topics of femininity, Artistically Speaking: Leaving a Legacy"
2008 “New American Talent: The Twenty-Third Exhibition,”
Curriculum Vitae
Education
2009 MFA in Painting/Drawing, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
2003 BFA in Studio Art, Painting, Baylor University, Waco, TX
2003 Lorenzo De’ Medici School of Art, Florence, Italy (Spring Semester)
Exhibitions / * Solo Show ** Two Person Show
2014 **Soft Power, Box 13, Houston, TX
Ghost Bridges, Activating Vacancy, Dallas, TX
Faculty Show, Navarro College, Corsicana, TX
2013 Art + Advocacy, F.I.G., Dallas, TX
Object, Object, Helmuth Projects, San Diego, CA
Faculty Show, College of Visual Arts, UNT, Denton, TX
Meta-Studio, Eastfield College, Mesquite, TX
New Texas Talent 2013, Craighead Green Gallery, Dallas, TX
Delta, The MAC Gallery, Dallas, TX
*Transitory, Cohn Drennan Contemporary, Dallas, TX (June 29-Aug. 3)
Hunting Art Prize, (Juried), Toyota Training Center (South Tower), Houston, TX
2012 UNT Faculty Show, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
Upscale, Hannah’s, Denton, TX
Trans-, The MAC Gallery, Dallas, TX
*Free Association, The Croft Art Gallery, Waco, TX (October 5-26)
A Summer Selection of Gallery Artist’s, Galveston, TX
Hunting Art Prize, (Juried), Toyota Training Center (South Tower), Houston, TX
Tails of the Exotica, 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX
A Creative Art Studio, Denton, TX
Gray Duck Gallery, Austin, TX
Design Works Gallery, Galveston, TX
2011 Design District Diversion & Pop Up Show, Trinity Loft, Dallas, TX
UNT Faculty Show, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
Hot Summer, A Creative Art Studio, Denton, TX
Current Works, Design Works Gallery, Galveston, TX
New Texas Talent, Craighead Green Gallery, Dallas, TX (Aug 13 – Sept 3)
Uptown Trolley Stop Market, The MAC, Dallas, TX
Denton Artists, A Creative Art Studio, Denton, TX
Neo Surrealism, Luminarte Gallery, Dallas, TX
43rd Annual Visual Arts Exhibition, VAST, Denton, TX
Ongoing Exhibit, Gray Duck Gallery, Austin, TX
*Reflection, Mercantile Coffee Shop (The McKinney Avenue Contemporary), Dallas, TX
Can You See Me? Can You Hear Me?, Trade in Hope Group Show, 501 Studios, Austin, TX
2010 Denton Artists, A Creative Art Studio Gallery, Denton, TX
UNT Faculty Show, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
Upcoming Denton Artists, Luminarte Gallery, Dallas, TX
**Manifestations of Distorted Realities, Cedar Valley College, Lancaster, TX
Objectivity, Gray Duck Gallery, Austin, TX
TX/OK Art Prize, Wichita Falls Museum of Art, Wichita Falls, TX
Midnight Snacks, 1366 Space, Chicago, IL 60642
2009 **Elements, Mod Shop Gallery, Dallas, TX
UNT Faculty Show, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
Faculty Show, Collin College, Plano, TX
Élan Art Gala, Dallas, TX
Group Show, Mod Shop Gallery, Dallas, TX
D Art Slam, F.I.G., Dallas, TX; Awarded one of The New Dallas Nine Artist’s (D Magazine August Issue)
Greater Denton Arts Council (Juried), GDAC, Denton, TX
Hunting Art Prize (Juried), Decorative Center of Houston, Houston, TX
* MFA Thesis Exhibition, 500X Gallery in Dallas, TX
Artistically Speaking (Juried), Cora Stafford Gallery, Denton, TX
NAT 23 (Juried), Texas Tech University, Landmark Arts, Lubbock, TX
Expo 2009 (Juried), 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX, Curator: Gavin Morrison is curator of the Fort Worth Contemporary Art Gallery, an auxiliary gallery of Texas Christian University
2008 Something Made Easy, 500X Gallery in Dallas, TX
MFA Graduate Students Exhibition (Juried), UNT Art Gallery in Denton, TX (June – August 2008)
New American Talent: The Twenty-Third Exhibition (Juried), Arthouse at the Jones Center, Austin, TX, Nato Thompson, curator and producer, Creative Time, New York, NY
NAT 23, Texas A&M, Commerce, TX
Student Art Competition (Juried), UNT Union Gallery in Denton, TX
Curator: Thomas Feulmer, Director of Education and Programming at the Rachofsky House in Dallas, TX
EXPO 2008 (Juried), 500X Gallery in Dallas, TX, Curator: Terri Thornton, an artist and Curator of Education at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
2007 Not To Be Missed By Anyone, 500X Gallery in Dallas, TX
Pocket of Schemes, Cora Stafford Gallery in Denton, TX
**Peripheral Vision, Union Gallery in Denton, TX
Junior/Senior Show, 500X Gallery in Dallas, TX
Dissipation, Cora Stafford Gallery in Denton, TX
Paint Trap, Cora Stafford Gallery in Denton, TX
2005 *Figurative Paintings, Third Floor Gallery, Thomasville Cultural Center, Thomasville, GA
2002 Juried Student Show, Martin Museum of Art in Waco, TX
Select Collections
ABC Network
Mariko Frost, Brooklyn, NY
Joseph Beckham, Dallas, TX
Niela Petrick, Mckinney, TX
Timothy E. Moloney, Dallas, TX
Jennifer Seale, NY, NY
Victoria Josslin, Seattle, WA
Irene Klaver, Denton, TX
Bill Oakey, Austin, TX
Bob Smith, Waco, TX
Patrick Scribens, Houston, TX
Christine Cherawan, Austin, TX
Selected Bibliography
2014 Corsicana Daily Sun, “Navarro College hosts fall art show”,
2013 “Restoring a Familiar Work of Art” inhouse.unt.edu/restoring-familiar-work-art
Dallas Morning News, p. E8
“Jennifer Leigh Jones at Croft Gallery” http://camplinart.blogspot.com
2010 North Texas Daily, “Denton Rising Artists”
2009 D Magazine, “The New Dallas Nine Artists of Dallas,” (volume 36, Number 8)
North Texas Daily, “Student artwork explores topics of femininity, Artistically Speaking: Leaving a Legacy"
2008 “New American Talent: The Twenty-Third Exhibition,”
