Jenny K. Dowd

jennydowd@ymail.com

www.jennydowd.com

 

Education

M.F.A.  2005, University of Missouri-Columbia, Ceramics, Fibers

B.F.A.  2002, Kansas State University, Ceramics

 

Current Employment

2010- Painting and Drawing Studio Manager and Education Director, Exhibition Coordinator.

present        Art Association of Jackson Hole, Jackson, WY

                         Art Instructor, Adult and Youth: Beginning and Intermediate Ceramics

 

Selected Visiting Artist Lecture/Workshop/Presentations

2011 Workshop, Non-Traditional Clay Surfaces, Lander Art Center, Lander, WY

2010 Workshop, Printmaking Without a Press and Mixed Media Drawing, a drawing and      

           printmaking workshop taught for Kansas Art Educators Association art camp.  Ulrich 

           Museum of Art at Wichita State University, Wichita, KS

2009 Gallery Talk, Demonstration, First Annual Alumni Exhibition, University of Missouri,

           Columbia, MO

 

Selected Grants/Fellowships

2011 Wyoming Arts Council Visual Art Fellowship

2010 Ucross Foundation Residency, Ucross, WY

Selected Exhibitions

2011

Feats of Clay XXIV 2011, Lincoln Arts, Lincoln, CA (Heritage Tile Award)

Uncommon Ground: Impact and Influence, National Council on Education for the

            Ceramic Arts (NCECA) Regional Juried Exhibition, Jurors: Linda Ganstrom, Bebe

            Alexander, Collin Parson. Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, Arvada, CO Passages, Solo Exhibition, Lander Art Center, Lander, WY

 

2010

Clay on the Wall: 2010 Clay National, Juror: Elaine Henry, Texas Tech University

            School of Art, Lubbock, TX

31^st Annual Southeastern Montana Juried Exhibit, Regional Juried Exhibition, Juror:

            Shelia Rieman, Custer County Art  & Heritage Center, Miles City, MT

2010 Governor’s Capitol Art Exhibition, Wyoming Juried Exhibition, Juror: Deborah

            Mitchell, Wyoming State Museum, Cheyenne, WY

 

2009

Two by Two: Small-Scale Ceramic Sculpture Biennial, National Juried Exhibition, 

              Jurors: Ann Christensen, Elisa Nappa, Eastern Washington University Gallery of Art,

             Cheney, WA

Passages, Solo Exhibition, Lyndsay McCandless Contemporary Gallery, Jackson Hole, WY

 

2008  

Ink and Clay 34, National Juried Exhibition, Jurors: Darrel Couturier, Mark Steven 

             Greenfield. California State Polytechnic University, Kellogg Art Gallery, Pomona, CA.

A Silent Dialogue, Solo Exhibition, Teton Art Lab, Jackson, WY

Tenuous Record, Solo Exhibition, Art Association of Jackson Hole, Art Space Loft Gallery, 

              Jackson, WY

 

2007

Texas National, Jurors: Susanne Bloom and Ed Hill (MANUAL), Stephen F. Austin State

               University, Nacogdoches, TX (Honorable Mention)

Essential Elements, Juror: Judith Tolnick, director of Fine Arts Center Gallery University of  

               Rhode Island, Hera Gallery, Wakefield, RI

The Five Senses, Art and The Written Word, National Juried Exhibition, Jurors: Mark Pascale, James Mesple.  Northbrook Public Library, Northbrook, IL (Second Place)

 

2006

Premio Fondazione Arnaldo Pomodoro International Competition for Young Sculptors, Jurors: Cosume de Baranano, Susan Ferleger Brades, Sokari Douglas Camp, Tom L. Freudenheim, Hou Hanru, Arnaldo Pomodoro and Arturo Carlo Quintavelle.  Fondazione Arnaldo Pomodoro, Milan, Italy (catalogue)

20”x20”x20” A National Compact Competition and Exhibit, Juror: Tara McDowell, LSU Union Art Gallery, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA (First Place)

Rome Art Coterie’s 2006 4^th National Juried Art Exhibit, Juror: Laura Lieberman, Rome Area Council for the Arts Gallery, Rome, GA (Second Place)

Replica Replacements, Solo exhibition, The Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, MO

2005

Clay Plus, National Juried Exhibition, Jurors: Linda Mosley, Jerry Au. The Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, MO (First Place, “Going Solo” award)

Emerging Artists’ Exhibition, Invitational Exhibition, Curator: Joyce Rosen, The Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, MO

Mistaking Artifice for Reality, MFA Thesis Exhibition, Boone County Historical Society, Columbia, MO

 

2004

Taking Measure II, NCECA 2004 Student Exhibition, Jurors:  Steve Reynolds, Michel Conroy, Kim May.  Jingdzhen, China (catalogue)

Pareidolia, Juror: Eleanor Antin, Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, CA

Americas 200; Tenth Annual All Media Competition, National Exhibiton, Juror: Neil C. Cockerline, Northwest Art Center, Minot State University, Minot, ND

 

2003

2003 St. Petersburg Clay National: A Juried Ceramic Exhibition, Juror: Don Reitz, St. Petersburg Clay Company, St. Petersburg, FL

Feed the Body, Feed the Soul: Gifts from the Earth, 9^th National Juried Exhibition, Jurors: Betty Talbott, Ellen Price, Fitton Center for Creative Arts, Hamilton, OH

 

2002

Sixth International All Media Exhibit, Juror: Stephen Bennett Phillips, eklektikos gallery, Washington D.C.

International Orton Cone Box Show, Jurors: Patti Warashina, Willfredo Torres, Mitsuro Shoji.  Baker University, KS

Topeka Competition 24, Regional Juried Exhibition, Juror: Victor Spinski, Alice C. Sabatini Gallery of the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library, Topeka, KS

Selected Awards and Honors

2011 Wyoming Arts Council Visual Art Fellowship Recipient, Jurors: Nancy Bowen, Mark Klett, Joshua Wiener

2011 Heritage Tile Award, Feats of Clay XXIV 2011, Juror: Donna Billick, Lincoln Arts, Lincoln, CA

2009 Group Exhibition Award, Friendly Fire, National Juried Exhibition, Jurors: Bede Clarke, Bunny McBride, Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, MO

2007 Second Place, The Five Senses, Art and The Written Word, National Juried Exhibition, Jurors: Mark Pascale, James Mesple.  Northbrook Public Library, Northbrook, IL

2006 First Place, 20 x 20 x 20 Compact Exhibition, Juror: Tara McDowell, LSU Union Art Gallery, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA

2006 Second Place, Rome Art Coterie’s 2006 4^th National Juried Art Exhibit, Juror: Laura Lieberman, Rome Area Council for the Arts Gallery, Rome, GA

2005 “Going Solo” award, solo exhibition at the Foundry Art Centre 2006, jurors: Jerry Au, Linda Mosley, Clay Plus exhibition

 

Selected Collections

Jingdezhen Sanbao Ceramic Art Institute Museum, Jingdezhen, China

              Fondazione Arnaldo Pomodoro, Milan, Italy

 

Selected Citations

Katy Niner, “Creative Irrigation,” Jackson Hole News and Guide, Stepping Out, March 16, 2011, Color plate and text, pg 12-13.

500 Ceramic Sculptures. Lark Books, 2009, color plate pg 96. Juror: Dr. Glen Brown.

Katy Niner, “’Library’ of art pays homage to reading fascination,” Jackson Hole News and Guide, January 2, 2008: 9

              500 Baskets. Lark Books, 2006, color plate pg 298.  Juror: Jan Peters

“Premio Fondazione Arnaldo Pomodoro International Competition for Young  

Sculptors 2006” Milan, Italy.  Exhibition catalogue, color plate and text pg 50-51

“Jingdezhen International Ceramic Art Education Conference 2004 China” Exhibition catalogue, color plate pg 163