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Jen Dwyer
B. 1988, San Francisco, CA
Education
2019 MFA, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN
Minor Gender Studies
2011 BFA, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
BA in Environmental Studies
Minor in Art History
Solo Exhibitions
2023 Pur Bliss, Jennifer Terzian Gallery, Litchfield, Ct
2022 Garden of Archetypes, Solo Exhibition, Dinner Gallery, Chelsea, NY curated by Celine Mo
2020 Dreamers Delight, Spring Break Art Show (Solo Booth), NYC, NY curated by Lauren Hirshfield
2019 World of Her Own, MFA Thesis Exhibition, Snite Art Museum, IN
2018 Not For You, Bunny, Solo Exhibition- Lucas Lucas Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2011 Balancing gallery, BFA Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Selected Group Exhibitions
2023 Lush, Hashimoto Gallery, NYC, NY
Potluck, Hashimoto Gallery, Los Angeles, Ca
2022 A Chair In Itself, Jeff Marfa, Marfa, TX, curated by Willy Somma
Lost Treasure, Parlor Gallery, Asbury Park, NJ
Constructed Paradise, Hashimoto Contemporary Gallery, NYC, NY
Lush, Hashimoto Contemporary Gallery, NYC, NY, curated by Jennifer Rizzo
Moments in Reverie, Group Exhibition, GeorgeTown College, Louisville, KY curated by Samantha Simpson
Half Baked, Tchotchke Gallery, New York, NY, curated by Marlee Katz
2021 Only If We Wish To, Equity Gallery, Manhattan, NY
The Other Side of The Rainbow, ArtPort Kingston, Kingston, NY
Who Really Cares?, Samuel Dorsky Museum, New Paltz, NY
Magic Touch, Group Show, Dinner Gallery, Chelsea, NY
Virtual Reality, with Gracelee Lawerence, Houseworks Gallery, KY curated by Samantha Simpson
2020
Art Miami Fair x Artsy, Special Online Edition, AHA Gallery
All Out/ All In, Maxon Mill Gallery, Wassaic, NY curated by Will Hutnick
Repose, Gaa Gallery, Cape Cod, MA
Covid19 Diaries, Lovaas Projects, München, Germany
Now More Than Ever, Wassaic Projects, Wassaic, NY
Keep For Old Memories, Young Space Gallery, co-curated by Kate Mothes and Celine Mo, online
Femmephobia, School of Visual Arts, NYC, NY
2019 Miami Context, Aha Fineart Gallery, NYC, NY
Investigating Reality, Untitled Space, NYC, NY
Potluck, Hashimoto Contemporary, San Francisco, CA
NCECA Juried Student Exhibition, Soo Visual Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN (Potter Award)
Femme, Juxtaposed Projects, New York, NY
World of Her Own, curated by Anna Cone, Spring/ Break, NYC, NY
To Be One and Myself, curated by Lauren Elise and Kat Ryals, Spring/ Break, NYC, NY
Spiritual Advisory, curated by Sarah Potter and Caroline Larsen, Spring/ Break, NYC, NY
2018 Small + Mighty, La Bodega Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Speed Dating, curated by Calli Moore, Peter’s Candy Store, Brooklyn, NY
Contemporary Sculpture, Untitled Space, NY
Current Residents, Salem Art Works, Salem, NY
Midnight, Paradise Palace Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Room XX, Spring/Break Art Show, Manhattan, NY
Year of Resistance, The Untitled Space, New York, NY
2017 Con Artist Collective Exhibition, Satellite Art Fair, Miami, FL
Shades of Gray, Kunsthuis Gallery, Crayke, United Kingdom
Spa Princess: Guide To Escape, The Sussex Contemporary Gallery, Ontario, Canada
What’s Underneath, Howl Magazine, New York, NY
She Inspires, Untitled Space, New York, NY
Nasty Women Art Chicago, Moonlight Studio, Chicago, IL
The Personal Is Political, Non Fiction Gallery, Savannah, GA
Uprise, Untitled Space, Manhattan, NY
2016 We Reject, Slate Arts, Chicago, IL
Tell Me More, Academic Gallery, Long Island City, NY
Natural/ Unnatural, Square Dot Plus Studios, Gowanus, NY
South- West Brooklyn Exhibition, Nars Foundation, Brooklyn, NY
2015 Seeking Space, Bushwick Open Studios, Active Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Telestrations, Halyards: Gowanus Open Studios, Gowanus, NY
Brooklyn Art Space Winter Member Salon Pop-up, Trestle Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Celestial Sunset, Nars foundation, Brooklyn, NY
Working Artists, Academic Gallery, Long Island City, NY
2014 Festina Lente, Con Artist Collective & Create, Art Basel, Miami, FL
Surfacing, Gowanus Open Studios, Trestle Projects, Brooklyn, NY
Submerged, GSS Installation, Governors Island Art Fair, NY
Sun Tilt, Stylus Salon: Ghost Gallery, Seattle, WA
The New Current, Red Current Gallery, Seattle, WA
Endless Exhibition, Con Artist Gallery, Manhattan, NY
2013 Winter Art Show, Recession Art Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Acid Cinema Presents: The Future, Brooklyn Fire Proof, Brooklyn, NY
Fluctuations, Recession Art Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Fall Member Salon, Trestle Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Winter Season Grand Salon Show, Greenpoint Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Realist Exhibition, West Park Art Gallery, Manhattan, NY
2012 Wandering Home, Sapphire Gallery, Manhattan, NY
Annual Artists Show, Kala Art Institute, Berkeley, CA
Open Walls, Black Box Gallery, Portland, OR
Lost and Found, Cakespy Gallery, Seattle, WA 4N5 Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2011 Juried Show, Jacob Lawrence Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Balancing Act, Thesis exhibition, CMA Gallery, University of Washington,
Residencies + Workshops
2021-22 Museum of Art and Design Studio Residency, NY
2019-20 Wassaic Artist Fellowship, Wassaic, NY
2018 Studio Artist Residency, Salem Art Works, Salem, NY
2017 Artist in Resident, Pottery Workshop, Jingdezhen, China
Learning to Look Workshop, Christina West, Alfred University, NY
2016 Artist in Resident, Pocosin Arts, Columbia, NC
2014 Scholarship Recipient for Artist Residency, Contemporary Artist Center, Troy, NY
2013 Recent Graduate Residency, Brooklyn Art Space, Brooklyn, NY
2012 Artist in Resident, Kala Art Institute, Berkeley, CA
Grants + Scholarships
2019 Professional Development Grant, Workshop with Lauren Gallaspy
Professional Development Grant, University of Notre Dame, IN
Public Park + Historic Site Grant, Indiana Arts Commission, IN
2018 Research Award, Material Grant, University of Notre Dame, IN
Nanovic Grant, Funded research trip to analyze 18thc. and 19thc. Porcelain at the Sèvres Porcelain, University of Notre Dame
Full Scholarship, Pristine Porcelain, Taylor Robenalt, Penland School of Craft
Professional Development Grant, University of Notre Dame, IN
Public Park + Historic Site Grant, Indiana Arts Commission, IN
2017 Public Park + Historic Site Grant, Indiana Arts Commission, IN
Professional Development Grant, University of Notre Dame, IN
2014 Scholarship Recipient, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
2013 Scholarship Recipient, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
Publications
2022 Jen Dwyer Finds The Secret Garden of Individuality, White Wall Magazine, interview by Katy Donoghue, 2022
Interview with Ceramicist Jen Dwyer, Nina Ninu, interview by Leila Antakly, 2022
Five New York Shows explore the pandemic’s effects two years after the city’s first Covid-19 lockdown, Jen Dwyer: Garden of Archetypes, the Art News Paper, 2022
Editors’ Picks: 15 Events for Your Art Calendar, From a Fascinating Fernanda Laguna Survey to the Badass Art Women Awards, Plus openings for Awol Erizku at Gagosian and Jen Dwyer at Dinner Gallery., Art Net, 2022
Jen Dwyer: Garden of Archetypes, Ceramics Now, 2022
2021 Magic Touch Co-curated by Jen Dwyer, Art Plugged Magazine, 2021
The Arbitrary Assignment of Value, Matron and Mistresses, interview by Lizzy Vartanian
Create Magazine, Reunion Issue, 2021
Arts to Hearts Podcast, Creating Inspiring Functional and Engaging Art Using Clay, Interview by Charuka Arora
Rituals & Reflections with Ceramic Artist and Painter Jen Dwyer, Art Spiel, by Alicia Puig Magic Touch Co-curated by Jen Dwyer, Art- Plugged Magazine,
2020 Jen Dwyer Is Challenging Gender Stereotypes Through Rococo Ceramics, Art Gorgeous, Interview by Lizzy Vartanian
11 Acclaimed Artists Offer Strategies for Getting the Most Out of Working From Home, Whether From Your Studio or Bedroom Office, by Art Net News, March 30, 2020
Studio Visit: Ceramicist Jen Dwyer, Cool Hunting Interview by David Graver, March 18, 2020
Here Are 9 of the Most Wildly Creative Ways That Artists Transformed an Office Building Into an Art Wonderland for SPRING/BREAK 2020, Art Net, Sarah Cascone
The Zealous Set with Jen Dwyer, Art Zealous, 2020
In conversation with ceramic artist jen dwyer, Neubau Eyewear Interview
2019 Friend of the Artist Issue 10, 2019
2018 Ceramist Jen Dwyer Uses 18th-Century Decorative Arts to Create Feminist Work That Challenges Artistic Hierarchies, Architecture Digest, by Hadley Keller
Meet Jen Dwyer: The Feminist Artist Exploring Political Thought Through Ceramics, Blended Magazine, by Lilian Joans Jen Dwyer and Ceramics As Resistance, Interview: The Femme Art Review The Untitled Space Gallery Checks in with Nasty Women One Year Later, Vogue, 2018 One Year of Resistance, The Guardian, 2018, Interview with Curated by Girls by Laetitia Duveau
How Artists See Trump's Presidency so Far, Widewalls, 2018 Artist Feature, Create Magazine, January, 2018
One Year of Resistance Exhibition Curbs Trump’s Enthusiasm, Featured Art, Flaunt Magazine, 2018
What This Artist Learned From Making Feminist Ceramics And Pregnancy Test Pipes, Forbes Magazine, Interview by Jane Claire Hervey
2017 Watermelon Millennial Escapism Via Surrealism Ceramics, Art Gorgeous Interview, Featured Artist, Wotisart, sixth issue, 2017
Jen Dwyer Tackles Trumpian Escapism with Abstract Ceramics, Bullett Magazine, 2017
Get to know the Legendary Women of the She Inspires Art Exhibition, Untitled Magazine 2017
14 Inspiring Artworks Celebrating Powerful Women, Bust Magazine, 2017
Nasty Woman Tiles, Pink Things Magazine, 2017
The Growing Movement of Anti-Trump Art, News Week, Feature, 2017
The feminist art show challenging trump with voodoo and porcelain pussy sculpture, i-D Magazine,
Jen Dwyer: Representing Sexual Subjugation Through Sculpture, Howl Magazine (interview), 2017
60 Contemporary Artists Made Works to Honor Inspiring Women, Vice, 2017
2016 The New Age of Ceramics, First Edition: Gingko Press, Inc, Sept 2016, by Hannah Stouffer
2014 Design News, New York Magazine, by Trupti Rami, 2014
Seeking Space Closing Reception at The Active Space, Art Fuse, by Nicole Durbin
2013 Featured Artist, Vile Magazine, November Issue, 2013
Artist Talk, Lecture & Panel Discussion
2022 Artist Talk, GeorgeTown College, Louiville, KY
(upcoming) Artist Talk, Hudson Valley Moca, Peekskill, NY
2021 Adornment & Art Panel Discussion, Throughlines Series, Museum of Art & Design
Artist Talk, Museum of Art and Design, NY
Artist Talk, House Guest Gallery, Louisville, KY
2020 Visiting Artist Lecture, Kenya College, Ohio
2019 Visiting Artist Lecture, Kenya College, Ohio
Artist Talk, Wassaic Projects, Wassaic, NY
2017 Artist in Residence Lecture, Pottery Workshop, Jingdezhen, China
2016 Incoming graduate Art Talk, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN
Artist Talk, Pocosin Arts, Columbia, NC