Jesse Small
JESSE WILLIAM ARTHUR SMALL
Born 1974
2005 Alfred University, Alfred, New York, M.F.A.
1997 Kansas City Art Institute, Missouri, B.F.A.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2011 dESIGN hELL, Nancy Hoffman Gallery, New York
2010 “Platane Secrets,” Musee de Ceramique Biennial, Vallauris, France
“Twiganatomy,” Sherry Leedy Gallery, Kansas City Missouri
U.N.$.A.D.O.G.,” Belger Art Center, Kansas City, Missouri
2009 Bao Zhe Xing Xing (Super Nova), Nancy Hoffman Gallery, New York
2007 “New_Types,” BOKA Powell Architects, Kansas City, Missouri
“Shi Tou,” Project Space, Nancy Hoffman Gallery, New York
2006 “Not Only You,” I Art Bank, Shenzhen, China
2005 “The Freaks Come Out at Night,” PWS Experimental Gallery, Jingdezhen, China
“In Country,” Schein-Joseph International Museum of Ceramic Art, Alfred, New York
2004 “After the Heat,” Ledy-Voulkos Art Space, Kansas City, Missouri
2001 “Duds,” 1305 Union Street, Kansas City, Missouri
1999 “Flotillas,” 1305 Union Street, Kansas City, Missouri
“The War Room,” 1305 Union Street, Kansas City, Missouri
1998 “May Day,” Jan Weiner Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri
1997 “Standard Issues,” Fahrenheit Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2011 “Décor,” Bernardaud Foundation, Limoges, France
2010 “At the Edge,” Portsmouth Museum of Art, New Hampshire
“In the Moment,” Carter Art Center, Penn Valley Community College, Kansas City, Missouri
“KCAl 125th Anniversary,” HR Block Artspace, Kansas City, Missouri
“REAL(ist),” Selby Gallery, Ringling College of Art and Design, Sarasota, Florida
“Snow Garden,” SCTA Gallery, Hong Kong
2009 “Exporting Pop: A Western Fantasy,” Kuwait Art Foundation, Kuwait City, Kuwait and Dubai, United Arab Emirates (curated by Dean Project)
“Happy Tree Friends,” Urban Culture Project at La Esquina, Charlotte Street Foundation, Kansas City, Missouri
“RoCoCoPoP,” Dean Project/Crossing Art, Flushing and Long Island City, New York
Summer Group Exhibition, Nancy Hoffman Gallery, New York
2008 “E-Form,” Today Arts Museum, Beijing. Traveling to DoLand MoCA, Shanghai; Jinse Gallery, Chong Qing, China
“Exporting Pop: A Western Fantasy Preview,” Dean Project, Long Island City, New York
“Flying the Coop,” Nancy Hoffman Gallery, New York
“Romantic Materialism,” Untitled [Artspace], Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
“World Histories,” Des Moines Art Center, Iowa
2006 “Bourgeois Reservation,” secret studio, Jingdezhen, China
2005 “Itchy Tickle,” c2 Gallery, Shanghai, China
“Grand Opening,” Harvey-Meadows Gallery, Aspen, Colorado
2004 “Contemplating War,” Johnson County Community College Gallery of Art, Overland Park, Kansas
2003 “Opposite Attraction,” Untitled Gallery, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
2002 “Invitational Ceramics Show,” Daum Museum of Contemporary Art, Sedalia, Missouri
“Territorial,” Belger Arts Center, Kansas City, Missouri
“Curators Choice,” Kansas City Jewish Museum, Overland Park, Kansas
“Rare Visions,” Dolphin Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri
“Shine ,” Johnson County Community College Gallery of Art, Overland Park, Kansas
2000 “Charlotte Street Exhibition,” Kansas City Artists Coalition, Kansas City, Missouri
“Winter Show,” Dolphin Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri
“Summer Show,” Dolphin Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri
“Atmosphere,” Dirt Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri
1999 “Beyond Bounds,” Johnson County Community College Gallery of Art, Overland Park, Kansas
“Contemporary Trends,” The Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art, St. Joseph, Missouri
“Multimedia,” M Studio, Kansas City, Missouri
PUBLIC ART COMMISSIONS
2009 “Digital Glen,” Wellness Center, Des Moines, Iowa
“Sofa Garden (Seasons),” Shenzhen, China
2008 “Centurion Gate,” Fort Riley, Kansas
“Golden Hedges,” Mission Bank and Trust, Kansas City, Missouri
“Global Drift,” 360 Architecture, Kansas City Missouri
2005 “Flock,” Kansas City, Missouri
“Gaggle,” Riverfront Heritage Trail, Kansas City, Missouri
2001 “The World,” Belger Art Center, Kansas City, Missouri
2000 “Checkpoint,” Avenue of the Arts, Kansas City, Missouri
2003 “Bollards,” McAllen, Texas
“Shadow,” Daum Museum of Contemporary Art, Sedalia, Missouri
2001 “The World,” Kansas City, Missouri
2000 “Checkpoint,” Avenue of the Arts, Kansas City, Missouri
GRANTS AND AWARDS
2009 Gold Award for “Golden Hedges,” Kansas City Art Through Architecture in partnership with Charlotte Street Foundation
2005-06 Lighton International Artists Exchange Program Recipient, Kansas City Artists Coalition, Missouri, to China
2000 Charlotte Street Fund, recognizing visual artists in Kansas City
RESIDENCIES
2011 International Academy of Arts, Vallauris, France
2009 Belger Creative Campus, Kansas City, Missouri, studio residence
2006 The Experimental Sculpture Factory (Le Tian), Jingdezhen, China
Shenzen Art Space (formerly I Art Bank Sculpture Studio), Shenzhen, China
COLLECTIONS
Alfred University, Alfred, New York
Belger Cartage Service, Kansas City, Missouri
Corporate Communications Group, Overland Park, Kansas
Daum Museum of Contemporary Art, Sedalia, Missouri
Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, Missouri
Johnson County Community College, Overland Park, Kansas
Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Overland Park, Kansas
Sprint World Headquarters, Overland Park, Kansas
U.S. Federal Bank, Kansas City, Missouri
CONTRIBUTIONS (fundraising art auctions)
Anderson Ranch, Snowmass, Colorado
ACLU
National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts
Johnson County Community College Gallery of Art, Overland Park, Kansas
Kansas City Art Institute, Missouri
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri