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| 2009 |
Dirt Floor/Living Roof, Greater Reston Art Center, Reston, VA |
| 2008 |
Jessie Lehson, Oxford Occasional, Philadelphia, PA
Healing Environments, Fox3 Gallery, Baltimore, MD |
| 2007 |
Dirty, Sub-Basement, Baltimore, MD |
| 2004 |
Jessie Lehson, Spare Room, Baltimore, MD |
| 2002 |
Thesis Exhibition, Decker Gallery, Baltimore, MD |
| 1997 |
Jessie Lehson- recent works, Ten Oaks Gallery, Clarksville, MD |
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| 2008 |
Once Again, Again, curated by Annie Gawlak, McLean Project for the Arts, Mclean, VA
Bright- Shiny New, Paperwork Gallery, Baltimore, MD
Baltimore Sculpture Project, Sculpture Commission, City Government, Baltimore, MD
Rotunda, Public Sculpture Commission, Design Associates, Baltimore, MD |
| 2007 |
Rinehart, Fox3 Gallery, Baltimore, MD
MakeBakeCake, curated by Duff Goldman, Load of Fun Studios, Baltimore, MD
T.B.A. Fox3 Gallery, Baltimore, MD
Annual Members’ Juried Exhibition, curated by Alex Baker, Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts, Wilmington, DE
Intervene/Activate, curated by Don Russell, Union Gallery, College Park, MD |
| 2006 |
Consume, Flashpoint Gallery, Washington, DC
Arts Council@GRACE, curated by Jack Rasmussen, Greater Reston Arts Center, Reston, VA
Rinehart, Fox3 Gallery, Baltimore, MD
The Transient Modern Landscape, The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, MD
Mostre Rossa, an exhibit of contemporary American art, a part of the 3rd International Biennale of Ferrara, Zuni Gallery, Ferarra, Italy
Exchange, Warehouse Arts Complex, Washington, DC
Arbitrary Specifics, Sub-Basement, Baltimore, MD
Critics Residency curated by Lilly Wei, Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, MD
Sculpture Unbound, curated by Glen Harper, Edison Place Gallery, Washington, DC |
| 2005 |
1st National Juried Exhibit at Pyramid Atlantic, curated by Sarah Finlay & Patrick Murcia , Pyramid Atlantic, Silver Spring, MD
re:place, Gateway Corporation, Silver Spring, MD
Out of Order IV- XII, Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, MD |
| 2004 |
Matchbook, Spare Room, Baltimore, MD
Phemenology, curated by Maren Hassinger, Meyerhoff Gallery, Baltimore, MD |
| 2003 |
Walters on the Wall, The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore, MD
Beauty and the Mundane, Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, MD |
| 2002 |
Senior Thesis Exhibition, Decker Gallery, Baltimore, MD
Artist Books, Fox3 Gallery, Baltimore, MD |
| 2001 |
GFA Department Show, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
Wildflower, School 33 Art Center, Baltimore, MD |
| 2000 |
Foundation Show, Meyerhoff Gallery, Baltimore, MD |
| 1999 |
Foundation Show, Fox3 Gallery, Baltimore, MD
Take Back the Night,Mt. Vernon Square, Baltimore, MD |
| 1998 |
Recent Paintings, Chiostro di S. Maria delle Grazie Sorrento, Italy |
| 1997 |
“Trash Trees” Community Sculpture, Maryland Art Place/Student Environmental Council/ Howard Community College, Columbia, MD |
| 1996 |
Juried Show,Maryland College of Art and Design, Silver Spring, MD |
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| 2008 |
2nd Place Prize, Once Again, Again, McLean Project for the Arts, McLean, VA
Rinehart Fellowship, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
Virginia Center for the Creative Arts Full Fellowship, Amherst, VA
Vermont Studio Center Residency Fellowship, Johnson, VT |
| 2007 |
1st Place Prize, MakeBakeCake, Load of Fun Studios, Baltimore, MD
Perl Fellowship, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
Visiting Artist Lecture, Harford Community College, Bel Air, MD |
| 2006 |
Consume Exhibit Catalogue, Flashpoint Gallery, Washington, DC
1st Place Prize, Arts Council@Grace Juried Show, GRACE Gallery, Reston, VA
Rinehart Graduate Fellowship, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
Semi-finalist, Trawick Prize, Bethesda Arts District, Bethesda, MD
Visiting Artist Lecture, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
Artist Talk, Md Art Place, Baltimore, MD |
| 2005 |
Visiting Artist Lecture, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD |
| 2003 |
Artist Talk, Md Art Place, Baltimore, MD |
| 2002 |
Seymour Mandlebaum Merit Award, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD |
| 1999 |
GFA Scholarship, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
Student Jury, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD |
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Ober, Cara. “Looks Like Art, Smells Like Art... I think it's Art.” Baltimore Examiner- April 19, 2008
Thomley, Amelia. “Thesis Review.” Bmore Art Blog- April 16, 2008 <bmoreblogspot.com>
Ober, Cara. “Jessie Lehson.” Urbancode Magazine- February 2008
Lark, 500 Handmade Books. Asheville, NC: Lark Books, 2008. |
| 2007 |
Cohen, Jesse. “Jessie Lehson, featured artist” ArtDC.org- August 1, 2007
<artdc.org/forum/index.php?page=28>
Ober, Cara, “Dirt Girl.” Gutter Magazine- September 2007
Jagtap, Anisha “Pretty Tasty” City Paper- July 25, 2007
Greenwall, Stuart. “We find this work beautiful intelligent and relevant” Urbancode Magazine- July, 2007
Gershwin, Justin. “American Dirt”Bmore Art Blog- May 31, 2007 <bmoreblogspot.com>
Gershwin, Justin. Dirty Exhibit Catalogue, Sub Basement Artist Studios, Baltimore, MD
Tierney, Robin. “Agents of social change at intervene/activate” Washington Examiner- January 22, 2007 |
| 2006 |
Debeau, Peter. Exchange Exhibit Catalogue, Warehouse Art Complex, Washington, DC
Bradley, Rachel. Mostre Rossa Exhibit Catalogue, Zuni Gallery, Ferarra, Italy
Wei, Lilly., et al. Mapping the Alternative Exhibit Catalogue, Md Art Place, Baltimore, MD
Cudlin, Jeffry. “City Lights Pick-Consume” The Washington City Paper-December 15, 2006
Dawson, Jessica. “First Impressions, Second Thoughts” The Washington Post- December 9, 2006
Berger, Arion. “Consumerism Reports” The Washington Post Express- December 7,2006
Tierney, Robin. “Overindulge the Senses” Washington Examiner- December 2, 2006
Finn, Catherine “Flashpoint ‘Consumes’ New Art” The Daily Colonial- December 1, 2006
“Fit for Consumption” The Washington Times- November 30, 2006
Rems, Janet “Teaming Up on the Arts” The Reston Times- November 8, 2006
Mellema, Kevin “Northern Virginia Art Beat” The Falls Church News- November 9, 2006
“Action: Exchange Show in Washington DC” Creative Capitalism- November 9, 2006 <fashionablylatent.com>
“Exchange” Artzeeeye Blog- September 25, 2006 <artzeeeye.blogspot.com>
Livingston, Jack. “Arbitrary Specifics” Peek Review- July 10, 2006
Bowers, J. “Underworld” City Paper- June 28, 2006
“Artwalk in Silver Spring” Artzeeeye Blog - June 7, 2006 <artzeeeye.blogspot.com>
Collins, Dan. “MAP Engages Dialogue About Contemporary Art” Baltimore Examiner- May 29, 2006
McNatt, Glenn. “Show Nurtures Some Talent Better Than Others” Baltimore Sun- May 26, 2006
Tierney, Robin. “Sculpture Unbound” Washington Examiner- January 27, 2006
Capps, Kriston. “Sculpture Unbound” Grammer Police- January 15, 2006 <grammerpolice.net> |
| 2005 |
Massey, Bob. “Forgotten Things” Washington Post Express- May 26, 2005 |
| 2004 |
The Signal Radio Show. NPR- December 3, 2004
Linskey, Annie. “Cicadas are back, but now they’re art” The Baltimore Sun- December 4, 2004
Ober, Cara. “Art Scrape- Phemenology” City Paper- July 21, 2004
Thompson, Chezia. “Phemenology” www.spectrumofpoeticfire.com- July 9- July 31, 2004 |
| 2003 |
“Scaling the Walls: Integrating Paper Sculpture with Music, Dance, and spoken Word” Hand Papermaking- Winter 2003
DePastino, Blake. “Emerge and See Maryland Art Place Argues That Youth Is Never Wasted on Young Artists” City Paper- June 5- July, 1 2003
Schaffer, Sarah. “Exhibit at MAP focuses on new talent Everyday items theme of mixed media show” The Baltimore Sun- July 2, 2003
“Beauty & the Mundane: Transcendence within the Commonplace” Art Source- May 30, 2003
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Giuliano, Mike. “In a Word, Artscape Shows are Sparse in Title but Rich in Quality,” City Paper- July 18, 2001 |
| 1997 |
“Raising Awareness,” The Baltimore Sun- June 11, 1997
“Trash Turned Into Art,” 21042- June 12, 1997
“Good Citizenship Pays Off,” Howard County Times- June 19, 1997
“From Discards to Art,” Howard County Times- June 26, 1997 |
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Maryland Institute College of Art - Rinehart School of Sculpture
Master of Fine Arts
Major: Sculpture |
| 1999-2002 |
Maryland Institute College of Art
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Major: General Fine Arts
Cum Laude, Dean’s List |
| 1998-1999 |
Maryland Institute College of Art, Sorrento, Italy
Painting Program |
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