Rachel Jones
b. 1979 Ada, OK
Education:
MFA 2008 Painting, Drawing UNO
BA 2004 Sculpture, SOSU
Exhibition Record (solo shows marked by asterisk):
2010
Postcards from New Orleans, group show, Galerie Im Amdechshof, Innsbuck, Austria
*All My Love (To You My Love), The Front, New Orleans, LA
Moving Vehicles, group show, Space 301 in the Center for the Living Arts, Mobile, AL
Curator: Mia Kaplan
Hot Up Here, group show, ACA, Lafayette, LA
Curator: Dan Cameron
2009
Hot Up Here, Group show curated by Dan Cameron, Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans
Mnemonic Devices, Duo show, New Orleans Museum of Art
*Empty Ciphers, The Front, New Orleans
Things Fall Apart, group show curated by Joy Garnett, Winkleman Gallery, NYC
2008
New Work, The Front, in conjunction with Prospect 1, New Orleans
Rm 321, group show, Colton Studios, in conjunction with Prospect 1, New Orleans
Rachel Jones, Nathalie Shepherd, Galerie Im Amdechshof, Innsbuck, Austria
*In Situ (paintings and other ephemera), MFA Thesis Exhibition, UNO
Bizer, Fields, Jones, Podesta: An Emerging Artist Group Exhibition, Arthur Roger Project Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2007
*Multiples, CAC, New Orleans
Unwrapped: Contents May Have Shifted, Temp Gallery, New Orleans
SuperNova, Barrister’s Gallery, New Orleans, LA, Juror: Jeanette Ingberman, Exit Art, NYC
Works in Progress, UNO, New Orleans, LA
2006
This House is Made of Water, Stealth Arts, Birmingham, AL,Curator: Clayton Colvin
UNO Annual Faculty and Graduate Student Exhibition Works in Progress, UNO, New Orleans, LA
2005
Grayson Annual Black and White Show, Grayson College, Denison, TX,
Juror: Steve Black, Grayson College
Great Plains Juried Exhibition, Southeastern Oklahoma State University, Juror: Mort Hamilton, Goddard Art Center, Ardmore, OK
2004
*Thesis Exhibition, Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Murray Small Works Juried Competition, MSC, Tishomingo, OK, Juror: Stephen Phillips
SOSU Annual Faculty Exhibition, SOSU
Collegiate Juried Competition, SOSU, Durant, OK, Juror: Stan Perkins, Denison Art League, Denison, TX
2003
Semblance, Duo Show with Shelley Tate-Garner, Grayson College, Sherman, TX
Collegiate Juried Competition, Fresh Light Gallery, Denison, TX, Juror: Larry Matthews, 416West Gallery, Denison, TX
Goddard Center Annual Juried Competition, Ardmore, OK
Art Attack and Some Friends, Fresh Light Gallery, Denison, TX
500X Annual Open Show, Dallas, TX
STUFAC Exhibit, SOSU, Durant, OK
Bibliography:
Miranda Lash, "Mnemonic Devices", NOMA Arts Quarterly, Summer 2009
Eric Bookhardt, "Mnemonic Devices and Floatulants", Gambit, Vol 30, No 27, July 2009
New American Paintings, Southern Edition, Vol. 70, 2007, featured artist
Natalie Sciortino, “Gallery Walk: The SuperNova Show”, New Orleans Art Review, Vol. 26, Fall/Winter 2007
Constance: A Collection of Forty New Orleans Artists, Vol. 1, 2006, featured artist
Professional Experience:
2010 Adjunct Art Instructor, Painting II, Dillard University
2010 Adjunct Art Instructor, Figure Drawing, Dillard University
2009 Adjunct Art Instructor, Art Appreciation, Delgado Commmunity College
2009 Adjunct Art Instructor, Intro to Digital Imaging, Dillard University
2008-Present McGehee School, Upper School Art Instructor, 2D Design/Drawing, 3D Design, Painting/Printmaking, Intermediate/Advanced Painting
2008 Country Day Creative Arts Camp, Instructor
2005-2008 Instructor of Record, University of New Orleans, 2D Design, Drawing 1, Figure Drawing
2007 Teacher’s Assistant – Painting 1, University of New Orleans
2004-2005 Adjunct Art Instructor, Southeastern Oklahoma State University, Art Appreciation, 2D Design
