JESSICA DEHEN : CURRICULUM VITAE
EDUCATION
2022 Master of Fine Arts, University of Miami, Miami, Florida
2014 Bachelor of Arts Degree (honors, summa cum laude), Minor in Education. Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers, Florida
SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2022 ‘ELSEWHERE.’ University of Miami, Wynwood Gallery, Miami, FL.
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022 (Upcoming) ‘Citrus Flux’ Warmer Gallery at Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers, FL. 2021 ‘New Works: UMFA 2021’ University of Miami Wynwood Gallery, Miami, FL. 2020 ‘Making A Way— Artists Responding to the Coronavirus,’ Virtual Exhibition, South Bend Museum of Art, South Bend, IN. 2020 ‘Windows Into The World’, International Virtual Exhibition, Chico Arts Center, Chico, CA 2020 ‘Colors’ Art Exhibition, Merit Award Recipient, Art Room Gallery 2020 ‘Bold Abstracts’ International Juried Painting Exhibition, Merit Award Recipient, Camelback Gallery 2019 Selected MFA Works, University of Miami Wynwood Gallery, Miami, FL
2019 Incoming Graduate Student Exhibition, University of Miami Wynwood Gallery, Miami, FL
2019 Artigras, Jupiter, FL
2014 Death of a River, Florida Gulf Coast University Art Lab Gallery, Fort Myers, FL
2014 Contemplation (FGCU Senior Project Exhibition), Florida Gulf Coast University Gallery, Fort Myers, FL.
2013 Juried Student Art Exhibition, Florida Gulf Coast University Gallery, Fort Myers, FL
2012 Vitelli Arts and Culture Grant—NYC Exhibition, Florida Gulf Coast University Art Lab Gallery, Fort Myers, FL
2011 Juried Student Art Exhibition, Florida Gulf Coast University Gallery, Fort Myers, FL
AWARDS AND GRANTS
2020 Merit Award Recipient, ‘Colors’ Art Exhibition, Art Room Gallery 2020 Merit Award Recipient, ‘Bold Abstracts’ International Juried Painting Competition, Camelback Gallery 2019 Teaching Assistantship Recipient, University of Miami, Department of Art and Art History
2012 Vitelli Arts and Culture Grant Recipient, New York City Spring Break Excursion. Awarded by the Vitelli family and Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers, FL 2010 President’s Gold Scholarship Recipient, Florida Gulf Coast University.
RESIDENCIES
2022 Burren College of Art Summer Residency, Burren College of Art, Ballyvaughan, Co. Clare, Ireland
COLLECTIONS
Miami-Dade Law College / Courthouse, Miami, FL. Numerous private collections nationally and internationally
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
2022 - (present) Fine Arts Professor, Fort Lauderdale, FL. 2019 – 2022 Teaching Assistant, University of Miami, Miami, FL
2017 – 2019 Visual Arts Teacher, Department Chair of The Visual and Performing Arts, Boca Raton, FL
2014 – 2017 Visual Arts Teacher, West Palm Beach, FL
2014 Museum Education Internship at Baker Museum, Artis—Naples, Naples, FL
2013 Internship at Robert Rauschenberg Artist Residency, Captiva Island, FL
PUBLICATIONS AND SELECTED MEDIA
2021 ‘Pink Sand’ published in Art Circuits “2021 Guide to Art Basel” (printed catalogue). 2021 Moderator & Project Manager for ‘Living Art— The Sound-Color Synesthesia Paintings of Giulia Carisi Unpacked.’ Live Webinar. Hosted by University of Miami Art Department. https://miami.zoom.us/webinar/register/rec/WN_ROnZoeyXRym0R84R35JzHA?meetingId=_O3z_dII4Ff91bVlO8G8MN96L4M6pXeVFz4CrYcs2BzuEVljfornG9mNa2GBRgxh.mz-_-Wp2AxANUZSH&playId=&action=play&_x_zm_rtaid=gQ1I4iDoR42R2R-xqQOIcg.1635284800558.f9ff42991210b89aac677daf9d2d4225&_x_zm_rhtaid=821 2021 ‘IN THE STUDO: Jessica Dehen’ University of Miami IGTV Series. 2020 Various works published by South Bend Museum of Art in ‘Making A Way— Artists Responding to the Coronavirus’ Virtual Exhibition, South Bend Museum of Art, South Bend, IN. https://southbendart.org/see/making-a-way-jessica-dehen 2020 “Violet Sonata” and “Algae Bloom” published in Chico Art Center’s Virtual Exhibition “Windows Into The World— A Response to Quarantine.” https://chicoartcenter.com/windows-into-the-world-abstract/ 2020 “Heat Wave” and “Coastline” published in Art Room Gallery’s International Painting Competition. Digital exhibition. https://www.artroomgalleryonline.com/current_exhibition.html 2020 “Coastline” published in Camelback Gallery’s “Bold Abstracts” International Juried Painting Competition. Digital exhibition. https://www.camelbackgallery.com/boldabstracts2020exhibition 2019 “Meet The University of Miami’s artists of Art Basel. Published by The Miami Hurricane. Written by Amanda M. Perez and Kelly Montoya. https://news.miami.edu/stories/2019/11/meet-the-university-of-miami-artists-of-art-basel.html
2019 "Incoming graduate students display talents in Wynwood", interview with Jessica Dehen. Published by The Miami Hurricane. University of Miami. https://www.themiamihurricane.com/2019/09/16/incoming-graduate-students-display-talents-in-wynwood/
2014 “Red Poppies” published in the Mangrove Review, FGCU Arts and Literature Magazine.
2014 “Contemplation” Jessica Dehen Artist Statement. Published by The Main Gallery at Florida Gulf Coast University.
https://www.fgcu.edu/artgalleries/pastexhibitions/2013-2014/spring2014seniorprojects#JessicaDehenCONTEMPLATION
2014 “Dehen contemplates conceptual power of color in FGCU Senior Projects Exhibition”, Published by the Arts of Southwest Florida, written by Tom Hall.
http://www.artswfl.com/breaking-news/april-22-30-2014/breaking-swfl-art-news-april-22-30-2014
2014 “Finals: Spring 2014 Senior Projects”, featuring artist talk with Jessica Dehen, Eagle News, Florida Gulf Coast University. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4L2llZU3VY
2013 “Drawing The Line: Steamroller Printing”, interview featuring Jessica Dehen,
Eagle News, Florida Gulf Coast University. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMnG_pdjl_E