Curriculum Vitae
Education
2009 MFA in Painting/Drawing, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
2003 BFA in Studio Art, Painting, Baylor University, Waco, TX
2003 Lorenzo De’ Medici School of Art, Florence, Italy (Spring Semester)
Teaching and Professional Experience
2018 – Current
Visiting Full-Time Professor in Illustration/ Fine Art, Ringling College of Art and Design, Sarasota, FL
2015 – 2018
Chair of the Art Department, Navarro College, Corsicana, TX
2014 – 2018
Associate Professor of Studio Art, Navarro College, Corsicana, TX
2009 – 2014
Adjunct Faculty, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
Adjunct Faculty, Eastfield Community College, Mesquite, TX (2013)
Conservator for Ronald Williams Mural, University of North Texas, Denton, TX (2013)
Administrative Assistant for the Drawing Core, University of North Texas, Denton, TX (2010-2013)
Adjunct Faculty, Collin College, Frisco, TX (2009)
2007 – 2009
Teaching Fellow/ Assistant, College of Visual Arts and Design, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
2005 Curator, Thomasville Cultural Center, Thomasville, GA
Selected Shows: Frans Lanting, Janet Fish
Solo Exhibitions
2018 Unfolding, Reed Gallery, University of Presque Isle, Presque Isle, ME
2017 Passages, Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, Austin, TX
2017 Ex Post Facto, Warehouse Living Arts Center, Corsicana, TX
2016 Memory Web, Magnolia, Ro2 Gallery, Dallas, TX
2015 Arbitrary Power, Lullwood Group, San Antonio, TX
2013 Transitory, Cohn Drennan Contemporary, Dallas, TX
2012 Free Association, The Croft Art Gallery, Waco, TX
2011 Reflection, Mercantile Coffee Shop (The McKinney Avenue Contemporary), Dallas, TX
2011 Can You See Me? Can You Hear Me?, Trade in Hope Group Show, 501 Studios, Austin, TX
2010 Manifestations of Distorted Realities, Cedar Valley College, Lancaster, TX
2009 Reflections, 500X Gallery in Dallas, TX
2005 Figurative Paintings, Third Floor Gallery, Thomasville Cultural Center, Thomasville, GA
Group Exhibitions
2019 INTRO Part 2, GAZE Modern, Sarasota, FL
Annual Ringling College Faculty Exhibition, David Stulberg Gallery, Ringling College, Sarasota, FL
SARTQ 600°, Sarasota, FL (SARTQ Collective)
Imprints, Art Center, Sarasota, FL
PreCollege Show, Ringling College, Sarasota, FL
2018 New IL Faculty Exhibition, William G. and Marie Selby Foundation Gallery, Ringling College, Sarasota, FL
Annual Ringling College Faculty Exhibition, David Stulberg Gallery, Ringling College, Sarasota, FL
2017 Chaos, Ro2 Gallery, Dallas, TX
Faculty Show, Pearce Museum, Corsicana, TX
2016 Ro2ooth Gift Grab, Ro2 Gallery, Dallas, TX
Preface, Jennifer Leigh Jones Gallery, Corsicana, TX
Dallas Art Fair, FIG, Dallas, TX (Ro2 Gallery), International
Chaos, Ro2 Gallery, Dallas, TX
Connect: Collaborate, Pearce Museum, Corsicana, TX
Local Artist Show, Warehouse Living Arts Center, Corsicana, TX
A Creative Art Studio, Denton, TX
2015 Texas Art Contemporary Fair, Houston, TX (Ro2 Gallery)
Chaos, Ro2 Gallery, Dallas, TX
Yeah, Salon Style, Ro2 Gallery, Dallas, TX
Dallas Art Fair, FIG, Dallas, TX (Ro2 Gallery), International
Family Ties: Brooklyn I Dallas, 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX
A Creative Art Studio, Denton, TX
Faculty Show, Navarro College, Corsicana, TX
2014 Soft Power, Box 13, Houston, TX (two-person show)
Ghost Bridges, Activating Vacancy, Dallas, TX
Faculty Show, Navarro College, Corsicana, TX
A Creative Art Studio, Denton, TX
2013 Art + Advocacy, F.I.G., Dallas, TX
Object, Object, Helmuth Projects, San Diego, CA
Faculty Show, College of Visual Arts, UNT, Denton, TX
Meta-Studio, Eastfield College, Mesquite, TX
New Texas Talent 2013, Craighead Green Gallery, Dallas, TX
Delta, The MAC Gallery, Dallas, TX
Hunting Art Prize, (Juried), Toyota Training Center, Houston, TX
A Creative Art Studio, Denton, TX
2012 UNT Faculty Show, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
Upscale, Hannah’s, Denton, TX
Trans-, The MAC Gallery, Dallas, TX
A Summer Selection of Gallery Artist’s, Galveston, TX
Hunting Art Prize, (Juried), Toyota Training Center, Houston, TX
Tails of the Exotica, 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX
A Creative Art Studio, Denton, TX
Gray Duck Gallery, Austin, TX
Design Works Gallery, Galveston, TX
2011 Design District Diversion & Pop Up Show, Trinity Loft, Dallas, TX
UNT Faculty Show, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
Hot Summer, A Creative Art Studio, Denton, TX
Current Works, Design Works Gallery, Galveston, TX
New Texas Talent, Craighead Green Gallery, Dallas, TX
Uptown Trolley Stop Market, The MAC, Dallas, TX
Denton Artists, A Creative Art Studio, Denton, TX
Neo Surrealism, Luminarte Gallery, Dallas, TX
43rd Annual Visual Arts Exhibition, VAST, Denton, TX
Ongoing Exhibit, Gray Duck Gallery, Austin, TX
2010 Denton Artists, A Creative Art Studio Gallery, Denton, TX
UNT Faculty Show, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
Upcoming Denton Artists, Luminarte Gallery, Dallas, TX
Objectivity, Gray Duck Gallery, Austin, TX
TX/OK Art Prize, Wichita Falls Museum of Art, Wichita Falls, TX
Midnight Snacks, 1366 Space, Chicago, IL
2009 **Elements, Mod Shop Gallery, Dallas, TX
UNT Faculty Show, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
Faculty Show, Collin College, Plano, TX
Élan Art Gala, Dallas, TX
Group Show, Mod Shop Gallery, Dallas, TX
D Art Slam, F.I.G., Dallas, TX; Awarded one of The New Dallas Nine Artist’s (D Magazine August Issue)
Greater Denton Arts Council (Juried), GDAC, Denton, TX
Hunting Art Prize (Juried), Decorative Center of Houston, Houston, TX
Artistically Speaking (Juried), Cora Stafford Gallery, Denton, TX
NAT 23 (Juried), Texas Tech University, Landmark Arts, Lubbock, TX
Expo 2009 (Juried), 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX, Curator: Gavin Morrison is curator of the Fort Worth Contemporary Art Gallery, an auxiliary gallery of Texas Christian University
2008 Something Made Easy, 500X Gallery in Dallas, TX
MFA Graduate Students Exhibition (Juried), UNT Art Gallery in Denton, TX
New American Talent: The Twenty-Third Exhibition (Juried), Arthouse at the Jones Center, Austin, TX, Nato Thompson, curator and producer, Creative Time, New York, NY
NAT 23, Texas A&M, Commerce, TX
Student Art Competition (Juried), UNT Union Gallery in Denton, TX
Curator: Thomas Feulmer, Director of Education and Programming at the Rachofsky House in Dallas, TX
EXPO 2008 (Juried), 500X Gallery in Dallas, TX, Curator: Terri Thornton, an artist and Curator of Education at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
2007 Not To Be Missed By Anyone, 500X Gallery in Dallas, TX
Pocket of Schemes, Cora Stafford Gallery in Denton, TX
**Peripheral Vision, Union Gallery in Denton, TX
Junior/Senior Show, 500X Gallery in Dallas, TX
Dissipation, Cora Stafford Gallery in Denton, TX
Paint Trap, Cora Stafford Gallery in Denton, TX
2002 Juried Student Show, Martin Museum of Art in Waco, TX
Selected Bibliography
2019 srqmagazine.com, “SARTQ Brings Pop-Up Exhibition to Rosemary Tonight”
2018 thecounty.me, “Reed Art Gallery presents Unfolding exhibit”
2017 corsicanadailysun.com, “Ex Post Facto: Jones art exhibit opens Tuesday at WLAC”
2016 Glasstire.com, “Jennifer Leigh Jones: Memory Web”
2016 corsicanadailysun.com, “Jones art gallery to open Saturday with reception”
2016 corsicanadailysun.com, “Navarro College Art Faculty Show coming to Pearce Museum”
2016 corsicanadailysun.com, “Navarro College art show partners with downtown businesses”
2015 corsicanadailysun.com, “Corsicana experiences biggest parade in years”
2014 corsicanadailysun.com, “Navarro College hosts fall art show”
2013 inhouse.unt.edu/restoring-familiar-work-art, “Restoring a Familiar Work of Art”
2013 moderndallas.net, Todd Camplin, “Jennifer Leigh Jones at Croft Gallery”
2013 Dallas Morning News, “Dallas-style Renaissance”, p. E8
2013 camplinart.blogspot.com, “Jennifer Leigh Jones at Croft Gallery”
2011 glasstire.com, “Jennifer Leigh Jones”
2011 the-mac.org, “Jennifer Leigh Jones: Reflection, the-mac.org
2010 North Texas Daily, “Denton Rising Artists”
2010 Glasstire.com, “Objectivity”
2009 D Magazine, “The New Dallas Nine Artists of Dallas,” (volume 36, Number 8)
2009 North Texas Daily, “Student artwork explores topics of femininity, Artistically Speaking: Leaving a Legacy"
2008 “New American Talent: The Twenty-Third Exhibition”