Jennifer Leigh Jones
Curriculum Vitae
Education
M.F.A. Painting/Drawing (60-hour program), University of North Texas, Denton, TX
B.F.A. Studio Art - Painting, Baylor University, Waco, TX
Lorenzo De’ Medici School of Art, Florence, Italy - Spring Semester - Study Abroad
2023 2D Animation Workshop (5 weeks), Animation Mentor
2020 Screenwriting Workshop (4 Weeks), New York Film Academy
Solo and Two Person* Exhibitions
2024
Juxtaposition, Washington Preparatory School, Bothell, WA (Dec – Feb)
2023
Juxtaposition, Washington Preparatory School, Bothell, WA (Dec – Feb)
2020
Respite, SPAACES Gallery, Sarasota, FL
2018
Unfolding, Reed Gallery, University of Maine, Presque Isle, ME
2017
Passages, Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, Austin, TX
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
2014
Soft Power, Box 13, Houston, TX*
2013
Transitory, Cohn Drennan Contemporary, Dallas, TX
2012
Free Association, Croft Art Gallery, Waco, TX
2011
Reflections, Mercantile Coffee Shop (The McKinney Avenue Contemporary), Dallas, TX
Can You See Me? Can You Hear Me?, Trade in Hope Show, 501 Studios, Austin, TX
2010
Manifestations of Distorted Realities, Cedar Valley College, Lancaster, TX
2009
Reflections, 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX
Timothy Harding + Jennifer Jones, Mod Shop Gallery, Dallas, TX*
2008
Analysis, Murchison Performing Art Center, UNT, Denton, TX*
2007
Peripheral Vision, Union Gallery, Denton, TX*
2005
Figurative Paintings, Thomasville Cultural Center, Thomasville, GA
Group and Juried Exhibitions
2025
LIVING & BREATHING - 5, 4% Gallery, Internationally Juried Online Exhibition, Awarded - Laurel Award
2024
Ringling College Faculty Exhibition, David Stulberg Gallery, Ringling College, Sarasota, FL
2023
8th Portrait Art Competition, Teravarna Art Gallery, Awarded - TALENT PRIZE AWARD, Internationally Juried Online Exhibition
Ringling College Faculty Exhibition, David Stulberg Gallery, Ringling College, Sarasota, FL
2022
Ringling College Faculty Exhibition, Willis Smith Construction Inc. Gallery, Ringling College, Sarasota, FL
2021
Ringling College Faculty Exhibition, David Stulberg Gallery, Ringling College, Sarasota, FL
Rough Around the Edges, SPAACES Gallery, Sarasota, FL
Spotlight – Works from Personal Collections of SARTQ, Art Center Sarasota, Sarasota, FL
2020
Ringling College Faculty Exhibition, David Stulberg Gallery, Ringling College, Sarasota, FL
2019
INTRO Part 2, GAZE Modern, Sarasota, FL (Invitational)
Ringling College Faculty Exhibition, David Stulberg Gallery, Ringling College, Sarasota, FL
SARTQ 600°, 600 Central Ave, Sarasota, FL
Imprints, Art Center, Sarasota, FL
Pre-College Show, Academic Center, Ringling College, Sarasota, FL
2018
New IL Faculty Exhibition, William G. and Marie Selby Foundation Gallery, Ringling College, Sarasota, FL
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 Art Gallery, Dallas, TX
Preface , Jennifer Leigh Jones Gallery, Corsicana, TX *Curated
Dallas Art Fair, FIG, Dallas, TX, Ro2 Art Gallery, International
Chaos, Ro2 Art Gallery, Dallas, TX
Connect: Collaborate, Pearce Museum, Corsicana, TX
Local Artist Show, Warehouse Living Arts Center, Corsicana, TX
On Display, A Creative Art Studio, Denton, TX
2015
Texas Art Contemporary Fair, Ro2 Art Gallery, George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston, TX,
Chaos, Ro2 Art Gallery, Dallas, TX
Yeah, Salon Style, Ro2 Art Gallery, Dallas, TX
Dallas Art Fair, Ro2 Art Gallery, FIG, Dallas, TX, International
Family Ties: Brooklyn I Dallas, 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX (Invitational)
On Display, A Creative Art Studio, Denton, TX
Faculty Show, Navarro College, Corsicana, TX
2014
Ghost Bridges, Activating Vacancy, Dallas, TX (Invitational)
Faculty Show, Navarro College, Corsicana, TX
On Display, A Creative Art Studio, Denton, TX
2013
Art + Advocacy, F.I.G., Dallas, TX (Invitational)
Object, Object, Helmuth Projects, San Diego, CA (Invitational)
Faculty Show, College of Visual Arts, UNT, Denton, TX
Meta-Studio, Eastfield College, Mesquite, TX
New Texas Talent 2013, Craighead Green Gallery, Dallas, TX (Invitational)
Delta, The MAC Gallery, Dallas, TX
Hunting Art Prize, Toyota Training Center, Houston, TX (Juried)
Denton Artists, A Creative Art Studio, Denton, TX (Invitational)
2012
Faculty Show, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
Upscale, Hannah’s, Denton, TX (Invitational)
Trans-, The MAC Gallery, Dallas, TX
A Summer Selection of Gallery Artists, Design Works Gallery, Galveston, TX (Invitational)
Hunting Art Prize, (Juried), Toyota Training Center, Houston, TX
Tails of the Exotica, 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX (Invitational)
A Creative Art Studio, A Creative Art Studio, Denton, TX (Invitational)
Denton Artists, Gray Duck Gallery, Austin, TX (Invitational)
2011
Design District Diversion & Pop Up Show, Trinity Loft, Dallas, TX (Invitational)
UNT Faculty Show, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
Hot Summer, A Creative Art Studio, Denton, TX (Invitational)
Current Works, Design Works Gallery, Galveston, TX (Invitational)
New Texas Talent, Craighead Green Gallery, Dallas, TX (Juried)
Uptown Trolley Stop Market, The MAC, Dallas, TX (Invitational)
Denton Artists, A Creative Art Studio, Denton, TX (Invitational)
Neosurrealism, LuminArte Gallery, Dallas, TX (Invitational)
43rd Annual Visual Arts Exhibition, VAST, Denton, TX (Juried)
Ongoing Exhibit, Gray Duck Gallery, Austin, TX (Invitational)
2010
Denton Artists, A Creative Art Studio Gallery, Denton, TX, (Invitational)
UNT Faculty Show, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
Upcoming Denton Artists, LuminArte Gallery, Dallas, TX, (Invitational)
Objectivity, Gray Duck Gallery, Austin, TX, (Invitational)
Texas Oklahoma Art Prize, Wichita Falls Museum of Art, Wichita Falls, TX, (Juried)
Juror: Janis Goodman, Professor of Fine Art, Corcoran College Art + Design, Washington, DC
Midnight Snacks: Chicago, 1366 Space, Chicago, IL, Curators: Brian Hubble, Amie Cunat, Travis Wyche (Invitational)
2009
UNT Faculty Show, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
Faculty Show, Collin College, Plano, TX
Élan Art Gala, The Élan at Bluffview, Dallas, TX, (Juried)
D Art Slam, F.I.G., Dallas, TX - Awarded One of The New Dallas Nine Artist’s, D Magazine August Issue, (Juried)
Greater Denton Arts Council, GDAC, Denton, TX, (Juried)
Hunting Art Prize, Decorative Center of Houston, Houston, TX, (Juried)
Artistically Speaking, Cora Stafford Gallery, Denton, TX, (Juried)
ArtsTrack 001, Mod Shop Gallery, Dallas, TX (Invitational)
New American Talent 23, Texas Tech University, Landmark Arts, Lubbock, TX, (Juried),
Curator: Nato Thompson, Creative Time, NY
Expo 2009, 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX, Curator: Gavin Morrison (Juried)
2008
Something Made Easy, 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX, (Invitational)
MFA Graduate Students Exhibition, UNT Art Gallery, Denton, TX
New American Talent: 23rd Exhibition, Arthouse at the Jones Center, Austin, TX, (Juried)
Curator: Nato Thompson, Creative Time, NY
New American Talent: 23rd Exhibition, Texas A&M, Commerce, TX, (Juried)
Curator: Nato Thompson, Creative Time, NY
Student Art Competition, UNT Union Gallery, Denton, TX, (Juried)
Curator: Thomas Feulmer, Rachofsky House, Dallas, TX
EXPO 2008, 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX, Curator: Terri Thornton (Juried)
2007
Not to be Missed by Anyone, 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX, (Invitational)
Pocket of Schemes, Cora Stafford Gallery, Denton, TX
Junior/Senior Show, 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX
Dissipation, Cora Stafford Gallery, Denton, TX
Paint Trap, Cora Stafford Gallery, Denton, TX
2003
Student Art Show, LdM Gallery, Florence, Italy
2002
Juried Student Art Show, Martin Museum of Art, Waco, TX – Honor Award
Selected Bibliography
2025
2024
https://news.cvad.unt.edu/alumni/alumni-in-touch.html
2023
https://www.teravarna.com/winners-2023-portrait-8
https://www.ringlingcollege.gallery/2023-creature-characters-and-curious-places-1
2022
https://www.ringlingcollege.gallery/2022faculty
2021
https://www.artsarasota.org/archives
https://spaaces.art/exhibitions/
srqmagazine.com, Art-Center-Sarasota’s New Virtual Exhibitions
spaaces.art, “Rough Around the edges”
2020
Respite by: Jennifer L Jones at SPAACES
https://spaaces.art/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Jennifer-Leigh-Jones.jpg
2019
srqmagazine.com/srq-daily, SARTQ to Bring-Pop-Up Exhibition to Rosemary Tonight
katehendrickson.com/exhibitions/gaze-modern-annual-invitational-summer-group-exhibition-2019/
2018
thecounty.me, “Reed Art Gallery presents Unfolding exhibit”
https://www.umpi.edu/articles/reed-art-gallery-presents-unfolding-exhibit/
https://www.umpi.edu/news/reed-art-gallery-presents-unfolding-exhibit/
https://www.umpi.edu/news/category/press-releases/page/34/
2017
https://do214.com/events/2017/7/8/ro2-art-chaos-5th-annual-small-works-show
twitter.com/austinairport/status/921199333617405953
corsicanadailysun.com, “Ex Post Facto: Jones art exhibit opens Tuesday at WLAC”
2016
https://www.dmagazine.com/arts-entertainment/2016/04/five-art-events-for-your-weekend/
Glasstire.com, “Jennifer Leigh Jones: Memory Web”
https://www.artsy.net/show/ro2-art-jennifer-leigh-jones-memory-web
https://www.mutualart.com/Exhibition/Jennifer-Leigh-Jones--Memory-Web/2ACD90551D870F7B
corsicanadailysun.com, “Jones art gallery to open Saturday with reception”
corsicanadailysun.com, “Navarro College Art Faculty Show coming to Pearce Museum”
corsicanadailysun.com, “Navarro College art show partners with downtown businesses”
https://www.artsy.net/show/ro2-art-jennifer-leigh-jones-memory-web
2015
corsicanadailysun.com/news/corsicana-experiences-biggest-parade-in-years/
https://www.ro2art.com/yeah-its-salon-style.html
https://www.bonnyleibowitz.com/Artist.asp?ArtistID=50743&Akey=R36P2D3V&ajx=1#!asset87872
http://bonnyleibowitz.blogspot.com/2015/03/family-ties-brooklyn-i-dallas.html
2014
corsicanadailysun.com, “Navarro College hosts fall art show”
https://www.bcworkshop.org/posts/ghost-bridges
https://www.bcworkshop.org/posts/tag/Isaac+Cohen
2013
https://www.blurb.com/b/5487408-object-object-a-selection-of-smaller-works
https://blogs.library.unt.edu/unt125/tag/ronald-williams/
dallasnews.com, “Cohn Drennan Contemporary Show in Dallas Art District”
news.unt.edu, “UNT College of Art and Design Faculty and Staff Show Off Art”
moderndallas.net, Todd Camplin, “Jennifer Leigh Jones at Croft Gallery”
Dallas Morning News, “Dallas-style Renaissance”, p. E8
2012
https://glasstire.com/events/2012/10/01/jennifer-leigh-jones-free-association/
https://camplinart.blogspot.com/2012/12/jennifer-leigh-jones-at-croft-gallery.html?q=jennifer+jones
2011
https://www.newamericanpaintings.com/blog/tags/jennifer-leigh-jones
https://www.newamericanpaintings.com/blog/heart-art-jill-schroeder-grayduck-gallery
http://the-mac.org/category/mercantile-coffee-house/page/4/
glasstire.com, “Jennifer Leigh Jones”
the-mac.org, “Jennifer Leigh Jones: Reflection, the-mac.org
https://www.dmagazine.com/arts-entertainment/2011/05/this-weekends-gallery-openings-may-20-21/
2010
https://grayduckgallery.com/exhibitions/past
https://news.msutexas.edu/2010/01/texas-oklahoma-art-prize-announced.php
https://issuu.com/ntdaily/docs/ntdaily10-22-10#google_vignette
2009
D Magazine, “The New Dallas Nine Artists of Dallas,” (volume 36, Number 8)
http://www.georgebillis.com/uploads/1/7/6/1/17611121/leonardbigd.pdf
https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts/pencils-fully-sharpened-6411393
https://www.dmagazine.com/frontburner/2009/05/d-art-slam-and-the-new-dallas-nine/
https://glasstire.com/venues/mod-shop-gallery/
North Texas Daily, “Student artwork explores topics of femininity, Artistically Speaking: Leaving a Legacy"
2008
“New American Talent: The Twenty-Third Exhibition”
https://hcponline.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/2008_Fall_WEB.pdf
https://camplinart.blogspot.com/2008/10/jennifer-leigh-jones.html
https://www.collegeart.org/pdf/caa-news-print-archive/caa-news-01-08.pdf
2005
2007-2010
University Name