jenny e balisle - Contemporary Art Gallery, Memphis, TN

jenny e balisle - Contemporary Art Gallery, Memphis, TN

JENNY E BALISLE
My art begins with a mark or line inspired by patterns found in natural or
manmade environments. In my oil
paintings, I pool, wrinkle, and scrape the
paint, creating chemical reactions with
solvents that mimic occurrences in the
physical world. The painting’s multiple
layers become an intricate surface that
records my process while maintaining a
minimalist composition. My pen and ink
drawings explore repetitions of line and
organic forms, investigating the simplicity and complexity of gestures, marks,
lines, and textures. Overall,
my art is an observation of the environment from up close and far away.
Nature and art form my closest relationship to a spiritual experience. Therefore,
my utilitarian titles mark the quantity,
size, and creation date of each art piece.
This leaves free range for
the viewer's imagination and personal
definition of faith.
Education
MFA (Painting), Academy of Art College, San Francisco, CA, 2003
BA (Painting & Communications), University of Wisconsin, Stevens
Point, 1998
Professional Positions
Directed Study Professor, Master of Fine Art studies, 2006-present,
Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA
Current Gallery Affiliations
Hang Art, San Francisco, CA
Wexler Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
L Ross Gallery, Memphis, TN
SFMOMA Artist Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Solo Exhibitions
Osmosis, L Ross Gallery, Memphis, TN, 2011
Gesture, Hang Art Gallery, San Francisco, CA, 2011
Layers, L Ross Gallery, Memphis, TN, 2008
Solo Exhibition, Laredo Center for the Arts, Laredo, TX, 2008
Water Street, City of Oakland, Port of Oakland, 2007
New Work, Wexler Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, September, 2007
Surface, Brooks Barrows Gallery, Milwaukee, WI, September, 2007
Codes, HANG Gallery, San Francisco, CA, August 2007
Process, L Ross Gallery, Memphis, TN, October 2006
Dark to Light, HANG Gallery, San Francisco, CA, July 2005
Essentia, The Art Gallery, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA, February 2005
Twelve, HANG Gallery, San Francisco, CA, December 2004
Museum Exhibitions
Factor XX, Art Museum of Los Gatos, Los Gatos, CA, 2010-2011
A Book About Death, Museu Brasileiro Sao Paulo (MUBE), Sao Pauluo, Brasil, 2010
47th Annual Juried Competition, Masur Museum of Art, Monroe,
LA, 2010
Marin Museum of Contemporary Art Paperworks!, Marin MOCA,
Novato, CA, 2008
2008 Gateway to Imagination, Farmington Museum, Farmington,
NM, 2008
Oakland Museum of California Off-Site Exhibition Space (Gallery
555), Oakland, CA, 2008
All-In Juried Art Exhibition, Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA,
2007
The Golda Foundation’s First Annual Juried Painting Exhibition, Poetry Compeition & Gala Evening, Fresno Art Museum, Fresno, CA,
2004
Selected Group Exhibitions
Holiday Group Exhibition, L Ross Gallery, Memphis, TN, 2011
Holiday Group Show, L Ross Gallery, Memphis, TN, 2010
Inagural Art Exhibit, Art Raw Gallery, New York, NY, 2009
ProArts Juried Annual 2009, Oakland, CA
In the Abstract, Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, LA
International Airport (LAX), Southwest Terminal 1, 2008-2009
Holiday Exhibition, L Ross Gallery, Memphis, TN, 2008
Monotype Marathon 2008, Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose,
CA, 2008
Flow, Form and Forces, North First ARTSpace, 2008
New York Affordable Art Fair, New York, NY, 2008
RIC Art Futura 2008, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL, 2008
On, Of and About Paper, Orange County Center for Contemporary
Art, Santa Ana, CA, 2008
Night of 1,000 Drawings, Artistsd Space, New York, NY, 2007
5th Annual Color: Bold/Subtle International Online Juried Art Exhibition, Upstream People Gallery, 2007-2008
BAC Annual Members Showcase, Berkeley Arts Center, Berkeley,
CA, 2007-2008
Treasures, HANG Annex, San Francisco, CA, 2007
Holiday Exhibition, L Ross Gallery, Memphis, TN, 2007
2007 Bay Area Annual, Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica Center for the
Arts, Pacifica, CA, 2007
Paperwork, HANG Annex, San Francisco, CA, 2007
Works on Paper, L Ross Gallery, Memphis, TN, 2007
Summer 2007 Group Exhibition, L Ross Gallery, Memphis, TN, 2007
RIC ArtFutura 2007, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL, 2007
The Process of Minimal Change, Revolution Gallery, Dallas, TX,
2007
Anniversary Show, L Ross Gallery, Memphis, TN, 2006
Introduction of WALLS, Wexler Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 2006
Best of the Bay, California Modern Art Gallery, San Francisco, CA,
2006
New York Affordable Art Fair, Metropolitan Pavilion, New York, NY,
2006
Affaire in the Gardens Art Show, Beverly Gardens Park, Beverly
Hills, CA, 2006
Annual Members Showcase, Berkeley Arts Center, Berkeley, CA,
2006
Infinity 2005, Visual Poetry Exhibit, Harvard University, Cambridge,
MA, 2005
Summer Art 2003, Eleanor Bliss Center for the Arts, Steamboat
Springs, CO, 2003
International Abstraction 2003, Stage Gallery, Merrick, NY, 2003
Public Collections
Adams, Nye, Sinuhu, Bruni & Becht, San Francisco, CA
Allen, Matkins, Leck, Gamble & Mallory LLP, San Francisco, CA
Bonneville International, San Francisco, CA
Coblentz, Patch, Duffy and Bass, San Francisco, CA
Group Marketing 3, San Francisco, CA
Hilton, Tokyo, Japan
Millman USA, San Francisco, CA
Perigon Wealth Management LLC, San Francisco, CA
Radians Inc., Memphis, TN
Westin, Palo Alto, CA
Awards & Publications
Ethos Art, Weekly Pick, 2011
Who’s Who in World, 27th Edition, 2010
Who’s Who in America, 64th Edition, 2010
Who’s Who in American Art, 30th Edition, 2010
2009 American Art Collector
ZYZZYVA, The Last Word: West Coast Writers & Artists, Issue 75,
Spring 2009
The Noe Valley Voice, San Francisco, CA, May 2008 Issue
Juror’s Choice Award, ArtSpan Benefit Art Show and Aution, San
Francisco, CA, 2008
ZYZZYVA, The Last Word: West Coast Writers & Artists, Issue 81,
Winter 2008
RIC ArtFutura 2007, Honorable Mention, Chicago Cultural Center,
Chicago, IL, 2007
Best of America Mixed Media Artists and Artisans Volume 1, 2007,
Kennedy Promotions, LLC
Best of California Artists and Artisans 2006, Kennedy Promotions,
LLC
American Illustrations 25 (online exhibit: www.ai-ap.com)
The Renascent Painting, Vol. 1, 2005
Sculpural Pursuits First Annual Art/Literary Competition: 2nd Place,
2005
Public Art Projects
Hearts in San Francisco, A Public Art Exhibit & Philanthropy Project
for San Francisco General Hospital Foundation