Jen Urso • 417 W. Colter Apt A, Phoenix, AZ 85013 • 480-390-0680
furryjenus@yahoo.com • www.jenniferursoart.com
Born...
Minot, ND 1974
Hometown...
Lansdale, PA
Solo Exhibitions...
Fractured Thought, The Icehouse, Phoenix, AZ, 2005
abrupt instabilities, Gallery 11/14, Tempe, AZ, 2005
thinking too much, eye lounge, Phoenix, AZ, 2004
falling to pieces, The Icehouse, Phoenix, AZ, 2004
disordering orderly disorder, The Icehouse, Phoenix, AZ, 2004
what you see when you’re looking, @Central Gallery, Phoenix, AZ, 2004
together in nothing with everything, eye lounge, Phoenix, AZ, 2003
electric bloodflow, eye lounge, Phoenix, AZ, 2002
The ReAcquaintance Room (or how I learned to like my hometown of Lansdale, PA), Ellis Gallery,
Pittsburgh, PA, 1995
Group Exhibitions...
Super Fluid, Paradise Valley Community College, Paradise Valley, AZ 2007
southwestNET: drawing outside the lines, Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Scottsdale, AZ 2007
Contemporary Forum Artist Grant Winners, Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ 2007
Exponential Love: The Gift of Life, Tilt Gallery, Phoenix, AZ 2007
Carnaval do Rio, ASU Art Museum, Tempe, AZ 2007
Peripheral, The Icehouse, Phoenix, AZ, 2007
Phoenix: The Land of Somewhere..., Modified Arts, Phoenix, AZ 2006
I can’t quite place it..., Smack Mellon, Brooklyn, NY, 2006
Time, MADE, Phoenix, AZ, 2006
100% Centennial, Regina Gouger Miller Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA, 2006
Transitional, eye lounge, Phoenix, AZ, 2005
Flood, The Icehouse, Phoenix, AZ, 2005
Under the Influence, eye lounge, Phoenix, AZ, 2005
Chopped, Sota Gallery, Richmond, VA, 2004
eye lounge at Art Detour 2004, eye lounge, Phoenix, AZ, 2004
Thoughts-An Interactive Performance, eye lounge, Phoenix, AZ, 2004
Young Installation Artists & Sculptors Invitational, Dinnerware Arts, Tucson, AZ, 2004
Celebrating the Visual Arts in Downtown Phoenix, Herberger Theater, Phoenix, AZ, 2004
New Work: Jennifer Urso & David Dauncey, Modified Arts, Phoenix, AZ, 2003
eye lounge at Art Detour 2003, eye lounge, Phoenix, AZ, 2003
Small Work, eye lounge, Phoenix, AZ, 2002
eye lounge at Art Detour 2002, eye lounge, Phoenix, AZ, 2002
Flight Zone Studios, Tempe, AZ, 2002
The Asphalt’s Still Squishy at Midnight, Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, AZ, 2001
Recent Works 2001: The Third National Juried Art Exhibit, The Salon Studio, Loveland, CO, 2001
eye lounge @ The Icehouse, The Icehouse, Phoenix, AZ, 2001
Art One Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ, 1999-2001
3 degrees, Forbes Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA, 1996
Curated Shows...
Grounded, The Icehouse, Phoenix, AZ, October 2005
Flood, The Icehouse, Phoenix, AZ, March 2005
Sound Art, The Icehouse, Phoenix, AZ, July 2004
Education...
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, B.F.A. Art, conc: Painting & Sculpture, May 1996
University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia, Study Abroad, July-December 1994
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, Summer Studio Program, 2004, Sculpture &
Extended Media
Grants and Other...
Pierogi Brooklyn Flat Files
Contemporary Forum Artist’s Materials Grant, Phoenix Art Museum, 2006
Pre-College Art Classes, Moore College of Art, Philadelphia, PA, 1990-1991
Selected Publishings...
SMoCA exhibit redefines concept of drawing, Barbara Yost, Arizona Republic, June 2007
southwestNET: drawing outside the lines, Scott Andrews, Java Magazine, May 2007
Gallery Guide for southwestNET: drawing outside the lines, Cassandra Coblentz, May 2007
Peripheral, book, review by Cassandra Coblentz, Feb 2007
“Going Nowhere”, review – Wynter Holden, Phoenix New Times, Nov 9, 2006, p. 51
“Phoenix: Land of Somewhere”, review – Scott Andrews, Java Magazine, Nov 2006, p. 15
“Space is the Place”, review – Stephen Maine, Artnet Magazine, www.artnet.com, July 2006
“Karolina Sussland, Christy Puetz, Carol Saker and Jennifer Urso at eye lounge”,
review – Phoenix New Times, Nov 24, 2005
“4 at eye lounge”, Java Magazine, Nov 2005, p.16.
“Making Tracks: Interactive action on Jackson”, Phoenix New Times, Sept 29, 2005, p.38
“Residency: Renewing the Resolve”, Phoenix Downtown Magazine, Nov 2004, p.6-7
“Brain Tree”, Phoenix New Times, September 9, 2004. Page 37.
“Creating a sense of connection”, Arizona Republic, December 5, 2003.
“Art Outside the Comfort Zone”, Java Magazine, June 2002. Page 16.
“Plugged In”, The Rep, June 6, 2002.
Other Relevant Work...
Freelance graphic artist August 1999-present; Member, Pittsburgh Filmmakers 1994-1996; Member,
eye lounge Collective Artists Group 2001-2005, President, 2004-2005; Volunteer, artlink, Inc. July
2003-November 2005, Board Member, May 2004-November 2005 |