Education
2009 M.F.A. Drawing, Painting, & Printmaking, Georgia State University
Concentration: Drawing, Painting, and Art Education
Thesis: I Remember…
2007 Experimental Drawing and Printmaking, Santa Reparata International School of Art, Florence, Italy
2005 B. A. Studio Art, Spelman College, Atlanta
Concentration: Drawing and Education
Solo Exhibition Record
2015 Polyphonic Movement, Rialto Center of the Arts Exhibition Space, Atlanta
2013 The Art of Seating: Two Hundred Years of American Design, Featured Contemporary Artist, Telfair Museum, Savannah, GA
2012 Before & After, The Arts Exchange Exhibition Space, Atlanta
Gold Series, Massie School Heritage Center, Savannah, GA
2009 I Remember…, Ernest G. Welch School of Art & Design Gallery, Atlanta
Performances
2016 Vicarious Engagement (Prospective), Swan House Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2013 Event Space: Living Ancestor, Featured Contemporary Artist, Telfair Museum, Savannah, GA
Selected Group Exhibition Record
2015 Strength in Unity Project: Nkonsonkonson & Passage of Sankofa, Flux Night Dream 2015 (Site-Specific Outdoor Art Exhibition), Curator: Nato Thompson, Atlanta
J1: ATHICA’s First Annual Juried Exhibition, Athens Institute for Contemporary Art (ATHICA), Michael Rooks, Juror, Athens, GA
The Drawing Experiment, Chastain Arts Center, Dunwoody, GA, Curated: Karen Comer-Lowe
South, Kibbee Gallery, Atlanta
GATHERED: Georgia Artists Selecting Artists, Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia (MOCAGA), Atlanta
Ephemeral Eternity: Memory, Ritual and Personal Myth in a Time of Dissolution, Gallery 72, Atlanta
2014 Defiant Providers, Two-Person Exhibition with Jessica Wohl, Kibbee Gallery, Atlanta
Hambidge Art Auction, The Goat Farm, Atlanta
2013 AUC Artist Alumni Art Exhibition, Woodruff Library, Atlanta
2012 Spotlight, Ernest G. Welch School of Art & Design Gallery, Atlanta
Hambidge Art Auction, The Goat Farm, Atlanta
The Drawing Show, Kibbee Gallery, Atlanta, Invitational
2011 Privacy Please, A.I.R. Gallery, New York, Curated: Erin Riley-Lopez and Annette Rusin
Point/Counter-Point, The Andrews Gallery, William and Mary College, Williamsburg, VA, Invitational
Take Action: Your Legacy, Her Future, Alvin Ailey Studios, New York, Invitational
Hammonds House Museum Art Atlanta, Bill Lowe Gallery, Atlanta, Curator: Kevin Sipp
2010 Blotter Show, Kibbee Gallery, Atlanta, Invitational
America, Mint Gallery, Atlanta, Invitational
SPACE: Simultaneous Public Acts of Creative Expression, National Multi-Site Performance Piece, Invitational
The Price is Right, Swan Coach House Gallery, Atlanta, Invitational
Paint, Sketch, or Draw Blood, Stuart McClean Gallery, Atlanta
2010 Work by Faculty Exhibition, Ernest G. Welch School of Art & Design Gallery, Atlanta
2009 The Paul R. Jones Collection, Studio Clout, Atlanta, Invitational
In the Nick of Time, Kibbee Gallery, Atlanta, Invitational
Le Flash, Castleberry Hill Community, Atlanta, Curators: Cathy Byrd and Stuart Keeler
Small, Studio Swan Gallery, Palmetto, GA, Invitational
Black, Studio Swan Gallery, Palmetto, GA, Invitational
XFactor, Studio Clout Gallery, Atlanta, Invitational
Indigo, Gallery Kayafas, Boston, MA, Invitational
Atlanta Women of Color Arts and Film Festival, Auburn Avenue Research Library Atlanta, Invitational
Test Run, Kibbee Gallery, Atlanta, Invitational
Animal Overdose, Mint Gallery, Atlanta, Invitational
Coeur Brise, Eyedrum Gallery, Atlanta, Invitational
2008 Le Flash, Castleberry Hill Community, Atlanta, Curators: Cathy Byrd and Stuart Keeler
New Black, Studio Swan Gallery, Palmetto, Curators: Larry Walker and Kevin Sipp, Invitational
2008 Juried Student Exhibition, Ernest G. Welch School of Art & Design Gallery, Atlanta, GA, Curator: Marilu Knode
2006 BOR Fine and Applied Arts Exhibition, University System of Georgia Board of Regents Center, Atlanta, Invitational
2005 Cold Busted, The Defoore Center, Atlanta, Invitational
Fresh Blood, Mason Murer Fine Arts Gallery, Atlanta, Invitational
Looks Good on Paper, Spruill Arts Center, Atlanta, Invitational
Ludacris Foundation Art Auction, Mason Murer Fine Art, Atlanta, Invitational
Juxtaposed, Mason Murer Fine Art, Atlanta, Curator: Lev Mills
The Secret Show, Tula Arts Center: Gasp Gallery, Atlanta
Residencies
2014 University of West Georgia Visiting Artist, Carrollton, GA
Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
Hambidge Artist Residency, Rabun Gap, GA
Bibliography
2015 Burnaway Staff. “Nato Thompson Gave Us a Preview of Flux Night” Burnaway.com. August 20, 2015.
http://burnaway.org/podcast/nato-thompson-gave-us-a-preview-of-flux-night/
Jacquelyn O'Callaghan. “Searching For Lost Time at Gallery 72.” BurnAway.com. April 27, 2015.
http://burnaway.org/review/searching-lost-time-gallery-72/
O’Neill, Gail. “Four Atlanta artists ponder time, memory and loss in ‘Ephemeral Eternity’ at Gallery 72.” ArtsAtl.com. April 2, 2015. http://www.artsatl.com/2015/04/atlanta-artists-ephemeral-eternity-gallery-72/
2014 Vega, Muriel. "Artists Jessica Wohl and Jessica Scott-Felder Talk Being 'Defiant,'" Creative Loafing. June 30, 2014.
2008 Garnigan, Latria. “Art for Art’s Sake.” South Fulton Neighbor. July 27, 2008, p. 23.
2005 Fox, Catherine. “Promised-Packed Emerging Artists…” Atlanta Journal Constitution, August 28, 2005, p. L3.
Fox, Catherine. “The Power of Paper,” Atlanta Journal Constitution, May 22, 2005, p. L3, (illus. p. L3)
Artist Lectures/Presentations
2015 Interview: “Flux Projects” September 28, 2015, North Avenue Lounge, WREK 91.1 Radio. http://northavenuelounge.com/flux-projects/. Georgia Technical Institute,
Atlanta.
2014 Artist Talk, University of West Georgia. October 30, 2014.
Interview: “Arts in Academia” May 12, 2014, WonderRoot Podcast. http://wonderroot.podomatic.com/entry/2014-05-12T12_33_51-07_00.
Lecture/Performance: “In Search of Our Mothers’ Gardens.” April 2014. Spelman College Museum of Fine Art, Atlanta.
2013 Lecture: “The Art of Gold Leafing.” Telfair Museum, Savannah, GA
2010 Lecture: “We Can Do It: Feminist Art from Then to Today” Georgia Gwinnett College, Atlanta
Awards/Grants
2015 Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs 2015 Artist Grant
National Endowment of the Arts Hambidge Fellow, Rabun Gap, GA
Fulton County Office of Cultural Affairs Fellow
2014 National Endowment of the Arts Hambidge Fellow, Rabun Gap, GA
Fulton County Office of Cultural Affairs Fellow
2009 Joan Mitchell Foundation Grant Nominee. Joan Mitchell Foundation, New York
2008 Winnie B. Chandler Scholarship. Georgia State University, Atlanta
Director’s Award, Juried Student Exhibition Georgia State University, Atlanta
Collections
Hyatt at the Bellevue, Philadelphia, PA
University of Alabama, Paul Jones Collection, Tuscaloosa, AL
University of Delaware, Paul Jones Collection, Newark, DE
Le Meridian Hotel, Cambridge, MA
Professional / Community Service
2015 University of West Georgia Juried Student Exhibition Juror
DRAWLife @ Spelman College Life Drawing Group, Director
Diverge Art Club Advisor, Spelman College, Atlanta
MINT Gallery Board Member
2014 University of West Georgia Drawing Marathon Guest Artist
MINT Gallery Board Member, engageMINT Auction Coordinator
New Kids on the Block: 2014 Juried Student Exhibition, Co-Organizer
DRAWLife @ Spelman College Life Drawing Group, Director
Diverge Art Club Advisor, Spelman College, Atlanta
2013 MINT Gallery Board Member
Spelman College Department of Art and Art History 2013 Senior Exhibition, Curator
DRAWLife @ Spelman College Life Drawing Group, Director
Diverge Art Club Advisor, Spelman College, Atlanta
Teaching Experience
Current – 2012 Lecturer, Spelman College Department of Art
2013 – 2012 Lecturer, Welch School of Art & Design, Georgia State University
Lecturer, Spelman College Department of Art
2011 Art Foundations Instructor, Art Institute of Atlanta, Sandy Springs, Georgia
2011 – 2009 Visiting Lecturer, Welch School of Art & Design, Georgia State University
Lecturer, Spelman College Department of Art
Certificates
2011 Art of Teaching Certificate, Art Institutes International, Atlanta