Curriculum Vitae
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2011 TRACES: NEW WORK BY JONATHAN MESS, Two Point Gallery, Portland, ME
2010 JONATHAN MESS, Åarhus Gallery, Belfast, ME
2010 JONATHAN MESS, Santiago Gallery
2009 LANDFILLS AND BY-PRODUCTS, Two Point Gallery, Portland, ME
2009 JONATHAN MESS, Highwater Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2008 DOWN TO EARTH, Chandler Gallery, Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, New Paltz, NY
SELECTED INVITATIONAL & JURIED EXHIBITIONS
2012 CMCA 2012 BIENNIAL EXHIBITION (Upcoming), Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Rockport, ME
2012 HOMO FABER: MAN AS MAKER, Remote
2012 WATERSHED AT CRAFTBOSTON, Seaport World Trade Center, Boston, MA
2012 SMALL FAVORS VII, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
2012 ORGANIC OBSERVATIONS, Old Salts Gallery, Camden, ME
2011 MAINE OUTSIDE THE FRAME, Old Salts Gallery, Camden, ME
2011 LAND+SCAPE, Saratoga Clay Arts Center, Schacht Gallery, Schuylerville, NY
2011 MAKE•SHIFT, Dorsky Gallery Curatorial Programs, Long Island City, NY
2011 FINE CRAFTS EXHIBITION, River Arts Gallery II, Damariscotta, ME, Juror: Carl Little
2010 FERTILE GROUND, Critical Santa Fe Symposium, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM
2010 ROOTED IN PLACE, Kentucky Museum of Art & Craft, Louisville, KY
2010 PATTERNS OF NATURE, Åarhus Gallery, Belfast, ME
2008 BEST OF SUNY ART STUDENT EXHIBITION, The New York State Museum, Albany, NY, *Best of Show*
2008 FOCUS ON GENDER, Westchester County Courthouse, White Plains, NY
2008 Daniel Kany Gallery, Portland, ME
2008 REGIONAL STUDENT JURIED EXHIBITION, NCECA 2008, Pittsburgh, PA
2008 SPACE PLACE, Rotunda Gallery, New Paltz, NY
2008 currentBIND, The Visual Arts Gallery, New Jersey City University, NJ
2007 EVERYDAY OBJECTS IN ART, Montana Museum of Arts and Culture, Missoula, MT
2007 SUNY STUDENT ART EXHIBITION, State University Plaza, Albany, NY
2007 site:SIGHT, New Paltz, NY
2004 SPREADS, Maine’s Creative Economy Conference commissioned installation, Bates Mill, Lewiston, ME
2004 LAYERS, Rinck Advertising, Auburn, ME
2003 INNOVATIVE SCULPTURE, Carriage House Gallery, Portland, ME
AWARDS & HONORS
BEST OF SHOW, 2008 Best of SUNY Art Student Exhibition Series, The New York State Museum, Albany, NY 2008
GRADUATE SCHOOL RESEARCH GRANT, State University of New York − New Paltz 2007
MAINE ARTS COMMISSION, Spreads, Bates Mill, Lewiston, ME 2004
WALTER J. HOOK SCHOLARSHIP, University of Montana − Missoula 1998
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
STUDIO ARTIST, www.artmess.net, 1998 – Present
VISUAL ARTS EDUCATOR, Lincoln Academy, Newcastle, ME, 2009 – Present
VISUAL ARTS EDUCATOR, Sabbatical Replacement, Waynflete, Portland, ME, 2008
INSTRUCTOR, Clay: Dig It! Shape It! Fire It!, IS183: Art School of the Berkshires, Stockbridge, MA, 2008
INSTRUCTOR, Something From Nothing, IS183: Art School of the Berkshires, Stockbridge, MA, 2008
INSTRUCTOR OF RECORD, Ceramic Handbuilding, State University of New York − New Paltz, Fall 2007
TEACHER’S ASSISTANT, Art Seminar, State University of New York − New Paltz, Fall 2007
INSTRUCTOR OF RECORD, Introduction to Ceramics, State University of New York − New Paltz, Spring 2007
TEACHER’S ASSISTANT, Art Seminar, State University of New York − New Paltz, Spring 2007
TEACHER’S ASSISTANT, Ceramic Handbuilding, State University of New York − New Paltz, Fall 2006
VISUAL ARTS EDUCATOR, Leavitt Area High School, Turner, ME, 1999 – 2006
VISUAL ARTS EDUCATOR, River Valley School, Turner, ME, 1999 – 2001
GALLERY ASSISTANT, Montana Museum of Arts and Culture, Missoula, 1997
EDUCATION
MASTER OF FINE ART, State University of New York at New Paltz, 2008
ART K-12 TEACHING CERTIFICATE, Ashland University, Ashland, OH, 1999
BACHELOR OF FINE ART, University of Montana − Missoula, 1998
FINE ARTS PROGRAM, University of Toledo, OH, 1993 − 1995
VISITING ARTIST
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE, Gorham, ME 2004
CENTRAL MAINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Auburn, ME 2003, 2004
ANDROSCOGGIN CREATIVE ARTISTS PROGRAM, Lewiston, ME 2002 – 2006
RESIDENCIES & WORKSHOPS
SUMMER SESSION RESIDENCY, Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, ME 2005
WORKSHOP WITH SUNKOO YUH, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME 2002
EXHIBITIONS ORGANIZED
2012 FRESH SPARKS: A Regional High School Ceramic Exhibition (Upcoming), Part of INVITE+IGNITE, a 25th
anniversary celebration of Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Round Top Farmhouse Gallery, Damariscotta, ME
2008 currentBIND: Charting Junctures in Metal and Ceramics, The Visual Arts Gallery, New Jersey City University, NJ
COLLECTIONS
THADDEUS MOSLEY, Pittsburgh, PA
BATES MILL MUSEUM L-A, Lewiston, ME
LEAVITT AREA HIGH SCHOOL, Turner, ME
MONTANA MUSEUM OF ARTS AND CULTURE, Missoula, MT
PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
BIBLIOGRAPHY
“Lincoln Academy Student Art Exhibition at River Arts draws crowds” The Lincoln County News, April 14, 2011.
Daniel Kany, “Everyone should see this show,” Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram, February 27, 2011.
Brenda Bonneville, “Interview with Ceramic Artist Jonathan Mess,” Maine Art Scene, February 27, 2011.
Kathryn M Davis, “Current Top Exhibitions in the Western United States,” The Huffington Post, November 12, 2010.
Renee Lauzon, “Waste Nothing: Jonathan Mess at Two Point Gallery,” Portland Examiner, May 17, 2009.
Marie Rossiter, “Creativity: In a class all by itself,” Sun Journal, March 26, 2006.
Maine Arts Commission Mag: The official publication of the Maine Arts Commission, cover image and write-up, Summer 2004.
Bob Keyes, “Artist’s run of the mill is anything but,” Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram, May 2, 2004.
Carol Coultas, “It’s show time,” Sun Journal, April 25, 2004.
Daniel Hartill, “Millwork to artwork: Artist renders ‘creative economy’ from Bates Mill remnants,” Sun Journal, April 12, 2004.
GALLERIES
SANTA FE CLAY, Santa Fe, NM
IKO IKO, Los Angeles, CA
HIGHWATER GALLERY, New Orleans, LA
AARHUS GALLERY, Belfast, ME
OLD SALTS GALLERY, Camden, ME
THE STABLE GALLERY, Damariscotta, ME
