RESUME

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Jennifer Torres

EDUCATION

1995 Master of Fine Arts, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia

1988 Bachelor of Fine Arts, The Cooper Union, New York, New York

Studied from 1978 to 1983 at The Art Students League, New York, New York

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1999 to present- Associate Professor of Art, University of Southern Mississippi

1995- 1999- Assistant Professor of Art- Bethany College, Lindsborg, Kansas

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2008 Hybrids & Other Sorts, national juried exhibition, BECA Gallery, New Orleans, LA, finalist for solo show award

Saw Blade Show, invitational, The Paper Warehouse gallery, Hattiesburg, MS

Tallahassee International, juried exhibition, Tallahassee FL, (September and October 2008)

Clay and Fiber, juried exhibition, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL

Dreams and Visions, juried exhibition, Union Street Gallery, Chicago Heights, IL

Southern Heat, Jacksonville South Gallery, Jacksonville, Fl

2007 Solo Exhibition , Jennifer Torres- New Work, Gallery 130, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS

Faculty Exhibition, USM Museum of Art, Hattiesburg , MS

Iron Tribe, New Mexico Highlands University, Las Vegas , NM

2006 Solo exhibition, Wood, Steel and Cast Iron, Impressions Gallery, Hattiesburg , MS

2005 Two Person Show , RX Gallery, Hattiesburg , MS

Another Keen Idea, The Art Car Museum, Houston Texas

Faculty Exhibition, USM Museum of Art, Hattiesburg MS

2003 Faculty Exhibition, USM Museum of Art, Hattiesburg, MS

2002 Flyers , shown at the A gallery, Hattiesburg , MS

2001 2001 Mississippi Invitational, HEADstallation, Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson , MS

2000 Solo exhibition, Full House, Casteel Gallery, Meridian Community College, Meridian, MS

Solo exhibition, Swimmers, New Sculpture , USM Museum of Art, Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Tiny Works, Little Licks, juried exhibition, Project Gallery, Wichita Kansas

1999 Red Angels, Presser Hall, Bethany College , Lindsborg , Kansas

Outside-In, group exhibition, Acme Gallery, Wichita, Kansas

1998 Subjective Significance, multi-piece group exhibition, Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita Kansas

Faculty Show , visual arts faculty, Mingenback Art Center, Bethany College, Lindsborg , Kansas

Lindsborg Arts Council Group Exhibition, Lincoln Art Center, Lincoln, Kansas

1997 Blue , a solo gallery installation, Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, Kansas

1996 Solo exhibition, Cancer Mask, The Arts Exchange, Atlanta, Georgia

Artists of the Plains, juried exhibition, Birger Sandzen Memorial Gallery, Lindsborg, Kansas

1995 Solo exhibition, Recent Work, Mingenback Art Center, Bethany College, Lindsborg , Kansas

Solo exhibition, A Question of Priorities, Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, Atlanta, Georgia

Vision in Hand 2 , sponsor, Georgia Museum of Art, venues include William J. Thompson Gallery Athens, GA, Brenau University, Gainesville, GA and Thomasville Cultural Center, Thomasville , GA

1994 Solo exhibition, Fallen, William J. Thompson Gallery, Athens , Georgia

Solo exhibition, Looking Over My Shoulder, William J. Thompson Gallery, Athens , Georgia

Georgia Sculptors Society , group exhibition, 621 Gallery, Tallahassee , Florida

Sculpture Garden III , outdoor exhibition (1994-1996), Chattanooga State Technical Community College , Chattanooga , Tennessee

Local Love, Sex and Death , juried show, Nexus Contemporary Arts Center , Atlanta , Georgia

Georgia Sculptors Society , Ameen Art Gallery , Nicholls State University , Thibodaux , Louisiana

King Plow Sculpture Show , juried show, King Plow Arts Center , Atlanta , Georgia

Georgia Sculptors Society , group exhibition, South Eastern Community College , North Carolina

Vision In Hand , William J. Thompson Gallery, Athens , Georgia , Georgia Museum of Art

1993 Solo exhibition, Summer Works , William J. Thompson Gallery, Athens , Georgia

Georgia Marble Festival, Juried Show, Tate , Georgia

1990 Berkshire Arts Council Annual Juried Exhibition , Great Barrington , Massachusetts

AWARDS/GRANTS/OTHER

2007 Mississippi Arts Commission Visual Arts Fellowship Grant, MAC, NEA

University of Southern Mississippi Summer Grant for Improvement of Instruction

2006 Consultant , Mississippi Power national Katrina Memorial Sculpture Competition

Presentation and panel discussion, 1000 + Pound Cupolas in Academia at the International Conference on Contemporary Cast Iron Art in Ironbridge England

1998 Woodward Grant for Creative Teaching and Learning , Bethany College , Lindsborg , KS

1997 The Mingenback Distinguished Professorship in Art , Bethany College , awarded through the 1999-2000 academic year, Lindsborg , KS

1996 Burmeister Grant for Faculty Scholarship and Creativity , Bethany College , Lindsborg , KS

Faculty Travel and Exhibition Grant , Bethany College , Lindsborg , KS