Jessica Williams is an artist based in Los Angeles.
B. 1983, Los Angeles, CA
EDUCATION
MFA, Columbia University, New York NY, Painting
BFA, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence RI, Painting
RECENT AND UPCOMING
2022 Group Show, HVW8, Berlin, Germany (forthcoming Sept 14)
2022 No Knowledge of Utopia, 2-3 Fair, Santa Monica CA, curated by Eddie Salinas (forthcoming Sept 3)
2022 Global Song, Tang Contemporary Art, Hong Kong, curated by Fiona Lu
2021 Arcadia, As It Stands, Los Angeles CA, curated by Lauren Studebaker
2021 You Lead Follow Me, Sow & Tailor, Los Angeles CA
SOLO AND TWO-PERSON
2021 Tunnel of Love, Projet Pangée, Montreal
2020 Exhibition A, Collaborative print edition
2019 Jessica Williams + Alexia Leferte-Coutu, "Between Two Eternities", Projet Pangée, Montreal
2017 Fire Season, SADE, Los Angeles, CA
2016 Realm of the Real, Galeria La Esperanza, Mexico City, Mexico
2015 Only Girl In The World, Young Art, Los Angeles
2012 Intimate Values, Young Art, Los Angeles
2011 Stick Like Glue, Important Projects, Oakland
2011 I'm Coming Over, Young Art, Los Angeles
2007 No Melody Harder, Thierry Goldberg, New York
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2021 All My Friends Are Miracles #2, Sow & Tailor, LA CA
2021 Road Show, False Cast Gallery, Santa Monica CA
2021 Hang in They're, Los Angeles Nomadic Division (LAND) at Los Angeles Historic Park, curated by Perwana Nazif &
Julia Leonard
2021 Anxiety II, HVW8 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, curated by Alberto Cuadros & Laura Watters
2020 Delusional Chaperone, Nikholis Planck, Jessica Williams, Waldemar Zimbelmann, Insect, Los Angeles
2019 The cold will pay. The wind will pay. curated by Zoe Koke, UCLA Studios, Los Angeles, CA
2019 Replica, Insect Gallery, curated by Adam Alessi
2019 The Crystal Ship (curatorial), Insect, Los Angeles,
2019 Material Art Fair, Mexico City, Projet Pangée
2019 Clear objects, Like Lalique, Mexico City, curated by Nick Farhi, Kate Messinger, and Sarah Schulman
2018 Best in Show, That-That, Los Angeles, CA, curated by Laura Watters and Kaylie Schiff
2018 Screenings, Laemmle North Hollywood, curated by Conor Thompson
2018 Fool's Gold, Noysky Projects, curated by Sean Noyce, Los Angeles
2018 Art Athina, With SADE, Athens Greece
2018 Group Show, Artist Projects International, curated by Alberto Cuadros, Los Angeles
2018 Sun-Kissed Chokehold, Y53, curated by Kaylie Schiff and Laura Watters, Los Angeles
2018 ANNEX, M+B, Los Angeles, curated by Jay Ezra Nayssan
2017 ...feel it... feel it..., The Diogenes Club, Los Angeles CA, curated by Alt.a.mira
2017 Group show, Minibar, Pasadena CA, curated by Phil Davis
2017 Bar Oslo, SADE, Los Angeles,curated by Alberto Cuadros
2017 OH!, Ditch Projects, Oregan, curated by Lauren Graycar/ KIMA
2017 Amplify Compassion Benefit for ACLU, 356 Mission
2016 Human Condition, The Hospital, Los Angeles
2016 Roman a Clef, Rainbow in Spanish, Los Angeles, curated by Mateo Tannatt
2016 Group Show, Soho House Hollywood, curated by Sharon Zoldan
2016 Rema Hort Mann Los Angeles Benefit Auction, January 29
2015 LAXART 10 Year Anniversary Benefit, Los Angeles CA
2015 9800 Sepulveda Show, Los Angeles, CA, curated by Courtney Malick
2015 NADA NEW YORK, with Young Art
2015 Joshing the Watershed, Del Vaz Projects, Los Angeles, curated by Alex Chaves
2015 Sincerely Yours, Torrance Art Museum, Torrance CA
2014 Sargent's Daughters, Sargent's Daughters, New York
2014 Mental Furniture, Night Gallery, Los Angeles, curated by Petrella's Imports
2014 They're There, Charlie James Gallery, Los Angeles, curated by Dane Johnson
2013 NADA MIAMI, with Young Art
2013 Summer Wheat, Mira Dancy, Jessica Williams, Thierry Goldberg, New York
2013 Real Time and Outer-Life, Young Art, Los Angeles, curated by Paul Forney
2012 NADA MIAMI, with Young Art
2012 Prince At The Forum, Beacon Arts Building, Inglewood, curated by Joshua Nathanson
2008 MFA Thesis Exhibition, Columbia University, New York
2007 First-Year Exhibition, Columbia University, New York
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2021 Interview, Super!, super-nyc.com
2021 Tunnel of Love, Art Viewer, artviewer.org
2021 Interview, The Hopper Prize, thehopperprize.com
2020 ArtMaze Magazine, Curatorial Selection, Projet Pangée
2020 ARTFORUM, Jessica Williams "The Hanukkiah", April
2019 Azizi, Arshy. "Critic's Picks: Jessica Williams + Alexia Leferte-Coutu", ARTFORUM, Feb 8
2019 Hogeveen, Esme. "Alexia Leferte-Coutu and Jessica Williams: Between Two Eternities", C Magazine, Autumn
issue
2019 Munro, Lara. "Five female artists on how Los Angeles influences their work", DAZED, Feb 8
2018 Miranda, Carolina. "Datebook: Avant-garde graphic design, untold stories of California slavery and poetry
in the sky: Fool's Gold: Challenging Myth in the Era of Misinformation at Noysky Projects", Los Angeles Times, September
28
2018 Davis, Genie. "All That Glitters: Fool's Gold at Noysky Projects", Art and Cake, artandcakela.com
2018 ArtMaze Magazine, Spring Issue, Editorial Selection
2017 D'Avignon, Angella."Jessica Williams at SADE", contemporaryartreview.la
2016 Jessica Williams interviewed by Casey Jane Ellison, i-D Mexico, i-d.vice.com
2016 "Palettes", published by Kima Books, kima.us
2015 New American Paintings, No.121
2015 Griffin, Jonathan. "Spaces- The Live/Work Gallery", art-agenda.org
2015 "Jessica Williams at Young Art", Artviewer.org
2015 Bode, Katie, "Jessica Williams at Young Art", contemporaryartreview.la
2015 Baxter, Jared. "Joshing the Watershed", Flashartonline.com
2015 "Joshing the Watershed", Terremoto.mx
2015 Harrison, Jessica. "Painting Gave Me The Most Freedom", voyeurla.net
2014 "Skies", Sex Magazine Issue #9
2014 "Goings on About Town: Sargents Daughters", The New Yorker, July 18
2014 Fitzpatrick, Kyle. "Jessica Williams Lifestyle Paintings", laimyours.com
2014 Indrisek, Scott. "10 Must-See Summer Group Shows", Blouinartinfo.com
2013 Zevitas, Steven. "Must See Show", newamericanpaintings.com
2012 Garcia, Kathy. "Miami Heat", artslant.com
2011 Dolton-Thorton, Ian. "Stick Like Glue", Artpractical.com
2011 Tuck, Geoff. Notesonlooking.com, February 3
2011 Tuck, Geoff. Notesonlooking.com, January 25
2010 "From Los Angeles", urbanoutfitters.com, July 2
2008 White, Logan. The Affordable Art Fair NYC, dossierjournal.com
2008 Coburn, Tyler. The Rundown: Columbia University's M.F.A. Thesis Exhibition, Rhizome.org, May 14
2008 Sanders, Charlotte. I'll Let You Be In My Dream If I Can Be In Yours: Jessica Williams, Lula Magazine, Spring/Summer
issuue
2007 Highlighted Listings: No Melody Harder, The New Yorker, Sept 3-10
2007 Kugel, Seth. Summer's Seven-Day Week, The New York Times, July 29
TEACHING
Pepperdine University, Adjunct Professor, Fall 2022
UCLA School of Art, Lecturer, Drawing I, Fall 2021
UCLA School of Art, Lecturer, Drawing I, Fall 2020
UCLA School of Art, Lecturer, Drawing I, Fall 2019
UCLA School of Art, Lecturer, Painting I, Winter 2019
UCLA School of Art, Lecturer, Painting I, Spring 2018
PUBLICATIONS
Palettes II, KIMA,KIMA.US
Palettes I, KIMA, KIMA.US
RESIDENCIES
2022 Hudson House, Hudson, New York
2019 Catwalk Institute/ Catwalk Arts Residency, Catskill, New York, March - April
2004 Oxbow Summer Residency, Saugatuck MI
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