JESSICA STRAUS

Address: Studio: Brickbottom Artists

22 Terrace Avenue 1 Fitchburg Street C101

Newton, MA 02461 Somerville, MA 02143

Telephone: 617-965-3862 617-591-0378

E-mail: artist@Jessica-Straus.com www.Jessica-Straus.com

SOLO EXHIBITIONS and MUSEUM VENUES

2007 June, Downtown Gallery, Washington, Maine, “Re-Tooling Liberty Tools”

May, Art Complex Museum, Duxbury, MA “Complex Women”

March, Clark Gallery, Lincoln, MA, “”Widgets” Solo Exhibition

2006 October, Trustman Gallery, Simmons College, Boston, MA, “Mixing It Up”

August, New England Biolabs, Beverly. MA, Solo Show: “Display Garden”

June, Danforth Museum, Framingham, MA, Solo Show: “Entwining”

2005 April, Gallery at 38 Cameron, Cambridge, MA, Solo Show

2004 February, Fuller Art Museum, Brockton, MA, Solo Show: “Display Garden”

2003 March, Clark Gallery, Lincoln, MA, Solo Show: “New Work”

2000 March, DeCordova Museum, Lincoln, MA, “Celebrating Contemporary Art in New England: Recent Acquisitions”

February, Art Complex Museum, Duxbury, MA, Rotations: Recent Acquisitions

1999 May, Clark Gallery, Lincoln, MA, Solo Show

1997 September, Art Complex Museum, Duxbury, MA, “Attributes of the Artist”

1995 September, Clark Gallery, Lincoln, MA, Solo Show: "Souvenirs, Trophies, and Other Mementos"

1993 April, Fuller Museum, Brockton, MA, "Tradewinds"

April, Nesto Gallery, Milton, MA, Two Person Show

1992 June, Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg, MA, "New England/ New Talent" (Catalogue)

June, Clark Gallery, Lincoln, MA, Solo Show: "Walking Sticks"

January, New England Biolabs, Beverly, MA, Two Person Show

1991 October, The Berkshire Art Museum, Pittsfield, MA, "Exhibition of Painting and Sculpture", Juror: Jock Reynolds (Catalogue)

October, Biogen Corporation, Cambridge, MA, Two Person Show

1990 May, Clark Gallery, Lincoln, MA, Solo Show

February, Gallery 28, The New England School of Art and Design, Boston, MA, Two Person Show

1987 January, Brodigan Gallery, Groton, MA, Solo Show

1985 October, The Berkshire Art Museum, Pittsfield, MA, "Exhibition of Painting and Sculpture" Juror: Kathy Halbreich, (Catalogue)

April, Helen Shlien Gallery, Boston, MA, One Person Show

1983 May, Addison Gallery of American Art, Andover, MA, "Tradition, Transition, New Vision" (Catalogue)

April, Helen Shlien Gallery, Boston, MA, Solo Show

1979 April, Cranbrook Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, MI, MFA Thesis Show

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2007 May, Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston, MA, “Tools As Art”

2006 May, Trustman Gallery, Simmons College, Boston, MA, “Artist’s Resource Trust, The First Ten Years”

2005, ’04, ’03, ’02, ’01, ’00, ’99, ’98, ‘97 December, New Art Center, Newton, MA, “Icons and Altars”

2005, ’04, ’03, ’02, ‘01, ’00, ’99, ’98, ’97, ’96, ’95 December, Clark Gallery, Lincoln, MA, Salon Show

2003 September, New Art Center, Newton, MA, “Plant Matter”

June, Concord Art Association, Concord, MA, “Elements of Nature” (Invitational)

May, Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston, MA, "Botanical" (Invitational)

2002 July, Nan Mulford Gallery, Rockport, Maine

2002 February, A.I.R. Gallery, N.Y., N.Y., “Generations III”

1995 May, Brickbottom Gallery, Somerville, MA, "Small" (Invitational)

1993 December, Newton Art Center, Newton, MA, "Benefit Exhibition" (Invitational)

1992 March, Federal Reserve Bank Gallery, Boston, MA, Women's Caucus for Art, "Distinct Voices", Juror: Joyce Kozloff

1991 March, Brickbottom Gallery, Somerville, MA, "Branches: Five Artists Working with Wood"

February, Brickbottom Gallery, Somerville, MA, "32: Grant Winners in the Visual Arts"

1990 August, DeCordova Museum Corporate Loan Program

1989 June, Kingston Gallery, Boston, MA, "Small Works, BVAU"

1988 February, Multicultural Arts Center, Cambridge, MA, "Assemblage"

1987 December, Gallery NAGA, Boston, MA, "Brickbottom Artists"

March, Maris Gallery, Westfield State College, Westfield, MA, "16th Annual Competitive Exhibition", Juror: Michael Beauchemin

1986 May, Virginia Brier Gallery, San Francisco, CA, "Personal Narratives"

1984 July, Helen Shlien Gallery, Boston, MA, "Gallery Artists"

1983 September, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, "Small Works", Jurors: Nancy Hoffman, Hoffman Gallery, Vivien Raynor, Art Critic, N.Y. Times (Catalogue)

July, 28th Annual South Shore Arts Festival, Cohasset, MA, Three Person Invitational

1982 June, Arts and Science Center, Nashua, NH, "City Slickers"

1979 May, Pewabic Gallery, Detroit, MI, "Michigan Ceramics", Juror: Wayne Higby, Prize awarded

April, Hopkins Hall Gallery, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, "Twenty-five Sculptors" (Catalogue)

BIBLIOGRAPHY

2006 May, Sculpture Magazine, Reviewer: Marty Carlock

2006 July 7, Boston Globe, “Beauty in a Mad World”, Reviewer: Cate McQuaid

2005 April 7, Boston Globe, “Gallery Pick”, Reviewer: Cate McQuaid

2004 May 2, Boston Globe, “Crafting its Own Niche,” Reviewer: Cate McQuaid

2003 December, Arts Media, Reviewer: Gwendolyn Holbrow

September 26, Boston Globe, Reviewer: Christine Temin

September 19, Boston Phoenix, Reviewer: Randi Hopkins

September 18, Boston Globe, West Weekly Reviewer: Leslie Anderson

July, Boston Globe, Reviewer: Christine Temin

June 26, Boston Herald, Reviewer: Joanne Silver

1999 August/September, Art New England, Reviewer: Miles Unger

May 23, Boston Globe, Reviewer: Marty Carlock, "A New Perspective on Familiar Themes"

1997 December 10, Boston Globe, Reviewer: Christine Temin

August 24, Boston Herald, Reviewer: Mary Sherman

1992 December 9, Boston Globe, Reviewer: Christine Temin

November 18, Boston Globe, Reviewer: Christine Temin

1990 June 14, Wayland/Weston Town Crier, Reviewer: Marty Carlock

1988 March 17, Lincoln Journal, Reviewer: Marty Carlock

March 10, Boston Globe, Reviewer: Christine Temin

March 3, Boston Globe, "Critic's Tip": Christine Temin

1987 January 15, Concord Journal

1985 December 12, Lincoln Journal, Reviewer: Marty Carlock

October 17, Berkshire Eagle, Reviewer: Charles Bonenti

April 11, Boston Globe, "Critic's Tip": Christine Temin

1983 July 2, Patriot Ledger, Reviewer: Barbara Bose

May 29, Boston Globe, Reviewer: Robert Taylor

April 28, Boston Globe, Reviewer: Christine Temin

April 14, Boston Globe, "Critic's Tip": Robert Taylor

AWARDS AND GRANTS

2006 Artist Resource Trust, Berkshire-Taconic Foundation, Indiv. Artist’s Grant

1992 Massachusetts Cultural Council, Individual Support Grant

1990 Somerville Arts Council Grant

1989 Watertown Arts Council Grant

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

Cranbrook Academy of Art, M.F.A., May 1979

Kansas City Art Institute, B.F.A., December 1976

Brown University, Liberal Arts, 1972-74

CURRENT EMPLOYMENT

Instructor, Art, Concord Academy, Concord MA, 1980-present