Bio: Jenny Phelps

Born:  Muscatine, IA

Lives: Los Angeles, CA

Education:

2006              MFA, University of Southern California

2003              BA Studio Art, University of California, Los Angeles

                       BA International Development Studies, University of California, Los Angeles

                       Minor in Anthropology, University of California, Los Angeles

2001              UCLA Education Abroad Program: University of Hyderabad, India

Residencies:

2006-07        New Research in Abstraction Fellowship, University of Waterloo, ON, Canada

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2005              Painting's Edge Summer Program, Idyllwild School of Painting and the Arts

Solo Exhibitions:

2007              "3-Hour Parking," G+ Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada

2006              "Drawing from Palms," Master's Thesis Exhibition, Gayle and Ed Roski Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2005              First Year MFA Show, f² Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2003              "Yo soy estadounidense," UCLA Undergraduate Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

Group Exhibitions:

2006              "USC MFA Catalogue Release," Gayle and Ed Roski Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

                       "New Research in Abstraction," 4-person Exhibition, Hacienda Sarria, Kitchener, ON, Canada

                       "SuperSONIC," Barnsdall Gallery, Hollywood, CA

                       "Echo Filter Mod," 3-person Exhibition, Gayle and Ed Roski Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2005              "Group Grope," Gayle and Ed Roski Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

                       "Painting's Edge," Riverside Art Museum, Riverside, CA

                       "f² Inaugural Exhibition," f² Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2004              "Ready, Set, Go!" F Space, Los Angeles, CA

2003              "@kin," New Wight Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

                       "Pre-War Art," New Wight Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2002              UCLA Juried Exhibition, Juror: Liz Larner, New Wight Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

                       "Soup," Wight Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2001              UCLA Juried Exhibition, Juror: David Pagel, Wight Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2000              UCLA Juried Exhibition, Juror: Karen Higa, Wight Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

Awards:

2006-07        Premiere's Research Excellence Award (PREA) Fellowship, University of Waterloo, Ontario

2004-06        MFA Teaching Assistant Fellowship, USC

2002              Werner Z. Hirsch Representational Drawing Award, Honorable Mention

2001              Institute of International Education: Asia/Pacific Study Scholarship

1998-2003    Regent's Scholar, UCLA

1998-2003    National Merit Scholar, UCLA

Professional Experience:

2007              Adjunct Faculty (Drawing), UCLA

                       Guest Artist, USC

                       Professor (Art Appreciation), Gryphon College, Irvine

2006-07        Artist-in-Residence, University of Waterloo, Ontario

2006              Guest Artist, University of Guelph, Ontario

                       Guest Artist, University of Waterloo, Ontario

                       Instructor (Drawing), USC, Los Angeles, CA

                       Teaching Assistant, Ron Rizk, USC

                       Substitute Teacher (Painting & Drawing), USC

2005              Teaching Assistant, Robbie Conal, Richard Parker, Margit Omar, USC

                       Substitute Teacher (Drawing), USC

2004              Teaching Assistant, Margit Omar, USC

                       Guest Artist, Los Angeles County High School for the Arts

2003-04        Professional Support, Asociación ANAI, Costa Rica

1999-2003   Administrative & Shop Assistant, UCLA Psychology Technical Services, Los Angeles, CA

Lectures/Publications:

2006              Lecture, University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA:

                      "On the Impossibility of Painting the Mountains: John Muir's Influence on the Paintings of William Keith"

                      John Muir in Global Perspective Conference