Jessica Zawadowicz Selected Work CV Instagram
I look for things in my envrionment that feel stable, things that I can rely on and trust. I collect and include objects and forces into my paintings that show up as constants in my world. Some of these things might act as sticks or rocks that I find or find me, gravity, my lunch (and its leftovers), time, the measurement of time, my body’s touch and reach, potatoes, vending machine candy, weight, or depictions of the sun. I look for what feels trustworthy as a way of locating myself within a world, within a body, and within a landscape where life, power, and material appear to be changing constantly and frequently. I pull in these objects from outside thast feel sturdy and then I try ti play with them. In one instance, I might adhere heavy stones onto a soft canvas and move what is typically on the ground up and onto the wall. Then aware of a heavy potential crashing, I gain greater understanding of my toes.
Jessica Zawadowicz lives and works in Chicago, IL.
jessicazawadowicz@gmail.com
EDUCATION
2023 MFA, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2019 BFA, The University of the Arts, Magna Cum Laude
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
** Indiciates 2-Person Exhibtion
2023 a little, left over, alongside Artist Garret Lockhart, Weatherproof, Chicago IL**
2023 The First Show, Stasia’s Gallery, Chicago IL
2023 Last Call, Alumni Exhibition, Color Club, Chicago IL
2023 MFA Exhibition, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
2022 Electric Pink Lemonade, Curated by Roland Santana, Circle Contemporary, Chicago IL
2022 Flat File Program, Ortega y Gasset Projects, Brooklyn NY
2022 Warmth, Stay Home Gallery, Paris TN
2021 Flora, Curated by Eric Preisendanz, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia PA
2020 Spring Up, Curated by Maria Kraybill (Artillerie), PII Gallery, Philadelphia PA
2019 Distant Figure, Curated by Sebastian Powley, The University of the Arts, Philadelphia PA
2019 Personal Psychology, Curated by TJ Walsh, Emerge Welness, Philadelphia PA
AWARDS/ FELLOWSHIPS/ RESIDENCIES
2023-2024 Teaching Fellowship, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago IL
2023 Poor Farm, Manawa WI
2019 Corzo Center Emerging Artist Microgrant, The University of the Arts, Philadelphia PA
2019 Larry Day Award, The University of the Arts, Philadelphia PA
2019 Ted Carey Award, The University of the Arts, Philadelphia PA
2015-2019 Trustee Scholarship, The University of the Arts, Philadelphia PA
ARTIST TALKS
2022 Flat File Artist Programming, Ortega y Gasset Projects, Brooklyn NY
2021 Visiting Artist & Critic, The University of the Arts, Philadelphia PA