Jonathan Mess

 

EDUCATION

MFA: CERAMICS, The State University of New York at New Paltz

BFA: STUDIO ART, University of Montana – Missoula University of Toledo, Ohio (Fine Arts Program)

GRANTS & AWARDS

2015

INDIVIDUAL ARTIST FELLOWSHIP: CONTEMPORARY CRAFT, Maine Arts Commission, Augusta, ME

2013

  • RUTH & HAROLD CHENVEN FOUNDATION GRANT, New York, NY
  • AWARD FINALIST, Elizabeth R. Raphael Founder’s Prize, Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA
  • EMERGING ARTIST GRANT, St. Botolph Club Foundation, Boston, MA

2008

BEST OF SHOW, 2008 Best of SUNY Art Student Exhibition, The New York State Museum, Albany, NY

2007

GRADUATE SCHOOL RESEARCH GRANT, The State University of New York at New Paltz

2004

MAINE ARTS COMMISSION, Spreads, Maine’s Creative Economy Conference, Lewiston, ME

1998

WALTER J. HOOK SCHOLARSHIP, University of Montana – Missoula

BEST OF SHOW, Ceramic and Sculpture Juried Exhibit, Art Annex, University of Montana – Missoula

EXHIBITIONS

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

  • 2014 JONATHAN MESS: RECLAIM, Greenwich House Pottery, New York, NY, [catalogue]
  • 2013 JONATHAN MESS: LAYERS, Saccarappa Gallery, Westbrook, ME
  • 2011 TRACES: NEW WORK BY JONATHAN MESS, Two Point Gallery, Portland, ME
  • 2010 JONATHAN MESS, Åarhus Gallery, Belfast, ME
  • 2009 LANDFILLS AND BY-PRODUCTS, Two Point Gallery, Portland, ME
    * JONATHAN MESS, Highwater Gallery, New Orleans, LA
  • 2008 DOWN TO EARTH, Chandler Gallery, Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, New Paltz, NY
  • 2004 SPREADS, Maine’s Creative Economy Conference, Bates Mill, Lewiston, ME
    * LAYERS, Rinck Advertising, Auburn, ME
  • 1998 BFA EXHIBITION, Gallery of Visual Arts, University of Montana - Missoula

SELECTED INVITATIONAL & JURIED EXHIBITIONS

2016

  • CONT{R}ACT EARTH—FIRST CENTRAL CHINA INTERNATIONAL CERAMICS BIENNALE, Henan Museum, Zhengzhou City, China, (curated by Wendy Gers [catalogue])
  • RE-CLAIM/RE-PROCESS, Flinn Gallery, Greenwich, CT, (curated by Ruth Sutclie, Sallie Baldwin)
  • ABSTRACT NARRATIVES, Engine, Biddeford, ME

2015

  • CERAMATTACK, Duane Reed Gallery, St. Louis, MO, (juried)
  • FALL EXHIBITION, Corey Daniels Gallery, Wells, ME
  • FIRED UP, Harlow Gallery, Hallowell, ME, (juried)

2014

  • CRAFT FORMS 2014, Davenport Gallery, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA (juried by David McFadden, Bruce Pepich)
  • CRITIC’S CHOICE: DANIEL KANY, Harlow Gallery, Hallowell, ME, (curated by Daniel Kany)
  • THE FUTURES: THE NEXT GENERATION OF CERAMIC TRAILBLAZERS, Vessels Gallery, Boston, MA
  • TRANSFORMATION 9: CONTEMPORARY WORKS IN CERAMICS, THE ELIZABETH R. RAPHAEL FOUNDER’S PRIZE, Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA, (juried by Joshua Green, Jae Won Lee, Alexandra Raphael, Catherine Raphael, Janet McCall, Kate Lydon, [catalogue])

2013

  • THE UNEXPECTED, Max L Jackson Gallery, Queens University of Charlotte, NC
  • TOUCH THE EARTH, University of New Hampshire Museum of Art, Durham, NH, (curated by Kristina Durocher)
  • ART MEETS SCIENCE, Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory, Salisbury Cove, ME

2012

  • CMCA BIENNIAL EXHIBITION, Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Rockport, ME, (curated by Suzette McAvoy, Daphne Anderson Deeds)
  • SMALL FAVORS VII, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA

2011

  • LAND+SCAPE, Schacht Gallery, Saratoga Clay Arts Center, Schuylerville, NY
  • MAKE•SHIFT, Dorsky Gallery Curatorial Programs, Long Island City, NY
  • FINE CRAFTS EXHIBITION, River Arts Gallery II, Damariscotta, ME, (juried by Carl Little)

2010

  • FERTILE GROUND, Critical Santa Fe Symposium, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM, (curated by Avra Leodas)
  • ROOTED IN PLACE, Kentucky Museum of Art & Craft, Louisville, KY, (curated by Brion Clinkingbeard)
  • PATTERNS OF NATURE, Åarhus Gallery, Belfast, ME

2008

  • BEST OF SUNY ART STUDENT EXHIBITION, The New York State Museum, Albany, NY, (juried) Daniel Kany Gallery, Portland, ME
  • REGIONAL STUDENT JURIED EXHIBITION, NCECA 2008, Pittsburgh, PA, (juried) 2007 EVERYDAY OBJECTS IN ART, Montana Museum of Arts and Culture, Missoula, MT
  • SUNY STUDENT ART EXHIBITION, State University Plaza, Albany, NY
  • site:SIGHT, New Paltz, NY

2005

  • AREA ARTISTS JURIED EXHIBITION, Atrium Gallery, University of Southern Maine, Lewiston, ME

2003

  • INNOVATIVE SCULPTURE, Carriage House Gallery, Portland, ME
  • AREA ARTISTS JURIED EXHIBITION, Atrium Gallery, University of Southern Maine, Lewiston, ME

1999

  • TWICE TOUCHED, Roy G Biv Gallery, Columbus, OH, (juried by Mary H. Gray)

1998

  • CERAMIC & SCULPTURE EXHIBIT, Art Annex, University of Montana - Missoula, MT, (juried by Rudy Audio)

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

  • “Wicked Meltability: A Conversation with Jonathan Mess,” Studio Potter, Sustainability Issue, Winter/Spring 2016, Vol.44, No.1. pp.3, 14-21
  • “Exposure,” Ceramics Monthly, December 2015. p.18
  • Erin Little, “Studio Tour: Maine Artist Jonathan Mess,” Erin Little Portfolio Blog, October 8, 2015
  • Ceramics Now, catalogue, Greenwich House Pottery, New York, NY, 2015. 3, 5-15
  • Mary Thomas, “Ceramics shine and challenge at Society for Contemporary Craft,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, December 17, 2014
  • Cynde Ferrill, “Jonathan Mess: Inspiring Lincoln Academy artist and teacher,” Aerie, Spring 2014. 18-21 Transformation NINE: Contemporary Works in Ceramics, The Elizabeth R. Raphael Founder’s Prize Exhibition, catalogue, Pittsburgh, PA, April 2014. 40, 41
  • “2014 Ceramics Monthly Emerging Artists,” Ceramics Monthly, May 2014. 45, 54
  • “Emerging Artists,” Maine Home + Design, April 2014. 124
  • “Exposure,” Ceramics Monthly, February 2014. 6, 14
  • Daniel Kany, “Is there a new vein in abstract painting in Maine?,” Maine Sunday Telegram, December 29, 2013 Daniel Kany, “Treat yourself to a ne Mess at a ne young gallery space,” Maine Sunday Telegram, March 24, 2013 Stephanie Cardon, “CMCA Biennial in Rockport, Maine,” Big Red & Shiny, December 1, 2012
  • Suzanne Volmer, “CMCA Biennial Exhibition 2012,” Artscope, November/December 2012, Vol.7, No.5. 46-47 Daniel Kany, “Biennial backs up good looks with visceral subtext,” Maine Sunday Telegram, October 21, 2012 Daniel Kany, “Among the many at Stable, clay bubbles to the top,” Maine Sunday Telegram, August 12, 2012 Daniel Kany, “Everyone should see this show,” Maine Sunday Telegram, Feb 27, 2011
  • Brenda Bonneville, “Interview with Ceramic Artist Jonathan Mess,” Maine Art Scene, February 27, 2011
  • Kathryn M Davis, “Current Top Exhibitions in the Western United States,” The Hu ngton Post, Nov 12, 2010 Renee Lauzon, “Waste Nothing: Jonathan Mess at Two Point Gallery,” Examiner, May 17, 2009
  • Marie Rossiter,“Creativity: In a class all by itself,”Sun Journal, March 26, 2006
  • Maine Arts Commission Mag: The official publication of the Maine Arts Commission, Summer 2004
  • Bob Keyes, “Artist’s run of the mill is anything but,” Maine Sunday Telegram, May 2, 2004
  • Carol Coultas, “It’s show time,” Sun Journal, April 25, 2004
  • Daniel Hartill,“Millwork to artwork: Artist renders‘creative economy’from Bates Mill remnants,”Sun Journal, April 12, 2004

VISITING ARTIST & LECTURES

  • 2015 BANGOR HIGH SCHOOL, Artist Talk & Demos, Bangor, ME, Dec 10
  • SUNY – PLATTSBURGH, Artist Talk, Plattsburgh, NY, Nov 8
  • 2014 HARVARD CERAMICS PROGRAM, Workshop & Artist Talk with Seth Rainville, Allston, MA, May 1
  • GREENWICH HOUSE POTTERY, Artist Talk, New York, NY, February 15
  • 2013 UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE MUSEUM OF ART, Artist Talk, Durham, NH, October 9
  • 2012 CENTER FOR MAINE CONTEMPORARY ART, “Who Do You Love,” Rockport, ME, November 18
  • 2002 - 06 ANDROSCOGGIN CREATIVE ARTISTS PROGRAM, Lewiston, ME
  • 2004 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE, Gorham, ME
  • 2003 - 04 CENTRAL MAINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Auburn, ME

RESIDENCIES & WORKSHOPS

  • 2012 WORKSHOP WITH SEAN O’CONNELL, Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, ME
  • 2005 SUMMER SESSION RESIDENCY, Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, ME
  • 2002 WORKSHOP WITH SUNKOO YUH, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME