Jenny E. Balisle

Jenny E. Balisle earned a B.A. in Art and Communication from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and a M.F.A. from the Academy of Art College in San Francisco. She has exhibited in numerous solo and group shows including the de Young Museum Artist-in-Residence, Art Museum of Los Gatos, Gallery 555 of the Oakland Museum of California, Chicago Cultural Center, Korean Cultural Center, Harvard University, Farmington Museum, Museu Brasileiro Sao Paulo and Shanghai Oil Painting & Sculpture Institute Art Museum in China. Her work has been featured in such publications as ZYZZYVA journal, Sculptural Pursuits Magazine, The Drum Literary Magazine, and NONPROFIT QUATERLY. She was also commissioned for the original Hearts in San Francisco public art and South San Francisco Utility Box Mural Project. Balisle currently works as an artist, curator, advocate, writer, lecturer, and M.F.A. instructor at the Academy of Art University. Locally, she serves on the Public Art Advisory Committee and as a Richmond Arts & Culture Commissioner.

My art practice investigates diverse relationships and systems within natural and manmade environments. Fascinated by flight or disorientation, I merge together disparate experiences to create new narratives, perspectives, and cultures. The goal is to identify how patterns and symbols of influence impact perception.

Mediums are repurposed by altering function to explore identity, ideology, and equality. As a multi-disciplinary artist, my practice incorporates drawings, sculpture, site-specific installations, objects, video, and audio. Art translates when words become inadequate.

Artworks can be labor intensive to immediate, private or public, and vary in scale from small to large. Inspiration, investigation, sketching, recordings, and writings dictate the final form.

Education

2003

Academy of Art College-San Francisco. Master of Fine Art– Painting.

1998

University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Bachelor of Art, Double major; Communication-

Advertising/Public Relations and Art-Painting. 

Museum Exhibitions

2017

The Nor’Easter: 47^th Annual Juried Members Exhibition. New Britain Museum of America Art. New Britain, CT.

 

2016

Social Justice: It Happens to One, It Happens to All. St. Mary’s College Museum of Art. Moraga, CA.

WEST ON THE LEFT EAST ON THE RIGHT. Jinquan Museum. Jiuquan, China.

Blue Marble. San Luis Obispo Museum of Art. San Luis Obispo, CA.

Position Vision Manner. Shanghai Oil Painting & Sculpture Institute Art Museum. Shanghai, China.

Patterns. Hockaday Museum of Art. Kalispell, MT.

 

2015

An Odyssey-10 Years of TAM. Torrance Art Museum. Torrance, CA.

28th September Competition. Alexandria Museum of Art. Alexandria, LA.

 

2013

Patterns. de Young Museum Artist-in-Residence. San Francisco, CA.

San Luis Obispo Museum of Art. San Luis Obispo, CA.

 

2012

Ormond Memorial Art Museum. Ormond Beach, FL.

Triton Museum’s Statewide Painting Competition & Exhibition. Santa Clara, CA.

 

2011

Green. Attleboro Arts Museum. Attleboro, MA.

Factor XX. Art Museum of Los Gatos. Los Gatos, CA.

 

2010

47^th Annual Juried Competition. Masur Museum of Art. Monroe, LA.

A Book About Death. Museu Brasileiro Sao Paulo (MUBE). Sao Paulo, Brasil.

 

2008

Paperworks! Marin Museum of Contemporary Art. Novato, CA.

2008 Gateway to Imagination. Farmington Museum. Farmington, NM.

Oakland Museum of California off-site exhibition space (Gallery 555). Oakland, CA.

 

2007

All-In Juried Art Exhibition. Torrance Art Museum. Torrance, CA.

 

2006

The Golda Foundation’s First Annual Juried Painting Exhibition, Poetry Competition & Gala

Evening. Fresno Art Museum. Fresno, CA.

 

Residences

2015

Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee Wildlife Refuge Artist-In-Residence. Brooksville, MS.

 

2013

Patterns. de Young Museum Artist-in-Residence. San Francisco, CA.

 

Solo Exhibitions

2015

Transit. HANG ART. San Francisco, CA.

 

2011

Osmosis. L Ross Gallery. Memphis, TN.

Gesture. Hang Art Gallery. San Francisco, CA.

 

2008

Layers. L Ross Gallery. Memphis, TN.

Jenny E. Balisle. Laredo Center for the Arts. Laredo, TX.

 

2007

Water Street. Port of Oakland. Oakland, CA.

Surface. Brooks Barrow Gallery. Milwaukee, WI.

New Work. Wexler Gallery. Philadelphia, PA.

 

2006

Process. L Ross Gallery. Memphis, TN.

Jenny E. Balisle. MAC Gallery. Paducah, KY.

 

2005

Dark to Light. HANG Gallery. San Francisco, CA.

Essentia, Tactility of the Soul. The Art Gallery at San Francisco State University.

 

2004

Twelve. HANG Gallery. San Francisco, CA.

 

Selected Group Exhibitions

2017

The Feminist Opposition. Hera Gallery. Wakefield, RI.

Make Shift. Delmar Loop Gallery. Craft Alliance Center of Art + Design. St. Louis, MO.

 

2016

USA Ambassador Residence. United States of America Embassy. Beijing, China.

Home. Chimney Art Center. Shanghai, China.

Common Ground: A celebration of our National Parks. David Brower Center. Berkeley, CA.

The Art of Change. Marylyn & Chuck Claus Center for the Arts. Marymount California University. San Pedro, CA.

 

2015

WEST ON THE LEFT EAST ON THE RIGHT. 188 Contemporary Art Center. Shanghai, China.

Aqua Art Fair. HANG ART. Miami, FL.

New Directions ’15. The Barrett Art Center. Poughkeepsie, NY.

Laws of Attraction. Sculptor Guild. Governors Island, NY.

28th Annual McNeese Works on Paper Exhibition. Albercrombie Gallery. McNeese State University. Lake Charles, LA.

Friends With Karma. Pro Arts Gallery. Oakland, CA.

 

2014

125^th Anniversary Annual Members’ Exhibition. The Sylvia Wald & Po Kim Art Gallery. New York, NY.

Maude Kerns Art Center. Eugene, OR.

ArtPalmBeach. Wexler Gallery. West Palm Beach, FL.

 

2013

Wexler Gallery. Philadelphia, PA.

Larson Art Gallery. University of Minnesota. St. Paul, MN.

Crocker-Kingsley Exhibition. Blue Line Gallery. Roseville, CA.

 

2012

The Delaplaine Visual Arts Education Center. Frederick, MD.

The Last Book. Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Hamburg Carl von Ossietzky. Hamburg, Germany.

Annual Open Small Works Exhibition. National Association of Women Artists, Inc. New York, New York.

 

2011

Micro to Macro. JK Gallery. Los Angeles, CA.

Outlandish: Contemporary Depictions of Nature. Bedford Gallery at the Lesher Center for the Arts. Walnut Creek, CA.

The Last Book. Aguilar Branch of the New York Public Library. New York, New York.

Two Compasses: Jenny E. Balisle & Erynn Richardson. Downtown Art Gallery. Los Angeles, CA.

Deconstructed Applications. Department of Cultural Affairs, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery. Los Angeles, CA.

 

2010

Transitions. The Pen and Brush, Inc. New York, NY.

The Last Book. Zentral Bibliothek. Zurich, Switzerland.

New York Affordable Art Fair. New York, NY.

Ink and Clay 36. W. Keith and Janet Kellogg University Art Gallery. Cal Poly University. Pomona, CA

 

2009

The Artists of ZYZZYVA. Mina Dresden Gallery. San Francisco, CA.

Elemental. Thoreau Center for Sustainability. San Francisco, CA.

The Sketchbook Project. art house gallery’s traveling installation. Atlanta, Washington D.C., Philadelphia, Boston, Chicago, St Louis and Brooklyn.

ProArts Juried Annual 2009. Juror: Ali Subotnik, Curator at the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles. Oakland, CA.

In the Abstract. Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs. LA International Airport (LAX), Southwest Terminal 1.

The Last Book. The National Library of Argentina. Buenos Aries, Argentina.

Night of 1,000 Drawings. Artists Space. New York, NY.

 

2008

Balancing Perspectives: East Asian Influences in Contemporary Art. de Young Museum College

Advisory Committee collaboration and exhibition with John F. Kennedy University’s Arts and

Consciousness Department. JFKU’s Arts and Consciousness Gallery. Berkeley, CA.

Monotype Marathon 2008. Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA.

RIC Art Futura 2008. Chicago Cultural Center. Chicago, IL.

On, of, and About Paper. Orange County Center for Contemporary Art. Santa Ana, CA. 2008.

 

2007

RIC ArtFutura 2007. Chicago Cultural Center. Chicago, IL.

The Process of Minimal Change. Revolution Gallery. Dallas, TX.

 

2006

TarFest 2006. Miracle Mile District. Korean Cultural Center. Los Angeles, CA.

Berkeley Artists Civic Center Exhibition. Berkeley Arts Center. Berkeley, CA.

 

2005

White Ribbon Exhibition. Cheyney University, Cheyney, PA.

Infinity 2005 Visual Poetry exhibition. Harvard University. Cambridge, MA.

 

2004

New Visions: Introductions 04. PRO ARTS gallery. Oakland, CA.

Errata and Contradiction… 2004 Visual Poetry exhibition. Harvard University. Cambridge, MA.

 

Public Art

2014

South San Francisco Utility Box Mural Project. South San Francisco, CA.

Finalist for Guy Place Mini Park. San Francisco Arts Commission. San Francisco, CA.

 

2004

Hearts in San Francisco. San Francisco, CA. Public Art Exhibition and Philanthropy Project for SF

General Hospital Foundation.

Selected Awards and Publications

2017

Americans for the Arts Convention. Registration Scholarship. San Francisco, CA.

 

2015

Merit Award. Harrington Gallery. Firehouse Arts Center. Pleasanton, CA.

 

2013

NONPROFIT QUARTERLY. Publication. Fall/Winter

 

2012

Studio Visit Magazine. Volume 17 & 18.

 

2011

The Drum Literary Magazine.

 

2009

ZYZZYVA, the last word: west coast writers & artists. Issue 75. Vol. XXV, No 1. Spring.

 

2008

The Noe Valley Voice. San Francisco, CA.

Nominee. SFMOMA SECA ART Award. San Francisco, CA.

 

2007

ZYZZYVA, the last word: west coast writers & artists. Issue 81. Winter.

RIC ArtFutura 2007. Honorable Mention. Chicago Cultural Center. Chicago, IL.

 

2005

The Renascent, Writing Vol. 2. E.R. Morse & J.S.B Morse. Code Publishing.

The Renascent, Painting Vol.1. E.R. Morse & J.S.B Morse. Code Publishing.

Sculptural Pursuits First Annual Art/Literary Competition. Half Page layout in the winter 2005 issue.

ZYZZYVA, the last word: west coast writers & artists. Issue 75. Vol. XXI, No 3. Winter 2005.

 

2004

The Golda Foundation’s First Annual Juried Painting Exhibition, Poetry Competition & Gala

Evening in Partnership with the Fresno Art Museum. Fresno, CA.

Hearts in San Francisco. Publication.

 

Selected Bibliography

2017

Gray, Channing. “Providence Art Club wraps up its women’s show with a few gems.” Providence

Journal. April 12^th.

http://www.providencejournal.com/entertainmentlife/20170412/providence-art-club-wraps-up-its

womens-show-with-few-gems

 

Casey Nilsson. “Hera Gallery Hosts ‘The Feminist Opposition”, Rhode Island Monthly, February 28^th.

http://www.rimonthly.com/Blogs/ridaily/February-2017/Hera-Gallery-Hosts-The-Feminist-                   Opposition/

 

2016

Pleasant, Amy. “Artists as Activists: Pursuing Social Justice”, The Huffington Post, September 9^th.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/amy-pleasant/artists-as-activists-purs_b_11783614.html

 

2013

Weltner, Anna. “Golden Circles”, New Times, January 24^th.

http://www.newtimesslo.com/art/8977/golden-circles/

 

2011

Phillips, Renee. “Artists As Teachers: Helping Us Reach Potential”, Professional Artist, June.

Swanhuyser, Hiya. “Wet Paint”, SFWEEKLY, March 1^st.

Nelson, Meg. “Is Art Blind?”, Los Gatos Patch, January 7^th.

O’Malley, Susan. “Jenny E. Balisle”, Jenny E. Balisle exhibition catalogue.

 

2010

O’Malley, Susan. “Practice Makes”, Factor XX exhibition catalogue.

 

Lectures

2015

New Generations Student Showcase. de Young Museum. San Francisco, CA.

 

Instruction

2017- 2006

M.F.A. Instructor. Courses: Directed Study, Critical Thinking, Abstract & Interpretation,

and Composition for Abstract Art. Academy of Art University. San Francisco, CA.

Philanthropic Activities

Arts & Culture Commissioner. Richmond, CA.

Public Art Advisory Committee. Richmond, CA.

Students Rising Above. San Francisco, CA.

 

Membership Affiliations

Royal British Society of Sculptors

National Association of Women Artists

ProArts

Richmond Art Center