CURRICULUM VITAE.

EDUCATION
2008 MFA: CERAMICS, The State University of New York at New Paltz
1998 BFA: STUDIO ART, University of Montana − Missoula
1993 – 95 University of Toledo, OH (Fine Arts Program)

GRANTS & AWARDS
2015 INDIVIDUAL ARTIST FELLOWSHIP: CONTEMPORARY CRAFT, Maine Arts Commission
2013 RUTH & HAROLD CHENVEN FOUNDATION GRANT, New York, NY
2013 AWARD FINALIST, Elizabeth R. Raphael Founder’s Prize, Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA
2013 EMERGING ARTIST GRANT, St. Botolph Club Foundation, Boston, MA
2008 BEST OF SHOW, 2008 Best of SUNY Art Student Exhibition Series, The New York State Museum, Albany, NY
2007 GRADUATE SCHOOL RESEARCH GRANT, SUNY − New Paltz, NY
2004 MAINE ARTS COMMISSION, Spreads, Bates Mill, Lewiston, ME
1998 WALTER J. HOOK SCHOLARSHIP, University of Montana − Missoula
1998 BEST OF SHOW, Ceramic & Sculpture Juried Exhibit, Art Annex Gallery, University of Montana − Missoula

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2014 JONATHAN MESS: RECLAIM, Jane Hartsook Gallery, 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
2009 JONATHAN MESS, Highwater Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2004 SPREADS, Maine’s Creative Economy Conference commissioned installation, Bates Mill, Lewiston, ME

SELECTED INVITATIONAL & JURIED EXHIBITIONS
2024 MARKING TIME: A MEASURE OF CRAFT, Lights Out Gallery at The Carriage House, Blue Hill, ME, (curated by Judith Schneider, Diana Arcadipone)
2024 BE STILL FOR A MOMENT, Cynthia Winings Gallery, Blue Hill, ME, (curated by Cynthia Winings, Avy Claire)
2024 EXCAVATIONS, PILLAR Gallery + Projects, Concord, NH
2023 MAINE THE PAINTED STATE, Greenhut Galleries, Portland, ME
2023 WINTER DREAMS OF SPRING, Cove Street Arts, Portland, ME
2022 CERAMICS - NEW WORK - 13 ARTISTS, Corey Daniels Gallery, Wells, ME, (curated by Corey Daniels, Jeff Kellar)
2021 OBJECTS/OBJECTIVITY, Greenhut Galleries, Portland, ME, (curated by Roy Germon, Dean McCrillis)
2019 GENERATE CHANGE ARTIVIST, Live Art Activist for Seventh Generation Pro at ISSA Worldwide Cleaning Industry Association Convention 2019 Las Vegas, Seventh Generation Pro/Unilever Pro, Las Vegas, NV
2019 DECORDOVA NEW ENGLAND BIENNIAL 2019, deCordova Sculpture Park & Museum, Lincoln, MA, (curated by Sarah Montross, [catalogue])
2019 GEOLOGIC SHIFT, NCECA 2019, Wilson Library, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, (curated by Priya Thoreson)
2019 MAN-MADE: A STATE OF NATURE, Greenhut Galleries, Portland, ME, (curated by Kelley Lehr, John Danos)
2018 SEE HOW IT FEELS, GVG Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM, (curated by Blair Vaughn-Gruler, Renée Lauzon)
2018 MELTING POINT: MOVEMENTS IN CONTEMPORARY CLAY, Craft & Folk Art Museum, Los Angeles, Ca, (curated by Holly Jerger, Andres Payan)
2018 PORTLAND MUSEUM OF ART BIENNIAL 2018, Portland Museum of Art, Portland, ME, (curated by Nat May, [catalogue])
2017 MATERIALITY: THE MATTER OF MATTER, Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Rockland, ME
2017 THE CERAMICS SHOW, Corey Daniels Gallery, Wells, ME, (curated by Corey Daniels, Sarah Bouchard)
2017 INTIMATE ABSTRACTIONS, Patricia Sweetow Gallery, Oakland, CA, (curated by Nancy Selvin)
2017 SYMBIOSIS: CREATIVE EXCHANGE BETWEEN KATE & JONATHAN MESS, The Good Supply, Pemaquid, ME
2017 VISCERAL, Coates & Scarry, Gallery 8, London, England, UK, (curated by Mark Surridge)
2016 CONT{R}ACT EARTH —FIRST CENTRAL CHINA INTERNATIONAL CERAMICS BIENNALE, Henan Museum, Zhengzhou City, China, (curated by Wendy Gers, [catalogue])
2016 RECLAIM REPROCESS, Flinn Gallery, Greenwich, CT, (curated by Ruth Sutcliffe, Sallie Baldwin)
2016 3 GALLERIES. 8 WALLS., Corey Daniels Gallery, Wells, ME, (curated by Corey Daniels, Sarah Bouchard)
2016 ABSTRACT NARRATIVES, Engine, Biddeford, ME, (curated by Jessica Buckley)
2015 ceramATTACK, Duane Reed Gallery, St Louis, MO, (juried)
2015 FALL EXHIBITION, Corey Daniels Gallery, Wells, ME, (curated by Corey Daniels, Sarah Bouchard)
2015 FIRED UP, Harlow Gallery, Hallowell, ME
2014 CRAFT FORMS 2014, Davenport Gallery, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA, (juried by David McFadden, Bruce Pepich)
2014 THE FUTURES: THE NEXT GENERATION OF CERAMIC TRAILBLAZERS, Vessels Gallery, Boston, MA
2014 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])
2014 CRITIC’S CHOICE: DANIEL KANY, Harlow Gallery, Hallowell, ME, (curated by Daniel Kany)
2013 THE UNEXPECTED, Max L. Jackson Gallery, Watkins Building, Queens University of Charlotte, NC
2013 TOUCH THE EARTH, Museum of Art, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, (curated by Kristina Durocher)
2012 CMCA BIENNIAL EXHIBITION 2012, Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Rockport, ME, (curated by Suzette McAvoy, Daphne Anderson-Deeds)
2012 HOMO FABER: MAN AS MAKER, Remote
2011 LAND+SCAPE, Saratoga Clay Arts Center, Schacht Gallery, Schuylerville, NY, (curated by Liz Howe)
2011 MAKE•SHIFT, Dorsky Gallery Curatorial Programs, Long Island City, NY
2011 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)
2010 ROOTED IN PLACE, Kentucky Museum of Art & Craft, Louisville, KY, (curated by Brion Clinkingbeard)
2010 PATTERNS OF NATURE, Åarhus Gallery, Belfast, ME
2008 BEST OF SUNY ART STUDENT EXHIBITION, The New York State Museum, Albany, NY, *Best of Show*, (juried)
2008 FOCUS ON GENDER, Westchester County Courthouse, White Plains, NY
2008 REGIONAL STUDENT JURIED EXHIBITION, NCECA 2008, Pittsburgh, PA, (juried)
2007 EVERYDAY OBJECTS IN ART, Montana Museum of Arts and Culture, Missoula, MT
2007 SUNY STUDENT ART EXHIBITION, State University Plaza, Albany, NY, (juried)
2007 site:SIGHT, New Paltz, NY
2005 AREA ARTISTS JURIED EXHIBITION, Atrium Gallery, University of Southern Maine, Lewiston, ME, (juried)
2003 INNOVATIVE SCULPTURE, Carriage House Gallery, Portland, ME
2003 AREA ARTISTS JURIED EXHIBITION, Atrium Gallery, University of Southern Maine, Lewiston, ME, (juried)
1999 TWICE TOUCHED, Roy G Biv Gallery, Columbus, OH
1998 CERAMIC & SCULPTURE EXHIBIT, Art Annex, University of Montana – Missoula, (juried by Rudy Audio)

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2009 – Present VISUAL ARTS EDUCATOR, Lincoln Academy, Newcastle, ME
2018 INSTRUCTOR, Expressive Surface Design, Maine Crafts Association Weekend Workshop, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME
2008 – 09 VISUAL ARTS EDUCATOR, Sabbatical Replacement, Waynflete, Portland, ME
2008 INSTRUCTOR, Clay: Dig It! Shape It! Fire It!, Something From Nothing, IS183, Stockbridge, MA
2007 INSTRUCTOR OF RECORD, Intro Ceramics, Ceramic Handbuilding, SUNY − New Paltz, NY
2006 – 07 TEACHER’S ASSISTANT, Ceramic Handbuilding, Art Seminar, Art Seminar, SUNY − New Paltz, NY
1999 – 06 VISUAL ARTS EDUCATOR, Leavitt Area High School, Turner, ME
1999 – 01 VISUAL ARTS EDUCATOR, River Valley School, Turner, ME

RELATED EXPERIENCE
2013 – 2015 ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER, Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, ME
1997 GALLERY ASSISTANT, Montana Museum of Arts and Culture, Missoula

VISITING ARTIST & LECTURES
2021 MUD MATTERS: GREEN ART PRACTICES, JONATHAN MESS AND DR. FIONA FELL IN CONVERSATION WITH DR. WENDY GERS, Virtual International Artist Talk, March 18
2018 CENTER FOR MAINE CONTEMPORARY ART, “Sunday Salon,” Rockland, ME, February 4
2016 FLINN GALLERY, Artist Talk, Greenwich, CT, December 10
2015 BANGOR HIGH SCHOOL, Artist Talk & Demos, Bangor, ME, Dec 10
2015 SUNY – PLATTSBURGH, Artist Talk, Plattsburgh, NY, Nov 8
2014 HARVARD CERAMICS PROGRAM, Workshop & Artist Talk, Allston, MA, May 1
2014 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

GALLERY AFFILIATION
GREENHUT GALLERIES, Portland, ME
COREY DANIELS GALLERY, Wells, ME
THE GOOD SUPPLY, Pemaquid, ME