V I S U A L T H O U G H T: art by Jerushia Graham
Education: back to top The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA May 2003 Masters of Fine Arts in Book Arts/Printmaking The University of Georgia, Athens,GA August 2000 Bachelor of Fine Arts in Printmaking August 2000 Bachelor of Fine Arts in Fabric Design Study Abroad: back to top 2000 Maymester in Tanzania Program - Tanzania, East Africa 1999 Maymester in Kyoto Program - Kyoto, Japan 1998 University of Georgia Cortona Program - Cortona, Italy Exhibitions: back to top 2008 For Good Measure - Eyedrum, Atlanta, GA Out of the Box - Arts Clayton Gallery, Jonesboro, GA Paper's Edge - Portal Gallery, Atlanta, GA Waiting - Clayton County Head Quarters Library, Jonesboro, GA In the Garden - Arts Clayton Gallery, Jonesboro, GA Arts Clayton 8th Annual Fine Art Juried Show - Arts Clayton Gallery, Jonesboro, GA 2007 The Works of Jerushia Graham - Final Touch Frame Shop, Jonesboro, GA Elementals - Blue Tower Gallery, Atlanta, GA Printmakers Paradise: Fine Art Prints & the Plates from Whence They Came - Southwest Art Center, Atlanta, GA Members exhibition - Atlanta Printmakers Studio, Atlanta, GA 2005 40th St. AIR exhibition - 40th St. AIR Studio, Philadelphia, PA 2004 40th St. AIR exhibition - City Bank, Philadelphia, PA Albert Huie: An Exhibition of Relief Prints - Brandywine Workshop, Philadelphia, PA Fabric Workshop & Museum Apprentice Training Program Banners - Allens Lane Art Center, Philadelphia, PA 2003 Community of Artists: South of South Street - Dupree Gallery, Philadelphia, PA Manus Machina: Book Arts/Printmaking MFA Thesis Show - Gallery Siano, Philadelphia, PA 2002 All of Our Secrets: MFA II Recent Works - Arronson Gallery, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA Built by Hand: Book as Art - Eleven Eleven Sculpture Space, Washington, DC Art Pack: MFA I Works in Progress - Sculpture Gallery , University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA Artists and the Art of the Book - LaFayette College, Easton, PA Book in an Hour - The Mezzanine Gallery, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA Six Degrees in Cold Storage - College Arts Association, Philadelphia, PA 2001 Ir/rational - Clayton St. Gallery, Athens, GA Wearable Arts Show - Lyndon House, Athens, GA Exponent: Women Artists - Clayton St. Gallery , Athens, GA Georgia On My Mind - Lyndon House, Athens, GA 2000 Prints and Fabric - Clayton County Head Quarter Library, Jonesboro, GA Black and Blue: Printmaking Exhibition - Lamar Dodd, University of Georgia, Athens, GA Hindsight: Fabric Exhibition - Lamar Dodd, University of Georgia, Athens, GA University of Georgia Annual Printmaking Exhibition - Lamar Dodd, University of Georgia, Athens, GA You... Me...Us - Tate Gallery, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 1999 University of Georgia Annual Printmaking Exhibition - Lamar Dodd, University of Georgia, Athens, GA Clayton County Annual Exhibition - Jonesboro, GA Pushing the Envelope - Lionel Rombach Gallery, University of Arizona Beyond the Crayola Box - Lamar Dodd, University of Georgia, Athens, GA Five Emerging Artists - Dreamcatchers, Athens, GA 1998 In Search of a Destiny Unknown - Thomas St. Gallery, University of Georgia, Athens, GA To Be Young, Black, and Gifted - Lamar Dodd, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 1996 National PTA 1996 Reflections - Youth Art Connection, Atlanta, GA Awards: back to top 2008 Nell Meldahl Work Study, 2008 Paper Book Intensive 2nd Place & Honorable Mention, Arts Clayton Annual Fine Art Juried Show 2000 Wuxtery Award, University of Georgia Annual Printmaking Exhibition Best of Show, You...Me...Us Exhibition 1999 Wolfe Camera Award, University of Georgia Annual Printmaking Exhibition 1st Place Mixed Media, Clayton County Annual Exhibition 1996 1st Place Visual Arts (State) & Honorable Mention (National), National PTA 1996 Reflections Residencies: back to top 2007 Dream Community Culture & Development Foundation - Shijr City, Taipei County, Taiwan 2004 40th St. Artist-In-Residence - Philadelphia, PA Publications: back to top 1999 Barbara McCaskill & Layli Phillips, Womanist Theory & Research, Fall 1999 volume 2, number 1, Institute for African American Studies at The University of Georgia, Athens, GA Presentations: back to top 2008 First Steps to Starting Your Own Business - Atlanta Technical College, Atlanta, GA Discussed resources and items to get in order when becoming an entrepreneur Artist's Tool Kit - Fabric Design Dept., University of Georgia, Athens, GA Discussed good practices to prepare for a professional career in the arts Community-based Activities: back to top 2008 Atlanta Printmakers Studio Silkscreening with Contact Paper Stencils Workshop - Atlanta, GA Designed & Taught a one-day workshop at the Atlanta Printmakers Studio - led adults through cutting and printing their own contact paper silkscreen images Spelman College Museum of Fine Art Student Night - Atlanta, GA Taught a paper cut workshop on behalf of the Atlanta Printmakers Studio - instructed college students in the design and creation of one-of-a-kind silhouette cuts Hammonds House Galleries Spring Break Print Workshop - Atlanta, GA Taught linoleum block printing along with Terri Dilling on behalf of the Atlanta Printmakers Studio - assisted participating youth to design, carve, & print linoleum blocks during a week-long art camp 2007 Mechanicsville Library Book Week Printmaking Workshop - Atlanta, GA Volunteered to Assist with a workshop conducted by the Atlanta Printmakers Studio - discussed different styles of book illustration with youth - helped youth to create collographs for printing their own books Mechanicsville Library Printmaking Workshop - Atlanta, GA (sponsored by Fulton County Arts Council) Volunteered to Assist with a workshop conducted by the Atlanta Printmakers Studio - helped youth & teens to silkscreen pre-exposed screens - glued and stitched youth's images together for installation in Library Spelman College Community Day Relief Printmaking Workshop - Atlanta, GA Volunteered to Assist with a workshop conducted by the Atlanta Printmakers Studio - help youth design & create styrofoam relief prints 2004 Encouraging Literacy Through Book Arts - Philadelphia, PA (sponsored by Art Sanctuary) - instructed teens in basic bookbinding techniques at the People’s Emergency Center 2003 North Philadelphia Community Altar Project - Philadelphia, PA (sponsored by Art Sanctuary) - worked with John Stone(sculptor), Lonnie Graham (photographer), & Rise Wilson (Art Admin.) - instructed participants in basic pamphlet binding, print, and collage techniques - collated participants pages and bound them to create a book for the altar structure 2002 Project H.O.M.E - Philadelphia, PA Apprentice to Lonnie Graham, John Stone and Christina Roberts (master printer) - helped senior citizen ceramic class plan design to decorate and remodel activities room - created color swatches and samples of possible fabric designs - recorded and questioned elders for oral history archives - served as photographer’s assistant for community photo-history archives Developed project for an 8th grader interested in the written and visual aspects of art 2001 Spoleto Festival, U.S.A. - Charleston, SC Assisted Photographer Lonnie Graham with the Heritage Garden Project - provided support for special collaborations - photographed events for documentation - embroidered curtains for installation - cleared ground. Laid soil, helped elementary students plant seeds, monitored watering of the garden Assisted Curators Mary Jane Jacob and Tumelo Mosaka - updated curators on the progress of Heritage Garden Project - directed special guests during Stakeholders Conference Developed Quilt Project for the students of Wilmot J. Frasier Elementary Work Experience: back to top PRESENT Visual Thought: art by Jerushia, Inc., Jonesboro, GA Founder & President - Manage on-line gallery & store - Create original fine art prints & fabric works - Write grants and proposals for exhibitions & workshops (2003- Spiral Q Puppet Theatre, Philadelphia, PA 2006) Museum Coordinator/Education Program Manager - Set up and conducted tours of the Living Loft Museum - Created materials to support museum & education programming - Set up contracts - Interviewed, Hired, & Trained Community Artists - Designed curriculum - Kept inventory of puppets & costumes - Designed & constructed puppets and other theater apparatus - Taught basic puppetry 2004 The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia, PA Contracted Artist for the Open Studio Education Program - Guided elementary students through the process of designing and printing silk-screened yardage 2004 The Rosenbach Museum & Library, Philadelphia, PA Contracted Artist for the Planet Pratt Mapping Project - Designed & implemented artistic projects appropriate for 5th and 6th graders (2001- Borowsky Center for Publication Arts, Univ. of the Arts, Philadelphia,PA 2003) Assistant Printer - Pre-press film and plate preparation - Press maintenance - Ink mixing - Assisting with printing - Post-press paper cutting and binding (2001- The African-American Museum of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 2003) William Penn Intern - Served as a docent - Assisted in research for exhibitions - Designed layouts for flyers - Typed and copied documents - Assisted with inventory in the gift shop - Developed workshops for children - Facilitated Saturday Programs 2002 American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia, PA Summer Intern in Conservation - Created slipcases, multi-purpose boxes, clamshell boxes, and wrappers for the storage of rare or damaged books; - Created case binding for guest book - Library Collection dusting - General studio maintenance Professional Affiliations: back to top Atlanta Printmakers Studio American Print Alliance Southern Graphics Council Center for Emerging Visual Artists Philadelphia Center for the Book Philagraphika Skills: back to top Trained in elements of design, letterpress, etching techniques, relief printing, silkscreen, lithography, resist dying, embroidery, bookbinding, weaving, felting, Photoshop, Quark, and Illustrator. Working knowledge of Excel, Publisher, DreamWeaver, Fireworks, and Access.
Jerushia
L. Graham visual_thought@hotmail.com