EDUCATION:
University of North Texas. MFA in Jewelry and Metalsmithing. May 2007.
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. BFA with emphasis in Jewelry and Metalsmithing. May 2003.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
Society of North American Goldsmiths
Society of American Silversmiths, Artisan Member
American Craft Council
Ohio Designer Craftsmen
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
2023 to Present Purdue University. Assistant Professor of Practice in Jewelry and Small Metals. West Lafayette, Indiana.
2021 - 2021 Wabash College. Visiting Assistant Professor of Art. (Fall Semester.) Crawfordsville, Indiana.
2016 - 2023 Purdue University. Limited-Term Lecturer. West Lafayette, Indiana.
2015 - 2016 Ivy Tech Community College. Adjunct Instructor. Avon, Indiana.
2015 - 2015 Indiana University at Kokomo. Adjunct Instructor. Kokomo, Indiana.
2010 - 2014 Front Range Community College. Adjunct Instructor. Boulder, Colorado.
2010 - 2013 Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design. Adjunct Instructor. Denver, Colorado.
2009 - 2010 University of Colorado. Lecturer. Boulder, Colorado.
2005 - 2007 University of North Texas. Teaching Assistant. Denton, Texas.
INVITATIONAL EXHIBITIONS:
2019 Unholding. Solo exhibition of metalwork and silverpoint drawings. Eric Dean Gallery at Wabash College. Crawfordsville, Indiana.
2014 Individual show of metalwork and jewelry at NAJA art gallery. Denver, Colorado.
Narrative Forms. Two-person exhibition at Muse Gallery, Longmont Council of the Arts. Longmont, Colorado.
2009 Forms in Metal. Hyde Art Gallery at Grossmont College. El Cajon, California.
2008 …of Lineage and Legacy: visual conversations on jewelry and metalworks. Curated by Gail M. Brown. Exhibition in conjunction with 2008 Society of North American Goldsmiths conference. Savannah College of Art and Design. Savannah, Georgia.
INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITIONS:
2021 Among Flowers. Solo exhibition of metalwork and silverpoint drawings. Wells Community Cultural Center. Lafayette, Indiana.
2020 Within. Solo exhibition of metalwork and silverpoint drawings. Rueff Gallery in Pao Hall at Purdue University. West Lafayette, Indiana.
2007 Nascence: An Exploration of Growth and Becoming. MFA exhibition of metalwork. Cora-Stafford Gallery at University of North Texas.
2003 Sentience. BFA exhibition of metalwork and intaglio prints. Bates Gallery at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania.
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITIONS:
2024
(Upcoming) 37th Annual Materials Hard+Soft Contemporary Craft Competition and Exhibition. Greater Denton Arts Council. Denton, Texas.
2023
40th Annual The Best of 2023 Exhibition of Fine Craft. Ohio Craft Museum. Columbus, Ohio. Wassenberg Art Center. Van Wert, Ohio. (Traveling Exhibition)
36th Annual Materials Hard + Soft International Contemporary Craft Competition and Exhibition. Greater Denton Arts Council. Denton, Texas.
44th Annual Contemporary Craft Exhibition. Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum. Mesa, Arizona.
2022
International ALL MEDIA Exhibition. Northwest Art Center at Minot State University. Minot, North Dakota.
35th Annual Materials Hard +Soft International Contemporary Craft Competition and Exhibition. Greater Denton Arts Council. Denton, Texas.
39th Annual The Best of 2022 Exhibition of Fine Craft. Ohio Craft Museum. Columbus, Ohio. Kent State University. Kent, Ohio. (Traveling exhibition)
ORNAMENTAL. Manifest Gallery. Cincinnati, Ohio.
2021
METAL. Manifest Gallery. Cincinnati, Ohio.
42nd Annual Contemporary Craft Exhibition. Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum. Mesa, Arizona.
Perspectives 2021. Czong Institute for Contemporary Art (CICA Museum) Gimpo, South Korea.
2020
26th Annual Americas 2020: All Media Exhibition. Walter Piehl gallery in the Northwest Art Center at Minot State University. Minot, North Dakota.
2009
11th Annual Handcrafted Juried Exhibition. The Arts Center at the Imperial Center. Rocky Mount, North Carolina.
2008
Visual Arts Society of Texas 40th Annual Spring Exhibition. Denton Council on the Arts. Denton, Texas.
Overflow. Exhibition in conjunction with the 2008 Society of North American Goldsmiths conference. Savannah College of Art and Design. Savannah, Georgia.
10th Annual Handcrafted Juried Exhibition. The Arts Center at the Imperial Center. Rocky Mount, North Carolina.
Materials: Hard and Soft. Denton Council on the Arts. Denton, Texas.
2007
Beyond Studio 9: An Exhibition of Alumni from Edinboro University’s Metals Program. Bruce Gallery at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania.
2nd Annual Intercollegiate Metals Exhibition. Gallery 100 Gallery at Arizona State University.
Fusion: 7th Biennial International Juried Student Exhibition. (Catalogue) Columbus Recreation & Parks Cultural Arts Center. Columbus, Ohio.
Metal Arts 2007. (Catalogue) Ellen Noel Art Museum. Odessa, Texas.
Visual Arts Society of Texas 39th Annual Spring Exhibition. Denton Council on the Arts. Denton, Texas.
Materials: Hard and Soft Exhibition. Denton Council on the Arts. Denton, Texas.
9th Annual Handcrafted Juried Art Exhibition. The Arts Center at the Imperial Center. Rocky Mount, North Carolina.
2006
Fine Contemporary Crafts. Artspace Gallery One. Raleigh, North Carolina.
Polished: Three Decades of Metal at UNT. UNT Artspace. Fort Worth, Texas.
By The Hand: A National Juried Exhibition of Traditional and Innovative Craft. Bedford Gallery. Walnut Creek, California.
5th Lessedra World Art Print Annual 2006. (Catalogue) Sophia, Bulgaria.
Visual Arts Society of Texas 38th Annual Visual Arts Spring Exhibition. Denton Council on the Arts. Denton, Texas.
REGIONAL & ONLINE GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2023 47th Mid-States Craft Exhibition. Evansville Museum. Evansville, Indiana.
We Are SNAG: Anthology Ed. 3. https://snagmetalsmith.org/we-are-snag-anthology-ed3
2022 Foldform Competition. Online exhibition. 2022 Jurors’ Choice. https://www.foldforming.org
Purdue Faculty Exhibition. Gallery in Yue Kong Pao Hall. West Lafayette, Indiana.
We are SNAG: Anthology 2022. Online exhibition and anthology of current SNAG members’ work. https://snagmetalsmith.org/we-are-snag-2022/
2021 Foldform Competition. Online exhibition. 2021 Jurors’ Choice. https://www.foldforming.org
We are SNAG: Anthology 2021. Online exhibition and anthology of current SNAG members’ work.
2020 Purdue Faculty Exhibition. Gallery in Yue Kong Pao Hall. West Lafayette, Indiana.
2018 Purdue Faculty Exhibition. Gallery in Yue Kong Pao Hall. West Lafayette, Indiana.
2016 Purdue Faculty Exhibition. Gallery in Yue Kong Pao Hall. West Lafayette, Indiana.
2014 Front Range Community College art faculty exhibition. Longmont, Colorado.
2012 Front Range Community College art faculty exhibition. Longmont, Colorado.
2010 Diverse Perspectives. Front Range Community College art faculty exhibition. Longmont, Colorado.
2007 31st Annual Student Art Competition. Union Gallery at University of North Texas.
Dissipation: a group exhibition about water. Cora-Stafford Gallery at the University of North Texas.
2006 Paper and Metal: Etchings by Stefanie Ramsey and Metalwork by Jessica Mohl. Cora-Stafford Gallery at University of North Texas.
1st Annual 125-Mile Visual Arts Exhibition. Banter Cafe, Denton, Texas.
Annual Voertman Student Art Competition. SOVA Gallery at University of North Texas.
30th Annual Student Art Competition. Union Gallery at University of North Texas.
2005 Out of Site. An online exhibition of art works placed throughout Denton, Texas. Web address: www.gillensarmy.com\outofsite\
Annual Voertman Student Exhibition. SOVA Gallery at University of North Texas.
2003 Annual Student Art Exhibition. Bruce Gallery at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania.
2002 Annual Student Art Exhibition. Bruce Gallery at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania.
2001 Annual Student Art Exhibition. Bruce Gallery at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
2022 'Best of 2022' shows off top-rated works in Ohio Designer Craftsmen's juried exhibition. The Columbus Dispatch. June 12, 2022. Article by Nancy Gilson.
2019 Faculty notes: Jessica and Damon Mohl. Wabash Magazine. Fall 2019. Article by Steven Charles.
2014 Husband-Wife at Muse puts your senses to work. Longmont Times-Call. January 2014. Article by Quentin Young.
Narrative Forms Exhibition. ART Enthusiast: Longmont Council of the Arts Magazine. Spring 2014. Article by Suzanne Frazier.
Longmont Arts: a “2nd Fridays” thing. KUVO radio interview with Steve Chavis about Narrative Forms Exhibition. January 9, 2014.
2010 A Teachable Moment. Longmont Times-Call. October 2010. Article by Quentin Young.
2009 Forms in Metal. Artweek. Vol.39, Issue 10. January 2009.
2007 500 Metal Vessels. Juror: Fred Fenster. Publisher: Lark Books. November 2007.
2006 Worth Another Look. Denton Record-Chronicle. Vol. 102, No. 299. April 29, 2006.
HONORS AND AWARDS:
2023 Robert A. Davies Memorial Merit Award. Cash award. Juror: Isabelle Weiss.
The Best of 2023. Yassenoff Family Award for Excellence & Watkins Printing Poster Award. Cash award. Juror: Steve Smith.
2022 INT’L All Media Exhibition. Merit Award. Cash award. Juror: Sarah Justice.
The Best of 2022. Award for Excellence in Metals. Cash award. Juror: Betty Talbott.
2007 Fine Contemporary Craft Exhibition. Best of Show. Cash award. Juror: Tom Spleth.
Fusion: 7th Biennial International Juried Student Enamel Exhibition. Outstanding Example of Contemporary Student Enameling. Cash award and one-year membership.
Metal Arts 2007. Small Metals Award of Merit. Cash award. Juror: Patricia Meadows.
31st Annual Student Art Competition. Honorable mention. Juror: Tony Holman.
2006 Visual Arts Society of Texas 1st annual 125-Mile Visual Arts Exhibition. VAST Merit Award 2, cash award. Juror: Mark Stephen Smith.
Visual Arts Society of Texas 38th Annual Visual Arts Spring Exhibition. Materials Award. Juror: Karl Umlauf.
Annual Voertman Student Art Competition. Jewelry Alumni Cash Award. Juror: Rainey Knudson.
30th Annual Student Art Competition. Cash Award. Juror: Holly Johnson.
2001 Annual Student Art Exhibition. Best of Show. Cash award. Jurors: Dr. Louis Zona and Amara Geffen.
ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS:
2007 Outstanding Graduate Student in Studio Arts. University of North Texas.
2006 Mozelle Rawson-Brown Scholarship in the Visual Arts. University of North Texas. Academic year 2006 to 2007.
2005 Donald R. Dennis Scholarship in Visual Arts. University of North Texas. Academic year 2005 to 2006.
2004 University of North Texas Graduate School Master’s Fellowship. Academic year 2004 to 2005.
2003 Foreign Language Achievement Award. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania.
RELATED EDUCATION EXPERIENCE:
2019 Wabash College. Presented a slide-show and lecture about my work, process, and inspiration in conjunction with Unholding exhibition.
2007 University of North Texas. Denton, Texas. Presented slideshow and lecture about my recent metalwork during lecture hour of design I.
2006 University of North Texas. Denton, Texas. Talked to local Girl Scout troop about various metalsmithing and jewelry making techniques.
2004 - 2006 University of North Texas. Denton, Texas. Fall and spring semesters. Area Assistant in the metal’s studio: ordered and maintained studio supplies, helped students, and performed necessary activities for the function of the studio.
2003 - 2004 Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. Edinboro, Pennsylvania. Volunteer lab monitor in metalsmithing studio.