Jesse James Gerald Thomas (JJGT) is an Artist, Designer, and Creative Director based out of Portland, Oregon.
He works primarily from direct observation, portraying fragments and distillments of his environment and wilderness.
EXPERIENCE / TEACHING
Spade and Archer Design Agency, Portland, Oregon
Creative Director: February 2015 – Present
Fine Arts Academy, Dayton, Ohio
Director: January 2014 – January 2015
Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio
Adjunct Professor: June 2014 – January 2015
Stivers School for the Arts, Dayton, Ohio
Director of Drawing and Painting, Resident Artist: June 2013 – January 2015
University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH
Adjunct Professor: January 2010 – January 2011
EDUCATION
DESIGNLAB Acadamy UX/UI Design
User Experience and User Interface Design Certificate, 2023
University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire
Master of Fine Arts, concentration - Drawing/Painting/Printmaking, 2012
Wright State University, Dayton Ohio
Bachelor of Arts, Studio Art and Art History 2009
Chautauqua School of Art, Chautauqua New York
Artist in Residence, 2007, 2012
ARTIST IN RESIDENCY
2014 Vermont Studio Center
Johnson, VT
2011 Ascoli Piceno Summer Residency
Ascoli Piceno, Italy
2008 Italy Ambassador Program
Cortona, Italy
2007, 2012 Chautauqua School of Art
Chautauqua, NY
CURATION
2014 From Life
September 2014, Stivers School for the Arts, Fifth St Gallery, Dayton, OH
2012 MFA Invitational
April, 2012, University of New Hampshire Museum, Durham, NH
EXHIBITIONS
2018 Drawing Discourse (Works juried by Stuart Shilz)
February 2018 University of North Carolina, Ashville NC
Drawing from Perception 8 (works juried by Catherine Kehoe)
February 2018, Robert and Elaine Stein Gallery, Dayton, OH
2017 Abstract
October 2017, G25 Gallery international online exhibition
Creston Children’s Benefit
December 2017, Creston Children’s, Portland OR
2016 INDA “International Drawing Annual”
November 2016, Manifest Gallery Print Press, Cincinnati, OH
2015 Small Works
September 2015 Chicago Show Space, Chicago, IL
Layered, New Paintings by Jesse Thomas
July 2015, Neon Heater Gallery, Akron, OH
TLT Benefit Show (Juried)
February, Winds Gallery, Yellow Springs, OH
2014 First Street Gallery National Juried Show (Juried by Jed Perl)
June, 2015, First St Gallery, New York, NY
Young, Old, and In-between
February, High St Gallery, Dayton OH
Works on Paper (Juried)
February, Rosewood Art Center, Dayton, OH
2013 Manifest- Works on paper (Juried)
December, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
New Members Show - Dayton Society of Painters and Sculptors
November, High St. Gallery, Dayton, OH
Magnitude 7 (Internationally Juried)
March, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
2012 Interplay (Juried)
May, Audubon Gallery, MA
2 Artists, 5 Locations, 20 Paintings
April, Main St. Gallery, Durham, NH
Encounters
April, Main St. Gallery, Durham, NH
LAUNCH (Juried Exhibition)
March, York Art Institute, York, ME
Art PM
February, Buoy Gallery, Kittery, ME
Captivating Landscape (Juried Exhibition)
February, Audubon Gallery, Boston, MA
MFA Invitational
January, UNH Museum Gallery, Durham, NH
University of New Hampshire MFA Certificate
January, Museum of Art, Durham, NH
2011 From Italy
November, Alcove Gallery, Durham, NH
New Graduate Work
October, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH
UNH MFA Invitational
August, University of New Hampshire Museum Gallery, Durham, NH
2010 New Paintings - Jesse Thomas and Edmund Merricle
August, Experimental Gallery WSU, Dayton OH,
2009 VACI (Juried exhibition)
June, STROHL Arts Center (VACI), Chautauqua, NY
Certificate Show
September, Elaine Stein Gallery, Dayton, OH
2008 Landscapes from Italy
August, WSU Experimental Gallery, Dayton, OH
FELLOWSHIP / SCHOLARSHIP / AWARD
2014 Vermont Studio Center Fellowship
2013 Chautauqua School for the Arts Fellowship
2010-12 University of New Hampshire Full Academic Scholarship
2011 1st Place Juried show Launch, juror Mary Harding, York Art Institute
University of New Hampshire Full Study Abroad Scholarship
2010 Golden Key International Honor Society
1st Place Arts Gala Award
Dean’s list - Highest Honors
WSU Arts Gala Scholarship
2009 Italy Ambassador Program Full Scholarship
2008 Chautauqua School of the Arts Full Scholarship
PUBLICATIONS
2017 INDA, International Drawing Annual, Manifest Gallery Press for the World, September
2013 Works on Paper, Manifest Gallery Press for the World, May 2013
MAGNITUDE 7, Manifest Gallery Press for the World, June 2013
2012 Emerging Painters, UNH Graduate catalog, May 2012
Community, WSU Alumni Review, March 2012
JESSE J.G. THOMAS