Jessie Benton Evans
Art Resume
EDUCATIONB.A. Degree: Arizona State University
M.A. Degree: State University of Iowa
Represented at National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C. and in numerous collections.
Professional Artist: Painting (see Exhibitions below)
Helped organize, coordinate, hang exhibitions for "The Street Painters" in New York City at Art Students League, Lincoln Center, Lever House, universities and government buildings. Helped co-ordinate and hang exhibitions.
Juror: Art Exhibitions Teacher: Painting
Grant recipient: Institute for Art and Urban Resources, New York City
Writer/Interviewer: see below
SELECTED ART EXHIBITIONS:Group and Individual
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| 2001 | Art Students League, New York City Sky Harbor Airport, Phoenix, AZ, A Century of Arizona Women Artists Desert Caballeros Western Museum, Wickenburg, AZ, In Celebration: A Century of Arizona Women Artists Phippen Museum, Prescott AZ, In Celebration: A Century of Arizona Women Artists |
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| 1999 | Lincoln Center, New York City | |
| 1999 | Inger Jirby Gallery, Taos, NM | |
| 1998 | Lincoln Center, New York City | |
| 1998 | Lincoln Center, New York City | |
| 1997 | Deborah Hudgins Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ | |
| 1996 | Deborah Hudgins Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ Karin Newby Gallery, Tubac, AZ (since 1990) |
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| 1995 | Sun Cities Art Museum, Sun City, AZ | |
| 1994 | Steven Boone Gallery, Santa Fe, NM | |
| 1992 | Es Posible Gallery, Carefree, AZ | |
| 1990 | Hartley-Hill Gallery, Carmel, CA Karin Newby Gallery, Tubac, AZ (through 1996) |
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| 1989 | Western Images Gallery, New York City Tubac Center of the Arts, Tubac, AZ Sedona Arts Center, Sedona, AZ |
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| 1988 | C.G. Rein Galleries, Scottsdale, AZ | |
| 1987 | C.G. Rein Galleries, Santa Fe, NM Gregg Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ |
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| 1986 | Art Students League, New York City Project America, Jacob Javits Building, New York City Lincoln Center, New York City |
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| 1985 | State University of New York, Oswego, NY Lincoln Center, New York City New York Institute of Technology, New York City |
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| 1984 | State University of New York, New Paltz, NY Lincoln Center, New York City Summit Arts Center, Summit, NJ Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY |
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| 1983 | Art Students League, New York City Arbitrage Gallery, New York City |
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| 1982 | Lever House, New York City Adelphi University, Garden City, Long Island, NY Pace University, Briarcliff, NY Pond Lane Gallery, Southampton, NY |
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| 1981 | Parrish Museum, Southampton, NY Brooklyn Law School, Brooklyn, NY Adelphi University, Garden City, Long Island, NY |
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| 1980 | Art Students League, New York City Hammerquist Gallery, New York City Baruch College, New York City |
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| 1979 | Peekskill Museum, Peekskill, NY Ladycliff College, Highland Falls, NY |
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| 1978 | Ingber Gallery, New York City Manhattan Boro President's Office, New York City 47 Bond Street Gallery, New York City |
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RELATED ART ACTIVITIESMuseum Publicity Co-ordinator: 1999-2001
Wrote and organized articles for newspapers on exhibitions, artists and Museum activities, and coordinated coverage by radio and television.
Ashes (Art Newspaper), Phoenix, AZ: Associate Editor, Writer: 1992-96
Writer of feature interviews with artists and gallery reviews. Arranged articles on other artists. Sold and organized gallery advertising in Ashes.
Art World, New York, NY: Art Reviewer: 1979-85 New York Arts Journal, New York, NY: Associate Editor, Writer: 1975-79 Helped start Journal. Brought artists to Journal like Nobel Laureate Isaac Bashevis Singer, artist Raphael Soyer, photographer Peter Beard. Wrote publicity resulting in Journal reviews in Mademoiselle, Publisher's Weekly, Art Direction, etc. Manhattan Cable Television, New York, NY, Producer/Moderator, "Personalities," (30 minute weekly interview show) 1975-79
Interviewed author, newsman Edwin Newman, actor Richard Kiley, photographer Peter Beard, Broadway Director Joshua Logan, and many others.
WTBQ Radio, Warwick, NY, Producer/Moderator, 30 minute interview show. 1974-79. Interviewed author Isaac Bashevis Singer, playwright Frank Gilroy, actor Richard Kiley, boxer Floyd Patterson, businessman Hazard Reeves, and many others.
Warwick Advertiser Newspaper, Warwick, New York. Feature Writer, 1974-75
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