Jessica Mensch

portraits / abstract paintings / cv / contact

1980 - Born on 27 September in Santa Fe, New Mexico

Lives and works in Montreal, Quebec

Education:

2006 - B.F.A. in Painting, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Grants:

2007 - Jeune Volontaire recipient ($6,000 Artist's Grant) to produce a series of portraits.

Group Exhibitions:

2007 - Cultural Coridor of Musée des Beaux-Arts de Montréal, Montreal, Québec,
Through the Eyes of Women

2006 - Factory (temporary space), Montréal, Québec, Yes

2004 - Khyber Center for the Arts, Halifax, Nova Scotia, What's in a Story

2003 - Khyber Center for the Arts, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Annual Members Show

Commissioned Paintings:

2008 - Rachel Zellars, Montreal, Quebec, Mural

2007 - Peter Bortz, Washington, District of Columbia, Group portrait

2006 - Tom Smith, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Portrait

2005 - V. Karunakaran, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Portrait

2004 - Dennis Schmidt, State College, Pennsylvania, Reproduction

2003 - Frauke Hankamer, Bonn, Germany, Portrait

2002 - Bruce Hill, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Reclining Nude

2001 - Bruce Hill, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Still-life

Performance Art:

2008 - Café Cleopatra, Montréal, Québec, Greetings from the Future

2007 - Café Cleopatra, Montréal, Québec, Chinese Industrial Revolution

2006 - Café Cleopatra, Montréal, Québec, Yugo Chernobyl

2004 - The Royal Legion, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Yugo

2003 - The Royal Legion, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Yugo

Professional Work:

2007 - Head Scenic Painter for the Music Video Production, You Are Never Alone, by musician Socalled, directed by Benjamin Steiger Levine, Montréal, Québec.

2007-Present - Scenic Painter for the Centaur Theatre Company in Montréal, Québec.

2006-2007 - Scenic Painter for the Leanor and Alvin Segal Theatre in Montréal, Québec.

2004-Present - Web Designer and Creative Director and Manager of Advertising for the Georgetown Frame Shoppe in Georgetown, Washington D.C.

2005 - Storyboarder and Set Designer for the short film, The Broken Hearted, by filmmaker Antoinette Karuna.

2003-2004 - Lighting Designer and Gallery Assistant at Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Lighting design for over twenty graduate and undergraduate student shows in addition to shows by well known professional artists such as Richard Serra.

2001-2002 - Teacher's Assistant for weekly art classes, grades one to four, as part of the Continuing Education Program at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design.

2001-2002 - Gallery Assistant for Anna Leonowens Art Gallery in Halifax, Nova Scotia, compiling initial media archives, and assisting in weekly show installation.

2001 - Installed The New Sincerity, a video, audio, and sculptural installation by New York based artist, Jason Mombert, Mount Saint Vincent's University Art Gallery.

2000-2001 - Teacher's Assistant for weekly art classes, grades one to four, as part of the Continuing Education Program at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design.

2000 - Installed Barkus, and My Bloody Valentine, two video, audio, and sculptural installations by New York based artist, Jason Mombert, Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Experience and Involvement in the Community:

2007 - Volunteer Assistant Artistic Coordinator at Chez Doris (women's shelter) Montréal, Québec. Here I help plan art activities for the women of Chez Doris. Our weekly art projects culminated in an exhibition of their work held in the Cultural Corridor of Musée des Beaux-Arts de Montréal, Montréal, Québec.