Jason Peot

 

 

Solo Exhibitions and Installations

2010    Coterminous, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL

2008    Lineal, NavtaSchulz Gallery, Chicago, IL

2007    Intersect (102), McCormick Place, Chicago, IL

2006    Sublucent, FLATFILE galleries, Chicago, IL

2003    Environment: Jason Peot, Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, IL

2002    Slice 30, Klein Art Works, Chicago, IL

2001    New Work, Riverside Arts Center - Freeark Gallery, Riverside, IL

1999    Northern Lights, McHenry County College, Crystal Lake, IL

1997    Generations, Northern Illinois University, Jack Olson Gallery, DeKalb, IL

 

 

Other Selected Exhibitions

2009    Absence Presence, The Architrouve, Chicago, IL (two-person)

2007    Aqua Art Fair, NavtaSchulz Gallery, Miami, FL

From Concept to Collection, Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, IL

Bridge Art Fair, NavtaSchulz Gallery, Chicago, IL

2006    Bridge Art Fair, NavtaSchulz Gallery, Miami, FL

Chicago Representation, The Architrouve, Chicago, IL

Chicago Sculpture Biennale, FLATFILE galleries, Chicago, IL

            NOVA Art Fair, Chicago Art Project, Chicago, IL

2005    Just Visiting, University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL  (two-person)

            Harper College Faculty Exhibition, Harper College Art Gallery, Palatine, IL

2004    Uncovered:  Recent Acquisitions…, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL

            Sculpture:  Connecting the Ages, Wood Street Gallery, Chicago, IL

            Group Show, Leadbased Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

2003    All or Nothing, LIPA-Links for International Promotion of the Arts, Chicago, IL

            Collectible, NIU Art Museum Gallery, Chicago, IL

2002    Let There Be Light, Prairie State College, Chicago Heights, IL

            Bookmarks 9 - Whitewalls, NIU Gallery, Chicago, IL

            Intersect 22.5, Riverside Arts Center - Sculpture Garden, Riverside, IL (installation)

2001    Chicago and Vicinity Show (with a bias), Klein Art Works, Chicago, IL

            Harper College Faculty Exhibition, Harper College Art Gallery, Palatine, IL

            Chrome Yellow, Joymore, Chicago, IL

            The Summer Show, Gallery 312, Chicago, IL

2000    Harper College Faculty Exhibition, Harper College Art Gallery, Palatine, IL

            Rockford Midwestern, Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, IL

            Blink: Interventions in the Salon, NIU Art Museum Gallery, Chicago, IL

1999    381g3D: a sculpture show, 381g, San Francisco, CA

            St. Charles National Juried Exhibition, Norris Cultural Arts Center, St. Charles, IL

1998    Norris Gallery Vicinity '98, Norris Cultural Arts Center, St. Charles, IL

            Harper College Faculty Exhibition, Harper College Art Gallery, Palatine, IL

            MFA Award Exhibition, NIU Art Museum Gallery, Chicago, IL

1997    Harper College Faculty Exhibition, Harper College Art Gallery, Palatine, IL

            Men at Work, Barrington Area Arts Council Gallery, Barrington, IL

            Skywatchers & Earthmarkers, Suburban Fine Arts Center, Highland Park, IL

            City of Elgin Sculpture on the Plaza Exhibit, downtown Elgin, IL

            47th Annual Quad-State Exhibition, Quincy Art Center, Quincy, IL

            40th Annual Beloit and Vicinity Exhibition, Wright Museum of Art, Beloit, WI

1996    Skuggi Regional Invitational, Skuggi Gallery, Rockford, IL

            Professional Art Exhibition, Illinois State Fair, Springfield, IL

            NIU Commencement Exhibition, NIU Jack Olson Gallery, DeKalb, IL

            LaGrange National Biennial, Lamar Dodd Art Center, Lagrange, GA

            NIU Invitational Sculpture Exhibit, Vacant Space, DeKalb, IL

1995    Norris Gallery Vicinity '95, Norris Cultural Arts Center, St. Charles, IL

            All-Illinois Graduate Art Exhibition, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL

 

 

Grants

Artist Fellowship Award - Illinois Arts Council, a state agency - 2001

 

 

Bibliography

Chicago Life (New York Times magazine), "The Density of Light", Sigalit Zetouni, August 2010

The Huffington Post, "Hot Art for Hot Days", Paul Klein, July 9, 2010

exhibition notes, "Coterminous: Chicago Cultural Center", Lanny Silverman, July 2010

Chicago Tribune, "Illinois Journey…", Alan Artner, April 25, 2008

Time Out Chicago, "Unconventional Center", Ruth Lopez, January 17, 2008

catalog, "Jason Peot 1994-2007", Ryan Schulz, November 2007

Chicago Reader, "The Business", Deanna Isaacs, August 17, 2007

Hello Beautiful, Chicago Public Radio, interview with Paul Klein, August 5, 2007

Sculpture Magazine, "Chicago, Jason Peot, Flatfile Gallery" (review), Victor Cassidy, July/Aug, 2006

Newcity, "Eye Exam",  Michael Workman, August 3, 2006

Chicago Life (New York Times magazine), "Up and Comers", Victor Cassidy, February 5, 2006

Chicago Tribune, "Thoughtful Installations…", Alan Artner, February 3, 2006

Chicago Reader, "Shadow Play", Fred Camper, January 27, 2006

ArtLetter.com, preview, Paul Klein, January 6, 2006

Chicago Critics on Chicago Art, (slide lecture) Chicago Cultural Center, Victor Cassidy, Oct. 1, 2005

Artnet.com, "Prairie Smoke", Victor Cassidy, 2004

Mouth to Mouth, (magazine) feature article, Kristen Brooke Schliefer, September, 2003

catalog essay, "Environment", Victor Cassidy, August, 2003

Chicago Tribune, "Collecting remains in eye of the beholder", Lisa Stein, March 7, 2003

catalog essay, "Collectible", Julie Charmelo, Jan. 2003

Suburban Life, "Lighting Up", Rohit Mahajan, Oct. 17, 2001

Riverside Landmark, "An Artful Equinox", Mark Yurkiw, Sept. 19, 2001

catalog essay, "Blink: Interventions in the Salon", Julie Charmelo, Dec. 1999

Artnet.com, "Prairie Smoke", Victor Cassidy, 2000

New Art Examiner, "Blink: Interventions in the Salon", Joell Baxter, April 2000

Dialogue, "Blink: Interventions in the Salon", Jill Elaine Hughes, March/April 2000

Newcity, "Blink: Interventions in the Salon", Ann Wiens, Feb. 10, 2000

 

 

Collections

Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL

Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, IL

McCormick Place, Chicago, IL

Hotel Intercontinental, Rosemont, IL

O'Connell International Arts, Chicago, IL

Palatine School District, Palatine, IL

McHenry County College, Crystal Lake, IL

Coca-Cola, Chicago, IL

DePaul University, Chicago, IL

Private collections

 

 

Visiting Artist Lectures

University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL – 2005

Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, IL – 2003

Northern Illinois University Art Museum Gallery, Chicago, IL - 2003

Rock Valley College, Rockford, IL - 2001

Loyola University, Chicago, IL – 1998

 

 

Education

Northern Illinois University School of Art, DeKalb, IL  1994 - 1997

            Master of Fine Arts degree in Sculpture

DePaul University, Chicago, IL  1990 - 1994

            Bachelor of Arts degree in Design

School of the Art Institute, Chicago, IL  1992 - 1994

            individual courses to supplement bachelors degree

 

 

Teaching

Harper College, Palatine, IL, 1997 – present

            Assistant Professor of Art and Curator of Exhibitions and Visiting Artists