b. 1985, Mukwonago, WI
e. jessica.wheelock[at]gmail.com
p. (216) 262-5551

Education

Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, 2010

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Masters of Science in Visual Studies, Visual Arts Program, 2010

Cleveland Institute of Art
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Visual Arts and Technology, 2008

Pacific Northwest College of Art
Semester study in Intermedia, 2006

Exhibitions, Events, and Screenings

2010
Something Like a Proposition, MIT Media Lab Complex, Cambridge MA
Sweat Lodge, Richard Fleischner Courtyard, Cambridge, MA
CMS 12th Annual Media Spectacle, Stata Center, Cambridge, MA
Frame by Frame, The Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts at Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
In Between-Arada-Tra, Tophane-i Amire Cultural Centre, Istanbul, Turkey
Photographic Resource Center Exhibition, The PRC at Boston University, Boston, MA

2009
Boston does Boston, Proof Gallery, Boston, MA
VES Video and Animation Screening, The Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts at Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Alternate Routes, The MIT FEMA Trailer at Rose Kennedy Greenway, Boston, MA
Schnitzer Prize Show, The Weisner Gallery at MIT, Cambridge, MA
Ah Güzel Istanbul (Oh Beautiful Istanbul), Center for Advanced Visual Studies, Cambridge, MA
And Things of That Nature, Mills Gallery (Boston Center for the Arts), Boston, MA
WAVES AND SIGNS: a conference and workshop on low-frequency vibration with a performance and dance party, Center for Advanced Visual Studies, Cambridge, MA
Photographic Resource Center Exhibition, The PRC at Boston University, Boston, MA
Open House: An Exhibition of Modern Domesticity, Apartment Gallery, Portland, OR

2008
X-Topia / Y-Topia, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
The Wonder Rooms, Rhizome.org
Surreal Systems, PDX Film Festival, Portland, OR
Hide/Seek, Coffee House Gallery, Cleveland, OH
62nd Annual Student Independent Exhibition, Reinberger Gallery, Cleveland, OH
Camp Out, Zygote Press, Cleveland, OH

2007
Brave New World, The Cleveland Foundation, Cleveland, OH
All Killer, No Filler, Joseph McCullough Center, Cleveland, OH

2006
Sayonara, E. Gordon Gallery, Cleveland, OH
All Dolled Up!, Gallery 324, Cleveland, OH
Seven, Convivium33, Cleveland, OH
*Delicate Skins and Dirt Traditions, Ahola Gallery, Brecksville, OH
*New Work by the Old and Defeated Jess Wheelock, Brandt Gallery, Cleveland, OH

2005
I had too much to dream last night, in conjunction with Kacalieff Visiting Artists and Scholars Program, E. Gordon Gallery, Cleveland, OH
that was now, this is then, Asterisk Gallery, Cleveland, OH
The Man From Another Place, Joseph McCullough Center, Cleveland, OH
Salutations, Survey Gallery, Cleveland, OH
(*solo exhibitions marked by asterisk)

HONORS AND AWARDS

2010 The Laya and Jerome B. Wiesner Award in the Arts
2010 CMS Media Spectacle: Audience Favorite and Best Non-undergraduate Video Awards
2010 The Peter de Florez Fund for Humor, Grant Recipient
2009 The Harold and Arlene Schnitzer Prize in the Visual Arts
2009 and 2010 Council for the Arts at MIT, Director's Grant
2008-10 Department of Architecture Fellowship, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2008 The Otto F. Ege Memorial Award, Cleveland Institute of Art
2003-08 Presidential Portfolio Scholarship, Cleveland Institute of Art

BIBLIOGRAPHY

In Between-Arada-Tra, exhibition catalog, 2010.
Cook, Greg, "Works in progress." Boston Phoenix, 12 January 2010.
Martin, Hannah, "An artist's nature." The Huntington News, 20 May 2009.
Turnquist, Kristi, "Pop Talk Goes to PDX Fest: Opening Night." The Oregonian, 1 May 2008.
Gill, Michael, "Pitching Camp." The Free Times, 13 Feb 2008.
Lewis, Zachary, “Seven.” Scene. 17 May 2006.
Tranberg, Dan, “Post-holiday art exhibitions will take on serious matters.” The Plain Dealer, 23 December 2005.
Utter, Doug,  “In a class by themselves.” The Plain Dealer,  23 December 2005.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2010 Guest Reviewer, Introduction to the Visual Arts Course, MIT
2010 Panelist, Femmes on Feminism, Part of the Grad Arts Forum, MIT
2010 Dialogues on Public Space, Part of the Black Sheep Special Lecture Series, Hansung University, Seoul, South Korea
2009 Artist Talk, Introduction to the Visual Arts Course: Things Fall Apart, MIT
2009 Video Editor, Center for Advanced Visual Studies, MIT
2008-10 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Visual Arts Program, MIT. Introduction to Video and Advanced Video with Joe Gibbons, Introduction to the Visual Arts with Joe Zane
2007-08 Digital Media Instructor for ID Tech at Rider University in Lawrenceville, NJ
2005-07 Jury Selection and Fundraising Committees, Student Independent Exhibition
2004-05 Gallery Assistant at Spaces Gallery in Cleveland, OH