A Michigander currently based in Baltimore, Maryland, Jordan Pemberton works in oil paint, watercolor and a range of drawing materials.  Her drawings and paintings depict landscapes, buildings and interiors from memory, exploring how personal history is embedded in place.  Drawing from her childhood, her homes, her travels, family stories and dreams, she is influenced by the uncertainty of memory and the complications of rebuilding it.  Jordan is also a writer, and she thinks of her artwork as a form of storytelling.  She is inspired by architecture, maps, diagrams, signage, monuments, religious objects, iconography, books and manuscripts – visual narration, explanation, direction and orientation.  

Education

2013       Maryland Institute College of Art, BFA, Painting

Solo Exhibitions

2013       Memory / Spaces, Kerrytown Concert House, Ann Arbor, MI

               Studio Center, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
 

Group Exhibitions

2013      

Home, Commencement Exhibition, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD

Creative Alliance's Annual Marquee Ball Exhibition & Auction, Baltimore, MD

Group Drawing & Painting Exhibition, Fox Gallery, Maryland Institute College of Art,         

Baltimore, MD

World Wise: Study Abroad Exhibition, Rosenberg Gallery, Maryland Institute College            

 of Art, Baltimore, MD
Group Drawing & Painting Exhibition, Studio Center, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD

 Disegno 6: Contemporary Undergraduate Drawing, traveled to: the Maryland Institute         

College of Art, Baltimore, MD;

The Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO;

The University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC; The Memphis College of Art,  

Memphis, TN

2012       Invited: Celebration Station, Studio Center, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD

           Juried Undergraduate Exhibition, curated by Jack Livingston and Karyn Miller, Decker  Gallery, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD (Honorable Merit     Award)

               Professional Work by Professional People, Fox Gallery, Maryland Institute College of   Art, Baltimore, MD

2011       Beyond the Pale: Undergraduate Exhibition, Burren College of Art, Ballyvaughan, Co.  Clare, Ireland             

               The 2nd Colours Arts Project, Galway, Ireland

2010       Delicate, Wilgus Gallery, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore MD

               Juried Undergraduate Exhibition, Meyerhoff Gallery, Maryland Institute College of   Art, Baltimore MD       

2009       Group Drawing & Painting Exhibition, Fox Gallery, Maryland Institute College of Art,   Baltimore, MD

      In the Studio: A Celebration of youngARTS’ Silver and Gold Winners, Affirmation Arts, New York, NY                                          

               Juried Student Art Exhibition, curated by Noah Jemisin, Interlochen Arts Academy,   Interlochen, MI

               youngARTS Finalists Exhibition, Margulies Collection at the Warehouse, Miami, FL

Awards

2013    Naomi Winston Scholarship in Art, through the National Society of Arts & Letters

12-13   Louise N. Myerberg Family Scholarship

            Jules M. Bodarky Scholarship

            Barry Holniker ’81 Memorial Scholarship

09-13   Fanny B. Thalheimer Scholarship    

            MICA youngARTS Award

2012    Boulevard Magazine Emerging Poet, judged by Edward Nobles

            Honorable Mention Award, Juried Undergraduate Exhibition, MICA

2009    Young Artist Award, Visual Arts, Interlochen Arts Academy

            National Presidential Scholar of the Arts Semifinalist

            NFAA youngARTS Silver Award

            Utrecht Annual Self-Portrait Contest First Place

2008    Fine Arts Award, Visual Arts, Interlochen Arts Academy

            Painting First Place and Best in Show, Northwestern Michigan College

            Scholastic Gold Key Award, Printmaking
 

Residencies

2014    La Fragua, Belalcázar, Spain

2013    Leipzig International Art Programme, Leipzig, Germany

            The Grunewald Guild, Leavenworth, WA