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
Contact
www.jordanpemberton.com
jordan.else@gmail.com
