JESSICA HODGSON

EDUCATION AND RESIDENCIES

2012 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Honours in Ceramics, University of Manitoba,   Winnipeg.

2013 – 2014 Shaw International Centre for Contemporary Ceramics, Medalta, Medicine  Hat. 

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2017 Painting and Ceramics by Jessica Hodgson, The Amsterdam Tea Room, Winnipeg.

2014 A Thin Layer of Deceit, Yuill Family Gallery, Medicine Hat.

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2019 For the Love of Craft, C2 Centre for Craft, Winnipeg. Manitoba Craft Council.

2019 The Stone Diary Project III, Café Postal, Winnipeg. Curated by Debra Plett and  Crystal Nykoluk.

2018 Full Spectrum, ARTlington Gallery, Winnipeg.

2018 The Stone Diary Project II, Café Postal, Winnipeg. Curated by Debra Plett and  Crystal Nykoluk.

2018 For the Love of Craft, C2 Centre for Craft, Winnipeg. Manitoba Craft Council.

2017 Warm & Bright, Studio 4 Ceramics, Winnipeg, MB.

2017 Terra Botanica, Cre8ery Gallery, Winnipeg. With Bernard Ferguson, Crystal Nykoluk  and Heather Komus.

2017 The Stone Diary Project, Café Postal, Winnipeg. Curated by Debra Plett and Crystal  Nykoluk.

2017 Full Spectrum, ARTlington Gallery, Winnipeg. Curated by Jessica Hodgson and  Danielle Fontaine Koslowsky.

2017 For the Love of Craft, Winnipeg Art Gallery Gift Shop, Winnipeg. Manitoba Craft  Council.

2016 Warm & Bright, Studio 4 Ceramics, Winnipeg.

2016 Raw and Recent, ARTlington Studios, Winnipeg. With Crystal Nykoluk.

2014 Cup: The Intimate Object X, Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainesville, FL.

2014 her ART her VOICE: Words & Works by Winnipeg’s Emerging Female Artists,  The Edge Gallery, Winnipeg. 

2014 Edible Provisions in an epoch where dinner is dubious, Port Loggia Gallery,  NSCAD University, Halifax. Curated by Bridget Fairbank.

2013 Medalta Artist in Residence Group Exhibition, Yuill Family Gallery, Medicine Hat.  Curated by Jenna Stanton.

2013 Member Exhibit, The Edge Gallery, Winnipeg. The Edge Clay Centre.

2013 Winnipeg Art Gallery Instructors Exhibition, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg.

2013 Ceramics Exhibition, Blankstein Gallery, Millennium Library, Winnipeg.

2013 InspiRED: Glaze, Glance, Linger, Cre8ery Gallery, Winnipeg. Curated by Leanne  Baldwin.

2013 Edge Gallery Member Show, The Edge Gallery, Winnipeg. The Edge Clay Centre.

2012 Trees Love Dirt, The Edge Gallery, Winnipeg. Curated by Jess Stacey.

2012 For the Love of Craft, Cre8ery Gallery, Winnipeg. Manitoba Craft Council.

2012 Into the Butcher Shop, aceartinc. Winnipeg. University of Manitoba Art Thesis Show.

2012 The Edge of Comfort, The Edge Gallery, Winnipeg. University of Manitoba Ceramics   Thesis Show with Mallory Ryan.

2012 University of Manitoba Painting and Ceramics Thesis Show, Winnipeg Art Gallery  Shop, Winnipeg.

2011 Ceramics Exhibition, Gallery 111, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg. 1000 Miles  Apart. Curated by Grace Nickel and Sigrid Dahle.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

2019 Down to Earth, Homemade Soups in Handmade Vessels, Vol. 2, aDesigned   Magazine, Winnipeg. Ayoko Designs and the Winnipeg Art Gallery.

2018 Down to Earth, Homemade Soups in Handmade Vessels, Vol. 1, aDesigned   Magazine, Winnipeg. Ayoko Designs and the Winnipeg Art Gallery.

2017 The Crafted Dish, National Clay Week.

COLLECTIONS

Les Manning Gallery Collection, Shaw Centre for Contemporary Ceramics, Medicine Hat.

David Barnard, University of Manitoba Past President, Personal Collection, Winnipeg.

Private collections

AWARDS AND HONOURS

2015 Professional Development Bursary, Manitoba Craft Council

2014 Marilyn Levitt Award for Functional Ceramics, Manitoba Craft Council

2013 Professional Development Grant, Winnipeg Arts Council

2012 Professional Development Bursary, Manitoba Craft Council

PROFESSIONAL AND VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

2014 – 2021 Studio Potter, Jessica Hodgson Ceramics, Winnipeg.

2017 – 2019 Programme and Administrative Coordinator, Manitoba Craft Council,  Winnipeg.

2014 – 2019 Ceramics Instructor, Beginner Wheel, The Edge Clay Centre, Winnipeg.

2016 – 2018 Demonstrating Artist, “The Art of Good Food” Annual Event, Winnipeg.  NorWest Community Food Centre.

2016 – 2017 Programme and Administrative Assistant, Manitoba Craft Council,  Winnipeg.

2014 – 2015 Secretary, Manitoba Craft Council Board of Directors, Winnipeg.

2014 – 2015 Assistant Director, The Edge Gallery, Winnipeg.

2013 – 2014   Ceramics Instructor, Introduction to Pottery, Shaw International Centre for  Contemporary Ceramics, Medicine Hat.

2012 – 2013 Member at Large, The Edge Clay Centre Board of Directors, Winnipeg.

2012 – 2013 Website Coordinator, Manitoba Craft Council, Winnipeg.

2012 – 2013   Ceramics Instructor, Children’s Studio Programs, Winnipeg Art Gallery,  Winnipeg.

2012 – 2012 Ceramics Technician, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg.

2012 – 2012 Special Event Coordinator, Manitoba Craft Council, Winnipeg.

2012 – 2012 Clay for Children, Early Childcare Provider Workshops, Red River College,  Winnipeg.

2011 – 2012   Programme Assistant Student Intern, Manitoba Craft Council, Winnipeg.

2011 – 2012 Co-President, University of Manitoba Ceramics Club, Winnipeg.

LECTURES AND PANELS

2017 First Fridays Art Talk / Art Walk: Seema Goel and Jessica Hodgson, Winnipeg  Free Press Café, Winnipeg. First Fridays in the Exchange, hosted by Alison Gilmore.

2015 Pecha Kucha: Makers Theme, Park Theatre, Winnipeg. Graphic Designers of Canada and Craft Year 2015.

2015 Craft and the Environment: Kelly Ruth and Jessica Hodgson, Manitoba Crafts  Museum and Library, Winnipeg.

2014 Artist Presentation, Process Symposium, Medicine Hat College, Medicine Hat.