SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2009

A Discourse in Abstraction: Jennifer Odem and NOMA’s permanent collection,
New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, LA
Blue Fence, Site-Specific Sculpture in Upper Ninth Ward, New Orleans, LA (Apr.)

2008

The St. Rose Project, Site-Specific Sculpture (St. Rose Project), St. Rose, LA

2006

Jennifer Odem, Sculpture and Drawing, 511 Gallery, New York, NY

2004

Outdoor Installation, Island, Center of Polish Sculpture, Oronsko, Poland

2003

Displaced, Ewing Gallery of Art, Knoxville, TN

Unearthed, New Orleans Center for Creative Arts, New Orleans, LA

New Sculpture, Lamar Dodd School of Art Gallery, UGA, Athens, GA

2002

Recent Sculpture, Miller/Geisler Gallery, New York, NY

Digging for Pearls, Marguerite Oestreicher Gallery, New Orleans, LA

2001

Opened Ground, Women and Their Work Gallery, Austin, TX, catalog

Sculpture and Drawings, Austin College, Sherman, TX

1999

Cart Variations, Proposition Gallery, Belfast, Northern Ireland

1998 

Recent Works, Northern Highlands U. Gallery, Las Vegas, NM

Site-Specific Sculpture, The Center for Land Use Interpretation, Salt Flats, UT

1997

New Sculpture, Gasworks Gallery, Vaux Hall, London, England

Recent Drawings by Jennifer Odem, Lang Gallery, Vienna, Austria

1996

Seven Pearls, Dean Clough Art Galleries, Halifax, England

1993

Seven Stars, Sculpture Installation, Lubbock or Leave It Gallery, Austin, TX

Jennifer Odem: Sculpture, Perkinson Gallery, Millikin University, Decatur, IL

1992

Confluence, Drawing and Sculpture, Lubbock or Leave It Gallery, Austin, TX

Watermark, Drawing and Sculpture, Artists' Alliance, Lafayette, LA

Jennifer Odem: Sculpture, Art and Design Gallery, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS


INVITATIONAL & JURIED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2009

Things Fall Apart, Curated by Joy Garnett, Winkleman Gallery, NY
Jennifer Odem/ Ann Schwab, The Front Gallery, New Orleans LA

2008

Loss. Ritual. Relic. Archive. VESTIGES THINK TANK, The Newcomb Center for Women,
Tulane Unviversity, New Orleans, LA
"Flytrap, Venus and Other Puns on Gender", Alabama School of Fine Art, Birmingham, AL

2007

"Less Is More", 511 Gallery, NY, NY
"Visiting Artists Exhibition" New Orleans Center for Creative Arts, NO, LA

2006

Group Exhibition, Drawing Now, 511 Gallery, NY, NY (June)

2005

Erga TopikaII, Works On Site, St. Louis, MO, catalog

Faculty Exhibition, SLU Contemporary Art Gallery, Hammond, LA

2004

“Brush, Pencil, Chisel, Knife”, Miller/Geisler Gallery, NY, NY

2003

Taste 0-20”, Tempra-10 Gallery, Vienna, Austria

2002

Gallery Artists Exhibition, Miller/Geisler Gallery, NY, NY

Red Hot, Iron in the 21st Century, Grounds For Sculpture, Hamilton, NJ

2001

Two Sculptors, SWT Gallery, San Marcos, TX

2000

Houston Sculpture 2000, Continental Bldg., Houston, TX

1999 

Sculpture Garden Exhibition, Irving Arts Center, Irving, TX

1998

Artworks '98 Sculpture Exhibition, Aquarena Springs, San Marcos, TX

1997

Inversion, Chiltern Sculpture Trail and Gallery, collaborative exhibition, 0xford, England

1996

Louisiana Sculpture Invitational, Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, LA

Sculpture on Exhibit, Tyronne Guthrie Center Sculpture Trail, County Monahan, Ireland

Varick Street Roof Project, multi-media site-specific installation. New York, NY

1995

Resident Artists Show, Fire Station Artists Studios, Buckingham Street, Dublin, Ireland

Four Sculptors, St. Louis Design Center, St. Louis, MO

Sculpture on Exhibit, Human Arts Gallery, Atlanta, GA

1994 

Self Possessed, Laguna Gloria Art Museum, Austin, TX, catalog, toured through 1996

Reuse/Recycle, Laumier Sculpture Park, St. Louis, MO

History and Memory: Pictures and Objects, Foster Gallery, Eau Claire, WI

College of Fine Arts and Communication, TSU, San Marcos, TX

1999

Artist in Residence, Flax Art Studios, Belfast, Northern Ireland, May-July

Aurora, Outdoor Public Installation, Downtown Austin, Austin, TX

1993

Navy Pier Show, Chicago International Art Exposition, Chicago, IL, catalog

Gallery Artists Exhibition, Peter Miller Gallery, Chicago, IL

12 No Trump, Peter Miller Gallery, Chicago, IL

1990

8 Under 35, St. Louis Gallery of Contemporary Art, St. Louis, MO

1988

Tampa Triennial, Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, FL, catalog


FELLOWSHIPS & AWARDS

2009

Joan Mitchell Foundation Career Opportunity Grant

2007

Artist in Residence, New Orleans Center for Creative Arts, New Orleans LA, October

2003

Artist in Residence, Center for Polish Sculpture, Oronsko, Poland, July

2002

Kurka Faculty Award, for Professional Accomplishments in The School of Art,

University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

University of Tennessee, EPPE Grant for Miller/Geisler, NY Exhibition

2000

2000 Presidential Award for Excellence in Scholarly and Creative Achievement

College of Fine Arts and Communication, TSU, San Marcos, TX

1999

Artist in Residence, Flax Art Studios, Belfast, Northern Ireland, May-July

1998

Artist in Residence, The Center for Land Use Interpretation, Wendover, UT, May-July

1997

Artist in Residence, Gasworks Studios, London, England, May-Aug

Artist in Residence, Cill Rialaig Project, Ballinskelligs, County Kerry, Ireland, April-May

1996

Artist in Residence, Dean Clough Art Galleries, Halifax, England

Visiting Artist, Tyronne Guthrie Center, Annamekerrig Ireland. April

Artist in Residence, Fire Station Artists Studios, Dublin, Ireland, Oct-Jan


REVIEWS & ARTICLES
“Art in the Shadow of Katrina: Exploring Prospect New Orleans”, by Hrag Vartanian Brooklyn Rail, 2009
"Playa Works: The Myth of the Empty", by William L. Fox, Untiversity of Nevada Press, 2002
"Flytrap, Venus and Other Puns on Gender", by James R. Nelson, The Birmingham News, Feb. 2008“
After the Deluge: Artist Jennifer Odem Finds Refuge”, by David Bonetti, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Sept 2005
Brush, Pencil, Chisel, Knife” Review by Maureen Mullarkey, artcritical.com, Aug. 2004
Dirty Work & Other Gems”, Review by Heather Joyner, MetroPulse, October 30, 2003“
"Jennifer Odem at Miller/Geisler”, Review by Rex Weil, ARTnews, January 2003“
"Other Worldly Objects”, Inside Art, by D. Eric Bookhardt, Gambit Weekly, New Orleans, LA, April 2002
"Jennifer Odem: Time Before Land", by Stephanie Bowman, Sculpture Magazine, December 2001
"A Blend of Gardening and Sci-Fi", Gallery Watch, by Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, Austin, TX, July 7, 2001

"Puzzlin' Evidence", by Charles Labelle, Frieze Magazine, March 2001
"Sculpting Cart Art", by lan Hill, Newsletter-Arts, Belfast, Northern Ireland, July 1999
"Into the Two Worlds of Irish Art", by Vincent Jamison, Sunday Business Post, Dublin, Ireland, December 1995
"Landscape of Diversity" by Robert Duffy, St. Louis Post Dispatch, St. Louis, MO. April, 1995
Art For The Sake of Society”, Review by Carol Ferring Shepley, St. Louis Post-Dispatch,
St. Louis, MO. Sept, 1994

Self Images”, Review by Rebecca Levy, The Austin Chronicle, Austin, TX. Sept 1994
"Three Time's the Charm For In Form Arts group", by Alexandra Bellos, River Front Times,
St. Louis, MO, November 20, 1991
"In Form Three, A Gem For St. Louis Art Community", by Patricia Kemeney Macias, West End Word,
St. Louis, MO, November 7, 1991
"Streetwise", by Mark Hinson, Tallahassee Democrat, Tallahassee, FL, May 7, 1987
"Arts", by Betty Rubinstein, Tallahassee Democrat, Tallahassee, FL, October 9, 1987
"Sculpture: A Future", The Daily Advertiser Newspaper, Lafayette, LA May 8, 1987
"Best of Acadiana", The Times of Acadiana Newspaper, Lafayette, LA, May 27, 1987 

COLLECTIONS
Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY
Thomas and Dathil Coleman, New Orleans, LA
Margaret Van Every, Tallahasse FL
Antonia Spowers, Wales, UK
Charles Carrier III , New Orleans, LA
Mark Bercier, New Orleans, LA
Gloria Fiero and James Dorman, New York, NY


TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2004-2006

Southeastern Louisiana State University, Hammond, LA Assistant Professor: Art

2000-2004

University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, Assistant Professor: Sculpture

1995-1999

Texas State University, San Marcos, TX,

Assistant Professor and Adjunct Professor: Sculpture, 3-D Foundations, Drawing

1991-1995

Webster University, St. Louis, MO,

Assistant Professor: Sculpture, 3-D Foundations, Drawing

1989-1991

Washington University, St. Louis, MO,

Instructor:  Sculpture, Ceramics, 3-D Design

3-D Design Foundations Coordinator, 1990-91


PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY & SERVICE

2003

Project Coordinator, University of Tennessee-Knoxville

Workshop and Lecture, El Anatsui

CAA International Committee Member

2002

College Art Association, International Committee Appointment

2001

Juror, Knoxville, TN Arts-In-Transit Public Sculpture Competition

Juror, Creative Achievement Award, University of Tennessee-Knoxville

2000

Project Coordinator, University of Tennessee-Knoxville

Visiting Artist Semester and Lecture, Tom Bevan

2000

Project Coordinator, Box Car Inferno, Multi-media Sculpture Event

1999 

Co-Curator, Artworks '99 Sculpture Exhibition, Aquarena Springs, San Marcos, TX


CURRENT GALLERY AFFILIATIONS

511 Gallery, New York, NY
The Front, New Orleans, LA

EDUCATION

1989
1987

MFA, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
BFA, University of Louisiana, Lafayette, LA

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