Ebony Patterson
Ebony Patterson
981 Born Kingston, Jamaica
Lives and works in Lexington, KY and Kingston, Jamaica
Education
2000-2004 Edna Manley College for the Visual and Performing Arts, Kingston, Jamaica Honors Diploma in Painting
2004-2006 Sam Fox College of Design & Visual Arts, Washington University in St. Louis, Printmaking/ Drawing MFA
Solo Exhibitions
2007
Hybrids, See Line Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2006
Specimen, University City Library, St. Louis, Missouri
Case Studies: Venus, Cuts and Aprons, Mutual Gallery, Jamaica
Dialysis, UC Gallery, University of Montana (USA)
Group Exhibitions and Juried Shows
2007
Infinite Island: Contemporary Caribbean Art Brooklyn Museum, Curated by Tumelo Mosaka,
Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art, Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY
Closet Project (Installation), Mack B Gallery, Sarasota, Florida
Woolworth Windows, Tacoma Contemporary, Tacoma, WA
2006
Jamaica Biennial, National Gallery of Jamaica, Kingston, Jamaica
Intimate Matter, Two Person Exhibit, Off-Campus Gallery Charlottesville, Virginia
Making New Friends, Mack B Gallery, Sarasota, Florida
University of Virginia Faculty Exhibit, Off-Campus Gallery, Charlottesville, VA
Flat Files, St. Louis Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, Missouri
Redhead Experimental Exhibit: A History of Women’s Art, NY, NY
Young Generations 2006, Mutual Gallery Kingston, Jamaica
MFA Thesis Exhibit II, Washington University St. Louis, MO
2005
‘Identity and History: Personal and Social Narratives in Art in Jamaica’, Curator’s Eye II,
Curated by British Curator and Critic Eddie Chambers National Gallery of Jamaica Kingston, Jamaica
Super Plus Under 40 Artist of the Year, Mutual Gallery (Jamaica)
Eight, First Year MFA Show, DesLee Gallery, St. Louis, MO
Young Generations, Mutual Gallery (Jamaica)
Saakhi: A Multi-Ethnic look at Women’s health and Women’s Bodies, 3rd Floor Gallery, St. Louis, MO
2004
Jamaica Biennial, National Gallery Kingston, Jamaica
Young Professional, Pegasus Kingston, Jamaica
Exhibition in Association with Centre de International Contemprian Arte, (CIAC) Pont Aven, Brittany, France
Stages, Edna Manley College Kingston, Jamaica
SUNY Brockport / Edna Manley College Student Exchange Show, (USA)
2002 ROSL Scholars Exhibit, Royal Over-Seas League (Scotland)
2003
Young Professionals, Pegasus Gallery Kingston, Jamaica
2002 ROSL Scholars Exhibit, Royal Over-Seas League (London)
Old Bag Show, Grovsner Galleries Kingston, Jamaica
Jamaica A.I.D.S. Foundation Charity Auction.
2002
Jamaica Cultural Development Commission Juried Exhibition, Grovsner Gallery, Kingston, Jamaica
2001
Jamaica Cultural Development Commission Juried Exhibition,
Edna Manley College of the visual and Performing Arts (Jamaica)
Awards and Scholarships
2006
Prime Minister’s Youth Awards for Excellence, in Art and Culture (Jamaica)
-the highest award a young person can receive in Arts and Culture in Jamaica
Peter Marcus Award for Printmaking (Washington University)
Nominated for the Joan Mitchell Fellowship for Painters,(Washington University)
Emerson Visiting Critics and Curators Series, Museum of Contemporary Art,
(St. Louis, MO) selected from a pool of over seventy artists to be visited by Curator Ingrid Schaffener
2005
Super Plus Under 40 Artist of the Year (Jamaica)
Vicky Award Washington University, Printmaking Department
2004
William Danforth Fellowship (Washington University)
Nancy Glanstien Scholarship for Graduate Students (Washington University)
Diploma (4 years) First Class Honors (lower), Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts
Albert Huie Award for Outstanding Student in Painting (Edna Manley College)
2003
Order of French Merit Scholarship to the Pont -Aven School of Contemporary Enid Driscoll Spalleti Memorial Award (ROSL)
2002
Recipient of Two Bronze Medals from the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission Fine Arts Competition
Recipient of the Royal Over-Seas League Travel Scholarship (only recipient from the Caribbean)
Brian Morgan Scholarship (Edna Manley College)
2001
Coca –Cola Jamaica Bursary
Merit Award from the Jamaica Cultural Development Fine Arts Competition
Residences and Internships
2008
Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
2006-2007
Residency, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
2005
Internship, Bruno David Gallery, St. Louis. Missouri
Papermaking Internship, Joan Hall Studio, St. Louis, Missouri
2004
Internship, Pont Aven School of Contemporary Art Brittany, France.
2002
Residency at The Patrick Allen Fraser’s Hospitalfield House, Arbroath, Scotland
Professional and Teaching Involvement
2007
Assistant Professor in Painting, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Lecturer Edna Manley College Summer Semester, Kingston, Jamaica
-Advanced Problems in Drawing
2006
Visiting Artist Lecturer, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
-Drawing 161 (Open to Freshmen- Sophomores), Introduction to Printmaking,
Intermediate and upper level Printmaking
Multi-care Foundation and the National Gallery of Jamaica- Art on the
Water on the Water Front Summer Program, Coordinator’s Assistant and Art Teacher
Washington University in St. Louis, Teaching Assistant
-Conceptual Drawing Class (Core Students), Upper Level Life Drawing Class
2005
Washington University in St. Louis, Teaching Assistant
-Introduction to Printmaking ,Freshman Core Life Drawing and Conceptual Drawing Class (open)
Jamaica Independence Float Construction Team
Multi-Care Foundation and The National Gallery of Jamaica Art on the Water
Front Summer Program, Assistant Coordinator and Teacher
2004
Washington University in St. Louis, Teaching Assistant
-Introduction to Printmaking
2003
National Gallery of Jamaica, Designated Artist Assistant
-To New York based Jamaican Artist Nari Ward for Curator’s Eye I
Mavisville Preparatory School, Art Teacher
-Art teacher for a primary school institution, in Kingston, Jamaica
2002
Multi –Care Foundation Art Therapy Program, Instructor
-taught mentally ill adults in an all media art class, at the major mental health institution in Jamaica
Mutual Gallery, Gallery Assistant
Multi-Care Foundation and The National Gallery Summer Program
Artist Talks
2006
Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts, Art History Department
Women’s Symposium, Women’s Committee, Washington University in St. Louis
2005
“Meet the Artists’. Super Plus Under 40 Artist of the Year Artist Talks, Mutual Gallery
Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts, Painting Department
Publications
‘Inner Dimensions: UVA Artists Delve Deep’, The Hook, October 19, 2006
‘Studies of the Female Physique’, The Sunday Gleaner, July 30, 2006
‘A Closer Look at Venus Cuts and Aprons’, The Sunday Herald, July 23-29, 2006
‘Stimulating Exhibit by Ebony Patterson’, The Sunday Herald, July 16-22, 2006
‘Venus Observed’, The Jamaica Gleaner, January 15, 2006
‘Art and Society II’, The Jamaica Gleaner, January 8, 2006
‘Danforth Scholar Named Jamaica’s Best Young Artist’, The Record, Octr 7, 2005
‘Through their Eyes- Review of the Super Plus Under 40 Artist of the Year Competition’,
The Sunday Gleaner , August 21st 2005.
‘Young Artists Shine In Super Plus Competition,’ Sunday Herald, August 14, 2005
‘Self Reflection Through Art,’ Jamaica Observer, August 14, 2005
‘There’s Something About Ebony !’ Sunday Gleaner, August 14, 2005
‘Biennial 2004: A Postscript,’ National Gallery of Jamaica Quarterly Magazine, April/May/June 2005
‘Artistically Speaking’, Radio Mona, July 29, 2005
‘Le Pont de Artistes du Monde’, Le Telegramme, July 20,2004
‘Blazing through the Art Trail’, Jamaica Gleaner September14, 2003
‘Young Artist Showcases in London’, Jamaica Observer, August 23,2003
‘Artistically Speaking’, Radio Mona, April 2003
‘ROSL Arts Scholars 2002’,Overseas Magazine, December 2003/ February 2004
Television Jamaica Artist of the Week, February, 7 –11 2002
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