Jesse Bransford


Born/geboren 1972 Atlanta, GA
Lives/lebt in Brooklyn, NY


Education


2000 M.F.A., Columbia University.
1996
B. A, The New School For Social Research, New York NY (Concentration: History of the Sciences)
1996 M.F.A., Parsons School of Design, New York, NY (Concentration: Painting, With academic honours)


Solo Exhibtions



2007
III = 260 (Mercurius), Feature Inc, New York, NY (upcoming)

2006

Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum, Santa Barbara, CA (brochure: text by Casey McKinney)
II = 65 (Mavors), Gallerie Schmidt Maczollek, Köln, Germany
Wallpainting and Drawings, Feature Inc., New York

2005

(1) = 111 (Sol), Kevin Bruk Gallery, Miami FL (brochure)
Shaheen Modern & Contemporary Art, Cleveland, OH(1) = 111 (Sol), Kevin Bruk Gallery, Miami FL (brochure)
Shaheen Modern & Contemporary Art, Cleveland, OH
Feature Inc., New York, NY
Jesse Bransford and Lorenzo De Los Angeles Collaborations, Feature Inc., New York, NY

2003

Collaborations with Lorenzo De Los Angeles III, Feature Inc., New York, NY
The Void, Kevin Bruk Gallery, Miami, FL
Fiction (melancholic Landscape),Locust Projects, Miami, FL

2002

Richard Telles Fine Art, Los Angeles, CA
Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA (brochure: text by Elizabeth Thomas)

2001

UCLA Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA (brochure: text by Claudine Isé).
Feature Inc., New York, NY
Feature, Inc., New York, NY


Selected Group Exhibtions


2005
Looking at Words, Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York, NY; conceived by Barbaralee Diamondstein- Spielvogel
The Most Splendid Apocalypse, P.P.O.W., New York, NY; curated by Jason Mheison
Atomica, Esso Gallery and Lombard-Fried Fine Arts, New York, NY
The sun rises in the evening., Feature Inc., New York, NY
Trade, White Columns, New York, NY (catalogue)
Especial - Arbeiten Auf Papier, Galerie Schmidt Maczollek, Cologne, Germany

2004
Axxxpresssunizum, Aliceday, Brussels, Belgium; curated by Mark Beasley and John Russell
Axxxpresssunizum, Vilma Gold, London, UK; curated by Mark Beasley and John Russell
impact, Pilkington, Olsoff Fine Arts, Inc., New York, NY

2003
Container Exhibition at Basel Miami, Kevin Bruk Gallery, Miami FL
Warped Space, CCA Wattis Institute For contemporary Arts, San Francisco, CA; curated by Ralph Rugoff (brochure: text by Ralph Rugoff)
Now Playing, D'Amelio Terras Gallery, New York, NY; curated by John Connelly Presents, K48, and Daniel Reich Gallery
Paradise/Paradox, Castle Gallery, College of New Rochelle, New Rochelle, NY; curated by Sue Canning
Faking Real, Leroy Nieman Gallery, Columbia University, New York, NY; curated by Stephen Hilger
Drawing Conclusions, Buena Vista Building, Miami, FL; curated by Nina Arias

2002
K48-3: Teenage Rebel _The Bedroom Show, John Connelly Presents, NY; curated by Scott Hug
Off the Grid, Lehmann Maupin Gallery, New York, NY
Guide to Trust No. 2, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA; curated by ANP (Catalog)
The Dubrow Biennial, Kagan Martos Gallery, New York, NY; curated by Norman Dubrow
Les Fables de La Fontaine, tour:
Centre pour l'Art et la Culture, Aix-en-Provence, France
The Jacob Lawrence Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
The Meyerhoff Gallery, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
Exhibition Space of Temple University Rome, Italy
The Fourth Annual Altoids Curiously Strong Collection, tour:
New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, NY;
Clifford-Smith Gallery,and O-H+T Gallery, Boston, MA;
Art Center/South Florida, Miami, FL;
Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions, Los Angeles, CA;
Southern Exposure, San Francisco, CA
Annual Benefit for White Columns, White Columns, New York, NY
Annual Benefit for Momenta Art, Momenta Art, Brooklyn, NY

2001
Not a. Lear, tour: Gracie Mansion Gallery, New York, NY; Allston Skirt Gallery, Boston MA; curated by ANP
Dear Dead Person, Momenta Art, Brooklyn, NY; curated by Banks Violette
Ghost Stories, Sandroni Rey, Venice, CA; curated by Casey McKinney
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta, GA

2000
Greater New York, PS1 Institute for Contemporary Art, Long Island City, NY (catalogue, CD-ROM)
Not a. Lear, tour: Torch, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Art Process, Paris, France;
Galerie S. & H. De Buck, Ghent, Belgium; curated by ANP
Two Friends and So On, Andrew Kreps Gallery, New York, NY; curated by Jonathan Horowitz and Rob Pruitt
Grok Terence McKenna Dead, Feature Inc., New York, NY
Hairy Forearm∂s Self-Referral, Feature Inc., New York, NY
2002, M du B, F, H & g, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; curated by Hudson
Paper Trail Pt. 2, Shaheen Modern and Contemporary Art, Cleveland, OH

1999
Drawings, Feature Inc., New York, NY
Would have had., Cabinet Gallery, London; curated by Hudson
Science Fictions, White Columns, New York, NY; curated by Lauren Ross

1998
Drawers, Feature Inc., New York, NY
Fall Benefit (for Momenta Art), Greene Naftali, New York, NY; curated by Eric Heist and Laura Parnes

1997
Feature Inc., New York, NY
Fall Benefit (for Momenta Art), White Columns, New York, NY; curated by Eric Heist and Laura Parnes
Among Ourselves, www.sevenseven.com
Epicycle/Motorcycle: an Exhibition on Technology and Humanity, Parsons Gallery, New York, NY
(limited edition catalogue)

1994
The Freed Weed, Richard Telles Fine Art, Los Angeles, CA; curated by Dennis Cooper
Drawings, Fine Arts Gallery at Parsons, New York, NY; curated by Ken Tisa