Biography

Jess Eastburn is an artist currently living in California, though they originally hail from Oregon. They received their BA in Liberal Studies from Portland State University and their MFA in Pictorial Art from San Jose State University. Jess’s studio practice primarily consists of drawing and painting, though they occasionally works in public art, small sculpture, plywood shaped paintings, animation, and shadow theater. Jess has previously been an artist-in residence at Kala Art Institute (Berkeley, CA), and was formerly the Young Artist Fellow at Gallery Route One (Point Reyes Station, CA) and their work has been exhibited throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, as well as in Oregon, Indiana, Illinois, and Arkansas. Notable solo exhibitions include: Transmission Gallery (Oakland), Empire Seven Studios (San Jose), Totally Rad Gallery (Berkeley), SOMArts Ramp Gallery (San Francisco), and 1078 Gallery (Chico). Jess’s work has been included in group exhibitions at the de Young Museum (San Francisco), Kala Art Institute (Berkeley), Berkeley Art Center, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, and Luna Rienne Gallery (San Francisco). 

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Education

2010 MFA San Jose State University

2007 BA (cum laude) Portland State University

Exhibitions

2021 Imagery Overload (three-person show with Elizabeth Magee and Don Manderson), Maude Kerns Art Center, Eugene, OR

​2018 Send Pics, Transmission Gallery, Oakland, CA

​2017 Factotum, Gearbox Gallery Inner Room, Oakland, CA

2016 Flimflam, 1078 Gallery, Chico, CA

              Screen Test, Totally Rad Gallery, Berkeley, CA

2015 Channel Surfing, Gallery Route One, Point Reyes Station, CA

              Day Trading, San Francisco Mint, San Francisco, CA

2014 Catch A Wave, Empire Seven Studios, San José, CA

              Mutatis Mutandis, Gallery Route One, Point Reyes Station, CA

              SpaceCase, Cañada College Gallery, Redwood City, CA

              Bitter/Sweet, SOMArts Ramp Gallery, San Francisco, CA

              Super Sweet, Phantom Galleries, San José, CA

2010 Brain Drain, San Jose State University--Gallery 3, San José, CA

              Hyperspace, Gavilan College Art Gallery, Gilroy, CA

2007 Nitty Gritty City, MK Gallery, Portland, OR

2006 Friendship Balloons, Food for Thought Student Gallery, Portland, OR

Selected Group Exhibitions

2020 de Young Open, de Young Museum, San Francisco, CA

2019 Lie, Cheat, Steal, Kresge Gallery, Batesville, AR​

              POP ART 2.0, The Art Center at Highland Park, Highland Park, IL

2018 Faculty Exhibition, City College of San Francisco Art Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2016 ME/DIUM, Space B, San José, CA

Anne & Mark's Art Party, Santa Clara County Fairgrounds, San José, CA

              Spirit of Shokunin, Empire Seven Studios, San José, CA

              First Edition, 1AM Oakland, Oakland, CA

Home is Where the HeART Is, Art Ark Gallery, San José, CA

              Screaming Hand: A Tribute to Jim Phillips, Empire Seven Studios, San José, CA

2015 Group Show, Totally Rad Gallery, Berkeley, CA

              Women and Money, Spare Change Artist Space, San Francisco, CA

              Everybody's Ocean (Wave II), Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History, Santa Cruz, CA

2014 Member's Takeaway Show, Gallery Route One, Point Reyes Station, CA

             CCSF Art Faculty Exhibition, Fort Mason Coffee Gallery, San Francisco, CA

              Here and Now, CCSF Art Gallery, San Francisco, CA

              Anne & Mark's Art Party, Santa Clara County Fairgrounds, San José, CA

              Member's Show, Gallery Route One, Point Reyes Station, CA

              Artik Art and Architecture Anniversary Show, Artik Art and Architecture, San Jose, CA

2013 CCSF Faculty Exhibition, Fort Mason Gallery, San Francisco, CA 

              Risk, Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA

              Annual Art Exhibition, Artik Art and Architecture, San José, CA

              Exhibit of Paintings, Stanford Art Space, Palo Alto, CA

2012 Flights of Fancy, Fabric8, San Francisco, CA

              Personal Made Space, Empire Seven Studios, San José, CA

              Summer National Juried Exhibition, MarinMOCA, Novato, CA

              Art + Math Collaborative, Moreau Center Art Gallery, Notre Dame, IN

2011 Holiday Group Show, Sandra Lee Gallery, San Francisco, CA         

              Spectrum, Fabric8, San Francisco, CA

              Cashing Out, Kala Art Institute, Berkeley, CA

              The Abstract, Sandra Lee Gallery, San Francisco, CA

              Lift Off: SJSU MFA Graduate Show, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San José, CA

              Monster Drawing Rally, Southern Exposure, San Francisco, CA     

2010 Where I'm From, Art Ark Gallery, San José, CA        

              An Exploration in Color and Design, LH Horton Jr Gallery, Stockton, CA

              Live From the Arkives, Art Ark Gallery, San José, CA

2009 Small Works, Royal Nonesuch Gallery, Oakland, CA 

2008 Group Show, The Life Gallery, Portland, OR

2007 Exit 07, White Gallery, Portland, OR 

              Worm Food, Autzen Gallery, Portland, OR

2006 Scholarship Recipient Show, MK Gallery, Portland, OR

Public Art Projects

​2022 Mural for SAP Center x Zoom (administered by Local Color, SJ), San José, CA     

2021 Mural for the City of Palo Alto Public Art Program, Palo Alto, CA          

2019 Mural for San Jose Walls Festival, San José, CA           

2019 Utility Box Wrap for the Think Outside the Box Program, Davis, CA             

2019 Utility Box Mural for the Dublin Utility Box Art Project, Dublin, CA                 

2015 Mural for the Festival International Street Art (FISART), Timișoara, Romania         

Awards

2014 Young Artist Fellow, Gallery Route One, Point Reyes, CA

2011 Student Research Competition Winner--Creative Arts, San Jose State University

2010 Burmahln Scholarship, San Jose State University         

              Willis Nelson Memorial Scholarship, San Jose State University

              Randall Sadler Scholarship, San Jose State University

2009 Graduate Equity Fellowship, San Jose State University         

              Alumni Association Dean's Scholarship, San Jose State University        

              Elizabeth Heil Scholarship, San Jose State University

2006 Piancentini Scholarship, Portland State University         

              Creative Activity Grant for Undergraduates, Portland State University


Bibliography

2022 "Artists Show Their San Jose Love in Murals at SAP Center," by Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, March

2016 "'Ephemeral Media Flotsam'," by Robert Speer, Chico News & Review, August

            "Jessica Eastburn Makes Sense of the Digital Age with Art," by Leila Rodriquez, Chico Enterprise-Record, August

            "Jessica Eastburn’s Solo Show Brings a Fresh Style of Contemporary Art to North Berkeley," by Ashley Villareal, SF Station, February                                               

2015 "An Explosion of Art in West Marin Galleries," by Claudia Chapline, Point Reyes Light, May

2014 "Anne and Mark's Art Party," by DeWitt Cheng, Metroactive.com, September 

            "Gallery Route One Exhibitions: Vickisa, Lauri Sturdivant, and Jessica Easburn," WestMarinCommons.org, March

2013 "risk," by Todd Kerr, Berkeley Times, July          

​2012 "'Math + Art' at Saint Mary's," South Bend Tribune.com, February

            "Empire Seven Studios Highlights Nine Female Artists in Show Called 'Personal Made Space'," by Heather Zimmerman, The Mercury News, January

           "'Math + Art' Exhibit + Installation = 2 Reasons to Visit Galleries," by Gwen O'Brien, saintmary's.edu/newsandevents, January     

2011 "Place Your Bets,” by Keith Bowers, SFWeekly, June

            "Lift Off" catalogue, San Jose State University Art Department, June

Media Appearances

​2016 "Weekend Showcase: Artist Jessica Eastburn & Blue Room's 'Tales From the Crypt'," NSPR, 5 August, 2016

2015 "JMS Limited Edition: Edition 1," jmslimitededition.com, 18 March, 2015 to 13 June, 2015 

      

Collections

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