Jer Nelsen (b. 1987, Springfield, IL)

Working in Marion, IN

EDUCATION

2017     MFA (pending) Lesley University College of Art and Design, Cambridge, MA

2009     BS cum laude, Photography, Indiana Wesleyan University, 2009

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2016     Boston Young Contemporaries, Stone Gallery, Boston University, Boston, MA (juried)

             The Space Between, Center Hall Galleries, Marion, IN

2015     un / ceremonial, Old Master, Marion, IN (solo)

             Rhyme & Reason, Old Master, Marion, IN

             Faculty Exhibition, Beard Art Galleries, Marion, IN

             Featured Alumni Exhibition, 1920 Gallery, Marion, IN

2014     Chasing Light: An Exploration of Palladium Printing, Mount Memorial Gallery, Winona Lake, IN (solo)

             Faculty Exhibition, Beard Art Galleries, Marion, IN

2013    Featured Alumni Exhibition, 1920 Gallery, Marion, IN

2010     Vistas, Wesleyan World Headquarters, Fishers, IN

2008    Deleted Seems, 1920 Gallery, Marion, IN

             What Dreams May Come / Exploration, The Rock Gallery, Springfield, IL

             Rock & Dirt, 1920 Gallery, Marion, IN

             Ardelia Williams Juried Show, Beard Art Galleries, Marion, IN

CURATION & JUDGING

2014     Juror - In [FOCUS], Anderson Center for the Arts, Anderson, IN

2103     Curator - IWU Snapshot, 1920 Gallery

RESEARCH INTERESTS

             General Relativity, Cosmology, Astrophysical Theory

             Faith, Metaphysics, Sublime

             Cartography and Mapmaking

             Visual Coding and Interactive Art

             Human Organization and Patterning

             Palladium/Platinum Printing & Alternative Processeses

COLLECTIONS

             Anderson Center for the Arts, Anderson, IN