EDUCATION
Master of Fine Arts, Studio Art, Painting + Drawing, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, 2022
Graduate Certificate, Visual Arts Management, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, 2022
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Studio Art and Psychology, Minor: Art History, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, 2016
Associate of Arts, Liberal Arts, Tallahassee Community College, Tallahassee, FL, 2013
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Visiting Assistant Professor / Gallery Director, Department of Art, Meredith College, Raleigh, North Carolina, 2022 - Present
Instructor of Record, School of Art + Design, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, 2020 - 2022
Graduate Teaching Assistant, School of Art + Design, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 2019 - 2020
Prevention Specialist: Art, Directions for Youth and Families, Columbus, Ohio, 2017 - 2019
Visual Arts Instructor, Thomasville Center for the Arts, Thomasville, Georgia, 2017
Visiting Visual Arts Instructor, Scholars Academy, Thomasville, Georgia, 2017
Studio Assistant, Pyramid Studios, Tallahassee, Florida, 2015
RELATED EXPERIENCE
Director, Painting + Drawing Mentorship Program, School of Art + Design, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, 2021 - 2022
Curriculum Developer, School of Art + Design, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, 2021
Artist Assistant to John Sabraw, Athens, Ohio, 2021
Gallery Assistant, Ohio University Art Galleries, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, 2021
Mentor, Honors Tutorial College, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, 2021
Mentor, Painting + Drawing Undergraduate Mentorship Program, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, 2019 - 2022
Woodshop Monitor, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, 2019 - 2020
Gallery Assistant, Wild Goose Creative, Columbus, Ohio, 2018 - 2019
Exhibition Intern, Thomasville Center for the Arts, Thomasville, Georgia, 2016
Graphic Designer, Cuneo Creative Consultants, Tallahassee, Florida, 2010 - 2014
AWARDS AND HONORS
-
Travel Award, Meredith College, Raleigh, North Carolina, 2022-23 Academic Year
-
Honorable Mention, CFA Artist of the Year Award, Circle Foundation for the Arts, Athens, Greece, 2022-2023
-
Award of Excellence, Artist of the Month, Circle Foundation for the Arts, Athens, Greece, June/July 2022
-
Nominee, The Dedalus Foundation Master of Fine Arts Fellowship, 2022
-
Finalist, Miami University Young Painters Competition, William and Dorthy Yeck Award, Juried by José Carlos Diaz, Chief Curator, The Andy Warhol Museum, 2022
-
Finalist, Fifth Edition Boynes Emerging Artist Award, Melbourne, Australia, December 2021
-
Artist of the Month, Envision Arts, September 2021
-
Studio Break Student Competition Winner, Juried by Kendra Bulgrin, August 2021
-
Merit Award, Nature, Art Room Contemporary Online Gallery, 2021
-
Finalist Certificate, Artist of the Month, Circle Foundation for the Arts, Lyon, France February/March 2021
-
Honors Tutorial College Apprenticeship, (Research Assistance Awarded), Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, Spring 2021
-
Honorable Mention, Art Ideal Magazine Contest, Circle Foundation for the Arts, Lyon, France 2020
-
Certificate of Exhibition, Artist of the Month, Thought Art Magazine, October - November 2020
-
Finalist Award, Circle Quarterly Art Review, Circle Foundation for the Arts, Lyon, France, 2020
-
Third Place, Nature, Art Room Contemporary Online Gallery, 2020
-
Honorable Mention, CFA Artist of the Year Competition, Circle Foundation for the Arts, Lyon, France, 2020
-
Most Innovative Use of Material Award, Ohio Paint | Print | Photo, The Dairy Barn Arts Center, Athens, Ohio, 2019
-
Honorable Mention, Spotlight Contemporary Art Magazine, Circle Foundation for the Arts, 2019
-
Finalist Award, CFA Artist of the Year Competition, Circle Foundation for the Arts, Lyon, France, 2019
-
First Place, Emerging Artist, Accessible Expressions Ohio 2018, Columbus, Ohio
-
First Place, Creative Tallahassee, City Hall Art Gallery, Tallahassee, Florida, 2017
-
Honorable Mention, COCA’s 30 Under 30, City Hall Art Gallery, Tallahassee, Florida, 2015
-
Honorable Mention, Photofest, Artport Gallery, Tallahassee, Florida, 2012
-
Honorable Mention, Photofest, Artport Gallery, Tallahassee, Florida, 2011
-
Award of Excellence, The Florida Art Education Association, 2010
-
Mayor's Award, Winter Festival Art Exhibition, City Hall Art Gallery, Tallahassee, Florida, 2009
GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
-
Janet Link Meredith College Scholarship, Penland School of Craft, Summer 2023
-
Ohio CARES Relief Fund HEERF Grant, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, Fall 2021
-
Graduate Teaching Assistantship Full Appointment, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, 2021 - 2022
-
Original Works Grant, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, Fall 2020
-
Scholarship Project Winner, The Steadman Foundation, 2019
-
Graduate Teaching Assistantship Half Appointment, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, 2019 - 2021
-
Graduate Recruitment Scholarship, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, 2019 - 2022
-
Artist Resource Grant, Greater Columbus Arts Council, Columbus, Ohio, 2018
-
New York City Field Study Scholarship, Tallahassee Community College, Tallahassee, Florida,
Spring 2012
-
Florida Bright Futures Scholarship, Florida Medallion Scholars, 2011 - 2016
-
Scholarship Winner, Mahaska Whitley Portfolio Competition, Lemoyne Center for Visual Arts,
Tallahassee, Florida, 2011
-
Honorable Mention in Art (3rd Place), Best and Brightest Scholarship, Tallahassee, Florida, 2011
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023 TBA, Gallery 406, Elon University, Elon, North Carolina
Salting The Dig, 621 Gallery, Tallahassee, Florida
2022 Remnants, Emergent Art Gallery, Columbus, Ohio
Residual Memory, The In Art Gallery, Virtual Solo Exhibition
A Place to Call Our Own, Trisolini Gallery, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio (MFA Thesis Exhibition)
2021 Todd Jones, Envision Arts, Artist of the Month Virtual Solo Exhibition
2020 Todd Jones, Thought Art Magazine, Artist of the Month Virtual Solo Exhibition
2019 Self-Reflection, City Center Gallery, Urban Arts Space, Columbus, Ohio
Todd Jones, Athens Uncorked, Athens, Ohio
Todd Jones, First Commonwealth, Columbus, Ohio
2018 Introspection, Wild Goose Creative, Columbus, Ohio
2016 Artist Collective: Todd Jones, Grassroots, Thomasville, Georgia
TWO-PERSON / THREE-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2024 TBA, two-person exhibition with Nathan Grimes, Artspace, Raleigh, North Carolina
2023 Residual Sites: Reconstructed/ Recontextualized /Reinterpreted, three-person exhibition with Bryan Robertson and William Ruller, James May Gallery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, artsy.net
2015 A Certain Lack Of Composure, three-person exhibition with Carly Berry and Thy Lee, Oglesby Union Gallery, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023 ArtFields, 115 South Acline, Lake City, South Carolina
Small Works 2023, James May Gallery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, artsy.net
All Abstract, 311 Gallery, Raleigh, North Carolina
2022 Ancestorial Transmission, 621 Gallery, Tallahassee, Florida
Environment Shifts, Hartwell, Raleigh, North Carolina
OH + 5, The Dairy Barn Arts Center, Athens, Ohio
Miami University Young Painters Competition, Hiestand Galleries, Oxford, Ohio
2021 Majestic National, Majestic Gallery, Nelsonville, Ohio
Comfort Riddle, Wavelength Space, Chattanooga, Tennessee
Nature, Art Room Contemporary Online Gallery
Wild Art Columbus, Wild Goose Creative, Columbus, Ohio
2020 Wild Art Columbus, Gravity, Columbus, Ohio
Silver Lining, Ohio University Art Gallery, Athens, Ohio
Majestic National, Majestic Gallery, Nelsonville, Ohio
Nature, Art Room Contemporary Online Gallery
Bissextile, Weld House, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
Precipice, Trisolini Gallery, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
2019 Small Works Exhibition, ROY G BIV Gallery, Columbus, Ohio
Twist-Ties, Weld House, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
Majestic National, Majestic Gallery, Nelsonville, Ohio
Ohio Paint | Print | Photo, The Dairy Barn Arts Center, Athens, Ohio
Home, ROY G BIV Gallery, Columbus, Ohio
Wild Art Columbus, Wild Goose Creative, Columbus, Ohio
2018 The Imploring Surface, The Stella Elkins Tyler Galleries, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Wild Art Columbus, Wild Goose Creative, Columbus, Ohio
20th Annual Spring Open Exhibition, Pump House Center for the Arts, Chillicothe, Ohio
Accessible Expressions Ohio 2018 (Traveling Exhibition)
2017 Small Works Exhibition, ROY G BIV Gallery, Columbus, Ohio
Thumb Box, Franklin Park Conservatory, Columbus, Ohio
Majestic National, Majestic Gallery, Nelsonville, Ohio
Grow Up, Wild Goose Creative, Columbus, Ohio
Fall Juried Exhibition, Carnegie Gallery, Columbus, Ohio
Tallahassee International, Florida State University Museum of Fine Arts, Tallahassee, Florida
Due South, Studio 209, Thomasville, Georgia
Creative Tallahassee, City Hall Art Gallery, Tallahassee, Florida
2016 Synthesis, Working Method Contemporary Gallery, Tallahassee, Florida
Made In Florida, Florida State University Museum of Fine Arts, Tallahassee, Florida (BFA Thesis Exhibition)
Photofest, Artport Gallery, Tallahassee, Florida
Chromotherapy, Foster-Tanner Fine Arts Gallery, Tallahassee, Florida
28th Art in Gadsden: Regional Exhibition of Fine Art, Gadsden Arts Center & Museum, Quincy, Florida
A Certain Lack Of Composure, FSU's Oglesby Union Gallery, Tallahassee, Florida
Creative Tallahassee, City Hall Art Gallery, Tallahassee, Florida
PAINT, Working Method Contemporary Gallery, Tallahassee, Florida
2015 And Then There Was, Phyllis Strauss Gallery, Tallahassee, Florida
COCA’s 30 Under 30, City Hall Art Gallery, Tallahassee, Florida
A Series Of Aqueous Events, William Johnston Building Gallery FSU, Tallahassee, Florida
2014 INTERMISSION: Art MFA and BFA Exhibition, Phyllis Strauss Gallery, Tallahassee, Florida
You Are Here, The Plant, Tallahassee, Florida
2013 Creative Tallahassee, City Hall Art Gallery, Tallahassee, Florida
2012 Photofest, Artport Gallery, Tallahassee, Florida
Annual Juried Student Art Exhibit, Tallahassee Community College Fine Art Gallery, Tallahassee, Florida
2011 Photofest, Artport Gallery, Tallahassee, Florida
Art and Addiction, Tallahassee Community College Fine Art Gallery, Tallahassee, Florida
24th Annual Mahaska Whitley Portfolio Competition, Lemoyne Center for Visual Arts, Tallahassee, Florida
2010 23rd Annual Mahaska Whitley Portfolio Competition, Lemoyne Center for Visual Arts, Tallahassee, Florida
2009 Winter Festival Art Exhibition, City Hall Art Gallery, Tallahassee, Florida
COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS
-
Packed, In collaboration with Nicki Crock, Ohio Arts Council Biennial Exhibition, Riffe Gallery, Columbus, Ohio, 2021
-
Hematite Dorodango, In collaboration with John Sabraw and Kiana Ziegler, Reclamation, Recovering Our Relationship with Place, Gregory Allicar Museum of Art, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, 2021
COMMISSIONS
-
Gravity Uplifts, partnership with Gravity and Create Columbus Commission, Wild Goose Creative, Columbus, Ohio, 2020
-
Mural, Ohio Avenue Youth Center, Directions for Youth and Families, Columbus, Ohio, 2019
-
Joseluis Guajardo, Columbus, Ohio, 2019
-
Maria Del Risco, Miami, Florida, 2017
-
Ashley Ivey-Jackson, Thomasville, Georgia, 2017
-
Lorraine Meynell, Sullivan, Maine, 2019
BIBLIOGRAPHY (REVIEWS/ARTICLES/CATALOGUES/INTERVIEWS)
PRINT MEDIA
-
ArtFields. ArtFields 2023: The Exhibition Catalog. Professional Printers, 2023. 52 and 121.
-
Envision Arts Magazine. Volume 7, December 2021. 85-88.
-
Circle Foundation for the Arts. Circle Quarterly Art Review Magazine. no. 6, May 2021. 10-11.
-
Thought Art Magazine. no. 3, November 2020. Cover Art and 84-89.
-
Under The Bridge. “Installation,” 2020. 56.
-
PIKCHUR Magazine. no. 8, 2020. 134-136.
-
Art Hole Magazine, June 2020. 9-10.
-
Under The Bridge. “Painting,” 2020. 31.
-
Art Reveal Magazine. Todd Jones. Other. Art Reveal Magazineno. 51, December 2019. 38-43.
-
“Art Miami Edition.” Create! Magazine. no. 18, 2019. 146-147.
-
Contemporary Badass Magazine, July 2019. 13.
-
Artist Portfolio Magazine. no. 41, September 2019. 60-61.
-
CreativPaper Magazine. Todd Jones. Other. CreativPaper Magazine 3, no. 14, June 2019. 34-37.
-
A5 Magazine. no. 23, February 2019. 9-10.
-
Average Art. no. 30, January 2019. 15-16.
-
CreativPaper Magazine. no. 11, September 2018. 44-47.
-
Circle Foundation for the Arts. Spotlight Magazine Issue. no. 7, June 2018. 35.
-
Average Art. no. 21, April 2018. 9-10.
-
CreativPaper Magazine. no. 6, October 2017. 41-45.
-
Florida State University Museum of Fine Arts. The 32nd Annual Tallahassee International 2017 Juried Competition, August 2017. 13.
-
The Open Studio Press. Studio Visit Magazine 37, July 2017. 92.
-
Florida State University. Six Magazine 7, April 2017. 8-9.
-
Florida State University. The Kudzu Review, November 2016. Cover, 5, and 54.
-
Clear Creek Press. Made In Florida, November 2016. 6-7.
PODCASTS/TELEVISION
-
Linneweh, David. “Studio Break Podcast.” Episode. Studio Break Podcast: Todd Jones. no. 279, April 29, 2022. https://davidlinneweh.squarespace.com/studio-break/todd-jones.
-
Hess, Erika B. “I Like Your Work Podcast.” Episode. Lucas Spivey: How to Make Art and Make A Living- Culture Hustlers - BFA/MBA, n.d. https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/post/lucas-spivey-how-to-make-art-and-make-a-living-culture-hustlers-bfa-mba.
-
Osmond, Kate Hooray. CRISIS Art Residency Project Interview Instagram Live. Other. CRISIS Art Residency Project, January 27, 2021.
-
Kessel, Courtney. Ohio University Art Gallery Interview Instagram Live. Other, November 20, 2020. https://www.instagram.com/p/CH0w43LFxZy/.
-
Bulecza, Jade. “COCA Connection: Photofest 2016.” Episode. Tallahassee, Florida: ABC 27 WTXL, November 17, 2017.
ONLINE PERIODICALS
-
Circle Foundation For The Arts. Circle Quarterly Art Review Magazine. issuu.com, May 2021. https://issuu.com/circlefoundationforthearts/docs/cqar6_magazine_by_cfa_press.
-
CreativPaper Magazine. “Todd Jones.” CreativPaper Magazine. issuu.com, June 2019. https://issuu.com/creativpaper/docs/creativpaper-issue-14-vol-3/1?ff.
WEBSITE PUBLICATIONS
-
Circle Foundation for the Arts. “Todd Jones.” Circle Foundation for the Arts. CFA Press, 2023. https://circle-arts.com/interview-2023-todd-jones/.
-
Conte, Christy Rodriguez de. “Pouring Paint Points Todd Jones on Artistic Dig for New Forms.” Tallahassee Democrat. Tallahassee Democrat, February 25, 2023. https://www.tallahassee.com/story/entertainment/things-to-do/2023/02/25/pour-painting-leads-todd-jones-on-artistic-dig-for-new-forms/69940749007/.
-
“Art Alum Todd Jones February Exhibition at 621 Gallery.” Department of Art, February 1, 2023. https://art.fsu.edu/art-alum-todd-jones-february-exhibition-at-621-gallery/.
-
Oliphint, Joel. “Todd Jones Turns Discarded House Paint into Stratified Sculptures.” Columbus Monthly. Columbus Alive, April 7, 2022. https://www.columbusmonthly.com/story/entertainment/arts/2022/04/07/todd-jones-turns-discarded-house-paint-into-stratified-sculptures/9500202002/.
-
“Art Alum Todd Jones Is a Circle Foundation for the Arts Contest Finalist.” Department of Art, January 6, 2022. https://art.fsu.edu/art-alum-todd-jones-is-a-circle-foundation-for-the-arts-contest-finalist/.
-
“Artist of the Month.” Thought Art Magazine, October 2020. https://thoughtartmagazine.com/artist-of-the-month-1.
-
Circle Foundation for the Arts. “Todd Jones,” 2020. https://circle-arts.com/todd-jones/.
-
Boch, Oliver. “Artist Puts His Creative Journey on Display at Urban Arts Space.” The Lantern, August 30, 2019. https://www.thelantern.com/2019/08/artist-puts-his-creative-journey-on-display-at-urban-arts-space/
-
“Art Alum Todd Jones Chosen for Steadman Foundation Project Scholarship.” Department of Art, October 2, 2019. https://art.fsu.edu/56857-2/.
-
Mineral House. “Interview with Todd Jones.” Mineral House. July 4, 2021. https://www.mineralhousemedia.com/media/toddjones.
BLOGS
-
VoyageRaleigh. “Conversations with Todd Jones.” Voyageraleigh.com (blog), September 12, 2022. https://voyageraleigh.com/interview/conversations-with-todd-jones/.
-
CanvasRebel. “Meet Todd Jones.” Canvasrebel.com (blog), May 26, 2022. https://canvasrebel.com/meet-todd-jones/.
-
VoyageOhio. “Check Out Todd Jones’s Story.” VoyageOhio (blog), February 2022. https://voyageohio.com/interview/check-out-todd-joness-story/.
-
Circle Foundation For The Arts. “Artist of the Month February/March Contest Finalist Interview.” Circle Foundation For The Arts (blog), March 2021. https://circle-arts.com/aom3-interview-todd-jones/
-
Hess, Erika b. “Artist Todd Jones.” I LIKE YOUR WORK - Art Podcast. www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com, February 14, 2020. https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/amp/artist-todd-jones.
-
VoyageMIA. “Meet Todd Jones.” VoyageMIA (blog), August 15, 2019. http://voyagemia.com/interview/meet-todd-jones-originally-tallahassee/.
-
Artist Portfolio Magazine. “Featured Artist - Todd Jones.” Artist Portfolio Magazine, June 11, 2019. https://artistportfoliomagazine.blog/2019/06/11/featured-artist-todd-jones/.
-
“Columbus, Oh Fine Artist Todd Jones #Artistaday.” ArtistADay.com, March 22, 2018. https://www.artistaday.com/?p=71266.
-
Contemporary Art Curator. “Todd Jones.” Contemporary Art Curator Magazine. Contemporary Art Curator Magazine, September 2, 2017. https://www.contemporaryartcuratormagazine.com/home-2/todd-jones.
PUBLICATIONS AS AUTHOR
-
Jones, Todd N. “A Place To Call Our Own.” OHIO Open Library, 2022. https://ohioopen.library.ohio.edu/art-masters-theses/5/.
LECTURES, PANELS, WORKSHOPS, AND VISITING ARTIST
-
Lecture, Sundown Rundown Artist Talks, Artfields, Lake City, South Carolina, 2023
-
Lecture, Visual Literacy 1, Columbus College of Art and Design, Columbus, Ohio, 2022
-
Mixed Media Workshop: Memories, Dreams, and Reflections, Ohio Art Education Association, Summer Symposium, 2022
-
Visiting Artist, 2-D Design Critique, Rowan-Cabarrus Community College South Campus, Concord, North Carolina, 2022
-
Visiting Artist and Artist Lecture, Hampden-Sydney College, Hampden-Sydney, Virginia, 2022
-
Visiting Artist and Artist Lecture, Meredith College, Raleigh, North Carolina, 2022
-
Panelist, Graduate School, Painting + Drawing Mentorship Program, Ohio University, 2022
-
Artist Lecture, OH+5, The Dairy Barn Arts Center, Athens, Ohio, 2022
-
Panelist, Graduate School, BFA Thesis Course, Ohio University, 2021
-
Artist Lecture and Virtual Studio Visit, Scribble Art Workshop, New York City, New York, 2020
-
Artist Lecture, 5 x 5, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, 2019
-
Artist Lecture, Wild Goose Creative, Columbus, Ohio, 2018
-
Visiting Artist, 3-D Design Critique, The State University of New York at New Paltz, New Paltz, New York, 2018
-
Visiting Artist and Artist Lecture, Scholars Academy, Thomasville, Georgia, 2017
ARTIST RESIDENCIES
-
Wildacres Retreat, Little Switzerland, North Carolina, June 2023
-
Hambidge Center for the Creative Arts and Sciences, Rabun Gap, Georgia, May 2022
-
CRISIS Artist Residency Project, crisisresidency.org, May - December 2020
-
Mineral House Media Digital Residency, May 2020
-
Painting and Sculpture Summer Intensive, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June 2018
-
Artist Teaching Residency, Studio 209, Thomasville, Georgia, January - June 2017
-
Summer Seminar, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Georgia, June 2009
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
-
Collage Art Association (CAA), 2022
-
Circle Foundation for the Arts, Lyon, France, 2020 - Present
-
Wild Goose Creative, Columbus, Ohio, 2018 - 2022
-
Ohio Art League, Columbus, Ohio, 2017 - 2022
-
ROY G BIV Gallery, Columbus, Ohio, 2017 - 2021
-
Thomasville Artist Collective, Thomasville, Georgia, 2016
-
Art Student League, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, 2015 - 2016
-
Phi Sigma Theta National Honor Society, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, 2015 - 2017
-
Council on Culture & Arts (COCA), Tallahassee, Florida, 2011 - 2017
EXHIBITIONS JURIED
-
Region 15 (Southeast) Ohio Governor's Youth Art Exhibition, 2022
CURATORIAL PROJECTS
-
Breaking Ground, co-curated by Hannah Guerin, Wild Goose Creative, Columbus, Ohio, 2020
-
Bissextile, Weld House, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, 2020
-
Precipice, Trisolini Gallery, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, 2020
-
H.C. Martin, Historical Figures and Cultural Masters, Thomasville Center for the Arts, Thomasville, Georgia, 2016