Jesse Bercowetz

lives and works in New York NY

Biography

1969
born in Boston, Massachusetts

1996
Bachelor of Fine Arts, The School of The Art Institute of Chicago IL

lives and works in New York NY


SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2009
It ate and drank until unborn - spoke in terms the world would never know
, Alma Enterprises, London
CRIBS. (with Matt Bua), MASS MOCA, North Adams MA
Derek Eller Gallery, New York NY

2008
The Happy Lion, Los Angeles CA
Derek Eller Gallery, New York NY

2007
Derek Eller Gallery, New York NY

2006
Things Got Legs.
(with Matt Bua), Derek Eller Gallery, New York NY
The Great Lie Down. (with Matt Bua), Locust Projects, Project Space, Miami FL

2005
Pent-Up And Under Gone.
(with Matt Bua), Jessica Murray Projects, New York NY
Braggin Rites. (with Matt Bua), Jack the Pelican Presents, New York NY

2004
Trickle Down Town.
(with Matt Bua), Edwin W. Zoller Gallery, Penn State University, University Park PA

2003
The Recreation of Fort Discomfort.
(with Matt Bua), Rice University Gallery, Houston TX


GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2009
Franconia Sculpture Park, MN
Summer Group Exhibition, Derek Eller Gallery, New York NY

2008
Troglodytes see better in the dark. David Castillo Annex, Miami FL
Next Wave. (curated by Dan Cameron), The Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York NY
The future is but the obsolete in reverse. (curated by David Hunt), Galerie Michael Janssen, Cologne

2007
Blood Meridian.
(curated by David Hunt), Galerie Michael Janssen, Berlin

2006
Mutiny.
(curated by David Hunt) The Happy Lion, Los Angeles CA
Perugi artecontemporanea, (curated by Luco Vona), Padova
Getting On Mothers Nerves. Mothers Tank Station, Dublin
Factory Installed. Mattress Factory, Pittsburg TX
Scarecrow. (curated by David Hunt), Postmasters Gallery, New York NY
Alma Enterprises, London
The Jaundiced Eye. (curated by David Hunt) ,Scope Art Fair, New York NY
Inaugural Exhibition. Derek Eller Gallery, New York NY
The Space Between Us. University Art Museum, University at Albany, New York NY
2005
Boat Raising.
Coniston Water Festival, Grizedale Arts, Cumbria
From The Root to the Fruit. (curated by David Hunt), Alona Kagan Gallery, New York NY
Set And Drift. Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, Governor’s Island, New York NY

2004
Romantic Detachment.
PS1 / MoMA, New York NY
Open House: Working in Brooklyn. The Brooklyn Museum, New York NY
Relentless Proselytizers. (curated by David Hunt), Feigen, New York NY
It Can Change. Gavin Brown’s Enterprise, New York NY
Self – Sufficient. Cambridge Arts Council Gallery, Cambridge
Grotto 2. Jessica Murray Projects, New York NY
Connect the Dots. LeRoy Neiman Gallery, Columbia University, New York NY
Pantone. Massimo Audiello, (curated by David Hunt), New York NY

2003
Street Selections.
Truck Drawing, The Drawing Center, New York NY
Exit Art Biennial. Sweat Shop, Exit Art, New York NY
Club House. Socrates Sculpture Park, New York NY
Six Projects. Mountaintop Picnic, Long Island University, New York NY
Parking Lot. Ten In One Gallery, New York NY

2002
Colony.
Islip Art Museum, Long Island, New York NY
Correction. Franconia Sculpture Park, Shafer OH
Tunnel, Enactments of the Self. Steirischer Herbst, Graz

2000
MIR 2.
Smack Mellon, New York NY

1999
In My Room.
White Columns, New York NY
Overcoat. Gala, The New Museum, New York NY
Buff. Momenta Art, New York NY


AWARDS, GRANTS AND RESIDENCIES

2007
Irish Museum of Modern Art, Residency

2006
Marie Walsh Sharpe Foundation Residency

2005
New York Foundation for the Arts, Fellowship
Grizedale Arts, Residency, Cumbria
Artists Alliance, Residency, New York NY
Art Omi Residency, New York NY

2004
Lower Manhattan Cultural Council Residency, New York NY
Henry Moore Foundation, Contemporary / Grizedale Arts Grant

2003
Smack Mellon Studios, Residency and Fellowship, New York NY

2002
Jerome Foundation, Fellowship
Franconia Sculpture Park, Residency, MN
Bessie Award for Installation and Performance, New York
Arts International Fund for US Artists at International Festivals
Independent Radio and Sound Art Fellowship
Islip Museum, Residency and Project Grant