Jen Hitchings

Jen Hitchings

1988

Born in Lincoln Park, NJ

Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA

Education

2018

Certificate in Small Business & Entrepreneurship, Hunter College, NY

2015

Certificate of Completion, Art as a Global Business, The Sotheby’s Institute

2011

BFA in Painting & Drawing, Purchase College, SUNY

2010

Dingle Summer Art, Dingle, Ireland

Solo and Two-Person Exhibitions

2022

Helter Swelter, Quality Coins, Joshua Tree, CA. Curated by John Wolf

Plant-Based, Tiger Strikes Asteroid, Los Angeles, CA

If you forget my name, you will go astray, Anat Ebgi, Los Angeles, CA

Mother Nature, Space2Curate, ArtMuse, New York, NY

2021

Lugar, Ana Mas Projects, Barcelona, Spain

Pulp, Pierogi, Brooklyn, NY

If You Lived Here You’d be Home by Now, Wassaic Project, Wassaic, NY

Witchhunt, Homocats Studio, Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY. Co-organized by Julia Norton

2020

Wild Tangents, Reservoir Studios, Ridgewood, NY. Curated by Caetlynn Booth and Ann Trinca

First, second, third person narrative, Pierogi, New York, NY

Apologia, Partners & Son, Philadelphia, PA

2019

Double Vision, One River School, Englewood, NJ

2018

CRY ME A RIVER, MEN gallery, New York, NY

Fork in the Road, PROTO Gallery, Hoboken, NJ

2017

Ctrl+alt+reality, Ideal Glass, New York, NY (exhibition and outdoor mural)

2014

Exposed Roots, Studio Kura, Fukuoka, Japan

2012

NOT EVERYDAY, Sunset Surf Club, Brooklyn, NY

Selected Group Exhibitions

2019

American Earthquake, VACATION, 24 Orchard Street, NY. Curated by Madeleine Bialke

Shift, Able Baker Contemporary, Portland, ME. Curated by Tracy McKenna

RUIN, The Royal Society of American Art, Brooklyn, NY

Among Friends, The Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural & Educational Center, New York, NY

DECADE, SFA Projects, New York, NY. Curated by Sun You

2018

#, Cindy Rucker Gallery, New York, NY. Curated by Markus Linnenbrink

Three Squared, Geoffrey Young Gallery, Great Barrington, MA

2017

Linear Anagram, Satellite Art Show, Miami, FL. Curated by Christopher Stout

Last Show We Ever Did, Proto Gallery, Hoboken, NJ

Escape Artist, Spillway Collective, Philadelphia, PA

Best Kept Secret, Geoffrey Young Gallery, Great Barrington, MA

Double Down, Pierogi, New York, NY

The Wassaic Project Summer Exhibition, Wassaic, NY

All Things Great and Small, Geoffrey Young, Great Barrington, MA

Tonal Shift, Station Independent Projects, New York, NY

Sanctuary Landscapes, Arts & Lounge, Newark Liberty International Airport, NJ

Known Unknowns, 86 Orchard Street, New York, NY

2016

WE LOST OUR TAILS, Proto Gallery, Hoboken, NJ

Blue and Black Plus Orange, Geoffrey Young, Great Barrington, MA

Making the Future, David & Schweitzer Contemporary, Brooklyn, NY

Respectability Politics, OUTLET Fine Art, Brooklyn, NY

Bringing Brooklyn to Norfolk, Gallery 21, Norfolk, VA. Curated by Patrick Todd

Heavenly Places, Lorimoto, Brooklyn, NY

Thru the Rabbit Hole, Sideshow, Brooklyn, NY

2015

MIXTAPE 2, Michael David Studio, 56 Bogart, Brooklyn, NY. Co-curated by Michael David and Todd Bienvenu

REACTIVATOR, The Active Space, Brooklyn, NY

Thrice Legendary, Forever Thens, Centotto, Brooklyn, NY

Faceless: Figuring Immediacy, OUTLET Fine Art, Brooklyn, NY (3-person)

Show #15, The Parlour, Brooklyn, NY (3-person)

New Work City, Momenta Art, Brooklyn, NY. Curated by Julie Torres

2014

Drawing 500, English Kills, Brooklyn, NY

PIEROGI XX: Twentieth Anniversary Exhibition, Pierogi, Brooklyn, NY

TABLEau, Pierro Gallery of South Orange, South Orange, NJ

PROMPT, Proto Gallery, Hoboken, NJ

NURTUREart Benefit, The Boiler, Brooklyn, NY

Legend Anew, Centotto, Brooklyn, NY

Seeking Space | Bushwick Open Studios, The Active Space, Brooklyn, NY. Curated by Julia Sinelnikova and Jillian Salik

Do It Yourself, 195 Morgan Avenue (former 3rd Ward building), Brooklyn, NY. Curated by Julie Torres

Hot Mess, Firework Gallery, Brooklyn, NY. Curated by Julie Curtiss

The Presence of Absence, Skylight Gallery, New York, NY. Curated by David Gibson

WagMag Benefit, Kunsthalle Galapagos, Brooklyn, NY

Bushwick Open Studios Benefit, Storefront Ten Eyck, Brooklyn, NY

2013

15 Artists in Black and White, OUTLET Fine Art, Brooklyn, NY

The Active Space Salon Exhibition, The Active Space, Brookyln, NY

Half-Life, Apartment of Andrew Prazyner, featuring 78 artists, Brooklyn, NY

Artist Solidarity, Brooklyn Fire Proof, Brooklyn, NY

Unhinged, Pierogi, Brooklyn, NY

WagMag Benefit, English Kills, Brooklyn, NY

Bushwick Open Studios Benefit, Grace Exhibition Space, Brooklyn, NY

NURTUREart Benefit, Charles Bank Gallery, NY, NY

SHRINES, 67 West Street, Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY

Dealer’s Lounge, PS Project Space, 548 West 28th Street, New York, NY

The Active Space Salon Exhibition, 566 Johnson Avenue, Brooklyn, NY

Sorcerer’s Apprentice, North Light, 56 Bogart, Brooklyn, NY

2011

Art Inside Art, AMO Studios, Brooklyn, NY

Downtown Cabaret, Gallery 151, NY, NY

Awards/Residencies

2021

DNA Residency, Provincetown, MA

2019

Highly Authorized Residency, Ellenville, NY

2018

New Works Grant, Queens Council on the Arts

2017

Highly Authorized Residency, Ellenville, NY

2014

Studio Kura Residency, Fukuoka, Japan

2013

Artist Grant, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT, April 2013

2011

"Best In Show,” SUNY-Wide Art Competition, New York State Museum

Publications

2015

Artist Feature, Maake Magazine, 2015 (Print and Digital)

2013

Artist Feature, Chimes and Sirens: New Art and Literature Zine, 2013 (Print and Digital)

Selected Press

2019

“What Do You Do Again?” Episode 24, Live podcast interview, May 4, 2019

Johnson, Elizabeth. “Conversation with Jen Hitchings,” Figure/Ground, May 14, 2019

2018

Chidester, Brian. "Jen Hitchings," NYC Ephemera, August 2018

2017

Indrisek, Scott. "Find Your Inner Donald Judd at Marfa’s New Art Camp for Adults," Artsy, September 13, 2017

Marston-Reid, Linda. "Vintage photo inspires Wassaic Project Exhibition," Poughkeepsie Journal, August 22, 2017

Cascone, Sarah. "The 30 Hottest Group Shows to See in NY this Summer," Artnet News, July 2017

2015

Indrisek, Scott. “What Not to Miss at Bushwick Open Studios Weekend.” Artinfo.com, June 2015

Chidester, Brian. “Jen Hitchings on Body Language.” NYC Ephemera, June 2015

“Artist Interview: Jen Hitchings,” Maake Magazine. May 2015

Durbin, Nicole. “With Shared Enthusiam: Seeking Space at The Active

2014

Space,” Artsinbushwick.org. June 2014 (Image)

Gagliani, Allison. “Artist Flashcard,” BushwickDaily.com. April 2014

2013

“Bushwick Open Studios Returns,” Brooklyn Paper. May 2013

Sutton, Benjamin. “10 Must-Visit Studios… at Bushwick Open Studios 2013,” Artinfo.com. May 2013

Merians, Valerie. “Jen Hitchings,” Studio Critical blog. January 2013

2012

“15 Best Studios to see off the Jefferson Stop,” Bushwick Daily blog. May, 2012

2011

Schlack, Layla. “New Member Profile // Painter Jen Hitchings Explores the Institution,” 3rd Ward blog. January 2011

Lectures & Presentations

2020

Professional Development Workshop “Entering the Art World,” Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, NY

Visiting artist (virtual), Purchase College, SUNY

2019

Visiting artist, Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, NY

2018

Guest critic, NYC Crit Club, NY

2016

Visiting artist/curator, The Wassaic Project, Wassaic, NY

Visiting artist, Residency Unlimited, New York, NY

2011-2016

Gallery Manager, Pierogi, Brooklyn, NY

2015

Visiting Alumni Panel Presenter, “Artistpreneurs,” Purchase College, SUNY

2014

Juror, “Unsolicited Proposals,” Apexart

Bushwick Open Studios Benefit Committee member

2013

Visiting Alumni Panel Presenter, Purchase College, SUNY

2012

Visiting Lecturer, Purchase College, SUNY

Visiting Artist Presenter, “Memories Can’t Wait,” ICP-Bard, New York, NY

Drawing and Painting Instructor, The Living Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

Art Blogger for Bushwick Daily blog, Brooklyn, NY

2011

Art+Design Student Panel Representative for Admissions, Purchase College, SUNY