Jennifer E Moss
jennifemoss@gmail.com
Textile Artist/Educator/Independent Curator
Education
Savannah College of Art and Design
MFA Fibers
2011-2014
Western Michigan University
BFA with concentration in Metals/Jewelry
2003—2007
Exhibition History
Solo
August 2020 Marked: Rusted Wovens at Campus Gate Gallery, Young Harris, GA
March 2020 Marked: Rusted Wovens at Savannah Cultural Arts Center, Savannah, GA
July 2019 Marked: Rusted Wovens at Foundry Art Center, St. Charles, MO
March 2018 Carbon at Vino Veritas, Savannah, GA
February 2017 Emergent Geographies at Appalachian Center for Crafts, Smithville, TN
October 2016 Emergent Geographies at 121 Coosa St. Pop Up Gallery, Montgomery, AL
November 2013Transient Structures, Ashmore Gallery, Savannah, GA
August 2013 Overgrowth, Society for Contemporary Craft Lobby, Pittsburgh, PA
June 2012 Capillary Action, A.I.R Studio and Gallery, Paducah, KY
January 2010 Particles of Prolific Virtue, Exquisite Corpse Gallery, Kalamazoo MI
May 2008 Inherent, Tromblay, Kalamazoo, MI
March 2007 Cold Comfort, South Gallery, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI
Selected Group
2021 Unraveled Recollections, Vendue, Charleston, SC
Summer in the City, Sulfur Studios, Savannah, GA
2019 Small Works, Alexander Hall Gallery, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
Black and White, Blue Spiral 1 Gallery, Asheville, NC
2018 $300 and Under, Location Gallery, Savannah, GA
Arbor Ardor, Location Gallery, Savannah, GA
2017 Small Works, Gutstein Galley, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
Innovative Fibers, The Bascom, Highlands, NC
2015 Touched, Ground Floor Gallery, Nashville, TN
Alchemy, Work by the Founders of Sulfur Studios, Sulfur Studios, Savannah, GA
2014 Art Fields, Lake City, SC
2013 Paducah Artist in Residence Group Exhibition, Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, KY
In the Mind’s Eye, Chatahoochee Bienniel of Textiles, Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art,
Marietta, GA (Complex Weaver’s Award)
Fiber Directions, Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, KS
Art Fields, Lake City, SC
2012 Rust Never Sleeps, Martha Gault Gallery, Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, PA
SACI Alumni Show, Kerr Gallery, Western Michigan University, Traveled to Studio Art Centers International, Florence, Italy
2011 ArtPrize 2011, GreenLion Gallery, Grand Rapids MI
Annual Area Show, Kalamazoo Institute of Art, Kalamazoo, MI
Fantastic Fibers, Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, KY (Grand Prize)
2010 Would You Wear This? Exquisite Corpse Gallery, Kalamazoo, MI
Annual Area Show, Kalamazoo Institute of Art (Award for Fiber)
Fantastic Fibers, Yeiser Art Center, Paducah KY
2009 Annual Area Show. Kalamazoo Institute of Art
Fibers Expanded, Luke and Eloy Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
Jewelry+Objects, Ann Arbor Art Center, Ann Arbor, MI.
Teaching Experience
University Level Teaching
2020-Present Savannah College of Art and Design, Professor of Fibers. Structure and weaving courses, senior studios and graduate courses.
2015-2020 Savannah College of Art and Design, Part-time Professor of Fibers. Structure and Weaving courses.
Workshops and Short Courses
2020 “Embroidery Expanded” at North Country Studio Workshops in Bennington, VA
2015 “Natural Dyes, Start to Finish” at Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA
“Summer Seminars” Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah GA
2014 “Natural Dyes, Start to Finish” at Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA
“Slippers and Mittens” at Mackinac Island Arts Council, Mackinac Island, MI
“Expressive Feltmaking” at Appalachian Center for Craft, Smithville, TN
2013 “Slippers and Mittens” at Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA
“Natural Dyes, Start to Finish” at Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh PA
“Introduction to Feltmaking” at Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA
“Natural Dye Exploration: Bundle Dyeing” at Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA
2012 “Introduction to Natural Dyes” at A.I.R. Studio, Paducah KY
2010 “Slippers and Mittens” at Exquisite Corpse Artist Collective, Kalamazoo, MI
“Introduction to Felting Techniques” at Studio Miska, Paducah, KY
2009 Studio Assistant for “Sculpture in Felted Wool” Penland School of Crafts.
Awards and Grants
2013 Best in Show, Vegetable Lamb, A Cotton Story at Sicky Nar Nar, Savannah, GA
Complex Weavers Award, In the Minds Eye Exhibition, Marrietta/Cobb Museum of Art, Marrietta, GA
Student Niche Award in Decorative Fiber
2012 Residency Stipend, Paducah Arts Alliance
Third Place, Natural Dye Competition, Shaw Contract Group
2011 Shortlist Selection, London International Creative Competition
Best in Show, Fantastic Fibers, Yeiser Art Center
Frances Larkin McCommon Scholarship, (Artistic Honors) Savannah College of Art and Design
2010 Award for Fiber, Kalamazoo Area Show, Kalamazoo Institute of Art
2008 Sarah Everett Toy Scholarship. Penland School of Crafts.
2007 Emerging Artist Grant. Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo.
Windgate Work Study Scholarship. Penland School of Crafts
School Of Art Enrichment Grant, Western Michigan University.
Lee Honors College Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities Award, Western Michigan University.
2006 School of Art Enrichment Grant, Western Michigan University.
2003 Medallion Scholarship, Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo Scholars Award. Western Michigan University
Bibliography
2018 Dimensional Cloth: Sculpture by Contemporary Textile Artists, Schiffer Publishing, Atglen, PA.
2016 World Wide Colours of Felt, Textile-Link, Utrecht, The Netherlands
2015 “Fiber Artist Show their Stuff…” Nashville Arts Magazine, October 2015
2014 “Complex Weaver’s Awards,” Complex Weavers Journal, No. 104, February 2014
2013 “Tracking Transient,” Connect Savannah, November 5th, 2013
“The Truth of Textures,” DoSavannah, Savannah Morning News, October 31, 2013
“Art inspired by moss, mold, is a sight to behold…” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, August 25th 2013
2012 Rust Never Sleeps, Exhibition Catalog, Martha Gault Gallery, Slippery Rock, PA
2011 500 Felt Objects. Lark Books, Asheville, NC
London International Creative Competition Catalog, International Awards Inc, Los Angeles, CA
2010 “Awe for the Natural World,” Exhibition Review of Propagation, Kalamazoo Gazette, January 21,
Residencies
2016 121 Coosa St Collaborative Studio Residence, October, Montgomery, AL
2013 Visiting Artist in Residence, June - August, Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA
2012 Paducah Artist in Residence Program, June, AIR Studio, Paducah, KY
Additional Experience
2018 Curator, Textile Landscapes, at Sulfur Studios, Savannah, GA
2015-19 Co-Founder and Exhibitions Director of Sulfur Studios, Savannah, GA
2014 Artist Coordinator at the Sentient Bean Cafe
2013 “Meet the Maker” Lecture at Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA
Installation Assistant for Gabriel Dawe’s Plexus 21, Gustein Gallery, Savannah, GA
2012 Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show, SCAD sponsored booth
Smithsonian Craft Show, SCAD sponsored booth
2009-11 Co-Curator of Exquisite Corpse Gallery, Kalamazoo, MI
2010 Exhibitor, Renegade Craft Show, Chicago, IL
2007 Installation Assistant for Society of North American Goldsmiths’ “Exhibition in Print” at SOFA Chicago
2005-7 Studio Monitor, Jewelry/Metals Department, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI
In the collection of
Marriot Hotels, Sheraton Hotels, Hilton Hotels, Emory Health.
Commissions and collaborations with Indiewalls, Creative Art Movements, Soho Myriad, SCAD Art Sales.
Languages
- English (Native Speaker)
- Italian (Conversational)
Skills
Technical
Floor Loom Weaving, CAD Weaving on Dobby and Jacquard Looms, Wet and Needle Felting, Hand and Machine Embroidery, Knitting and Crochet, Fabric Manipulation, Natural and synthetic Dying, Fabrication in Ferrous Metal and Wood, MIG Welding, Plasma Cutting, Grinding and Finishing, Fine Metal Fabrication, Soldering, Piercing, Stone Setting and Cold Connections, Casting, Polishing
Software:
Adobe: Photoshop, Lightroom, and Indesign. Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, and Powerpoint. Weavepoint. Nedgraphics: Texcelle, Product Creator, Weave Editor, Fabric Editor. Squarespace, Blogspot, Wordpress and Basic HTML.