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1983 Born, Portsmouth, VA
Lives in Cookeville, TN
EDUCATION
2015 Ph.D. Art Education, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
2007 M.A. Art Education, Miami University, Oxford, OH
2006 B.S. Art Education, Miami University, Oxford, OH
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2017 - Today Associate Professor of Art Education, Tennessee Tech University, Cookeville, TN
2015 - 2017 Public Engagement Curator, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
2014 - 2015 Visiting Assistant Professor of Art Education, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
2013 - 2014 Applied Media Arts Teacher, The STEM Academy, Savannah, GA
2010 - 2013 Teaching Fellow, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
2007 - 2010 Visual Art Teacher, Windsor Forest High School, Savannah, GA
ARTIST RESIDENCIES
2022 Jeremy Blair, Spotlight Gallery, Garrett Museum of Art, Garrett, IN
2021 Artist-in-Residence, Azule, Hot Springs, NC
2020 Water Center, Tennessee Tech University, Cookeville, TN (Postponed)
2019 Artist-in-Residence, Azule, Hot Springs, NC
2019 Sarasvati Creative Space Residency, Camp Wonder Wander, Waynesboro, TN
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2022 Uproot, Spotlight Gallery, Garrett Museum of Art, Garrett, IN
2020 Downpour, West Gallery, Memphis Botanic Garden, Memphis, TN (Postponed COVID-19)
2019 Foraged, Bishop Studio, Livingston, TN
2018 Cameraless, Christine DeVitt Icehouse Gallery, Lubbock, TX
2007 Ring Around the Collar, Master's Thesis, Peabody Hall, Miami University, Oxford, OH
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022 Convergence: A Contemporary Photography Exhibition, Indianapolis Art Center, IN
2022 2022 Photography Show, The Spanish Peaks Arts Council (SPACe) Gallery, La Veta, CO
2022 Elemental Effects: Water, Wind, Earth & Fire, Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences, Loveladies, NJ
2022 On Cloud Nine, The Firefly Artists, The Darcy Gallery, Northport, NY
2022 8th International Open Call, Rhode Island Center for Photographic Arts, Providence, RI
2022 Winter Magic, Juried Exhibition, Cultural Center of Cape Cod, South Yarmouth, MA
2022 Collector's Choice 2022, Juried Exhibition, Studio Channel Islands, Camarillo, CA
2022 PhotoSpiva Exhibition, Spiva Center for the Arts, Joplin, MO
2022 Black and/or White, Tall Grass Arts Association, Park Forest, IL
2022 Putting the Pieces Back Together, Bristol Art Museum, Bristol, RI
2022 17th National Photography Competition, fotofoto gallery, Huntington, NY
2022 37th Annual International Exhibition, Meadows Gallery, University of Texas at Tyler
2022 5th Biennial Wings and Water Exhibition, River Arts Inc., Prairie Du Sac, WI
2022 The Valdosta National 2022, Dedo Maranville Fine Arts Gallery, Valdosta State University.
2022 Hygge - The Art of Contentment, Pour-d Gallery & Studio, Rockford, MI
2021 A Perfect Moment, The Cultural Center of Cape Cod, Yarmouth, MA
2021 2021 Quadrennial Department of Art Faculty & Alumni Exhibition, Miami University Art Museum, Oxford, OH
2021 School of Art, Craft & Design Faculty Exhibition, Joan Derryberry Art Gallery, Tennessee Tech University
2021 The Schwa Show, National Juried Exhibition, Emerge Gallery and Art Center, Greenville, NC
2021 Visions of Nature, National Juried Exhibition, Light Art Space, Silver City, NM
2021 2021 Photography Show, The Spanish Peaks Arts Council (SPACe) Gallery, La Veta, CO
2021 Anthropocene Epiphany: Art and Climate Change, The Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, CA
2021 Food for Thought, National Juried Exhibition, Webster Arts Old Orchard Gallery, Webster Groves, MO
2021 Art in the Time of Corona, Dab Art Co., Los Angeles, CA
2021 A New Leaf, Juried Exhibition, Rhode Island Center for Photographic Arts, Providence, RI
2021 Fine Arts League of Cary 26th Annual Juried Exhibition, Page-Walker Arts and History Center, Cary, NC
2021 Into the Woods, Juried Exhibition, Cultural Center of Cape Cod, South Yarmouth, MA
2021 Collector's Choice 2021, Juried Exhibition, Studio Channel Islands, Camarillo, CA
2021 Shear Madness: Juried Collage Exhibition, Northville Art House, Northville, MI
2020 The Healing Power of Art, Fine Line Creative Arts Center, St. Charles, IL
2020 A Light in the Darkness, Las Laguna Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2020 13th Annual Cary Photographic Artists Juried Photographic Exhibition, Cary, NC
2020 2020 Botanical, Las Laguna Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2020 The Schwa Show, National Juried Exhibition, Emerge Gallery, Greenville, NC
2020 Brand 48 Annual National Juried Exhibition of Works on Paper, Brand Library & Art Center, Glendale, CA
2020 Intersections, Juried Exhibition, Hallie Brown Ford Gallery, Umpqua Valley Arts, Umpqua Valley Arts Association, Roseburg, OR
2020 Works of Heart: Democracy, Inclusiveness and Openness, Gallery 300, Sebastopol, CA
2020 Reconciliation, Juried Exhibition, Kreft Center Gallery, Concordia University, Ann Arbor, MI
2020 March Group Art Show, Jones Gallery, Kansas City, MO
2020 Final Friday Art Exhibition, PhotoArt Studio & Gallery, Cookeville, TN
2019 Surroundings, A Smith Gallery, Johnson City, TX
2019 Flowers and Gardens Juried Show, 311 Gallery, Raleigh, NC
2019 GO FISH, National Juried Exhibition, The Cloyde Snook Gallery, Adams State University, Alamosa, CO
2019 Collector's Choice 2019, Juried Exhibition, Studio Channel Islands, Camarillo, CA
2019 Small Works/Month of Photography Juried Show & Competition, Robert Anderson Gallery, Denver, CO
2019 Five Points Small Works Juried Exhibition, Five Points Gallery, Torrington, CT
2019 Perturbation, The Indiana University Kokomo Art Gallery, Kokomo, IN
2018 Contemporary Portrait: A National Juried Exhibition, Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts, Lubbock, TX
2018 6th Annual 12 Cubed National Exhibition, Todd Art Gallery, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN
2017 School of Art, Craft & Design Faculty Exhibition, Tennessee Tech University, Cookeville, TN
2016 Member Group Show, SPARK Gallery, Denver, CO
2015 Somewhere Between Black and White, Harry Wood Gallery, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
2015 Regional Small Works Juried Group Show, Vilona Gallery, Boulder, CO
2014 Bulldog Inn Art Annual, Bulldog Inn Motel, Athens, GA
2009 SCCPSS Faculty Exhibition, Savannah Arts Academy, Savannah, GA
2008 Freedom of Expressions Show, Greenwich Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
2007 10th Annual Community Artist Showcase, Fairfield Community Arts Center, Fairfield, OH
2007 43rd Annual Greater Hamilton Art Exhibition, Fitton Center, Hamilton, OH
2006 University Lyceum Exhibition, Hiestand Galleries, Miami University, Oxford, OH
2006 S.O.S., The Art Academy of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
2006 42nd Annual Greater Hamilton Art Exhibition. Fitton Center, Hamilton, OH
AWARDS
2022 Honorable Mention, “Arcadia” The Valdosta National 2022, Dedo Maranville Fine Arts Gallery, Valdosta State University
2021 Honorable Mention, “Interlaced” Connections, 10th Annual Tennessee Art Education Association’s Members’ Exhibition
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS & PRESS
2022 Jeremy Blair: Downpour, Photography Magazine, Barcelona.
2022 Light in Darkness, Artdoc Photography Magazine, Barcelona.
2021 Interview: Jeremy Blair’s Foraged Artifacts, VAST Magazine, May 25, 2021.
2021 VAST Issue nº02. Artists to Watch, p. 65-66.
2021 Conversation with Jeremy Blair, Drawing South Podcast.
2021 Episode # 52: Jeremy Blair: Education is Rhizomatic Jeremy Blair. Teaching Artist Podcast.
2020 Major Threat: Punk Rock Academia, Issue 3.
2020 February Fine Art Collection: Illuminate, APÉRO Catalogue.
2019 Kiernan, K. Photo of the Day: True Loves, Don’t Take Pictures Magazine. November 29, 2019.
2018 Drucker, J. Begin. Light: A Journal of Photography and Poetry, Winter 2018, Issue 9. p.48-53.
2018 Polidore, K. Vivid Light. The Dore Collective, Issue 6.
2018 Kaaz, T. Jeremy Blair's photograms are tributes to the individuals and places in his life. Alter/Analog.
2018 Folio: Cameraless Photography by Jeremy Blair. Photo/Foto Magazine.
2016 Fiber Arts Network. Catalog. Somewhere between black and white.
2016 Aesthetics of nature and self. Palaver Journal, Fall Edition, Cover Art and 87-95.
2015 Hendee, C. How STEAM plays a critical role in developing Colorado's STEM-focused workforce. The Denver Business Journal.
2014 Meinert, D. Jeremy Blair: Redefining education through art. The Chapel Bell, University of Georgia Press.