Biography
Jeffrey Nowlin is an artist, a maker and researcher. He received his BFA in Sculpture from Boston University in 2010, which included painting, printmaking, ceramics and collage.
He recently earned his MFA at Massachusetts College of Fine Art and Design. He currently resides in Boston, where he actively exhibits work. He has volunteered in the local arts community, serving as a steering member for the Cambridge Artists Alliance and volunteer at Olmsted Green in Boston.
Jeffrey Nowlin comes from central Connecticut. His studies in art began early when he was encouraged to paint, draw and read. He first used oil paint while still in high school. He began sewing in childhood, a skill that he has employed into the present. Jeffrey Nowlin has expanded his artistic practice, investigating the form of the body, traumatic experience and personal narrative in his sculptures. He utilizes reclaimed clothing and conscripted objects in his work to ground the viewer with a sense of the body and subjective perception in the everyday.
He recently earned his MFA at Massachusetts College of Fine Art and Design. He currently resides in Boston, where he actively exhibits work. He has volunteered in the local arts community, serving as a steering member for the Cambridge Artists Alliance and volunteer at Olmsted Green in Boston.
Jeffrey Nowlin comes from central Connecticut. His studies in art began early when he was encouraged to paint, draw and read. He first used oil paint while still in high school. He began sewing in childhood, a skill that he has employed into the present. Jeffrey Nowlin has expanded his artistic practice, investigating the form of the body, traumatic experience and personal narrative in his sculptures. He utilizes reclaimed clothing and conscripted objects in his work to ground the viewer with a sense of the body and subjective perception in the everyday.
Artist CV
Education
2019 MFA 3D, Massachusetts College of Art and Design
2010 Boston University College of Fine Arts magna cum laude BFA
Professional Experience
2019 Faculty Research Assistant, Massachusetts College of Art and Design Art Ed. Department
2016-2018 Teaching Assistant Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Recognition
2019 Nominee St. Botolph’s Club Foundation Emerging Artist Award
2019 Nominee, International Sculpture Center Outstanding Student Achievement
2016-2019 Recipient, Graduate Dean Scholarship, Mass. College of Art and Design
Residencies
2019 Gallery 263 Summer Residency Program Cambridge, MA
Volunteer Work
2019 Graduate Council Member, Massachusetts College of Art and Design
2015 Oak Grove Improvement Association Volunteer
2015 Inc., Olmstead House Dorchester, MA 02124 Arts and Crafts Director
2015 Riverside Gallery, Cambridge, MA 02138 Community Arts Director
Group Exhibitions
2019 MASSART Masters Boston Sculptors Gallery, Boston, MA
2019 Re: figuring the Body Kingston Gallery, Boston, MA
2019 MFA Thesis Exhibition MassArt at MassMoCA, North Adams, MA
2019 Boston Key Party Stove Factory Gallery, Charlestown, MA
2019 The Theresa Show: Fiber Arts Exhibit and Silent Auction The Harriet Tubman Gallery Boston, MA
2019 Restor(ed): Art about Sustainability, Student Exhibition North Crackatorium Gallery Mass. College of Art and Design
2018 Prints, Patterns and Textures, Student Exhibition North Crackatorium Gallery Mass. College of Art and Design
2018 Year 2, MFA Candidate Exhibition, Doran Gallery at Mass. College of Art and Design,
2017 Dark Matter, Student Exhibition, Student Life Gallery at Mass. College of Art and Design
2017 Resuscitation QTPOC Visual and Performance Art Event, Industry Lab Cambridge, MA
2017 The Theresa Show: Fiber Arts Exhibit and Silent Auction The Harriet Tubman Gallery Boston, MA
2016 Always Incomplete, MFA Sculpture Exhibition, Doran Gallery at Mass. College of Art and Design 2016 Shots Fired! Exhibition, Mass. College of Art and Design
2016 Flora+Fauna Exhibition, Riverside Gallery Cambridge, MA
2015 Eco Art Exhibition at Boston City Hall Boston, MA
2015 The Spring Exhibition at Stove Factory Gallery, Charlestown, MA
2015 The Theresa Show: Fiber Arts Exhibit and Silent Auction The Harriet Tubman Gallery Boston, MA
2015 African American Artists Passions for a Lifetime Exhibition, Riverside Gallery Cambridge, MA
2014 Convergence Boston University Alumni Show 808 Gallery Boston, MA
2014 Ceramics En Masse BHCC Gallery Boston, MA September 2014
2013 Allston Arts District 119 Braintree Street Allston, MA
2013 Out of the Blue Gallery, Central Sq. Cambridge, MA
2010 Boston University Senior Thesis Show, Boston, MA May
Publications
2015-2016 Infinite Scroll, Vol. IV Zine,
April 2019 Hyperallergic Magazine, Massachusetts College of Art and Design https://hyperallergic.com/496076/massachusetts-college-art-design-takes-2019-mfa-thesis-exhibition-mass-moca/
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