Jesse Mockrin (born 1981, Silver Spring, Maryland) is an American artist who lives and works in Los Angeles. Her work primarily consists of figurative paintings.

Education

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In 2003, Mockrin received her Bachelor's of Arts at Barnard College. She continued her education, and in 2011 received her MFA at the University of California in San Diego.

Career

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Mockrin is represented by Night Gallery in Los Angeles, where she had solo exhibitions in 2014 and 2016. Her 2016 show, titled “The Progress of Love,” included paintings inspired by Rococo and men's fashion; the resulting works demonstrated the artist's interest in “the fluidity of gender.”[1] In November 2016, she presented a solo exhibition at Nathalie Karg Gallery in New York, titled “The Pleasures of Dance.”[2] In March 2017, she presented a solo show titled “XOXO” at Galerie Perrotin, Seoul, in collaboration with Night Gallery, which consisted of a new series of tondo paintings depicting the K-Pop group EXO.[3] Her work has been written about in The New Yorker,[4] T Magazine,[5] Modern Painters, Art Agenda, and The Paris Review,[6] among other publications.

Exhibitions

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Solo Exhibitions

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  • Midnight sun - Night Gallery, 2014[7]
  • Progress of Love - Night Gallery, 2016 [8]
  • Pleasures of the Dance- Nathalie Karg Gallery, 2016 [9]
  • XOXO - Perrotin Gallery, 2017[10]
  • Syrinx - Night Gallery, 2018-2019[11]
  • Artissima- Solo presentation with Night Gallery, Turin Italy, 2019
  • The marks of a stranger - Nathalie Karg Gallery, 2019[12]
  • X - Two-person exhibition with Elsa Sahal, Nathalie Karg Gallery, 2021[13]
  • Reliquary - Night Gallery, 2022[14]
  • Succession - Center of International Contemporary Art, 2022 [15]
  • The Venus Effect- James Cohan Gallery, 2023[16]

Group Exhibitions

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  • Made in Space-Night Gallery, 2013[17]
  • Made in Space - Gavin Brown’s Enterprise and Venus Over Manhattan, 2013[18]
  • Sunburn- Night Gallery, 2013
  • Sargent’s Daughters- Sargent’s Daughters, 2014[19]
  • High Anxiety -Rubell Family Collection, 2016[20]
  • Engender - Kohn Gallery[21]
  • Cursives -Marinaro Gallery[22]
  • European Collection Special Presentation- Dallas Museum of Art, 2019
  • The natural-Franklin Parrasch Gallery, 2019[23]
  • Endless lows, breaking high - Galerie Rolando Anselmi, 2020 [24]
  • Majeure Force-Night Gallery - Night Gallery, 2020[25]
  • Human is a five letter word - Galerie Droste, 2020[26]
  • A Few Small Nips - Mrs, 2022[27]
  • Singular Views : 25 Artists- Rubell Museum 2023-2024[28]

Awards

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Some of her awards are as follows: In 2002, she received the Joyce Krosh Kaiser Fine Arts Grant; in 2008, the Russell Foundation Grant; and in 2009, the Alumnae Association of Barnard College Fellowship for Graduate Study.

References

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  1. ^ Herriman, Kat (2016-03-09). "One Young Artist's 21st-Century Baroque". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-07-08.
  2. ^ Piepenbring, Dan (2 November 2016). "Pleasures of Dance: 5 Paintings by Jesse Mockrin". www.theparisreview.org. Retrieved 2017-07-08.
  3. ^ Journal, Document. ""XOXO" by Jesse Mockrin". www.documentjournal.com. Retrieved 2017-07-08.
  4. ^ ""Sargent's Daughters"". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2017-07-08.
  5. ^ Herriman, Kat (9 March 2016). "One Young Artist's 21st-Century Baroque". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  6. ^ Piepenbring, Dan (2 November 2016). "Pleasures of Dance: 5 Paintings by Jesse Mockrin". www.theparisreview.org. Retrieved 2017-07-08.
  7. ^ "Jesse Mockrin - Midnight Sun - Exhibitions - Night Gallery". www.nightgallery.ca. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
  8. ^ "Jesse Mockrin - The Progress of Love - Exhibitions - Night Gallery". www.nightgallery.ca. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
  9. ^ "Pleasures of the Dance | 2 November - 18 December 2016". Nathalie Karg Gallery. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
  10. ^ "Jesse MOCKRIN - Contemporary Art Exhibition". www.perrotin.com. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
  11. ^ "Jesse Mockrin - Syrinx - Exhibitions - Night Gallery". www.nightgallery.ca. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
  12. ^ "The Marks of a Stranger | 13 September - 27 October 2019". Nathalie Karg Gallery. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
  13. ^ "Publication: X - JESSE MOCKRIN, ELSA SAHAL". Nathalie Karg Gallery. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
  14. ^ "Jesse Mockrin - Reliquary - Exhibitions - Night Gallery". www.nightgallery.ca. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
  15. ^ "Succession - Solo Exhibition for Jesse Mockrin - CICA Vancouver". cicavancouver.com. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
  16. ^ "Jesse Mockrin - The Venus Effect - Exhibitions - James Cohan". www.jamescohan.com. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
  17. ^ Smith, Roberta (2013-08-01). "Made in Space". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
  18. ^ "Made in Space - Curated by Laura Owens and Peter Harkawik - Exhibitions - Venus Over Manhattan". www.venusovermanhattan.com. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
  19. ^ "Sargent's Daughters". Sargent's Daughters. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
  20. ^ "High Anxiety". rubellmuseum.org. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
  21. ^ "Engender". MICHAEL KOHN GALLERY. 2018-01-09. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
  22. ^ "Marinaro | Cursives". www.marinaro.biz. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
  23. ^ "Past Exhibitions". franklin parrasch gallery. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
  24. ^ "Exhibitions". Galerie Rolando Anselmi. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
  25. ^ "Majeure Force - PART ONE - Exhibitions - Night Gallery". www.nightgallery.ca. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
  26. ^ "HUMAN IS A FIVE LETTER WORD - Overview". Galerie Droste. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
  27. ^ "A Few Small Nips". Mrs. Gallery. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
  28. ^ "DC Exhibitions". rubellmuseum.org. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
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