Jessica Fallis
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About

Jessica Fallis is a Torrington, CT based artist, educator, and writer. Her work explores themes related to the environment, time, and memory.  Her work has been displayed in group shows throughout New England, including the New Britain Museum of American Art, Five Points Gallery, and the West Hartford Art League, and Annemarie Sculpture Garden and Arts Center in Maryland.  She is currently a member of the Five Points Launchpad in Torrington, CT.  Jessica is also a full time art teacher in West Hartford. ​

Curriculum Vitae

EDUCATION

2017                Teacher Certification Program, CCSU
2014                MA University of Vermont, English
2012                BA University of Hartford, English
                              summa cum laude, University Honors
                         BFA Hartford Art School, University of Hartford, Painting
                              summa cum laude
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Installation view at Five Points Art Center.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2023                 9 for 19, First Street Gallery, New York, NY

​2022                 Flowers, Trees, & Roots: The Wild World of Plants, View Center for Arts and Culture, Old Forge, NY
                          The Four Elements, MVA Gallery, Bethlehem, PA
                          Salon de Litchfield, Silo Gallery, New Milford, CT
                          CT Women Artists 2022 Annual National Open Juried Exhibition, West Hartford Art League, West Hartford, CT
                         Elements: Earth, Air, Fire, Water, Art Fluent, Virtual Exhibit

2021              In Color, Cultural Center of Cape Cod, Yarmouth, MA
                       104th Annual Juried Exhibition, Greenwich Art Society, Greenwich, CT
                       Shine: Catching the Light, Annemarie Art Center, Solomon, MD
                       The Art of Water V, James May Gallery, Artsy
                       Favorite Things: Trees, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Virtual Exhibit in Sebastopol, CA
                       Artists to Watch in 2021, Michael Rose Fine Art, Providence, RI
                       The Magic of Water, Cultural Center of Cape Cod, Virtual Exhibit
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2020              Think-Again, Five Points Annex Gallery, Torrington, CT, Curated by Karl Goulet
                       CT+6, West Hartford Art League, West Hartford, CT
                       Terra and Tide, Envision Arts, Virtual Exhibit
                       Emerald II, Envision Arts, Virtual Exhibit

2019              Expanded Vocabularies, Five Points Gallery, Torrington, CT
                       Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts 108th Annual Exhibition, Mystic Museum of Art, Mystic, CT
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2018               In.Sight, ​Five Points Annex Gallery, Torrington, CT
                        And By Necessity, Melanie Carr Gallery, Essex, CT
                        Land, Sea & Sky, Saltbox Gallery, West Hartford Art League, West Hartford, CT

2017               New New, Five Points Gallery Annex, Torrington, CT
                        
The Nor’Easter: 47th Annual Juried Members Exhibition, The New Britain Museum of Art, New Britain, CT
                        Emerging Artists 2017, West Hartford Art League, West Hartford, CT

2016               Small Works Show, The Underground Gallery, Collinsville, CT
                       Art Educators Show, CCSU Art Galleries, New Britain, CT
                       
Open Studio Hartford Open Studio Weekend, EcoSpace, Hartford, CT
                       Open Studio Hartford Group Show, ArtSpace Hartford, Hartford, CT
                       CT Women Artists 86th Annual National Open Juried Exhibition, Slater Memorial Museum, Norwich, CT
                       Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts 105th Annual Exhibition, Mystic Museum of Art, Mystic, CT
                        
Jessica Fallis: Recent Works, The Underground Gallery, Collinsville, CT
                       6th Annual Juried Open Call, Paris in Plantsville, Plantsville, CT
                      The Nor’Easter: 46th Annual Juried Members Exhibition, The New Britain Museum of Art, New Britain, CT

2015             Water, Water Everywhere: Paean to a Vanishing Resource, Alexey von Schlippe Gallery of Art, Groton, CT
                       Both One and Another, Five Points Gallery, Torrington, CT

​2014              Winter, Burlington Beer Company, Williston, VT

2013              Large Works/Small Works, The SPACE Gallery, Burlington, VT
                       Creative Competition #25, The Root Gallery, Burlington, VT
                       Represent Exhibit, The Soda Plant, Burlington, VT

2012              An Interruption, Five Points Gallery, Torrington, CT
                       Metonymy: Painting and Drawing BFA Thesis Show, Joseloff Gallery, University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT
                       Open II: An Exhibition of Artists’ Books and Broadsides, Mortensen Library, University of Hartford, West Hartford,   CT
                       Manchester Community College Annual Juried Art Show, Manchester Community College, Manchester, CT
          
              23rd Annual Alexander A. Goldfarb Juried Student Exhibition, Joseloff Gallery, University of Hartford, West   Hartford, CT


CURATORIAL EXPERIENCE
 
2021                Reviewer, CT Artist Fellowship, CT Office of the Arts
2018                Co-Curator, InŸSight, ​Five Points Annex Gallery, Torrington, CT

SELECTED AWARDS

2020                Emerging Artist Recognition Grant, CT Office of the Arts
​2016                
President’s Award, CT Academy of Fine Arts 105th Annual Exhibition
2012                Jeffrey A. Shoham/Jerry’s Artarama of CT Purchase Prize For Painting, Hartford Art School
2009                Freshman Foundations Merit Award, Hartford Art School​

RELEVANT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
 
2017 – 2021    High School Art Teacher, West Hartford Public Schools
2017 – 2021    Launchpad Artist and Volunteer, Five Points Arts Center
2020 -- 2021   Education Coordinator, Five Points Arts Center
2021                Artist Talk Moderator, Five Points Gallery, December 3, 2021
                         Artist Talk Moderator, Five Points Gallery, March 26, 2021
                         Artist Talk Moderator, Five Points Gallery, February 5, 2021
2020                Artist Talk Moderator, Five Points Gallery, July 2020
2017 – 2019    Freelance Arts Writer, Art New England
2012 – 2014    Gallery Assistant, Department of Art, University of Vermont

ART WRITINGS

Destination: Coastal Connecticut, Art New England September/October 2019
Review: Tom Burr New Haven, Art New England  November/December 2017 Vol. 38 Issue 6
FPG October Blog, Five Points Gallery Blog, October 12, 2017
Review: untitled Artspace Hartford, CT ArtList, September 2017
Destination: Hartford, Art New England  September/October 2017 Vol. 38 Issue 5
"A Range of Contradictions" Five Points Gallery Blog, July 20, 2017
"Meet the Launchpad Artists!" Five Points Gallery Blog, June 28, 2017
"An Interview with Patricia Carrigan and Cat Balco" Five Points Gallery Blog, May 10, 2017
"What Does Abstraction Mean in the 21st Century?" Five Points Gallery Blog, March 29, 2017


SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
 
2019                Artist Talk, Expanded Vocabularies, Moderated by Judy McElhone, Five Points Gallery, Torrington, CT
2018                And By Necessity: Critical Conversation, Melanie Carr Gallery, Essex, CT
                        Guest Artist, Mental Health CT, Waterbury, CT
2017                Artist Talk, West Hartford Art League, West Hartford, CT
2016                Artist Talk, The Underground Gallery, Collinsville, CT


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From Left to Right:
Installation View, Think-Again, Five Points Annex Gallery, Torrington, CT; Installation View, Shine: Catching the Light, Annemarie Art Center; Installation View, Expanded Vocabularies, Five Points Gallery
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Studio

My studio is a part of the Five Points Launchpad Initiative, through Five Points Center for the Visual Arts. For more info, click here.
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  • Work
    • California Coast
    • Muir Woods
    • Wave Vessels
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    • Water Geometry
    • Coastlines
    • Wavescapes 2017 - 2019
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