Jesse Genepi
B . 1995 La Crosse, WI
Lives & Works in Los Angeles, CA
jessegenepi@gmail.com
Education:
Master of Fine Arts Studio-Art
University of California-Davis Spring 2021
Bachelor of Fine Arts-Studio Arts
University of Minnesota 2018
Exhibition History:
2025:
'Sweet Tooth' Two Person Exhibition with Travis Boyer at Gallery 12.26, Los Angeles, CA
'The Furnace of Becoming' Solo exhibition at Elsa Lee Bruno, Los Angeles, CA
2024:
'A Line To You' group exhibition curated by Christian Rogers at Noon Projects, Los Angeles, CA
'Night Tea Vol. 4' group exhibition curated by Whitney Vangrin, Los Angeles, CA
2023:
'OOZE' group exhibition curated by Emily Lucid, Los Angeles, CA
'Sleeper Wave', group exhibition curated by Whitney Vangrin A.CI.D.IC, San Francisco, CA
'Continuum' ArtHouse SC group exhibition at Goodmother Gallery, Los Angeles,CA
'EDEN' Group Exhibition curated by Emily Lucid, Tierra de la Culebra Park, Los Angeles, CA
'Black Lodge' Group Exhibition, Island Gallery, NYC, NY
2021:
‘The Marble Mouth Oracle’ Group Exhibition Curated by Andrew Woolbright, Below Grand , NYC, NY
Where With All, Group exhibition at the Manetti Shrem Museum of Art, Davis, CA
‘Actually Here’ Group exhibition at b. Sakata, Sacramento, CA
2020:
Things Take Time: New works by Jesse Genepi & Dino Capaldi, Dual-Exhibition, Grad Gallery, Davis CA
Endnotes, Group Exhibition with JayJay Gallery, Sacramento, CA
Residencies:
2023 Artist in Residence at Art House San Clemente, San Clemente, CA
Teaching Experience:
2020 Associate Instructor, University of California, Davis
2019-2021 Teaching Assistant, University of California, Davis
Publications:
2021: prima materia limited edition art book of oil paintings, film photography, collaborative ai-poetry and digital artworks
2020: Fairies///VOID for Backs\ashLit magazine.
Collaborative Projects:
2020: Sweetness Seared in Charred Soil. Short Film Collaboration with Emily Gordon and Diane Javier.
Bibliography:
2021: Where With All , UCDavis Graduate MFA Thesis publication
Awards/Scholarships:
University of Minnesota Horton Art Scholarship 2017
University of California-Davis Fay Nelson Award 2021