EDUCATION
2024 College/Postgraduate Apprentice Training Program, The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia, PA
2017 BFA in Sculpture, Commonwealth Honors College, University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA
2016 Amherst College Art and Art History course: Make it Public: Art and Social Practice, Amherst, MA
EXHIBITIONS
2023 Solo Exhibition, ALL AND NOTHING, The Workshop Gallery, Vineyard Haven, MA
2023 Group Exhibition, Home, Martha’s Vineyard Museum, Vineyard Haven, MA
2023 Devotion to:, Second State Press, Philadelphia, PA
2023 Backyard Art Show, Vineyard Haven, MA
2022 Forms, Voices, Networks: Feminism and the Media, German Historical Institute London, England (online)
2020 Site Ecology: Education & Ecology: A Recent History, Storm King Art Center, New Windsor, NY (online)
2019 10” x 10'‘, Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, Hyattsville, MD
2018 She, Old Sculpin Gallery, Edgartown, MA
2017 Solo Exhibition, Gulf, Student Union Art Gallery, University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA
2017 Juried Exhibition, Junior/Senior Exhibition, University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA
2017 Group Exhibition, Humanities and Fine Arts Student Showcase, University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA
2017 Pop Show III, Student Union Art Gallery, University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA
2016 Between Us: a Social Practice, Eli Marsh Gallery, Amherst College, Amherst, MA
2016 Pop Show II, Student Union Art Gallery, University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA
2016 Worcester Pop Up, Worcester, MA
2016 Open Studios, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA
2015 Pop Show, Student Union Art Gallery, University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA
2015 Worcester Pop Up, Worcester, MA
2014 Collected, The Thirsty Lab, Princeton, MA
2014 Worcester Pop Up, Worcester, MA
COLLECTIONS
The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia, PA
Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, Hyattsville, MD
Storm King Art Center, New Windsor, NY
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2024 Artist in Residence, Redwood National and State Parks, Crescent City, CA
2024 College/Postgraduate Apprentice Training Program, Fabric Workshop Museum, Philadelphia, PA
2023 Fob Holder Resident, Second State Press, Philadelphia, PA
2022-2023 Freelance Educator, Storm King Art Center, New Windsor, NY
2021 Education Fellowship, Martha’s Vineyard Museum, Vineyard Haven, MA
2021 Research Assistant, Encounter Contemporary, London, England, Virtual
2020-2021 Private Art Class Teacher, Virtual
2020 Creative Advisor, Firefly Shadow Theater, MA/MD
2019 Installation for Mark Dion: Follies, Storm King Art Center, New Windsor, NY
2019 Education Fellowship, Storm King Art Center, New Windsor, NY
2019 Keyholder Resident, Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, Hyattsville, MD
2019 Installation for Misprints, Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, Hyattsville, MD
2018 Volunteer Children’s Art Instructor, Blue Dot Refugee Center, Thessaloniki, Greece
2017 Children’s Art Instructor, Old Sculpin Gallery, Edgartown, MA
2017 Studio Assistant, Juana Valdes, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA
2017 Studio Assistant, Caitlin Cherry, Printmaking Residency, University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA
2016-2017 Photography Assistant, Stephen DiRado, Martha’s Vineyard, MA
2015-2017 Figure Drawing Instructor, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA
2016 Studio Assistant, Charles Goldman, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA
2015 Figure Drawing Class Founder, Student Union Art Gallery, University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA
2015 Sculpture Fabricator, Doreen Garner, University Museum of Contemporary Art, University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA
2005-2022 Puppet Manufacturer and Puppeteer, Firefly Shadow Theater, MA/MD
HONORS AND AWARDS
2017 Gordon Scholarship for Academic Excellence and Artistic Merit, University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA
2017 First Place in Junior/Senior Show Internal Faculty Jury, University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA
2017 Second Place in Junior/Senior Show External Jury, University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA
2013-2017 Dean’s List, University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA
2012 Nominated participant, Art All-State, Massachusetts Art Education Association, Worcester, MA
ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE
2024 Artist in Residence, Redwood National and State Parks, Crescent City, CA
2023 Fob Holder Resident, Second State Press, Philadelphia, PA
2019 Winter Keyholder Residency, Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, Hyattsville, MD (January 15th - March 15th)
VISITING ARTIST LECTURES
2024 Lecture/Presentation, Spring Apprentice Artist Talks, The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia, PA
2020 Lecture/presentation, Intaglio II, College of Humanities & Fine Arts, University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA, April 8.
2019 Lecture/presentation, Winter Residency Artist Talk Evening, Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, Hyattsville, MD, March 15.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Storm King Art Center. Photo of Inkmaking book. Instagram, 9 Dec. 2019, https://www.instagram.com/p/B6RNtdKhSUR/?igshid=1niu7nj58najx
Louisa Hufstader “Celebrating Women at the Old Sculpin Gallery,” The Vineyard Gazette, September 11, 2018
Aria Bracci, “Student Profile: Jenny Hersh ‘17”, University of Massachusetts Amherst, College of Humanities and Fine Arts, 2017
Taliesin Nyala “Amherst College Hosts “Between Us; A Social Practice Exhibition”,” Five College Consortium, Spring 2017
Phyllis Booth, “Ark of Triumph,” The Landmark, September 20, 2012
COMMISSIONS
2021 Album art, intaglio on paper, Elijah Berlow, Putney, VT
2020 Social media content, hand-cut paper imagery, L.O.G. Training Services, Silver Spring, MD
2019 Website graphics, pen and ink illustrations, Mary Amato Workshop series, virtual
2017 15 Sunrise, album cover, digital media, Calico Blue, Amherst, MA
2015-2016 Cartoons, pen and ink, Poorboy Publications, Amherst, MA
2013 Signage, six (3’ x 7’) black boards and thirteen smaller placards, chalk, Ed Hyder’s Mediterranean Marketplace, Worcester, MA
2012 Noah’s Ark, mural (12’ x 20’), acrylic, First Congregational Church, Princeton, MA
TECHNICAL ABILITIES
Sense 3D scanner
3D printing
Laser engraving
Aquatint
Etching
Lithography
Screen printing
Shadow puppet construction and scenic design
Mould making and casting
Wood shop, metal shop, ceramic shop use and maintenance
Gallery assistant/ show installation
Advanced French proficiency
Drafting
Building renovation
Virtual/ in person teaching