Jake Fischer
EDUCATION
Arizona State University, Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts
Master of Fine Arts, Drawing and Painting, 2013
Arizona State University, Herberger College of Fine Arts
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Drawing, May 2009
RESIDENCIES
2014 The League Residency at Vyt, The Art Students League of New York, Sparkill, NY
GALLERY REPRESENTATION
2015-Present
Island Weiss Gallery, New York, NY
SMINK Inc., Dallas, TX
Bentley Gallery, Phoenix, AZ
PUBLICATIONS
2014 New American Paintings No. 114, Western Issue
Fresh Paint Magazine, Issue V
2009 LUX Creative Review
AWARDS
2014 Ruth Katzman Scholarship, The Art Students League of New York, Sparkill, NY
2012 Eirene Peggy Lamb Award, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Gerry Grout Award, Arizona Artists Guild, Phoenix, AZ
2011 Benjamin Wong Fee Scholarship for Painting, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Special Talent Award – Art, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
2010 Tempe Artists Guild Scholarship, Tempe Artists Guild, Tempe, AZ
Arizona State University Graduate Grant, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
PUBLIC LECTURES
2012 Presenter, in conjunction with Gerry Grout Award, The AAG Building, Phoenix, AZ
“Passport to Art Series”, DC Ranch, Scottsdale, AZ
“Inverse Conversations”, Step Gallery, Tempe AZ
Presenter, in conjunction with Tempe Artists Guild Scholarship, Friendship Village, Tempe, AZ
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2014-Present Studio Technician/Art Handler, Daria K. Conservation, New York, NY
2014 Assistant Preparator, Bentley Gallery, Phoenix, AZ
Studio Assistant, Beth Ames Swartz, Paradise Valley, AZ
2013 Adjunct Faculty, Arizona State University, Drawing II
Adjunct Faculty, Mesa Community College, Beginning Drawing
Adjunct Faculty, Arizona State University, Color Theory
2010-2012 Adjunct Faculty, Arizona State University, Beginning Drawing
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2016 “Between Light”, Island Weiss Gallery, New York, NY
2014 “One Night”, R. Pela Contemporary, Phoenix, AZ
2013 “Placing Cosignificance”, Harry Wood Gallery, Tempe, AZ
2012 “Night Series”, The Arizona Biltmore, Phoenix, AZ
“Night Series”, Modified Arts, Phoenix, AZ
“Passport to Art”, DC Ranch, Scottsdale, AZ
“(un)Familiar Routine”, Gallery, Phoenix, AZ
2011 Solo Exhibition, Flict, Chandler, AZ
2009 “The Search”, That’s a Wrap, Phoenix, AZ
“The Search”, Green Restaurant, Scottsdale, AZ
“The Vault”, Arizona State University Downtown Campus, Phoenix, AZ
“Jake Fischer: Recent Works”, ASU Polytechnic Campus, Gilbert, AZ
“Reels”, Urban Outfitters, Tempe, AZ
JURIED EXHIBITIONS
2014 National Juried Competition, Greenpoint Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2013 “The Arizona Biennial”, Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ
“Nocturne”, Herberger Theater, Phoenix, AZ
“Unhinged”, Brooklyn Waterfront Artist Coalition, Brooklyn, NY
2012 “Last Call”, The Greenwich, Cincinnati, OH
MFA Summer Exhibition, Harry Wood Gallery, Tempe, AZ
Arizona Artist Guild, Willo North Gallery, Phoenix, AZ
“Phoenix+”, Group Exhibition, Modified Arts, Phoenix, AZ
2011 “Peripheral Spaces” Group Exhibition, Step Gallery, Tempe, AZ
2010 “Touching at a Distance” Coconino Center for the Arts, Flagstaff, AZ
2009 “Fresh Meat” Spring 2009 Graduating Seniors Group Exhibition Tempe, AZ
LUX Creative Review magazine contributor.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2016 New Artists, Bentley Gallery, Phoenix, AZ
“Into the Night: Contemporary Art and the Nocturne Tradition”, Tucson Art Museum, Tucson, AZ
“Postcards from the Edge”, Sikkema Jenkins & Co., New York, NY
2015 New Works by Jake Fischer and Mark Dassoulas, Island Weiss Gallery, New York, NY
“Eventide”, SMINK Inc., Dallas, TX
“Postcards from the Edge”, Luhring Augustine, New York, NY
2014 “Phoenix: A Creative Oasis”, The Office of Mayor Greg Stanton, Phoenix, AZ
2013 “Inverse Conversations”, Beijing, China
“Arizona Biennial”, Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ
“Jake Fischer and Hank Fries”, R. Pela Contemporary, Phoenix, AZ
2012 “Inverse Conversations: Graduate Students and Faculty”, Stark Gallery, Phoenix, AZ
“Lightning in a Bottle”, Herberger Art Center, Phoenix, AZ
“Inverse Conversations: Graduate Students and Faculty”, Step Gallery, Tempe, AZ
2010 “New Graduate Exhibition”, Harry Wood Gallery, Tempe, AZ
“Side Show”, Side Bar, Phoenix, AZ