Education
June 2004
MFA, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon.
December 1998
BFA Cum Laude and Honors, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona.

Exhibition Record (solo shows marked with *)
2012
*Measure, PDX Contemporary Art, Portland, Oregon.
Rear View Mirror, Space B Gallery, New York, New York, curated by Jennie Lamensdorf
2011
*break-up, Whitman College, Walla Walla, Washington.
Out of language, two-person exhibition, Linfield College, McMinnville, Oregon.
2010
*out/look, Washington State University Art Gallery, Pullman, Washington.
The Rise of Rad, Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, California, curated by Max Presneill.
*Destroyer, Portland2010: A Biennial of Contemporary Art, Templeton Building, Portland, Oregon,
curated by Cris Moss. (catalogue)
*Tidal, Disjecta, Portland, Oregon.
2009
Le Flash, Castleberry Hill, Atlanta, Georgia.
Summer Show, Fourteen30 Contemporary, Portland, Oregon.
Faculty Biennial, Clark College, Archer Gallery, Vancouver, Washington.
*Echo, Bliss Hall Gallery, Youngstown State University, Youngstown, Ohio.
2008
*APEX: Jenene Nagy, Portland Art Museum, Portland, Oregon, curated by Jennifer A.Gately.
Au Courant, Dam Stuhltrager, Brooklyn, New York.
Art On Paper 2008 Biennial, Weatherspoon Art Museum, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro,
Greensboro, North Carolina, curated by Xandra Eden.
Landmark, Two-person exhibition, Crawl Space Gallery, Seattle, Washington.
Untold stories of begin where you are, Takt kunstprojektraum, Berlin, Germany.
21st Annual McNeese National Works on Paper Exhibition, Abercrombie Gallery, McNeese State
University, Lake Charles, Louisiana, Juror: Elizabeth Dunbar, Curator, arthouse, Austin, Texas.
SITElines, Two-person exhibition, The Art Gym, Marylhurst University, Marylhurst, Oregon,
curated by Terri Hopkins.
Faculty Biennial, Archer Gallery, Clark College, Vancouver, Washington.
2007
A bell is a cup until it is struck, PUNCH + SOIL International Juried Exhibition, Punch Gallery,
Seattle, Washington, Juror: Eric Fredericksen, Director, Western Bridge, Seattle, Washington.
*Structuring Surface, Dinnerware ArtSpace, Tucson, Arizona.
*False Flat, Linfield College, McMinnville, Oregon.
The Hook Up, New American Art Union, Portland, Oregon, curated by Jesse Hayward.
New American Talent:22, arthouse at The Jones Center, Austin, Texas (catalogue).
A Simple Complex Redux, The Brewery Project, Los Angeles, California, curated by John O'Brien.
*Soft Architecture, PDX Contemporary Art window project, Portland, Oregon.
2006
Sisyphean Desires, Systems, and Devices, an exhibition of time based works traveling to Georgia,
Michigan, Portland, and India, curated by Avantika Bawa.
*Prop, Portland Modern Window Project, Portland, Oregon.
*Saturated Pasture, Portland Building Installation, Portland, Oregon.
Out of Paint, Kuhn Gallery, Ohio State University, Marion, Ohio. (juried)
Faculty Biennial, Archer Gallery, Clark College, Vancouver, Washington.
2005
*Backyard Icing, Pacific NW College of Art, Manuel Izquierdo Gallery, Portland, Oregon.
Piles and Herds, Two-person exhibition, Pacific NW College of Art, Manuel Izquierdo Gallery,
Portland, Oregon.
2004
*Escape Route, Terminal Creative Project Exhibition, University of Oregon, Lavern Krauss Gallery,
Eugene, Oregon.
Young Sculptors Invitational, Dinnerware Contemporary Art Gallery, Tucson, Arizona.

2003
10th Biennial National Juried Exhibition, Dinnerware Contemporary Art Gallery, Tucson, Arizona.
*Set, University of Oregon, Eric Washburn Gallery, Eugene, Oregon.
2002
*Tether, University of Oregon, Eric Washburn Gallery, Eugene, Oregon.
Semiotics, Two-person exhibition, Metroform Limited Gallery, Tucson, Arizona.

Grants/Fellowships/Awards
2011
Studio Program Artist, Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta, Georgia.
Golden Spot Residency Recipient, funded by Ford Family Foundation, Portland, Oregon.
Finalist, Contemporary NW Art Awards, Portland Art Museum, Portland, Oregon.
Visiting Artist, Whitman College, Walla Walla, Washington.
2010
Emergency Grant, Foundation for Contemporary Art, New York, New York.
Faculty Development Grant, Clark College, Vancouver, Washington.
Visiting Artist, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington.
2009
Project Grant, Regional Arts and Culture Council, Portland, Oregon.
Individual Artist Fellowship, Oregon Arts Commission, Salem, Oregon
Adjunct Faculty Development Grant, Clark College, Vancouver, Washington.
Visiting Artist, Youngstown State University, Youngstown, Ohio.
Brink Award Nominee, Henry Art Gallery, Seattle, Washington.
Career Opportunity Grant, Oregon Arts Commission, Salem, Oregon.
Faculty Development Grant, Clark College, Vancouver, Washington.
2008
Career Opportunity Grant, Oregon Arts Commission, Salem, Oregon.
International Travel Award, Clark College, Vancouver, Washington.
Professional Development Grant, Regional Arts and Culture Council, Portland, Oregon.
Faculty Excellence Award Nominee, Clark College, Vancouver, Washington.
Adjunct Faculty Development Grant, Clark College, Vancouver, Washington.
2007
RAP Grant, Clark College, Vancouver, Washington.
Emergency Funds Grant, Foundation for Contemporary Arts, New York, New York.
2006
RAP Grant, Clark College, Vancouver, Washington.
Adjunct Faculty Development Grant, Clark College, Vancouver, Washington.
2005
Wish List Sculpture Merit Scholarship, Anderson Ranch Art Center, Snowmass Village, Colorado.
2002-2004
Graduate Teaching Fellowship, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon.
2001
Graduate Assistance Award, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon.
2000
Clay Fellowship Recipient, Women’s Studio Workshop, Rosendale, New York.
1998
Mr. And Mrs. Paul Soldner Scholarship for Ceramic Arts, Anderson Ranch Art Center,
Snowmass Village, Colorado.

Bibliography
New American Paintings #97, Pacific Coast Edition, Open Studio Press,
Boston, Massachusetts.
Josh Smith and Jenene Nagy Make Materials Matter, by John Motley, The Oregonian, September 16, 2011.
Contemporary NW Art Award Finalists, by Richard Speer, Willamette Week, February 2, 2011.
Analysis: The Finalists for the Contemporary Northwest Art Awards, by D.K.Row,
The Oregonian, January 24, 2011
Disjecta Announces Five Artists for Their Curator-In-Residence program, by D.K. Row,
The Oregonian, January 21, 2011.The Northwest’s Top Ten Exhibition Picks for 2010, by Bill Lasarow, Huffington Post, December 31, 2010.
Disjecta Nabs Nagy, by Matt Stangel, Portland Mercury, August 2010.
Ply the Wood, by Richard Speer, Willamette Week, April 2010.
An Interview With Jenene Nagy, by John Motley, ArtSlant, March 2010.
Jenene Nagy’s TIDAL, by Lisa Radon, Ultra, Februray 22, 2010, www.ultrapdx.com.
Jenene Nagy at Disjecta, by Jim Demetre, Artdish: Northwest Forum on Contemporary Art,
February 2010, www.artdish.com
Jenene Nagy, by Richard Speer, Visual Art Source, January 2010.
Best of the West Coast, New York Arts Magazine, New York, New York, November/December edition.
New American Paintings #79, Pacific Coast Edition, Open Studio Press, Boston, Massachusetts,
December 2008.
One More Day: s/plit, by Lisa Radon, Ultra, June 21, 2008, www.ultrapdx.com.
Installation Situation, by Richard Speer, Willamette Week, April 16-22, 2008.
Apex: Jenene Nagy, by John Motley, Portland Mercury, February 2008.
At PAM: Deacon and Nagy, by D.K. Row, the Oregonian, February 19, 2008.
Reaching for the Apex by Richard Speer, Willamette Week, February 13-19, 2008.
Holding a Small World, by Celina Monte, Daily Vanguard, October 24, 2007.
Small Canvases, Big Dreams, by Joseph Gallivan, Portland Tribune, September 25, 2007.
Jenene Nagy's False Flat at Linfield Gallery, by Jeff Jahn, PORT, September 6, 2007, www.portlandart.net.
False Flat, by John Motley, Portland Mercury, August 30 – September 5, 2007.
New American Talent: The Twenty-Second Exhibition, by Salvador Castillo,
The Austin Chronicle, August 10, 2007.
Waiting For the Revolution, by Anne Ellegood, New American Talent:22 catalogue essay, June 2007.
Off The Plane and Into Space, by Arcy Douglass, PORT, June 2007, www.portlandart.net.
Art Portland, by Lisa Radon, Ultra, June 24, 2007, www.ultrapdx.com.
The Hook Up, by John Motley, Portland Mercury, June 2007.
Perfect Places, featured in "Magic", Ratsalad Deluxe Issue #10, February 2007, www.ratsaladdeluxe.com.
Highly Recommended in "Visual Arts Listings", Portland Mercury, February 8-14, 2007.
Window On Jenene Nagy's Soft Architecture, exhibition announcement with photograph,
Ultra, February 1, 2007, www.ultrapdx.com.
Saturated Pasture, featured in "Desire", Drain Magazine Issue #7, 2006, www.drainmag.com.
Highly Recommended in "Visual Arts Listings", Portland Mercury, December 2005.
Jenene Nagy, by John Motley, Portland Mercury, December 2005.
Backyard Icing, by Isaac Peterson, PORT, December 2005, www.portlandart.net.

Exhibitions Curated
2012
Prison, by Peter Halley, Disjecta, Portland, Oregon.
2011
False Starts, Repairs, and Overhauls, by Mark Licari, Disjecta, Portland, Oregon.
Loosing Themselves in a Distance to Far Away Heights, by Tannaz Farsi, Disjecta, Portland, Oregon.
TILT Export: Imposter, Raid Projects, Los Angeles.
Monolith Drift, by Johnston Foster, Disjecta, Portland, Oregon.
Score, by Avantika Bawa, Disjecta, Portland, Oregon.
In Site, by Karl Burkheimer, Disjecta, Portland, Oregon.
2009
TILT Export: Kartz Ucci, Rock Creek Community College, Portland, Oregon.
Undone, (in collaboration with Karl Burkheimer),in-process OCAC Post-Bac Exhibition, Disjecta,
Portland, Oregon.
TILT Export: Approximate, galleryHomeland, Portland, Oregon.
2008
Fresh Produce, Pacific NW College of Art, Portland, Oregon.
BFA Annual Juried Exhibition, Pacific NW College of Art, Portland, Oregon.
2007
TILT Export: In Season, Linfield College, McMinnville, Oregon.
Annual BFA Exhibition, Linfield College, McMinnville, Oregon.
2004
BFA Annual Juried Exhibition, Pacific NW College of Art, Portland, Oregon.

Artist Lectures
2011
Visiting Artist lecture, Whitman College, Walla Walla, Washington.
2010
Visiting Artist lecture, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington.
Approaches to Site-Specificity, Portland2010: Artist Talk, Templeton Building, Portland, Oregon.
TIDAL, a conversation, led by Avantika Bawa, Disjecta, Portland, Oregon.

2009
Visiting Artist lecture, McDonough Museum of Art, Youngstown, Ohio.
2008
Visiting Artist lecture, Lewis and Clark College, Portland, Oregon.
Slide Crawl No. 5 – The Built Environment, Crawl Space Gallery, Seattle, Washington.
Artist Conversation with Jesse Hayward and Stephanie Robison, The Art Gym,
Marylhurst University, Marylhurst, Oregon.
Artist Lecture, Portland Art Museum, Portland, Oregon.
2007
Visiting Artist lecture, ArtSpeak Lecture Series, Dinnerware ArtSpace, Tucson, Arizona.
About Color, Oregon College of Art And Craft, Portland, Oregon.
Visiting Artist lecture, Linfield College, McMinnville, Oregon.
Visiting Artist lecture, Jump Start Summer Program, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon.
Working Site-Specifically, Clark College, Vancouver, Washington.
Professional Practices in the Arts, Linfield College, McMinnville, Oregon.
2006
Site and Progress, Pacific NW College of Art, Portland, Oregon.

2005
Absence, Marylhurst University, Marylhurst, Oregon.

Curated Slide Registries
The Drawing Center, New York, New York.

Artist Residencies
2011
Crow’s Shadow, Pendleton, Oregon.
2010
Raid Projects, Los Angeles, California.
2006
Pacific NW College of Art, Portland, Oregon.
2000
Women’s Studio Workshop, Rosendale, New York.