Jen Hitchings(1988-)

Bio

Jen Hitchings (1988, New Jersey) received her BFA in Painting & Drawing from SUNY Purchase College in 2011 and a certificate in Small Business & Entrepreneurship from CUNY Hunter College in 2018. She has attended residencies at Adventure Painting (Yellowstone National Park), DNA (Provincetown, MA), the Vermont Studio Center (Johnson, VT), Studio Kura (Itoshima, Japan), and Highly Authorized (Ellenville, NY). Solo presentations of her work have taken place at Anat Ebgi (Los Angeles, CA) in 2023, Taymour Grahne (London, UK) in 2023 and online in 2022, One River School (Englewood, NJ) in 2019, MEN Gallery (New York, NY) and PROTO (Hoboken, NJ) in 2018, and Ideal Glass (New York, NY) in 2017 which was accompanied by a 16 x 30’ outdoor mural. In 2021, she completed two large-scale outdoor murals at The Wassaic Project, on view through 2023. In 2023, she was commissioned by Mailchimp to produce a 9 x 21’ indoor permanent o􀀁ce mural at their new headquarters in Atlanta, GA, along with 39 other contemporary painters. Recent group exhibitions have taken place at Richard Heller, Anat Ebgi, Good Mother (Los Angeles), Kutlesa (Goldau, Switzerland), Chen Projects at Louisa Art Center (Taipei, Taiwan), Taymour Grahne (London, UK), Ana Mas Projects (Barcelona, Spain), Gaa Gallery, Cindy Rucker, Pierogi (New York, NY), and The Wassaic Project (Wassaic, NY) among others. She was a recipient of the Queens Council on the Arts’ New Works Grant in 2018. Between 2013–2020, Hitchings co-directed Transmitter and Associated Gallery in Brooklyn, NY, is the founder of artist-focused consulting agency Studio Associate, and Director of Career Services at California Institute of the Arts (CalArts). She lives and works in Burbank, CA and her work is represented by Taymour Grahne in the UK.

Education

2018 Certificate in Small Business & Entrepreneurship, Hunter College, CUNY

2015 Certificate of Completion, Art as a Global Business, The Sotheby’s Institute

2011 BFA in Painting & Drawing, Purchase College, SUNY

2010 Dingle Summer Art, Dingle, Ireland

Solo and Two-Person Exhibitions

2023 Seven Suns, Anat Ebgi, Los Angeles, CA

2023 Cycles, Taymour Grahne Projects, London, UK

2022 Deep Life in Heat, Taymour Grahne Projects (online)

2020 The Production of Place, two-person with Leah Beeferman, The Teaching Gallery,

2020 Hudson Valley Community College, Troy, NY

2019 Double Vision, One River School, Englewood, NJ

2018 CRY ME A RIVER, MEN Gallery, New York, NY

2018 Fork in the Road, Proto Gallery, Hoboken, NJ

2017 Ctrl+alt+reality, Ideal Glass, New York, NY (exhibition and outdoor mural)

2014 Exposed Roots, Studio Kura, Fukuoka, Japan

2012 NOT EVERYDAY, Sunset Surf Club, Brooklyn, NY

Selected Group Exhibitions

2024 Light filters through the gaps in the leaves, Artemin Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan

2024 I look to the moon like a fellow traveler, Lamb Gallery, London, UK (forthcoming)

2024 Enchanted Lands, Johansson Projects, Oakland, A (forthcoming)

2024 Dreams and Reflections, Richard Heller, Los Angeles

2023 Sexy Xmas VII, The Lodge, Los Angeles

2023 Rising Tide, presented by Anat Ebgi and Chen Projects, Louisa Art Center, Taipei, Taiwan

2023 Vantage, Good Mother Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2023 Fresh Nature, Kutlesa, Bernerhöhe, Switzerland

2023 Emanate, Gaa Gallery, New York, NY

2023 Dallas Art Fair, exhibited with Anat Ebgi, Los Angeles, CA

2023 Felix Art Fair, exhibited with Anat Ebgi, Los Angeles, CA

2022 GARDEN, LADIES’ ROOM LA (online)

2022 Lost in the Worlds, co-organized by WillNYC and F2T, Paris, France

2022 Night, Blue Door Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2022 Green Minds, MePaintsMe (online)

2022 Plant-Based, Tiger Strikes Asteroid, Los Angeles

2022 Landscape, a group show, Taymour Grahne Projects (off-site) London, UK (forthcoming)

2022 If you forget my name, you will go astray, Anat Ebgi, Los Angeles, CA

2022 Mother Nature, Space2Curate, curated by Natasha Schlesinger of ArtMuse, NY, NY

2021 If You Lived Here, You’d be Home by Now, Wassaic Project, Wassaic, NY

2021 Luger, Ana Mas Projects, Barcelona, Spain

2021 Witch Hunt, Homocats Studio, Brooklyn, NY. Curated by Julia Norton

2020 Wild Tangents, Reservoir Studios, Queens, NY. Curated by Caetlynn Booth and Ann Trinca

2020 First, second, third person, Pierogi, New York, NY

2020 Apologia, Partners & Son, Philadelphia, PA

2019 American Earthquake, VACATION, 24 Orchard Street, NY. Curated by Madeleine Bialke

2019 Shift, Able Baker Contemporary, Portland, ME. Curated by Tracy McKenna

2019 RUIN, The Royal Society of American Art, Brooklyn, NY

2019 Among Friends, The Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural & Educational Center

2019 Decade, SFA Projects, New York, NY. Curated by Sun You

2018 #, Cindy Rucker Gallery, New York, NY. Curated by Markus Linnenbrink

2018 Right Behind the New Museum, New York, NY. Curated by Tom Levy

2018 Ecophilia, Berkshire Botanical Garden, Stockbridge, MA

2018 Three Squared, Geoffrey Young, Great Barrington, MA

2017 Linear Anagram, Satellite Art Show, Miami, FL. Curated by Christopher Stout

2017 Last Show We Ever Did, Proto Gallery, Hoboken, NJ

2017 Escape Artist, Spillway Collective, Philadelphia, PA

2017 True Believers, M. David Studio, Brooklyn, NY. Curated by Daniel John Gadd

2017 Proto Assemble, Proto Gallery, Hoboken, NJ

2017 Best Kept Secret, Geoffrey Young, Great Barrington, MA

2017 Double Down, Pierogi, New York, NY

2017 The Wassaic Project Summer Festival, Wassaic, NY

2017 All Things Great and Small, Geoffrey Young, Great Barrington, MA

2017 Tonal Shift, Station Independent Projects, New York, NY

2017 Sanctuary Landscapes, Arts & Lounge, Newark Liberty International Airport, NJ

2017 Known Unknowns, 86 Orchard Street, New York, NY

2016 WE LOST OUR TAILS, Proto Gallery, Hoboken, NJ

2016 Blue and Black Plus Orange, Geoffrey Young, Great Barrington, MA

2016 Making the Future, David & Schweitzer Contemporary, Brooklyn, NY

2016 Respectability Politics, OUTLET Fine Art, Brooklyn, NY

2016 Bringing Brooklyn to Norfolk, Gallery 21, Norfolk, VA. Curated by Patrick Todd

2016 Heavenly Places, Lorimoto, Brooklyn, NY

2015 MIXTAPE 2, Michael David Studio, 56 Bogart, Brooklyn, NY

2015 Co-curated by Michael David and Todd Bienvenu

2015 REACTIVATOR, The Active Space, Brooklyn, NY

2015 Thrice Legendary, Forever Thens, Centotto, Brooklyn, NY

2015 Faceless: Figuring Immediacy, OUTLET Fine Art, Brooklyn, NY (3-person)

2015 Show #15, The Parlour, Brooklyn, NY (3-person)

2015 New Work City, Momenta Art, Brooklyn, NY. Curated by Julie Torres

2014 Drawing 500, English Kills, Brooklyn, NY

2014 PIEROGI XX: Twentieth Anniversary Exhibition, Pierogi, Brooklyn, NY

2014 TABLEau, Pierro Gallery of South Orange, South Orange, NJ

2014 PROMPT, Proto Gallery, Hoboken, NJ

2014 NURTUREart Benefit, The Boiler, Brooklyn, NY

2014 Legend Anew, Centotto, Brooklyn, NY

2014 Seeking Space | Bushwick Open Studios, The Active Space, Brooklyn, NY

2014 Do It Yourself, 195 Morgan Avenue, Brooklyn, NY. Curated by Julie Torres

2014 Hot Mess, Firework Gallery, Brooklyn, NY. Curated by Julie Curtiss

2014 The Presence of Absence, Skylight Gallery, New York, NY. Curated by David Gibson

2014 Bushwick Open Studios Benefit, Storefront Ten Eyck, Brooklyn, NY

2013 15 Artists in Black and White, OUTLET Fine Art, Brooklyn, NY

2013 The Active Space Salon Exhibition, The Active Space, Brooklyn, NY

2013 Artist Solidarity, Brooklyn Fire Proof, Brooklyn, NY

2013 Unhinged, Pierogi, Brooklyn, NY

2013 WagMag Benefit, English Kills, Brooklyn, NY

2013 Bushwick Open Studios Benefit, Grace Exhibition Space, Brooklyn, NY

2012 NURTUREart Benefit, Charles Bank Gallery, NY, NY

2012 SHRINES, 67 West Street, Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY

2012 Dealer’s Lounge, PS Project Space, 548 West 28th Street, New York, NY

2012 The Active Space Salon Exhibition, The Active Space, Brooklyn, NY

2012 Sorcerer’s Apprentice, North Light, 56 Bogart, Brooklyn, NY

Awards and Residencies

2024 Colstoun Residency, Haddington, Scotland, UK (forthcoming)

2023 Mural commissioned for Mailchimp Headquarters, Atlanta, GA

2023 Adventure Painting, Livingston MT and Yellowstone National Park, WY

2021 DNA Residency, Provincetown, MA

2021 Mural artist in residence, Wassaic Project, Wassaic, NY

2020 NYFA Tri-State Relief Grant for Non-Salaried Cultural Workers

2019 Residency, Highly Authorized, Ellenville, NY

2018 New Works Grant, Queens Council on the Arts

2014 Studio Kura Residency, Fukuoka, Japan

2013 Artist Grant, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT, April 2013

Publications

Sixth Finch Magazine, Summer 2017 (Digital)

Artist Feature, Maake Magazine, 2015 (Print and Digital)

Artist Feature, Chimes and Sirens: New Art and Literature Zine, 2013 (Print and Digital)

Press

Terry, Christa. Don’t Miss: Sexy Xmas VII at the Lodge LA, Observer Arts, December 21, 2023

5 Artists on our Radar in April 2023, Artsy, April 4, 2023

The Artsy Advisor Notebook: April 2023, Artsy, April 6, 2023

Meet Jen Hitchings, Voyage LA, February 20, 2023

Meet Jen Hitchings | Artist, Owner of Studio Associate, Career Services Director at CalArts, ShoutOut

LA, August 8, 2022

Artist/entrepreneur Jen Hitchings lets you get to know her for real, Dr. Lisa Gives a Shit, Brooklyn Free

Radio, 2020

Johnson, Elizabeth. “Conversation with Jen Hitchings,” www.figureground.org, May 14, 2019

Video walkthrough of Fork in the Road at Proto Gallery by Katerina Lanfranco

Indrisek, Scott. “Find Your Inner Donald Judd at Marfa’s New Art Camp for Adults,” Artsy,

September 13, 2017

Marston-Reid, Linda. “Vintage photo inspires Wassaic Project Exhibition,” Poughkeepsie Journal,

August 22, 2017

Cascone, Sarah. “The 30 Hottest Group Shows to See in NY this Summer,” Artnet News, July 2017

Indrisek, Scott. “What Not to Miss at Bushwick Open Studios Weekend.” Artinfo.com, June 2015

Chidester, Brian. “Jen Hitchings on Body Language.” NYC Ephemera, June 2015

“Artist Interview: Jen Hitchings,” Maake Magazine. May 2015

Durbin, Nicole. “With Shared Enthusiasm: Seeking Space at The Active Space,” Artsinbushwick.org

June 2014 (Image)

Gagliani, Allison. “Artist Flashcard,” BushwickDaily.com. April 2014

Video studio visit, Gorky’s Granddaughter, www.gorkysgranddaughter.com

“Bushwick Open Studios Returns,” Brooklyn Paper. May 2013

Sutton, Benjamin. “10 Must-Visit Studios… at Bushwick Open Studios 2013,” Artinfo.com. May 2013

Merians, Valerie. “Jen Hitchings,” Studio Critical blog. January 2013

“15 Best Studios to see off the Jefferson Stop,” Bushwick Daily blog. May, 2012

Schlack, Layla. “New Member Profile // Painter Jen Hitchings Explores the Institution,”

3rd Ward blog. January 2011

Visiting Artist/Presentations

2023 Painting through time, with Theresa Daddezio and Erika Ranee, DC Moore (virtual talk)

2023 Balancing Patience and Ambition, Purchase College Alumni Association/Purchase Women’s

2023 Leadership Network (remote)

2020 The Hustle Habit, PARADICE PALASE (remote)

2020 Visiting artist, Purchase College, SUNY (remote)

2020 Visiting artist, Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, NY

2019 Visiting artist, Residency Unlimited, Brooklyn, NY

2019 Visiting artist, Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, NY

2018 Guest Critic, New York Crit Club, Transmitter, Brooklyn, NY

2016 Visiting artist/curator, The Wassaic Project, Wassaic, NY

2016 Visiting artist, Residency Unlimited, Brooklyn, NY

2015 Visiting Alumni Panel Presenter, “Artistpreneurs,” Purchase College, SUNY

2014 Juror, “Unsolicited Proposals,” Apexart

2014 Bushwick Open Studios Benefit Committee member

2013 Visiting Alumni Panel Presenter, Purchase College, SUNY

2012 Visiting Artist Presenter, “Memories Can’t Wait,” ICP-Bard, New York, NY

2012 Visiting Lecturer, Purchase College, SUNY