​Jessica L. Sims


EDUCATION

Master of Fine Arts, Studio Art, 2005
University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Holderness Scholarship

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Painting and Printmaking Dept, 2002
Virginia Commonwealth University, Summa Cum Laude



EXHIBITIONS (selected)
SOLO


​2016  So The Story Goes, Jane Sandelin Gallery, Art Works, Richmond, VA

2015  A Chesterfield Landscape, Marilyn Foley Gallery, University of Mobile, Mobile, AL

2013  Maybe This Time, Main Gallery, Rawls Museum Arts, Courtland, VA

2012  Channelsurfing, Gellman Room, Richmond Public Library, Main Branch

2011  Back to Bexwood, Francis Gallery, Rawls Museum Arts, Courtland, VA

2009  A History Report, Not a Future Report, Skylight Gallery, Art Works, Richmond, VA

2008  A Little Bit of This, A Little Bit of That, Frable & Helena Davis Galleries, artspace

2007  Everybody, Dance Now, Dooley Foyer, Richmond Public Library, Main Branch

2005  564 Days, Ellenburg & Shaffer Glass Art Studio, Greensboro, NC




EXHIBITIONS (selected)
GROUP


2016  Emerging IV: Rawls Museum Arts Juried Exhibition, Rawls Museum Arts, Juror Amie                      Oliver, Courtland, VA   


2014  Exquisite Abnormalities, with Dana Frostick, Dee Glazer & Roman Zelgatas, artspace,                    Richmond, VA

2013  ThinkSmall7, artspace, Richmond, VA

2013  artspace @ the Weinstein Jewish Community Center, Francis Gallery, Richmond, VA

2012  National Juried Exhibition, Rawls Museum Arts, Best in Show, Juror Marcy Rosenblat,                   Courtland, VA

2010  Gallery 45, First Unitarian Universalist Church of Richmond, Richmond, VA

2009  radius250 2009, artspace, Juror Marlene Rothaker, Richmond, VA

2005  radius250 2005, artspace, Juror John Ravenal, Richmond, VA


GALLERY AFFILIATION

Present - 2006   artspace, Richmond, VA

President (2011-Present), Vice President (2008-2011), Co-Chair Exhibitions (2008-2010)


COLLECTIONS

The Weaver Foundation

Tiller Law Firm



PRESS

"Maybe This Time" reviewed by Vittorio Colaizzi, Assistant Professor, Dept of Art,

Old Dominion University, Tidewater News, November 2013