EXHIBITION HISTORY
(*solo exhibition, ** two-person exhibition, ***Art Fairs)
2010
(untitled MFA Thesis Exhibition) p|m Gallery, Toronto *
Beyond/In Western New York Biennial, Buffalo, New York
2009
Conflux 2009 Glowlab, NYU Steinhardt, New York
Ride On (M:ST 4.5) Kelly Andres, Marc Dulude, Tender Mountain Clan and Jessica Thompson. Mountain Standard Time Performance Art Festival, Calgary
Deep Wireless Festival Ensemble (with François Girourd, Brandon Labelle, and Lisa Pijuan-Nomura)
2008
(in) visible Cities Performance Art Festival Shawna Dempsey and Lorri Millan, FASTWÜRMS, Cheryl L’Hirondelle, Nhan Duc Nguyen and Jessica Thompson. Video Pool Media Arts Centre, Winnipeg
Toronto International Art Fair (Sounding Out The City Art Gallery of York University)***
FREESTYLIE: LAL, Jessica Thompson and Grace N’ Style (Curated by Suzanne Carte-Blanchenot), Art Gallery of Mississauga, Mississauga
Give It Up p|m Gallery, Toronto *
2007
SoundCycles: David McCallum and Jessica Thompson InterAccess Electronic Media Arts Centre, Toronto **
collisionscollusions, Big Orbit Gallery, Buffalo
Public Sound Project: Bike Hack + Soundride Nuit Blanche Toronto, presented by InterAccess Electronic Media Arts Centre, Toronto
FINE|LINE (Curated by Mia Nielson) SENKO Studio/Kunsthallen Brænderigården, Viborg, Denmark
Public Sound Project: Bike Hack + Soundride Metropolis Biennalen, Copenhagen
2006
Conflux 2006 Glowlab, McCaig-Welles Gallery, New York
ART(212), New York (Freestyle SoundKit, p|m Gallery)***
Interactive City, ZeroOne San Jose: A Global Festival of Art on the Edge / ISEA2006 Synposium, San Jose, California
maco: México arte contemporáneo, Mexico City (walking machine, p|m Gallery)***
dp003 converse without leaving home, The University of Dundee Exhibitions Department, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, Dundee, Scotland
2005
Art Projects Art Basel Miami Beach (SOUNDBIKE, Curated by Natalie Kovacs)***
Glowlab Open Lab Art Interactive, Boston
New Territories ARCO 2005, Madrid (walking machine, p|m Gallery)***
2004
POSTER Fearon-Revell Projects, Seoul
GAME-CITY FADO Performance Art Collective, Toronto
psy.geo.CONFLUX Glowlab, Participant Inc, New York
tree identification Natural Light Window, Toronto *
New Work Peter Richmond Gallery, Toronto *
2001
and I left it at that (with Kevin Rodgers) Anoush Gallery, Toronto **
instant coffee/Urban Disco Trailer T- shirt Show Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto
Post-Production Canadia Dell’Arte Theatre, Toronto
Energy Implosion: The 905 Imagination Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa
Radio Show: An exhibition of audio art CKLN 88.1 FM Toronto
2000
as yet untitled (with Duncan MacDonald) DEADTECH, Chicago **
Slide Show workspace, Toronto
HUM (with Duncan MacDonald) Pekao Gallery, Toronto **
Long Hot Summer A Space, Toronto
Dream Show S.P.I.N. Gallery, Toronto
The Green Show Money House Foundation, Toronto
LIFESPAN MEG Gallery, Toronto
Style Show Money House Foundation, Toronto
1999
Fall Collection The Art Firm, Toronto
Tag Team The Launch Pad, Toronto
shift 431 King St. W, Toronto
1998
topography Eleanor Winters Gallery, York University
PANELS, ARTIST TALKS AND GUEST LECTURES
2009
MEME (Multimedia & Electronic Music Experiments), Brown University, Providence (Sonic Psychogeography, Inst: Betsey Biggs)
CAMPER TRUCK Gallery, Calgary
Department of Visual Art, Brock University, St. Catharines (Introduction to Sound Design, Inst: Duncan MacDonald)
2008
(in) visible Cities Performance Art Festival, Video Pool Media Arts Centre, Winnipeg
DrakeSalon, Andrea Carson in conversation with Michael Toke and Jessica Thompson, The Drake Hotel, Toronto
dorkbot-nyc, Paul Davies, Jessica Thompson and Jeff Snyder, Location One, New York
2007
En route: displacement in artistic practice, Vicky Moufawad-Paul, Cheryl Rondeau, Jessica Rose and Jessica Thompson, Istituto Italiano di Cultura, Toronto
2006
Dept. of Media Art Parsons School of Design, New York (Making Electronic Instruments, Inst: Ranjit Bhatnagar)
JURIES
2008
Conflux Festival Curatorial Committee, Glowlab New York
2007
Toronto Arts Council Visual Arts Jury (Emerging Category)
Selection Committee BETA in beta, InterAccess Toronto
RESIDENCIES
2009
TR:AFICC (Temporary Resident: Artists For Innovative Contemporary Culture) TRUCK Gallery and M:ST Performance Art Festival, Calgary
2007
Reinventing the Wheel German Cultural Centre and artlab, Sibiu, Romania
SPECIAL PROJECTS
2008
Visiting Artist, Sounding Out the City Art Gallery of York University and Parkdale Collegiate, Toronto
FUNDING AND AWARDS
2009
SUNY at Buffalo, Excellence in Teaching Award (Intro to Sound)
2008
SUNY at Buffalo, College Fellowship
2007
Ontario Arts Council Emerging Artist Grant, Visual Art Category
2004
Toronto Arts Council Visual Arts Grant, Level 1
Ontario Arts Council Emerging Artist Grant, Visual Art Category
2002
Ontario Arts Council Emerging Artist Grant, Visual Art Category
2001
Ontario Arts Council Exhibition Assistance Grant
GO Transit (Project Sponsorship: Energy Implosion)
1998
L.L. Odette Sculpture Scholarship Department of Visual Art, York University
Para Paints Award Department of Visual Art, York University
1997
Jack Bush Scholarship Department of Visual Art, York University
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Adjunct Instructor, Intermediate Sound Art, Department of Media Study, State University of New York (University at Buffalo), Fall 2009, Spring 2010
Instructor-of-Record, Intro to Sound, Department of Media Study, State University of New York (University at Buffalo), Fall 2007, Spring 2008, Fall 2008, Spring 2009
Instructor, Education Department, Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa, 1994-1999
EDUCATION
MFA Candidate, Media Study University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, 2010
Independent Studio Program, Toronto School of Art, 1999
BFA Spec. Hons. Visual Art, York University, 1998
REPRESENTATION
p|m Gallery, Toronto, Canada