James Maurelle
Tel + 001.267.818.9038
studio@jamesmaurelle.com ⋅ www.jamesmaurelle.com
EDUCATION
Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture
MFA University of Pennsylvania, Weitzman School of Design
Post-Graduate Apprenticeship | The Fabric Workshop, Philadelphia, PA
Certificate in Time-Based and Interactive Media, University of Pennsylvania, Weitzman School of Design
BFA San Francisco Art Institute
ONE PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2021 On-Site / CUE Foundation / NYC, NY
2020 Farsighted / Midwinter Gallery / Rockland, ME
2017 Espaço / Allens Lane Art Center / The Carolyn and Howard Alber Gallery / Philadelphia, PA
2016 Palm / The Bindery Projects / Saint Paul, MN
TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2017 All Sounds Concern Me / James Maurelle and Jodie Cavalier / Anytime Dept. / Cincinnati, OH
2014 Plot / James Maurelle and Lydia Rosenberg / The Physical Lab / Philadelphia, PA
JURIED EXHIBITIONS
2017 Code Switch / 215 | 610 CONTEMPORARY / The Gallery: Delaware County Community College / Media, PA
2016 The Condition of Place / The Woodmere Annual: 75th Juried Exhibition / Philadelphia, PA
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024
Catch The Fire / Krikorian Gallery / Worcester Center for Crafts / Worcester, MA
2023
14 Artists | Curators / Schiltkamp Gallery / Worcester, MA
InGrained / Wayne Art Center / Wayne, PA
2022
Summer DAYZ / Klaus von Nichtssagend Gallery / NYC, NY
SENSING PLACE / UNE Art Gallery / Portland, ME
2020
‘Reasonable Nomenclastures of Invisibility’ / PARISTEAXSLA / Los Angeles, CA
Transforming Jazz / City Hall / Philadelphia, PA
We Out Here / Denison Art Space / Newark, OH
2019
When the Whirlwind Begins / The Anderson Gallery / Richmond, VA
Extra Parts / Good Children Gallery / New Orleans, LA
At The Same Time / GoggleWorks Center for the Arts / Irvin & Lois E. Cohen Gallery / Redding, PA
2018
FREEDUMB / Mamie & Weaver’s Ultra / Philadelphia, PA
This Country / Zilkha South Gallery / Wesleyan University / Middletown, CT
Collective Conscious: The Art of Social Change / African American Museum in Philadelphia / Philadelphia, PA
Companion Pieces / Anytime Dept. / Cincinnati, OH
Julius Eastman: That Which is Fundamental (Retrospective) A Recollection. Predicated. (Exhibition) / The Kitchen / NYC, NY
2017
The One You Know / NoBA Art Space and Gallery / Bala Cynwyd, PA
We The People / Minnesota Museum of American Art / Saint Paul, MN
Video Jam / Langua Lesson (live score: Kate Mohanty) / Knockdown Center / NYC, NY
Locum / University City Arts League / Philadelphia, PA
Personals / Skowhegan New York Program Space / NYC, NY
Julius Eastman: That Which is Fundamental (Retrospective) Predicated. (Exhibition) / Slought / Philadelphia, PA
2016
Person, Place or Thing / Fleisher/Ollman Gallery / Philadelphia, PA
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings / The Carver Museum / Austin, TX
3 / Napoleon Gallery / Philadelphia, PA
2015
Down To Earth / Terre a Terre / Van Nature, Hangar H18 / Brussels, Belgium
No Meat in Team / Crane Arts Center-Icebox / Philadelphia, PA
2014 Truce / Charles Addams Gallery / Philadelphia, PA
2013 Spring Show / Go Author Go / Studio 14 Gallery / San Francisco, CA
2012 Transdisciplinary Media Salon / Indigenous Space / McMillan Gallery / San Francisco, CA
PERFORMANCE
2022 USPS / Mail Carrier / Torresdale / Philadelphia, PA
2021 Flatted Fifths: A 24hr Durational / On-Site / CUE Foundation / NYC, NY
2017 All Sounds Concern Me / Versioning Afro-Blue / Anytime Dept. / Cincinnati, OH
2014 Pay What You Owe Me and Vomit What You Ate / Palm Vino Player / Charles Addams Gallery / Philadelphia, PA
CURATORIAL
2019
SOM / Woodland Gallery / Penn State University (Abington) / Abington, PA
LASTRE / POST.SCRIPT. Gallery / Crane Arts / Philadelphia, PA
2018 NAVA / Napoleon Gallery / Philadelphia, PA
RESIDENCIES
2022 Windgate ITE Residency Program, Philadelphia, PA
USPS / Mail Carrier / Torresdale / Philadelphia, PA
2016 Recycled Artist In Residency (RAIR) Philadelphia, PA
2015
Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Madison, ME
Post-Graduate Apprenticeship | The Fabric Workshop, Philadelphia, PA
AWARDS, GRANTS, AND FELLOWSHIPS
2022
The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage / Pew Fellowship
The Krepnut Prize / The Center for the Art in Wood / Philadelphia, PA
Windgate ITE Residency Fellowship, Philadelphia, PA
2017
The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage Fellowship, Nominee
Juror’s Choice Award / 215 | 610 Juried Exhibition, Odili Donald Odita, Media, PA
2016
Jacques MacCuiston Dowling Prize (for sculpture)
2015
The Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture Fellowship
Dedalus Fellowship Nominee, University of Pennsylvania
2014 The Lawrence Shprintz Award, University of Pennsylvania
2013
Spring Show Honorary Mention Award, San Francisco Art Institute
Outstanding Undergraduate Filmmakers Award, San Francisco Art Institute
2012 Honors Studio Recipient - San Francisco Art Institute
2010-13 Merit Scholar Recipient - San Francisco Art Institute
GALLERY AFFILIATION
2021 - STEP MOTHER NATURE, NYC, NY
2020 - PARISTEXASLA, Los Angeles, CA
2016-19 - NAPOLEON, Philadelphia, PA
INVITED TALKS
2021 On-Site / CUE Foundation / NYC, NY
2019 Object Lesson / The Center for Art in Wood / Philadelphia, PA
2018
FREEDUMB / Mamie & Weaver’s Ultra / Philadelphia, Pa
Collective Conscious Open House & Art Talk: AAMP - Philadelphia, PA
The 29th Annual James A. Porter Colloquium | Artist Panel: Materiality and Space / Washington, D.C.
2017 Julius Eastman: That Which is Fundamental (Retrospective) Predicated. (Exhibition) / Slought / Philadelphia, PA
2016 Cross Relations: Experimentation and the Arts, ICA – Philadelphia, PA.
VISITING ARTIST LECTURES
2020 SOM | Penn State University (Abington) | Abington, PA
2019 Visiting Artist Lecture Series | Rutgers University (Camden) | Camden, NJ
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2018 ‘Collective Conscious’: The art of camaraderie: Jen Kinney, WHYY. Org, 6.13,2018
2017 We The People / MMAA: Sheila Reagan, HYPERALLERGIC, 9.12.2017
2016 I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings / The Carver Museum / Jeanne Claire van Ryzin, Kolumn Magazine
Palm / The Bindery Projects / Sheila Dickerson, INREVIEW, Spring 2016
PUBLICATIONS
2022 American Craft / Spring / Vol. 82, No. 1
2012 Student Spotlight Undergraduate Catalog, San Francisco Art Institute
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
Assistant Professor - Studio Art - Clark University - 2023
Lecturer - Sculpture – Drexel University - 2022
Lecturer - Sculpture - University of Pennsylvania - 2018 - 2019
Lecturer - Intro to Video - University of Pennsylvania - 2015 - 2023