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Bio
Born in Boston, MA, JP Long began studying illustration at an early age, laying the foundation for his learned appreciation of aesthetic, and his powerful creative skill.
Under the tutelage of Emily White, a local seacoast New Hampshire painter, JP's vision and technique formed. However, it was not until he began working towards his Jewelry/Metal Arts degree from the California College of Art and Crafts, that JP's true vision and technique matured. After graduating with an impressive portfolio, JP opened a jewelry studio in Berkeley, CA, creating a limited line of bracelets and rings that were soon showcased at Sculpture to Wear Gallery in Santa Monica, CA and Grennon's of Newport, in Newport, Rhode Island.
Bella Feldman, the prominent and critically acclaimed Bay Area sculptor, hired JP to assist in the creation of her work in the fall of 2000, and continues to employ his expertise. JP soon began his own work in glass and steel, and during the summer of 2002 was the featured artist at Salbabida Art Space in Berkeley, CA. Based upon natural tensions between opposing harmonies, JP's mixed media also showed in the 2002 Craft Showcase at The Museum of Craft and Folk Art in San Francisco, CA, and the Session I 2003 Faculty Show at Pilchuck Glass School in Stanwood, Washington.
JP Long's current exhibition elaborates the dynamic fluidity and rigidity of the opposing materials, glass and steel.
-B. Hamby
Solo Exhibitions:
June 2007
Sculpture Site Gallery San Francisco, CA
September 2006
Bank of America San Francisco, CA
May 2006
Habatat Gallery Chicago, IL
April 2004
Richmond Art Center Richmond, CA
September 2003
City of Berkeley Addison St Windows Gallery Berkeley, CA
May 2002
Salbabida Art Space Berkeley, CA
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Group Exhibitions:
November 2007
Sofa Chicago Habatat Gallery Chicago, IL
October 2007
600 Townsend San Francisco, CA
January 2007
Sculpture Site Gallery San Francisco, CA
February 2006
Varnish Fine Arts San Francisco, CA
January 2005
Habatat Gallery Chicago, IL
November 2004
California College of Arts Oliver Arts Center Oakland, CA
October 2004
Sofa Chicago Habatat Gallery Chicago, IL
September 2004
Cal Design 2004 San Francisco, CA
August 2004
Varnish Fine Arts San Francisco, CA
May 2004
Oaklandish Oakland, CA
March 2004
Art Woks Downtown San Rafael, CA
May 2003
Pilchuck Glass School Stanwood, WA
December 2002
Museum of Craft and Folk Art, San Francisco, CA
August 2002
Salbabida Art Space Berkeley, CA
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Education:
2000 – Present
Sculptural Apprentice to Bella Feldman
June 2003
Pilchuck Glass School
Assistant to Artist in Residence: Bella Feldman
May 2000
California College of Arts and Crafts
Bachelor of Fine Arts
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