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1985 Born Buffalo, New York
EDUCATION
2007 BFA Ceramics and Print Media, Alfred University, Alfred, New York
2010 MFA University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
RESIDENCIES AND APPRENTICESHIPS
2010-2011 Artist-in-Residence, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, Texas
PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE
2008-2009Graduate Teaching Assistant, Beginning Ceramics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
2009Graduate Teaching Assistant, Beginning Painting, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
2009-2010Graduate Teaching Fellow, 3-D Design/Introduction to Sculpture, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
2011Adjunct Instructor of Ceramics, Lone Star College at Kingwood, Kingwood, Texas
2012-2013Assistant Ceramics Studio Coordinator and Instructor, The Arts Center, Carrboro, North Carolina
2013Adjunct Instructor, Sculpture I/II, Piedmont Community College, Roxboro, North Carolina
2013-2015Ceramics Studio Coordinator and Instructor, The Arts Center, Carrboro, North Carolina
2014-2016Adjunct Instructor, Art Appreciation; 2-D Design, Wake Technical Community College, Raleigh, North Carolina
2016-2017Lecturer, Ceramics, University of North Carolina at Pembroke, Pembroke, North Carolina
2017—Assistant Professor,Ceramics, University of North Carolina at Pembroke, Pembroke, North Carolina
BIOGRAPHY
Jessica Dupuis makes mixed media sculptural ceramic work. Dupuis describes her process as experimental as she uses a combination of clay slip and found discarded materials like newspaper, cardboard, and furniture.
Each of the functional objects or pieces of furniture have been directly used in Dupuis’ life from childhood furniture to cardboard boxes used in her studio. She covers each item in a combination of slip and newspaper that are then fired to create “shards”. Arranging and adhering the shard fragments to their base objects creates new art objects: panels, boxes, and even twin bunk bed parts that hang on the wall. Dupuis’ most recent work (c. 2016) moves toward a subdued palette of pink, blue and yellow while layers of shards create a highly textured, sharp and delicate looking surface.
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
City of Raleigh Arts Commission, Raleigh, North Carolina
Lone Star College at Kingwood, Kingwood, Texas
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