Jessica Frances Grégoire Lancaster (b. 1991, Detroit, MI) lives and works in New York, NY.
Education
Master of Fine Arts, Studio Art, New York University, New York, NY, 2018
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Fine Art Photography, Corcoran College of Art + Design, Washington, DC, 2013
Semestre à l’étranger, École Parsons à Paris, Paris, France, 2012
Solo & Two Person Exhibitions
Recall, with Pajtim Osmanaj, Trotter & Sholer, New York, NY, 2023
Recurring Themes, Commercial_ Gallery, Detroit, MI, 2022
Fifteen Seconds, FLXST Contemporary, Chicago, IL, 2021
Relics of a Promised Life, SPRING/BREAK Art Show, New York, NY, 2020
502 Sugarbush Road, 80WSE Gallery, New York, NY, 2017
Group Exhibitions
From the Eyes of Her, NYC Culture Club/Port Authority of NY & NJ, New York, NY, 2024
A Cherished Haunting, New Collectors Gallery, New York, NY, 2024
The Invincible Visible, Transformer Gallery & The Katzen Art Center at American University, Washington, DC, 2023
Inaugural Exhibition, Armature Projects at Fort Street Studio, New York, NY, 2023
Reprise, VSOP Projects, Greenport, NY, 2023
Affiliation, The National Arts Club, New York, NY, 2023
Buy What You Love, Rema Hort Mann Foundation, New York, NY, 2023
Secret Show, SPRING/BREAK Art Show, New York, NY, 2023
A Suitable Accomplishment, Trotter & Sholer, New York, NY, 2023
Halos, John C. Hutcheson Gallery at Lipscomb University, Nashville, TN, 2023
Envisioning, Transformer Gallery & The Katzen Art Center at American University, Washington, DC, 2021
Almost Endless, Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Altoona, PA, 2021
Ten Paintings Upstairs, VSOP Projects, Greenport, NY, 2021
Hoarders House, Field Projects Gallery, New York, NY, 2020
Art Olympia 2019, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan, 2019
Red, Site:Brooklyn Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, 2019
IRL: Investigating Reality, The Untitled Space Gallery, New York, NY, 2019
The Illusion and Reality, Ning Gallery, New York, NY, 2019
Repercussions, Bantam Rooster Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, 2018
Uprooted, International Arts & Artists at Hillyer, Washington, DC, 2018
XL Catlin Art Prize Traveling Exhibition, San Francisco Institute of Art, San Francisco CA, Linda Warren Projects, Chicago, IL, and New York Academy of Art, New York, NY, 2018
NYU MFA Thesis Show: Part II, 80WSE Gallery, New York, NY, 2018
Bring Your Own Mask, Lucas Lucas Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, 2017
In medias res, 80WSE Gallery, New York, NY, 2017
NYU MFA First Year Show, 80WSE Gallery, New York, NY, 2017
Worn Creative Pop-Up, Frye Gallery and Store, Washington, DC, 2014
Next at the Corcoran: BFA Class of 2013, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2013
Idée fixe, Le Pavé d’Orsay, Paris, France, 2012
Petty Thieves: An Empty Stretch Exhibition, Gallery 31, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2011
Additional Projects
White Columns Artist Registry, New York, NY, 2023
The Artists’ Grief Deck, Artists Literacies Institute & NYC Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster, New York, NY produced in collaboration with Adriene Jenik & the National Hospice Cooperative, 2020
FotoWeek DC Projections, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2011
Residencies
Peyton Evans Artist Residency Program, Key West, FL, 2019
School of Visual Arts Summer Residency, New York, NY, 2019
Awards, Fellowships & Grants
The National Arts Club Fellowship, New York, NY, 2022-2023
FST StudioProject Fund Grant, New York, NY, 2020
Finalist, Art Olympia, Tokyo, Japan, 2019
Finalist, XL Catlin Art Prize, 2018
Jack Goodman Scholarship in Art and Technology, New York University, New York, NY, 2017
Stephen Lee Szabo Memorial Award, Corcoran College of Art + Design, Washington, DC, 2013
Lectures
Artist Talk, “Online Visiting Artist Series,” The Oxbow School, Napa, CA, 2020
Artist Talk, “Meet the Corcoran’s NEXT Artists,” Corcoran College of Art + Design, Washington, DC, 2013
Publications
Harper’s Magazine, January Issue, 2024
Heads Magazine: The Revival Edition, House of Miracle in collaboration with UDLI Editions & New Art Dealers Alliance, 2022
New American Paintings, Issue 147, 2020
Studio Visit Magazine, Volume 47, 2020
Friend of the Artist, Volume 8, 2019
Figurative Art Catalogue, XL Catlin Art, 2018
The Photographer’s Playbook, Aperture Foundation, 2014
Petty Thieves #1, Empty Stretch Press, 2012
Press
10 Standout Gallery Exhibitions to See During Armory Week 2023, Artsy, 2023
When Your Art Studio Is Also Your Apartment, New York Magazine, 2023
Artists Grapple With the Meaning of Motherhood in a New York Gallery Show, Artnet News, 2023
Seeing Color, Texture, and Design, The Arts in Conversation Podcast, 2022
Artist Feature, Booooooom, 2021
The 11 Shoes Brooklyn's Most Creative Artists Are Wearing, GQ, 2019
MFA First-Year Show Explores Art Traditions and Makes Statements, Washington Square News, 2017
Corcoran Grads Show What’s Next, The Washington Post, 2013
Teaching Experience
Adjunct Photography Faculty, New York University, New York, NY, 2017-2018
Teaching Assistant for Adjunct Photography Faculty, New York University, New York, NY, 2017