CV
Biography
Born 1980 Houston, TX
Lives and works in Houston, TX
Education
2001-2003 BFA and BA from University of Texas at Austin
Solo Exhibitions
2011 Conceptual Trash, The Joanna Gallery, Houston, TX
2011 Jenny Schlief Stock Photography: Woman Series, Box 13 Artspace, Houston, TX
2010 Tuff Enuff, Box 13 Artspace, Houston TX
2009 PLUR: 2009 vs 1998, The Joanna Gallery, Houston TX
2006 jennybunny bunnyjenny, Redbud Gallery, Houston TX
2005 Mature Milk and Beautiful Beasts, Deborah Colton Gallery, Houston TX
Group Exhibitions
2011 Low Lives 3, DiverseWorks at Red White Yellow, Houston, TX
2010 What We’re Up To, Box 13 Artspace, Houston, TX
2010 Monster Show, Domy Books, Houston, TX
2009 I found myself an innovator, Diverseworks, Houston TX
2008 Dis, Dat, Deez and Doz, The Joanna Gallery, Houston, TX
2007 The Big Show, Lawndale Art Center, Houston, TX
2007 WFMA 40th Anniversary Celebration: 2007 Survey of Texas Art and Artists, Wichita Falls Museum of Art at Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, TX
2006 Take me to bed or loose me forever, Volitant, Austin, TX
2006 Miami BASEL Preview Plush, Dallas, TX
2006 Feral Nature University of Texas at Dallas, Dallas, TX
2006 Summer Sucks Commerce Street Artist Warehouse, Houston, TX
2006 Gunslingers and Slayers Plush, Dallas, TX
2006 Dancin’ Southern Space Project, San Antonio, TX
2006 What I Like About Texas Polvo, Chicago, IL
2005 Election Death Jam Dean’s, Houston, TX
2005 One Big Piece Gallery 101, Houston, TX
2005 Lustfully Yours ArtDust, Houston, TX
2004 48 Hours, Project Row Houses, Houston, TX
2004 Camp Lucky: Summer of Carnage, Deborah Colton Gallery, Houston, TX
2004 The Independence Show, Dramos Studios, Houston, TX
Lectures
2010 Visiting Artist Lecture Series, University of Houston, Houston, TX
2009 Artists’ Talk, The Joanna Gallery, Houston TX
2009 Je me laver, Je regarde moi-même, Panel Discussion, Diverseworks, Houston TX
2007 Artist Lecture, Artist Saloon hosted by BBAP and Spacetaker, Winter Street Studios, Houston, TX
2004 Artists’ Talk, Deborah Colton Gallery, Houston, TX
Bibliography
Steve Jansen, “Jenny Schlief at “Low Lives 3″: Local Artist Set to Perform in International Performance Art Festival,” Art Attack, Houston Press, April 27, 2011
Olivia Flores Alvarez, “Jenny Schlief: Tuff Enuff,” Houston Press, January 21, 2010.
Sean Carroll, “Rejecting Ulterior Motifs, How Contemporary Art Wore Out Its Welcome in North Texas,” ArtsHouston, July, 2007.
Emvergeoning Art Blog Review, “Take Me to Bedlam or Lose Me Forever,” January 2, 2007.
Jeanne Claire van Ryzin, “Take Me To Bed Or Lose Me Forever,” Austin American Statesman, Thursday, December 14, 2006
“On Target: Gunslingers and Slayers”, Dallas Observer, May 25, 2006
Fluent Collaborative Online Magazine, …might be good Issue #64, February 24, 2006, http://www.fluentcollab.org/mbg/issue64.htm
Bad at Sports Podcast, Episode 19, Sun January 8, 2006, http://badatsports.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=46417
Steven Devadanam and Mary Templeton, “Night & Day,” Houston Press, November 3, 2005.
Natasha Jacobs, “For Art’s Sake: Jenny Schlief Mature Milk and Beautiful Beasts,” 002 Magazine, August, 2005, 16.
Julia Ramey, “Panty Rave,” Houston Press, February 10, 2005.