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Janyce Denise Glasper
b. Sumter, South Carolina
lives and works in Dayton, Ohio
Education
2016 Master of Fine Arts, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2014 Post Baccalaureate Certificate, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2012 Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drawing, Art Academy of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
Professional Experience
2023 Scholastic Art & Writing Dayton Region Visual Arts Juror, K12 Art Gallery for Young People, Dayton, OH
2022 Visual Arts Juror, Dayton Unit NAACP Act-So Program, Dayton, OH
2021 Summer Art Camp Guest Artist, Ponitz Career Technology Center, Dayton, OH
2020-present Exhibition Design Team Member/writer/illustrator, free-thinking abolitionists interpreting race/racism (fair) collective, global/virtual
2018-present Contributing Writer, The Artblog, Philadelphia, PA
2015-2018 Visitor Experience Associate, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2013- 2014 Staff Writer, B!tchFlicks, virtual feminist film/TV blog
2013 Summer Intern, Dayton City Paper, Dayton, OH
Solo Exhibitions
2022 Just Another Course to Quietly Understanding the Endurance of Loving You Now (The JACQUELYN Paintings), Central State University, Dayton Campus Gallery, Dayton, OH
2020 Sweet Retreat:Black Women Writers, A-Z, Dayton Metro Library, Dayton, OH
2018 Let Them Eat Sweet, The B(A)LM (Black Artists Liberation Movement) Studio, Philadelphia, PA
2013 Soapy Hair Stories Appropriations of Roy Lichtenstein, Cachet G Gallery & Boutique, Dayton, OH
2009 Janyce Denise Glasper Portraits, K12 Gallery for Young People, Dayton, OH
Group Exhibitions
2023 Entangled Timelines (with fellow PAFA MFA alumni Morgan Hobbs, Tiffany Tate, Omid Shekari, and Mingfei Cui), Fellowship of Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, virtual
2022 Chronicling Resistance: The Exhibition, Free Library of Philadelphia Parkway Central, Philadelphia, PA
Hole History: Origins of the American Style Donut, Lewis Gallery, Portland Public Library, Portland, ME
The Inaugural Women’s Mental Health & Trauma Exhibition, Divisible Projects, Dayton, OH
An Artist’s Life, Dayton Metro Library, Dayton, OH
An Artist’s Life, Grace United Methodist Church, Dayton, OH
An Artist’s Life, Sinclair Community College Triangle Gallery, Dayton, OH
An Artist’s Life, First Street Church, Dayton, OH
2021 An Artist’s Life, Central State University Dayton Campus Gallery, Dayton, OH
Love… In All Forms, Panopticon Gallery, Boston, MA
Art in the City Juried Exhibition, Dayton Society of Artists, Dayton, OH
Convergence, Dayton Society of Artists/African American Visual Arts Guild Members, Dayton Society of Artists, Dayton, OH
2020 Black Artists Matter, Dutoit Gallery, Dayton, OH
2019 Auntie Kym's Living Room Installation, Vox Populi, Philadelphia, PA
2018 Insider IV, Historic Landmark Building Auditorium, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2017 Connotations (juried by Gerald Silva), Da Vinci Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA
Insider III, Gallery 128, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2016 Hole History: Origins of the American Style Donut, Asymmetrick Arts, Rockland, ME
New Artists, Sherwood Forest Art Gallery, Detroit, MI
115th Annual Student Exhibition, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2015 Aminah Robinson: A Memorial Exhibition, ACA Gallery, New York City, NY
2014 Post-Baccalaureate Exhibition, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2013 Support Women Artists Now (SWAN), Dayton Metro Library, Dayton, OH
2012 New Members Invitational, Dayton Society of Painters & Sculptors, Dayton, OH
2011 Minimental 24, Chidlaw Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
2010 Minimental 23, Convergys Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
Mix Up: Senior Thesis Exhibition, Chidlaw Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
MiseENscenic, Creative Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
2009 Minimental 22, Convergys Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
Selections from 22nd Annual Minimental, Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, OH
Artists, K12 Gallery for Young People, Dayton, OH
Honors, Awards, And Fellowships
2023 Roots. Wounds. Words. Words of Resistance & Restoration Fiction Fellow
2022 Creative Capital / Andy Warhol Foundation Art Writers Grant for Short Form Writing
2020 Critical Minded Covid-19 Relief Fund for Cultural Critics in Underrepresented Communities Grant Recipient
Artist Relief Grant, United States Artists
FreeForm Safety Grant Recipient
Montgomery County Arts and Cultural District (MCACD) / Culture Works Artist Opportunity Grant Recipient, Dayton, OH
2018 New Art Writing Challenge Honorable Mention, Artblog, Philadelphia, PA
2016 New Art Writing Challenge Honorable Mention, Artblog and The St. Claire, Philadelphia, PA
Fine Arts Venture Fund Recipient, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2015 Fourth Wall Panel Finalist (judged by Matthew Deleget, Mira Schor, and Angela Dufresne), Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Centennial Bear Award, Harcum College, Bryn Mawr, PA
Justine Cretella Memorial Award for Outstanding Achievement, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2014 Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Merit Award, Philadelphia, PA
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Scholarship Award, Philadelphia, PA
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Alumni Grant, Philadelphia, PA
2012 Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Portfolio Award, Philadelphia, PA
2008 Bertha Langhorst Scholarship, Art Academy of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
2006 Student Juried Exhibit Honorable Mention, Chidlaw Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
Four Year Portfolio Award, Art Academy of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
2002 Scholastic Art & Writing Silver Award for Drawing
Projects
TEXT issue, guest editor for Decorating Dissidence, 2023
TEXTS, commissioned story for composer James Banner, 2021
The Black Women Make Art Database (a cyber archive entailing every Black woman visual artist past and contemporary, worldwide) 2020-present
Publications
A+ Comix, “Outsiders: A+ Plus Comix Collection,” pg. 62-67, February 28, 2023. Graphic Novel.
Brown, Glodeane. “Black Women Make Art: An Interview With Janyce Denise Glasper.” Culture Fancier, September 19, 2019. Online.
Co-Arts Gallery. Love… In All Forms Exhibition Catalogue, 2022. Book.
DeAngelis, Camille. “Tenderheart: Veganism for Creative Growth,” 2019. Book.
Dillon, Pamela. “Artist Profile: Janyce Glasper.” Dayton Daily News, June 15, 2008. Print.
Iammarino, Alexis, “Dear Doughnuts, A Love Letter on the Kente Cloth” Hole History: Origins of the American Style Donut Exhibition Catalogue, 2018. Book.
McCarthy, Mary. “Teen Artist Works Out Life's Problems on Canvas.” Dayton Daily News, November 16, 2001. Print.
Scott, Carol. “Teen Co-Curator at Black Cultural Arts Festival.” Dayton Daily News, July 6, 2001. Print.
Collections
The B(A)LM Studio in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Private Collections in Dayton, Ohio, Cincinnati, Ohio, Seattle, Washington, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania