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Bio
JP Long is a widely collected sculptor and artist residing in the San Francisco Bay Area; he is represented by fine art galleries in Chicago, Dallas, San Francisco, Sonoma, Palm Desert, and Toronto. Born in Boston, MA, he studied jewelry/metal arts at California College of the Arts. For over a decade, he has worked with internationally acclaimed artist Bella Feldman and shares studio space with her in Oakland, CA.
Long's career launched in the mid-2000s with a series of large glass-and-steel sculptures brimming with tensions and unexpected harmonies. Impressed by the force of primary colors, he added planes of color to his steel sculptures—to striking effect. Long also developed a series of canvasses parallel to his sculptural work, featuring breathtaking oxidation and carbon patterns, most recently against bold fields of color.
Resonant with modernist geometry and a minimalist aesthetic, Long's artwork probes spectrums of serendipity and structure. Controlled experimentation lends texture to his work—e.g., hand blown glass in his sculptures or unpredictable oxidation and carbon patterns in his canvasses. This technique, along with their eye-catching compositions, electrifies the pieces with a sense of impending animation. In his ongoing investigation of form, mass, and movement, Long imaginatively negotiates the physical capacities, as well as the conceptual opportunities, of his diverse materials.
Solo Exhibitions
May 2014
600 Townsend, San Francisco, CA
November 2011
Melissa Morgan Fine Art, Palm Desert, CA
May 2010
Micaela Gallery, San Francisco, CA
December 2009
Craighead Green Gallery, Dallas, TX
September 2009
Sculpturesite Gallery, San Francisco, CA
February 2009
Melissa Morgan Fine Art, Palm Desert, CA
August 2008
Habatat Gallery, Chicago, IL
February 2008
Craighead Green Gallery, Dallas, TX
June 2007
Sculpturesite 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 Street Windows Gallery, Berkeley, CA
May 2002
Salbabida Art Space, Berkeley, CA
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Group Exhibitions
March 2015
Scope New York - Elizabeth Clement Fine Art
New York, NY
February 2015
Art Wynwood - Elizabeth Clement Fine Art
Miami, FL
December 2014
SCOPE - Art Basel Miami
Elizabeth Clement Fine Art
Miami, FL
October 2014
Art Silicone Valley - Elizabeth Clement Fine Art
San Mateo, CA
June 2014
Silk & Glass
Mendocino Arts Center, Mendocino, CA
March 2014
SCOPE NY - Elizabeth Clement Fine Art
New York, NY
March 2013
Melissa Morgan Fine Art
Palm Desert, CA
July 2013
Art South Hampton - Elizabeth Clement Fine Art
South Hampton, NY
July 2013
Sculpturesite Gallery
Sonoma, CA
July 2013
Echt Gallery
Chicago, IL
September 2013
The Art Center Highland Park - Echt Gallery
Highland Park, IL
November 2011
Boston International Fine Art Show - Elizabeth Clement Fine Art, Boston, MA
November 2009
Sculptural Objects Functional Art + Design Fair Chicago - Habatat Gallery, Chicago, IL
June 2009
SOFA NYC - Habatat Gallery, Chicago, IL
December 2008
Sculpturesite Gallery, San Francisco, CA
November 2008
SOFA Chicago - Habatat Gallery, Chicago, IL
June 2008
Varnish Fine Arts, San Francisco, CA
June 2008
SOFA NYC - Habatat Gallery, Chicago, IL
April 2008
Varnish Fine Arts, San Francisco, CA
March 2008
Craighead Green Gallery, Dallas, TX
December 2007
Craighead Green Gallery, Dallas, TX
November 2007
SOFA Chicago - Habatat Gallery, Chicago, IL
October 2007
600 Townsend, San Francisco, CA
June 2007
SOFA NYC - Habatat Gallery, Chicago, IL
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 Works 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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Collection
Palm Springs Art Museum, Palm Springs, CA
MGM Grand, Detroit, MI
Numerous private collections
Education
2000 – Present
Sculptural Apprentice to Bella Feldman
May 2014
Pilchuck Glass School
Assistant to Artist - in-Residence 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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