Contact Information
Studio Address: Industry City, Suite B331, 67 35th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11232
Email: JM@JeanetteMay.com
Education
MFA Photography, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA
BFA Painting, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL
Recent Exhibitions
2023
Princeton University Art Museum, Art on Hulfish, Princeton, NJ, Art About Art: Contemporary Photographers Look at Old Master Paintings, curated by Ronni Baer, Distinguished Curator and Lecturer, August 19 - November 5
The National Arts Club, New York, NY, Affiliation, curated by JoAnne McFarland, June 5 - 30
f22 Fine Art Prints, Chicago, IL, Pop Up Exhibition at Filter Space, April 28 - 29
2022
Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, IN, The National: Best Contemporary Photography 2022
Giertz Gallery, Parkland College, Champaign, IL, Family Ties
f22 Fine Art Prints, Chicago, IL, West Town Pop Up Project
2021
Klompching Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, Curious Devices & Other Objects, 3-Person Exhibition
The Gallery at Penn College, Williamsport, PA, Tech Vanitas, Solo Exhibition
Oakland University Art Gallery, Rochester, MI, Selections from the Mark and Ora Pescovitz Collection
ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL, Tech Vanitas, Solo Exhibition
2020
New Orleans Photo Alliance, New Orleans, LA, 15th Annual PhotoNOLA, public screening, December 11
Klompching Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, Staged and Constructed, online exhibition
MTA Arts & Design Lightbox Project, 42nd St. & 6th Ave. Station, NY, NY, Tech Time Capsule, public art installation, Jan 2020 - May 2021
Gallery FotoNostrum, Barcelona, Spain, 14th Julia Margaret Cameron Awards exhibition
2019
Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon, MI, Undying Traditions: Memento Mori, curated by Art Martin
Fitton Center for Creative Arts, Hamilton, OH, Tech Vanitas, Solo Exhibition
Alter Gallery, Shanghai, China, Tech Vanitas, Solo Exhibition
Mantor Library, University of Maine at Farmington, Tech Vanitas, Solo Exhibition for Art on Campus Program
2018
Filter Space, Chicago, IL, Re/member/construct, curator Lisa Volpe
The Cluster Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, Beautiful Obsolescence, 3-Person Exhibition, curator Amanda McDonald Crowley
BASE Milano, Milan, Italy, FUTURO PRESENTE, Public Screening for Digital Week curated by ArtsFor_, March 15-18
2017
Center for Photography at Woodstock, Woodstock, NY, Photography Now 2017, curator William Ewing
Klompching Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, Vanitas, 2-Person Exhibition with Kimberly Witham
Bronx Council on the Arts, Longwood Art Gallery, Bronx, NY, Noir: Defining the Melodrama, curator Juanita Lanzo
2016
Field Projects, pop-up exhibit at 5 Anderson St., New Rochelle, NY, Ghosts, curator Beth Livensperger
SpaceCamp, Baltimore, MD, Fathers, Brothers, Sons, curated by Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) Curatorial Practice '17
Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts (EFA), NY, NY, Exhibition #16 Small Works, curator William Carroll
2015
Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts (EFA), NY, NY, Exhibition #15 New Artists, curator Natalia Nakazawa
On the Ground Floor Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, Feminist Sex Shoppe, curator Malika Ali
2014
Katzen Museum, American University, Washington, DC, Readymade@100, curator Mark Cameron Boyd
Humble Arts Foundation, www.hafny.org, New Cats in Art Photography, Group Show 41, curator Jon Feinstein
Power Plant Gallery, Duke University, Durham, NC, Picture Books
International Center of Photography (ICP) Educ. Gallery, NY, NY, Stories in the Social Landscape, curator Karen Marshall
2013
OK Harris Gallery, New York, NY, Solo Exhibition, Morbidity & Mortality
Printmaking Center of New Jersey, Branchburg, NJ, No Man is an Island, curator Sarah Schmerler
OK Harris Gallery, New York, NY, Illuminators
Paul Robeson Galleries, Rutgers University, Newark, NJ, No Place Like Home, curator Anonda Bell
2012
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, DIY Photographers & Books, curator Barbara Tannenbaum
Wright Museum of Art, Beloit, WI, Take Care: Biomedical Ethics in the 21st Century
Photo Center Northwest, Seattle, WA, Equivalents, curator W.M. Hunt
A.I.R. Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, Creature Features, 2-Person Exhibition
Lawton Gallery, University of WI, Green Bay, WI, Take Care: Biomedical Ethics in the 21st Century
A.I.R. Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, Solo Exhibition, Bachelor Pads
Trahern Gallery, Austin Peay State University, TN, Take Care: Biomedical Ethics in the 21st Century
2011
SOMArts, San Francisco, CA, Man as Object – Reversing the Gaze, curator Tanya Augsburg, Ph.D.
Sarratt Gallery, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, Take Care: Biomedical Ethics in the 21st Century
Konsthallen, Sandviken, Sweden, Vestige: Traces of Reality, curator Jill Conner
Freedman Gallery, Albright College, Reading, PA, Gender Matters/Matters of Gender, juror Judith Tannenbaum
The Renaissance Center, Dickson, TN, Take Care: Biomedical Ethics in the 21st Century
2010
PooL Art Fair at Art Basel, Miami Beach, FL, Take Care: Biomedical Ethics in the 21st Century, curator Adrienne Outlaw
ArtHamptons 2010, Bridgehampton, NY, A.I.R. Gallery exhibition space
New Image Gallery, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA, Photography & Literature
2009
ArtPrize 2009, Grand Rapids, MI, Take Care: Art, Science & Bioethics of Motherhood, curator Adrienne Outlaw
A.I.R. Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, Solo Exhibition, Easy on the Eyes
The Center for Book Arts, New York, NY, Flo: art, text, new media, curator Rocío Aranda-Alvarado
Marran Gallery, Lesley University, Cambridge, MA, Does Gender Matter? curator Barbara O’Brien
Bibliography
Musée Magazine, October 30, 2023, “Art About Art: Contemporary Photographers Look at Old Master Paintings,” by Madeline Lerner
Art & Archaeology News, Princeton University, September 27, 2023, “Contemporary Artists Recalibrate Early Modern Masterpieces”
SmithsonianMag.com, August 25, 2023, “See How Photographers Reimagine Old Master Paintings,” by Teresa Nowakowski
Artnet.com News, August 21, 2023, “Photographers Recreate Old Master Paintings in Witty and Profound Ways,” by Taylor Dafoe
Missouri Review, Vol 46, #2, Summer 2023, "Vanitas: The Art of Death and Decay,” article by Kristine Somerville
Dodho Magazine, June 2023, "In Conversation with Jeanette May,” interview on Dodho website
Voices of Photography, Issue 34, Optical Toys, 2023, Artist’s Showcase feature on Jeanette May, in print and digital editions
Dodho Magazine, Issue 23, December 2022, "Curious Devices," feature on Jeanette May, in print and digital editions
Aesthetica Magazine, January 14, 2022, "Technological Vanitas," feature on Jeanette May, in Magazine New Artists page
Audubon Magazine, Winter 2021, photographs for “Where Have All the Rare Bird Alerts Gone?” by Dan Koeppel
The Express, Lock Haven, PA, November 4, 2021, “Photography exhibit explores anxious array of technology at Penn College”
Side of Culture, July 7, 2020, “MTA in NYC Boosts Community Spirt with Art and Installations,” review
PHOTOFAIRS, February 18, 2020, “Jeanette May, Vanitas of the Digital Age,” Artist Takeover
Journal of Museum Education, Issue 44.3, Fall 2019, journal cover photo “Tech Vanitas: Fiber Optics”
HOOKfabrica, August 22, 2019, "Only modern talents feel negative and nothing? “Voids” in the history of art,” review
LENSCRATCH, July 19, 2019, "Jeanette May: Tech Vanitas," feature and interview with Daniel George
Barbara magazine, Issue #31, December 2018, “It should look like an accident,” photo feature on “Morbidity & Mortality” series
AM New York, April 1, 2018, interview about use of props for "Tech Vanitas" from the Gowanus E-Waste Warehouse
Amica, March 15, 2018, "Milano Digital Week: Futuro Presente" public exhibition/screening, daily tips
CBS NY Local, March 5, 2018, “Beautiful Obsolescence” exhibit “Best Winter Art Exhibits in NY”
PDN Photo District News, September 2017, "Finding Beauty in Flip Phones and Land Lines," PDNews article by Rebecca Robertson
Humble Cats, Fall 2017, catalog for “New Cats in Art Photography,” online exhibit presented by Humble Arts Foundation
Design Faves, August 13, 2017, "Tech Vanitas confronts the anxiety surrounding technological obsolescence in photos" featured portfolio
PDN Photo District News, June 26, 2017, “Finding Beauty in Dated Technology,” Photo of the Day online feature by editor Rebecca Robertson
LENSCRATCH, May 10, 2017, "Jeanette May and Kimberly Witham: Vanitas at Klompching Gallery," feature by Aline Smithson
GUP Magazine, May 7, 2017, "Toying with Tradition: Contemporary Vanitas on Display at Klompching," exhibition review
Light Leaked, May 2017, "Morbidity & Mortality" photos in "Constructing Narrative" issue by Dana Stirling and Yoav Friedlander
Lunch Ticket, Literary & Art Journal of Antioch University, LA, CA, February 15, 2016, “Morbidity & Mortality” Amuse-Bouche feature
45 Years at OK Harris, 2015, by Marilynn Karp, Suzanne Kreps, and Ron Weis, Randem Publishing
FloatMagazine.us, September 2015, “Morbidity & Mortality” featured in Portfolios page
Jeanette May's Easy on the Eyes: Photographs for a Female Audience, 2015, master thesis by Danielle de Hoog, Leiden University, Netherlands
Paredro.com, September 18, 2015, "Photographer recreates crime scenes with stuffed animals" featured portfolio on Design page
BoredPanda.com, September 17, 2015, “A Darkly Humorous Look at Crime Scene Photography” featured portfolio on Photography page
ArtPhotoMag, September 30, 2014, “Morbidity & Mortality” series featured in the “On The Road” issue
Readymade@100, 2014, exhibition catalog, “Readymade@100,” essay by Mark Cameron Boyd
TheDailyBeast.com, January 23, 2014, “Bachelor Pads,” Daily Pic by Blake Gopnik
Photodigest.be, November 4, 2013, featured exhibit, “Morbidity & Mortality: Jeanette May @New York”
There is No Place Like Home, 2013, exhibition catalog, “Home?” essay by Anonda Bell
The New York Photo Review, May 16-22, 2012, “Crime Scenes” review by Mohammad Chowdhury
The Brooklyn Paper, April 27, 2012, “Victim’s Close-Up,” review by Will Bredderman
24700 CalArts Blog, April 19, 2012, "A.I.R. Gallery Presents Photographs by Alumna Jeanette May," by Christine N. Ziemba
Now On: Feb 2012 with Julia Morton, February 18, 2012, exhibition review by Julia Morton
CBS NY Local, February 1 & 24, 2012, “Bachelor Pads” exhibit “5 Best Things to do in NYC Tonight”
Time Out New York, February 1, 2012, “Bachelor Pads” exhibit Critics’ pick: This week in New York
Curbed.com, January 18, 2012, “Direct Your Longing Gaze at These Men in Their Bachelor Pads,” by Dave Hogarty
Eventseekr blog, November 14, 2011, “Man as Object: Reversing the Gaze—Is a Naked Man Enough?” exhibition review by Julia Glosemeyer
Arbetarbladet, Sweden, June 20, 2011, “New York Spanar in Sandviken,” review by Lars Halvarsson (English translation PDF)
Vestige: Traces of Reality, 2011, exhibition essay by Jill Conner
WagMag, Brooklyn, NY, May 2011, “Critics Pick: A.I.R.,” exhibition review by Enrico Gomez
ARTslant.com, May 13, 2011, "But that's a different story...reviewed," exhibition review by Danielle de Hoog
Flo: art, text, new media, 2009, exhibition catalog essay by Rocío Aranda-Alvarado
Fellowships, Grants & Awards
Critical Mass Photography Competition, Photo Lucida, Top 200 Finalist, 2021
Clarence John Laughlin Award, New Orleans Photo Alliance, Finalist, 2020
14th Julia Margaret Cameron Award for Women Photographers, Still Life category winner, 2019
Critical Mass Photography Competition, Photo Lucida, Top 200 Finalist, 2019
New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, Brooklyn Arts Council, Brooklyn Arts Fund, 2018
Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts (EFA) Studio Program, 2015-2022
Forward Thinking Museum, 2010 1st Quarter Finalist, JGS Photography Contest, 2010
Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts, Janet & Walter Sondheim Prize, Semi-Finalist, 2007
A Shenere Velt Gallery, Régime Change Exhibition, Best of Show, 2004
Ms. Foundation, Project Grant, Girl Germs Poster Project, 1998
Illinois Arts Council, Individual Artists' Fellowship Finalist, Photography, 1994
NEA Regional Artists Projects Grant, No More Nice Girls Project, 1992
City of Chicago, Dept. of Cultural Affairs, Visual Arts, C.A.A.P. Grant, 1992
Illinois Arts Council, Individual Artists' Fellowship Award, Photography, 1990
Collections
Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Contemporary Photography Collection, Fort Wayne, IN
Oakland Museum of California, Oakland, CA
MTA Arts & Design, Metropolitan Transit Authority Art Collection, NY, NY
Brooklyn Museum Libraries & Archives, Brooklyn, NY
Duke University Library, Special Collections, Sallie Bingham Center for Women’s History and Culture, Durham, NC
Center for the Study of Political Graphics, Los Angeles, CA
Johns Hopkins University, Center for Communication Programs, Media/Materials Clearinghouse, Baltimore, MD
National Institutes of Health, History of Medicine Collection, Posters
Mark and Ora Pescovitz Collection