Opening Reception: this must be the place to be by rod jones ii
Mentor: Dider William
RSVP
Please join us for the opening reception of this must be the place to be by rod jones ii, with mentorship from Didier William. The exhibition, presented at CUE’s gallery space (137 W. 25th Street), is the first solo exhibition by Philadelphia-based artist rod jones.
This event is free and open to all. RSVPs are encouraged but not required. The show will be on view until December 17th, 2022, and will open again from January 3rd–7th, 2023. Attendance during gallery hours (Wed–Sat, 12–6 pm) is free; no reservations are required.
Read more about the exhibition here, and RSVP below.
About the Artist
rod jones ii (b. 1994) is a multidisciplinary artist from Gary, Indiana living and working in Philadelphia, PA. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Printmaking from Truman State University, and a Master of Fine Arts degree in Interdisciplinary Art from the Pennsylvania Academy. He has shown work at InLiquid Gallery (Philadelphia, PA), Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (Philadelphia, PA), Woodmere Museum of Art (Philadelphia, PA), Truman State University (Kirksville, MO), Tiger Strikes Asteroid (Philadelphia, PA) and Anna Zorina Gallery (New York, NY). His work has also been collected by The Woodmere Museum of Art. He is currently an adjunct professor of Printmaking and Drawing at the University of Pennsylvania and Moore College of Art, and has lectured at Tyler School of Art at Temple University, Pace University, William Paterson University, and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
About the Mentor
Didier William is originally from Port-au-Prince, Haiti. He earned a BFA in painting from The Maryland Institute College of Art and an MFA in Painting and Printmaking from Yale University School of Art. His work has been exhibited at the Bronx Museum of Art (New York, NY), The Museum of Latin American Art (Long Beach, CA), The Museum at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (Philadelphia, PA), The Carnegie Museum (Pittsburgh, PA), Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art (Bentonville, AR), and The Figge Museum Art Museum (Davenport, IA). He is represented by James Fuentes Gallery in New York and M+B Gallery in Los Angeles.
William was an artist-in-residence at the Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation in Brooklyn, NY. He has also been a recipient of the Rosenthal Family Foundation Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters (2018), the Joan Mitchell Foundation Painters & Sculptors Grants (2020), and a Pew Fellowship from the Pew Center for Arts & Heritage (2021). He has taught at several institutions, including Yale School of Art, Vassar College, Columbia University, University of Pennsylvania, and SUNY Purchase. William is currently Assistant Professor of Expanded Print at Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University.
Access Notes
This event is free of charge. Water and other beverages will be served. CUE Art Foundation is wheelchair accessible. There is an all-gender, ADA compliant, single-stall bathroom in the gallery. The closest wheelchair-accessible MTA subway stations are Penn Station and Herald Square. If you have additional access questions or needs, please contact info@cueartfoundation.org.