About
Jesse Pace
Born in Niagara Falls, NY
Lives & works in Chicago, IL
Jesse Pace is an artist born in Niagara Falls, NY who is currently living and working in Chicago, IL where he received the Distinguished Scholarship grants (2015 and 2016) from SAIC. Jesse is a painter, Photographer, and Sound creator whose work revolves around themes of how the human experience is shaped by language, our visual cortex, and the absurdity of the modern condition.
Education
2015- AS with Honors- Niagara County Community College
2018- BFA- School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Grants & Awards
2012- City Beautification award for mural on Wine on Third, Niagara Falls, NY
2015- Award for excellence in Fine Art- Niagara County Community College
2015- SAIC- Distinguished Scholarship Grant
2016 - SAIC- Distinguished Scholarship Grant
2024-2026- Cliff Dwellers Artist in Residence
Exhibitions & Festivals
2018 – FREE PLAY, Extra Projects, Chicago, IL
2017- Fall BFA Show, Sullivan Gallery, SAIC, Chicago, IL
2017– FACES OF WESTERN NEW YORK: Portraits from the Gerald Mead Collection
2017– Spring BFA Show (incognito), Sullivan Gallery, SAIC, Chicago, IL
2016 – Light as a feather,Dreamland, Buffalo, NY
2015 – Needles and Columns- Solo exhibition at the Sugar City Collective, Buffalo, NY
2015 – Graduate show- Dolce Valvo Gallery, Sanborn, NY
2014 – Wild Wild Fest, Silver Creek, NY
Publications
2015 – Cover of Night and Day for Needles and Columns, Niagara Gazette, Niagara Falls, NY