Jefferson Nelson
www.jeffersonnelson.com
I believe in the recognizable image. I want to speak a language that everyone understands in my own voice. My thoughts filtered through my hands.
EXHIBITIONS
2026 Mirtazapine Dream. Aurelia Gallery. Santa Fe NM. 2026 ON SITE. Virago. Cerrillos, NM.
2026 Been Good. Stu’s House. Toledo, OH.
2026 OUR SHOW. Virago. Cerrillos, NM.
2025 Locals Only. Stu’s House. Toledo, OH. 2024 Toledo Studio. Art Clvb. Toledo, OH. 2021 Meanwhile and then... Philadelphia, PA. 2021 Nature Morté. The Hole, New York, NY. 2018 Closing. BOZARTS. Toledo, OH.
2016 Formation. Gallery Project. Toledo, OH.
2015 The Sprawl Too. Siena Heights University. Adrian, MI. (Curator and Exhibitor)
2014 Toledo Area Artists. Toledo Museum of Art. Toledo, OH.
2014 New American Color. Dean and Sons 1611 Jefferson Ave. Toledo, OH. (Curator and Exhibitor) 2014 processing|recall. Launch Pad Cooperative. Toledo, OH.
2013 Autonomy over Profit. TEDx Toledo. Toledo, OH.
2013 Between Blisters and Blue-skies. Launch Pad Cooperative. Toledo, OH.
2012 Toledo Area Artists. Toledo Museum of Art. Toledo, OH.
2012 All Questions No Answers. Solo Exhibit BOZARTS. Toledo, OH.
2012 Fountain Art Fair. 69th Armory. New York, NY.
2012 It’s a Small World. Family Business. New York, NY.
2011 TAA Salon De Refusé. Parkwood Gallery. Toledo, OH. (Best Of Show)
2004 Exit US. Solo Exhibit. Bluffton University. Bluffton, OH.
AWARDS/SCHOLARSHIPS
Best of Show Salon De Refusé, Toledo, OH- 2011.
Outstanding achievement in Sculpture Salon De Refusé, Toledo, OH-2001
State University of New York at Albany, Albany, NY- full scholarship assistantship 2002. Bluffton University, Bluffton, OH - studio art scholarship1995.
4148 County Road U4, Liberty Center,OH 43532 419.966.1933 jeffersonnelson@gmail.com www.jeffersonnelson.com
EDUCATION
State University of New York at Albany, Albany, NY - Master of Fine Arts in Sculpture, 2004. Bluffton University, Bluffton, OH - Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art, 1999.