13. Please don't scare the kids by Jeremy Jones

Jeremy Jones (b. 1981, Casper, WY) is a multidisciplinary artist working in ceramics,
casting, woodworking, welding, found objects, and drawing. He earned an AFA in
Commercial Art (2003) and an AFA in Visual Art (2004) from Casper College, a BFA in
Ceramics and Sculpture from the University of Wyoming (2006), and an MFA in
Sculpture from Wichita State University (2012).

For over a decade, Jones has explored themes of parenthood, creating toy-like
sculptures and assemblages that enshrine everyday moments of fatherhood. His work
has been reviewed in The Nashville Scene, Nashville Arts Magazine, and Peripheral
ARTeries Contemporary Art Review, and featured on the Instagram pages of
Hyperallergic and The Jealous Curator.
He has exhibited in over 100 group shows across the United States and presented solo
exhibitions at ShiftSpace Gallery (Wichita State University), Space 204 (Vanderbilt
University), The Nicolaysen Art Museum (Casper, WY), Gallery 120 (Inver Hills
Community College), The Goodstein Gallery (Casper College), The Up Gallery
(University of Wyoming), Arts at the Airport (Nashville International Airport), The
Coffman Art Gallery (University of Minnesota), and The Hopkins Center for the Arts
(Hopkins, MN).

Jones maintains a home studio in New Brighton, MN, and serves as a ceramics
instructor at Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Arts, a progressive art studio
for artists with disabilities in St. Paul, MN.