Jessica Thalmann

Jessica Thalmann is an artist, curator and educator currently based in Toronto and New York City. She received an MFA in Advanced Photographic Studies from ICP-Bard College and a BFA in Visual Arts from York University. Thalmann has taught at the International Centre for Photography, MacLaren Art Centre, Toronto School of Art, Gallery 44 and City College of New York. She has been an artist in residence at the Banff Center for Arts and Creativity, Alberta, Canada, and at the Southern California Institute of Architecture in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is a recipient of various grants from the Toronto Arts Council, the Ontario Arts Council and the Canada Council for the Arts.

Her work has been shown in group exhibitions at Aperture Foundation, International Centre for Photography, Camera Club of New York Baxter St, and Humble Arts Foundation (New York), VIVO Media Arts Centre (Vancouver), Museum of Contemporary Art, Harbourfront Centre, Art Gallery of Mississauga, Varley Art Gallery of Markham, Angell Gallery, Gallery TPW, Art Spin, and Gales Gallery at York University (Toronto). Her upcoming permanent public sculpture and mural, commissioned by BMO, will be opening in the fall of 2024 at BMO’s new flagship branch at the Eaton Center. She is represented by Christie Contemporary.

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Artistic Discipline and/or Areas of Practice:

Photography, Public Art

Where are you located?

Toronto

Identity

2SLGBTQQIP2SA+ [an abbreviation used to represent a broad array of identities such as, but not limited to, two-spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, asexual, pansexual, gender and sexual minorities]

Pronouns

She/Her

Type of mentorship

Grant and Proposal Writing
Artist Statements, CVs, and Bios
General Critique and Feedback on Work
Industry, Business, or Career Advice

How are you available to mentor

Online Zoom meetings, phone calls, emails, field trips

Application Process

Please send me an email with your name, examples of your work and a short list of goals you’d like to achieve and if you have any upcoming deadlines.