Education
   MFA, Studio Art, California State University Long Beach, 2006
   BS, Drawing and Painting, Biola University, La Mirada California, 2000 Summa Cum Laude

Selected Exhibitions
* denotes solo shows
   2012
      “To Web or Not to Web” Xe Triennale Internationale des mini-textiles,” Musée Jean Lurçat et de la                     tapisserie contemporaine, Angers, France
       "Contextile 2012: trienal de arte textile contemporanea," Guimarães, Portugal
       "Small Expressions," Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, CA
       "Fiber Alumni," Gatov Gallery, California State University, Long Beach, CA
       "Outside/Inside the Box," Crane Arts Building, Icebox Project Space, Philadelphia, PA
   2010
       "Sporen" (Tracks/Traces), Textile Festival 2010, Pieters-church, Leiden, the Netherlands.
       "Speaking Volumes: The Language of Artsits' Books," John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI
        “MiniArtVideoFest,” Duna Gallery, Budapest, Hungary. Curated by Beata Szechy.
        "Support System,” Phantom Galleries Long Beach, Long Beach California. Curated by Sixpack Projects.
   2009
       "Re/Action(s)," Craft Alliance, St.Louis, MO, Curated by Gail M. Brown
       “Contenantcontenu,” Montreal Center for Contemporary Textiles, Montreal, Canada
       "Art and Text," Dadian Gallery, Washington, D.C., Curated by Teresia Bush (traveling exhibition)
                               Bethel University, St. Paul, MN
   2008
      "Interspacing," Textile Center at Haslach, Haslach Austria
      "Artists in Residence," Vizivarosi Gallery, Budapest, Hungary
      "Led by Thread," Target Gallelry, Torpedo Factory Art Center, Alexandria VA. Juried by Yasmin Spiro
      "Clay and Fiber," Woman Made Gallery, Chicago IL. Juried by Dorothy Hughes
      "Through a Mirror Dimly," Biola University Art Gallery, La Mirada, CA
     * "Emergence (black)," Artworks Gallery, New Bedford MA
      "New Art 2008," MPG Contemporary, Boston, Massachusetts. Juried by Rachel Rosenfeld Lafo
      "12x12: A Small Works Show," Todd Gallery, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro,       Tennessee. Juried by Dave Hickey
   2007
     "20th Drawing Show: Drawing the Line," Mills Gallery, Boston Center for the Arts, Boston,          Massachusetts. Juried by Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons
     "Starting Small," Lana Santorelli Gallery, Chelsea, New York City
     "A Sense of Time and Place," Biola University, La Mirada, California
     "International Artist Residencies Exhibition," Balaton Congress Center, Balatonfured, Hungary
     "Language, Place and Object," Gallery 321, Washington Street Art Center, Somerville, Massachusetts.         Juried by Jenn Schmidt
   2006
      "Contained Art," Galerie Sei-un-do (Blue Cloud Gallery), Zurich, Switzerland. Juried by Ingrid Kollnitzer
      "Fortnight," Raid Projects, Los Angeles, California
      "CSULB Fiber," Biola University Art Gallery, La Mirada, California
      "Open Studios," Haystack Mountain School of Arts and Crafts. Deer Isle, Maiine
      "Long Beach > Brooklyn," Tillies of Brooklyn, Brooklyn, New York. Curated by C. Finley
      "One Year Anniversary Group Show," Nonesuch Gallery, Richmond, Virginia
      "Insights 2006," University Art Museum, Long Beach, California
      "Felt Up," Gallery Five, California State University Long Beach
         Curated by Aimee Castillo and Sharon Robinson
     *"Alchemy of Memory," MFA Thesis Exhibition, Gatov Gallery, California State University, Long Beach
   2005
     *"Breath(e)," Merlino Gallery, California State University, Long Beach
      "Locks," Arts + Literature Laboratory, New Haven , Connecticut
      "Los Angeles Art Association Open Show 2005,"
         Gallery 825 at La Cienega, Los Angeles, California. Juried by Wesley Jessup
      "CSULB Graduate Open Studios," California State University Long Beach, California
      "Memorability," Koos Art Center, Long Beach, California. Curated by Jonathan Anderson
      "Insights 2005," University Art Museum, Long Beach, California, Juried by Kristin Morgin, Todd Gray
      "Sacred Discontent: A Traveler's Guide to the Apocalyptic,"
         Platform West Gallery, Long Beach, California. Curated by Jonathan Anderson
   2004
      "Boundary Crossings," Gatov Gallery, California State University Long Beach
      "Insights 2004," University Art Museum, Long Beach, California
      "Found Object Exhibit," Long Beach Arts Gallery, Long Beach, California. Juried by George Herms
      "Cellar Rogues Intermedia Exhibition," Werby Gallery, California State University Long Beach
      "Spring 2004 Alumni Juried Art Exhibition," Biola University, La Mirada, California
         Juried by Mary Kay Lombino
   2003
      "Touch: A Fiber Program Exhibition," Gatov Gallery, California State University Long Beach, California
      "First Annual Andersonville Arts Smorgasbord," Chicago, Illinois
      "Found Object Exhibit," Long Beach Arts Gallery, Long Beach, California. Juried by Christopher Sands
      Group Exhibition, Cuttress Gallery, Pomona, California
      "Recent Work," Two Person Show, The Bluebird Art Gallery, Whittier, California
   2002
      "Pomona Valley Art Association 22 nd Annual Juried Exhibition," Claremont Graduate University Gallery,       Pomona, California. Juried by Billie Sessions
      "A Group Exhibition of Exceptional Artists, "The Bluebird Art Gallery, Whittier, California
      "Works of Faith," First Presbyterian Church, Portland, Oregon. Juried by Charles Froelick
   2001
     *"Threshold," The Bluebird Art Gallery, Whittier, California
      "December Open Studio," Second Story Studios, Buena Park, California
      "Nucleus," A.P. Tell Gallery, Grand Canyon University, Pheonix, Arizona
      "The Already and the Not Yet," Veritas Conference, UCLA, Los Angeles, California
      "May Open Studio," Second Story Studios, Buena Park, California

Bibliography
Mary Schoeser, Textiles:  The Art of Mankind, published by Thames and Hudson, December 2012
John Whitenight, Under Glass:  A Victorian Obsession, published by Schiffer Publishing, May 2013
Lea Lion, “Jenine Shereos’ Leaves, stitched with human hair,” The Los Angeles Times, August 4, 2012
Inês Revés, “One Artist: Leaves of hair by Jenine Shereos,” Frame Magazine, Issue #86, May 2012
“Convergence 2012 Long Beach Wrap Up” Shuttle, Spindle & Dyepot, Volume XLIII No. 4 Issue 172 Fall 2012
“The Portuguese 2012 Textile Art Trienial ‘Contextile’” Textile Forum Magazine, European Textile Network. United Kingdom. September 2012
Amy S. Rosenberg, “At Fiber Philadelphia’s Outside/Inside the Box Show, It’s all Touchy-feely,” The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 29, 2012
Dorothe Swinkels, “De Organische Patronen van Jenine Shereos:  Harige Bladeren” Texteil Plus Magazine,       volume 217, September 2011, p.2-3 The Netherlands.
“To Web or Not to Web” Xe Triennale Internationale des mini-textiles,” Exhibition Catalog, Musée Jean Lurçat     et de la tapisserie contemporaine, Angers, France 2012
“Contextile 2012:  trienal de arte textile contemporanea,” Exhibition Catalog, Guimarães, Portugal 2012
“Interspacing,” Exhibition Catalog, Textile Center, Haslach, Austria 2008
“View Point,” Seen, Volume VIII.1 March 2008
“12x12: A Small Works Show,” Exhibition Catalog, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN 2008
“A Curious Match Made in Heaven:  Biolart at 35,” Exhibition Catalog, La Mirada, CA 2008
Cate McQuaid, “Drawing Show Works Around the Edges,” The Boston Globe, December 20, 2007
Scott Kearnan, “Whose Line is it?” South End News, November 29, 2007
“20th Drawing Show:  Drawing the Line,” Exhibition Catalog, Mills Gallery, Boston, MA 2007
Fiberarts Magazine, “Student Showcase,” November/December issue, 2006
Shirle Gottlieb, “Memories are Made of this,” U-Press Telegram, June 2005
Julien Bermudez, “Trash Transforms into Treasured Art in Long Beach Arts Exhibit,” Grunion Gazette, June 2003
Shirlie Gottlieb, “Art for Thought,” Long Beach Press Telegram, June 2003
Rick Mortensen, “Winners and Others,” Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, November 2002

Selected Online Bibliography
Gareth Bate & Dawne Rudman, “Weekly Fiber Artist Interviews #68,” World of Threads Festival, Web. July 2012
Codie Steensma, “Jenine Shereos’ Leaf Project: Material Both Humble and Ephemeral,” GALO, Web. August 2012
Sam Parker, “Jenine Shereos’ Intricate Leaves Made Using Human Hair,” Huffington Post UK, Web. June 18, 2012
James Lavapie, “Jenine Shereos’ Hairy Enterprise,” Corduroy Magazine (blog). Web. March 29, 2012
“Embroider the Invisible.” Collectif Textile. Web. March 8, 2012
Alec Norton, “Lacey Leaves of Human Hair by Jenine Shereos.” Gather. Web. February 19, 2012
Pricilla Frank, “Jenine Shereos’ Delicate Leaves Made of Human Hair.” The Huffington Post.  Web. February 16, 2012
Dominique Pacheco, “Jenine Shereos Weaves Leaves from Human Hair.” Ecosalon:  HeARTbeat. Web. February 9, 2012
Paul Caridad, “Leaves of Locks.”  Visual News.  Web. February 8, 2012
Susan Lomuto,  “Jenine Shereos:  Creating Art One Strand at a Time.” Daily Art Muse. Web. February 6, 2012
Michael Hines, “Jenine Shereos Weaves Leaves out of Human Hair.” Trend Hunter:  Art & Design. Web. February 3, 2012
Jean Mendoza, “Jenine Shereos:  Leaf Series.” Lomography. Web. February 2, 2012
Christopher Jobson, “Tree Leaves Made of Stitched and Knotted Human Hair.” Colossal Art and Design.  Web. February 1, 2012
Gotz Eszter, “AIR Exhibition at Vizivarosi Gallery in Budapest, Hungary.” Kultura.hu. Web. June 2008

Artist Residencies
Artist-in-Residence, Centre D'Art - Marnay Art Centre, Marnay-Sur-Seine, France 2013
Visiting Artist, College of Visual and Performing Arts Artisanry Department, University of Massachusetts,    Dartmouth, September 2007-May 2008
Artist-in-Residence, Hungarian Multicultural Center, Csopak, Hungary, June-July 2007

Awards & Honors
First Place Award, "Small Expressions," Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, CA Sponsored by the
    Handweaver's Guild of America. Juried by Carol Shaw-Sutton 2012
The Drawing Prize, Mills Gallery, Boston Center for the Arts, Boston Massachusetts. Judged by Clifford       Ackley, chair of the Department of Prints, Drawings, and Photographs at the Museum of Fine Arts, 2007
   Fiber Travel Award, California State University, Long Beach, California 2006
   Marilyn Werby Memorial Fellowship, Long Beach, California 2005
   Merit Award, University Art Museum, Long Beach, California, 2005
   CIVA Scholarship, Glen Workshop, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 2005
   Second Place Award. Found Object Exhibit. Long Beach Arts Gallery, Long Beach, California
      Juried by Christopher Sands, 2003
   Best of Show and First Place Sculpture. Pomona Valley Art Association 22 nd Annual Juried Exhibition.    Claremont Graduate University Gallery, Pomona, California. Juried by Billie      Sessions, 2002
   Peter and Masha Plotkin Foundation Grant, Irvine, California 200
   Biola University Art Scholarship, La Mirada, California, 1998, 1999, 2000
  
Public Speaking Engagements
Artist Talk and guest critic, Roger Williams University, Providence, RI, 2008
Artist Talk and guest critic, Trinity College, Hartford CT, 2008
Artist Tallk and guest critic, Department of FIbers/Textiles, Univ. of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, March 2008    "Contemporary Fiber Artists," two-part lecture series, presented at the College of Visual and Performing Arts       Artisanry Department at the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, September 2007
Artist Talk, Hungarian Multicultural Center, Csopak, Hungary, June 2007
Artist Talk, University Art Museum, Long Beach, California, 2005
Panel Discussion, Platform West Gallery, Long Beach, California, 2005

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