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2024
Inside/outside
November 15, 2024 - January 18, 2025
3-person exhibition with Alyssa Frietas, Ashlynn Diaz, and Jes Reyes
mardag gallery, franconia Sculpture park, shafer, Mn
November 15, 2024 - January 18, 2025
3-person exhibition with Alyssa Frietas, Ashlynn Diaz, and Jes Reyes
mardag gallery, franconia Sculpture park, shafer, Mn
INSIDE/OUTSIDE
Short films by Ashlyn Diaz, Alyssa Freitas, and Jes Reyes
November 15, 2024 – January 18, 2025
INSIDE/OUTSIDE highlights short films from three filmmakers, Ashlyn Diaz, Alyssa Freitas, and Jes Reyes, each exploring the visceral intersections between internal and external experiences. Through these films, the artists grapple with themes of bodily transformation, historical trauma, and our current digital landscape, capturing moments that are both deeply personal and profoundly collective.These filmmakers, who served as jurors for the 2023 Franconia 5 Minute Film Festival, bring their own unique perspectives to this exhibition, exemplifying the powerful impact of brief storytelling. Each film demonstrates how even a few minutes on screen can reveal complex layers of identity, resilience, and social commentary.
ASHLYN DIAZ is a visual artist who lives and works in New York, New York. Diaz earned her BFA in Drawing from the University of Florida in 2016 and was the University of Florida nominee for the 2016 Windgate Fellowship. She was awarded a 2020 summer residency at the Chautauqua School of Art. Diaz completed her MFA in Studio Art at Hunter College in 2023 and is the 2023 Hunter College recipient of The Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts Robert Blackburn Printmaking Award.
A Florida native born of African descent, Diaz’s practice prioritizes lived experiences for people of the African diaspora and other marginalized communities. She uses archived, found, and recycled materials to repair generational trauma and counter erasure. Through multiple disciplines, her work invites new ways of being to challenge negative and limiting belief systems.
ALYSSA FREITAS is a Brooklyn-based interdisciplinary artist whose work intricately weaves video and sonic elements to explore the influx of digital culture into contemporary life. Freitas’ practice breaks conventional boundaries by presenting art in varied formats such as outdoor projections, web installations, Minecraft renderings, and livestreams in miniature galleries. Their work has been exhibited internationally, both online and offline, showcasing their ability to adapt to diverse environments.
Freitas holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Sculpture from Maine College of Art and a Master of Fine Arts from the School of Visual Arts. Their solo and group exhibitions include “Here/Now” at Space Gallery, Portland (2017), “Plus One” at Treat Gallery, NYC (2023), and “Message Keeper” at Ki Smith Gallery, NYC (2021).
In addition to their artistic practice, Freitas has served as Manager of Chautauqua Visual Arts at Chautauqua Institution, the Event Coordinator at Smack Mellon, and currently, as Internal Operations Manager at Derek Fordjour Studio. They have been an honorary juror for Franconia Sculpture Park and ApexArt. Freitas’ work has been featured in Hyperallergic, Visual Opinion, Boston Voyager, and Creative Portland.
JES REYES works out of Little House Studio, an attic space in St. Paul that she has created to concentrate, explore, and make. She is an interdisciplinary artist, artist organizer, and teaching artist practicing in mixed media art, textiles, video, and more. Her artwork is rooted in play, vulnerability, experimentation, collaboration, and the blending of disciplines. She has exhibited and screened her artwork throughout Minnesota.
She founded Moonplay Cinema in 2019, an artist-run project supporting and advocating for gender-marginalized filmmakers. She has a BA in Women’s Studies and Film and Electronic Arts (double major) from California State University, Long Beach, and a Master of Liberal Studies from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. Jes recently released You’re a Filmmaker, You’re an Artist, a professional practice publication for moving image creators. To get your copy, visit www.moonplaycinema.org.
INSIDE/OUTSIDE is supported in part by the Minnesota State Arts Board as well as the East Central Regional Arts Council.
Short films by Ashlyn Diaz, Alyssa Freitas, and Jes Reyes
November 15, 2024 – January 18, 2025
INSIDE/OUTSIDE highlights short films from three filmmakers, Ashlyn Diaz, Alyssa Freitas, and Jes Reyes, each exploring the visceral intersections between internal and external experiences. Through these films, the artists grapple with themes of bodily transformation, historical trauma, and our current digital landscape, capturing moments that are both deeply personal and profoundly collective.These filmmakers, who served as jurors for the 2023 Franconia 5 Minute Film Festival, bring their own unique perspectives to this exhibition, exemplifying the powerful impact of brief storytelling. Each film demonstrates how even a few minutes on screen can reveal complex layers of identity, resilience, and social commentary.
ASHLYN DIAZ is a visual artist who lives and works in New York, New York. Diaz earned her BFA in Drawing from the University of Florida in 2016 and was the University of Florida nominee for the 2016 Windgate Fellowship. She was awarded a 2020 summer residency at the Chautauqua School of Art. Diaz completed her MFA in Studio Art at Hunter College in 2023 and is the 2023 Hunter College recipient of The Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts Robert Blackburn Printmaking Award.
A Florida native born of African descent, Diaz’s practice prioritizes lived experiences for people of the African diaspora and other marginalized communities. She uses archived, found, and recycled materials to repair generational trauma and counter erasure. Through multiple disciplines, her work invites new ways of being to challenge negative and limiting belief systems.
ALYSSA FREITAS is a Brooklyn-based interdisciplinary artist whose work intricately weaves video and sonic elements to explore the influx of digital culture into contemporary life. Freitas’ practice breaks conventional boundaries by presenting art in varied formats such as outdoor projections, web installations, Minecraft renderings, and livestreams in miniature galleries. Their work has been exhibited internationally, both online and offline, showcasing their ability to adapt to diverse environments.
Freitas holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Sculpture from Maine College of Art and a Master of Fine Arts from the School of Visual Arts. Their solo and group exhibitions include “Here/Now” at Space Gallery, Portland (2017), “Plus One” at Treat Gallery, NYC (2023), and “Message Keeper” at Ki Smith Gallery, NYC (2021).
In addition to their artistic practice, Freitas has served as Manager of Chautauqua Visual Arts at Chautauqua Institution, the Event Coordinator at Smack Mellon, and currently, as Internal Operations Manager at Derek Fordjour Studio. They have been an honorary juror for Franconia Sculpture Park and ApexArt. Freitas’ work has been featured in Hyperallergic, Visual Opinion, Boston Voyager, and Creative Portland.
JES REYES works out of Little House Studio, an attic space in St. Paul that she has created to concentrate, explore, and make. She is an interdisciplinary artist, artist organizer, and teaching artist practicing in mixed media art, textiles, video, and more. Her artwork is rooted in play, vulnerability, experimentation, collaboration, and the blending of disciplines. She has exhibited and screened her artwork throughout Minnesota.
She founded Moonplay Cinema in 2019, an artist-run project supporting and advocating for gender-marginalized filmmakers. She has a BA in Women’s Studies and Film and Electronic Arts (double major) from California State University, Long Beach, and a Master of Liberal Studies from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. Jes recently released You’re a Filmmaker, You’re an Artist, a professional practice publication for moving image creators. To get your copy, visit www.moonplaycinema.org.
INSIDE/OUTSIDE is supported in part by the Minnesota State Arts Board as well as the East Central Regional Arts Council.
Perimenopause (film still) by Jes Reyes
Do Not Bend
October 22 - December 4, 2024
St John's University - Collegeville, MN
October 22 - December 4, 2024
St John's University - Collegeville, MN
Kiera Faber and Jes Reyes collectively explore the question, ‘Where do I end and you begin?’ Do Not Bend is an interdisciplinary body of work stemming from a desire to reach out beyond the individual artist and to share artistically with one another through visual dialogues, embracing vulnerability, trust, and the uncomfortable. What started as a visual response to the global COVID-19 pandemic continues to grow in mediums and scale through intention and care. Their unique practice of working back and forth on an individual piece, responding to the other’s mark and expression, has generated a raw, distinct visual vocabulary formed through blending their own individualistic styles into a unified language. Vibrant textile works incorporate salvaged remnants, creating something new from discarded materials; cyanotypes, blue prints made from the sun and fixed by water, are the foundation from which these creations bloom. Delicate works on paper highlight their collective iconography and rich intuitive art-making process. Exquisite corpse poetry is the foundation for their time-based investigations, metaphorically transforming the written word into visual motifs.
Exhibition Dates:
October 22 - December 14, 2024
RECEPTION:
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22 FROM 5-7 P.M.
ARTIST TALK:
6 P.M.
LOCATION:
ALICE R ROGERS AND TARGET GALLERIES
Collegeville, Minnesota
Press Release
Interview
Exhibition Dates:
October 22 - December 14, 2024
RECEPTION:
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22 FROM 5-7 P.M.
ARTIST TALK:
6 P.M.
LOCATION:
ALICE R ROGERS AND TARGET GALLERIES
Collegeville, Minnesota
Press Release
Interview
PILLOW BOOKS
Summer 2024
Summer 2024
The fabulous Susan Hensel gifted me many fibers that she hand-dyed. A box from this lovely supply was a bunch of silk handkerchiefs. I sat on these for a bit, unsure what to make with them. It was when Fresh Eye Gallery paired me up to collaborate with Kelly Pals to make new artwork together for their Eye to Eye exhibition. I knew we could try to incorporate the silk hankerchiefs into our project. So, I showed them to Kelly and asked if she had any interest in them. "We can make books, "she said, and we were off.
The result is Pillow Books is for our Moms, a collaborative project containing two books made in homage of our mothers who we both lost due to terminal illnesses, an experience we connected over earlier when we started brainstorming on our project’s theme. Kelly came up with the idea of calling them pillow books. I get it: They look similar to children’s soft-covered picture books. Also, dealing with loss is hard. So, why not make our art soft like a hug? We wanted to show how much we loved our moms. How much we wanted to hug them.
Eye to Eye:
More than 40 artists paired up to create original art for Eye to Eye, an annual project and exhibition presented by Fresh Eye Gallery. Eye to Eye is founded on the principles of radical inclusivity, where artists with and without disabilities are brought together to build a stronger creative community. Artists work in teams of two to connect, collaborate, and create new artwork.
Exhibition Dates: August 8 - September 29, 2024
Reception: August 9, 6-8 PM
Read more about Jes's collaboration with Fresh Eye Artist Kelly Pals by visiting her blog here. They created books made out of printmaking and fiber arts.
The result is Pillow Books is for our Moms, a collaborative project containing two books made in homage of our mothers who we both lost due to terminal illnesses, an experience we connected over earlier when we started brainstorming on our project’s theme. Kelly came up with the idea of calling them pillow books. I get it: They look similar to children’s soft-covered picture books. Also, dealing with loss is hard. So, why not make our art soft like a hug? We wanted to show how much we loved our moms. How much we wanted to hug them.
Eye to Eye:
More than 40 artists paired up to create original art for Eye to Eye, an annual project and exhibition presented by Fresh Eye Gallery. Eye to Eye is founded on the principles of radical inclusivity, where artists with and without disabilities are brought together to build a stronger creative community. Artists work in teams of two to connect, collaborate, and create new artwork.
Exhibition Dates: August 8 - September 29, 2024
Reception: August 9, 6-8 PM
Read more about Jes's collaboration with Fresh Eye Artist Kelly Pals by visiting her blog here. They created books made out of printmaking and fiber arts.
Jes Reyes and Kelly Pals at Fresh Eye Arts, posing after a morning of collaborating on their books (July 2024)
Ravel: Textile Arts
March 23 - April 30, 2024
Mudluk Pottery & Gallery - MPLS, MN
March 23 - April 30, 2024
Mudluk Pottery & Gallery - MPLS, MN
Ravel
a tangle, cluster, or knot.
"a lovely yellow ravel of sunflowers"
Exhibition Dates: March 23 - April 30, 2024
Show Opening, Sat March 23 2-5pm
Works created with textiles, diverse materials and structural forms. Featuring local artists Phyllis Chatham, Jes Reyes and Amoke Kubat.
In conjunction with the “Ravel” exhibit, Mudluk is hosting a hand-sewing workshop on March 21, 6-8pm, as part of their Third Thursday Series.
Mudluk Pottery
2951 Bloomington Avenue , Minneapolis, MN, United States
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2023
Pocket Size: Going Small with Intuitive weaving (Workshop)
October 8, 2023
Fresh Eye Gallery
October 8, 2023
Fresh Eye Gallery
In this 2.5-hour gathering, Jes led participants in exploring the basics of tiny frame loom weaving. The materials and your intuition were encouraged as a guide. Each participant left the workshop with a tote full of supplies to continue weaving independently. This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.
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IN rotation
SeptemBer 23 - December 15, 2023
The Christensen Center Art Gallery, Augsburg University - MPLS, MN
SeptemBer 23 - December 15, 2023
The Christensen Center Art Gallery, Augsburg University - MPLS, MN
In June 2022, twenty-one artists dedicated a sketchbook for a one-year observation on the movements happening around and within themselves. The project was an invitation to slow down and explore these shifts: the micro and macro movements in the everyday from the rhythmic patterns of physical bodies, to the subtle changes in perspectives, to the constant celestial rotations that move the very earth where we stand.
The artists shared sketches with each other as moments of pause along the way, and now they share them together in a group exhibition. Each sketchbook is a window into a past year, a record of life’s movements, an invitation to be aware in order to calibrate and connect as we continue to rotate together.
Exhibition Dates: Sept 23 - Dec 15, 2023
Reception: Sept 23, 7:30-9PM
Participating artists:
Allison Spence, Alyssa Baguss, Andi Valdes Valdes, Caitlin Skaalrud, Elizabeth Ihekoronye, Galilee Peaches, Indra Ramassamy, Jamie Kubat, Jes Reyes, Jordyn Brennan, Lois Eliason, Lora Hlavsa, Lucino Sosa, Lynda Acosta, Lyz Wendland, Melanie Pankau, Olivia House, Regula Russelle, robert k. tom, Samuel Evensen, Silent Fox
The artists shared sketches with each other as moments of pause along the way, and now they share them together in a group exhibition. Each sketchbook is a window into a past year, a record of life’s movements, an invitation to be aware in order to calibrate and connect as we continue to rotate together.
Exhibition Dates: Sept 23 - Dec 15, 2023
Reception: Sept 23, 7:30-9PM
Participating artists:
Allison Spence, Alyssa Baguss, Andi Valdes Valdes, Caitlin Skaalrud, Elizabeth Ihekoronye, Galilee Peaches, Indra Ramassamy, Jamie Kubat, Jes Reyes, Jordyn Brennan, Lois Eliason, Lora Hlavsa, Lucino Sosa, Lynda Acosta, Lyz Wendland, Melanie Pankau, Olivia House, Regula Russelle, robert k. tom, Samuel Evensen, Silent Fox
Jes Reyes Sketchbook, March 2023
Jes Reyes Sketchbook, January 2023
Jes Reyes Sketchbook, April 2023
Jes Reyes Sketchbook, June 2022
RECEPTION PHOTOS
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I am a Landscape (Installation)
September 7 - October 26, 2023
Momentary Certaintities outdoor exhibition, Eagan Art House - Eagan, MN
September 7 - October 26, 2023
Momentary Certaintities outdoor exhibition, Eagan Art House - Eagan, MN
Jes Reyes, I am a Landscape, Installation
“If you opened people up we'd find landscapes…” - Agnès Varda
I'm a Landscape is a landform that invites reflection and engagement. It is structured similarly to a body and contains contour lines, crisscross elements, and the blending of materials. This combination expresses vulnerability, tenderness, and change. Each section of the installation visualizes an inner landscape connected to its emotional presence and the natural environment surrounding it.
I'm a Landscape is a landform that invites reflection and engagement. It is structured similarly to a body and contains contour lines, crisscross elements, and the blending of materials. This combination expresses vulnerability, tenderness, and change. Each section of the installation visualizes an inner landscape connected to its emotional presence and the natural environment surrounding it.
2022
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2021
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2020
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