Mercedes Jelinek (born 1985) is an American photographer working in New York and Italy.[1] She specializes in black and white portraiture, and her work has been published and exhibited internationally.

Mercedes Jelinek
Born
New Haven, Connecticut, USA
NationalityAmerican
EducationPurchase College, State University of New York, Louisiana State University.
Websitewww.mercedesjelinek.com

Life and work

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Jelinek was born in 1985 and graduated high school in Madison, Connecticut.[2] She attended Purchase College, State University of New York, where she earned a BFA in Visual Arts[3] and Louisiana State University, where she received her MFA.[4] From 2014 to 2017, Jelinek was a resident artist at the Penland School of Crafts.[5]

Jelinek's book These Americans,[6] published by Kris Graves Projects, NYC (2017), is a series of photographs depicting individuals who attended the Women’s March (January 21, 2017) on Washington DC and has been collected by the Museum of Modern Art.[7]

Jelinek is among the co-founders of the Better Than A Bandana Mask Project.[8] Her book LOST, Spruce Pine,[9] published by Kris Graves Projects, NYC (2019), is part of LOST II; a set containing twenty photography monographs by twenty artists that have been collected by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Whitney Museum, Guggenheim Museum, Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Syracuse University, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Arcadia University, Texas State University, University of Iowa, Ryerson University and George Washington University; amongst others.[10][11]

Exhibitions

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Solo

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  • Mercedes Jelinek: Lost in Spruce Pine, Silver Space Gallery, Asheville, NC (2020)[12]
  • These Americans, Cary Arts Center Gallery, Cary, NC (2018)[13]

Group

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  • Distinction, Photographic Center Northwest, Seattle, WA (2020)[14]
  • Lost Carmel, Center for Photographic Arts, Carmel by the Sea, CA (2020) [15]
  • Center Forward 2018, Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO (2018)[16]
  • Colorless, Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, MO (2018)[17]
  • United/Divided, Glenn Echo Photo Works, Washington D.C.(2018)[18]
  • Mono-kromatic, Praxis Gallery, Minneapolis, MN (2018) [19]
  • View Find 6: Photography, Page Bond Gallery, Richmond, VA (2017)[20]
  • EXQUISITE CORPSE, Cassilhaus Gallery, Chapel Hill, NC (2017)[21]
  • This Is a Photograph, Penland Gallery, Penland School of Craft, Penland, NC (2016)[22][23][24]
  • Maker Moxie, Peters Valley Gallery, Peters Valley School of Craft, Layton, New Jersey (2016)[25]
  • Impact, Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, MO (2016)[26]
  • The Barns: 2015 - Penland Gallery, Penland Gallery, Penland, NC (2015)[27]
  • 30-Under-30, Vermont Center for Photography, Brattleboro, VT (2015)[28]
  • 10x10x10xTieton, Mighty Tieton Gallery, Tieton, WA (2012)[29]
  • Ipso Facto, Gallery MC, New York, NY (2008)[30]

Publications

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References

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  1. ^ Schramer, K. "Photographer Mercedes Jelinek visits UGA Cortona". University of Georgia in Cortorona. UGA Cortona. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  2. ^ "DANIEL HAND HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES". The Hartford Courant. 21 June 2003.
  3. ^ "Jelinek-Master.pdf" (PDF). Penland.org. Penland Gallery.
  4. ^ "Jelinek, Mercedes". COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN.
  5. ^ "Former Resident Artists". Penland School of Craft.
  6. ^ "Library of Congress LCCN Permalink no2018065608". Lccn.loc.gov.
  7. ^ "New York Art Resources Consortium / MoMA".
  8. ^ Fottrell, Quentin. "These millennials are spending their quarantine being of service others. Pull up a seat — and a sewing machine". MarketWatch.
  9. ^ Jelinek, Mercedes (2019). These Americans (1 ed.). Queens, New York: KG+. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  10. ^ Sava, K. (27 February 2019). "Mercedes Jelinek Archives". Nighthawknyc.com. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  11. ^ "20 different photographers shoot their respective cities". Juxtapoz Art & Culture. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  12. ^ "Silverspace gallery — The Asheville Darkroom". The Asheville Darkroom.
  13. ^ "Calendar of Events Town of Cary". Townofcary.org. 27 April 2018.
  14. ^ Smithson, Aline (2 May 2020). "Distinction at the Photographic Center North West - LENSCRATCH". LENSCRATCH.
  15. ^ "LOST Carmel, curated by Kris Graves". Center for Photographic Art.
  16. ^ "Exhibition Opening: The Center for Fine Art Photography, Center Forward 2018 — juliereneejones". juliereneejones. 8 September 2018.
  17. ^ "Colorless — Foundry Art Centre". Foundry Art Centre.
  18. ^ Rule, D. (28 June 2018). "Out On the Town: D.C. arts & entertainment highlights -- June 28-July 4". Metro Weekly. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  19. ^ "Mono-kromatic". Praxisphotocenter.org.
  20. ^ "View Find: Photography 6 - Page Bond Gallery". Page Bond Gallery. 20 January 2017.
  21. ^ "EXQUISITE CORPSE". Cassilhaus.
  22. ^ "2016 Exhibition: This Is a Photograph - Penland Gallery". Penland Gallery.
  23. ^ "This is a Photograph: Exploring Contemporary Applications of Photographic Chemistry". Spenational.org.
  24. ^ Latimer, Bronwen. "Artistry and chemistry: A new way to look at the old practices of photography". www.washingtonpost.com.
  25. ^ "Maker Moxie: The Impact of the Craft School Experience - Peters Valley School of Craft". Peters Valley School of Craft.
  26. ^ "Impact — Foundry Art Centre". Foundry Art Centre.
  27. ^ "Exhibition - The Barns: 2015 - Penland Gallery". Penland Gallery.
  28. ^ "30 Under 30 Vermont Center for Photography". Vcphoto.org. 27 September 2014.
  29. ^ "10x10x10xTieton 2012 — Tieton Arts & Humanities". Tieton Arts & Humanities.
  30. ^ "Gallery MC » Ipso Facto- Group Photography Exhibition". Gallerymc.org.
  31. ^ Jelinek, Mercedes (2017). These Americans (First ed.). [Long Island City, Queens, New York]: KG+. ISBN 978-0-9990968-0-2. OCLC 1012612421. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  32. ^ Jelinek, Mercedes (2019). SprucePine (1 ed.). Queens, New York: KG+. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  33. ^ "How Independent Photo Book Publishers Work without Charging Photographers PDN Online". PDN Online. 9 December 2019.
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