Jon Copes
B. 1998 Raleigh, NC. Living in Brooklyn, NY
Education
2024 MFA Fine Arts. School of Visual Arts. New York, NY
2020 BA Communication Media Minor in Art + Design. Raleigh, NC
Selected Exhibitions
Solo
2023 Cancerianism. Durham Fruit. Durham, NC
2021 We Can Help Each Other Be Brave. SLUG. Chapel Hill,NC
Group
2024 Non-Sovereign Poetics. SVA Chelsea Gallery. New York, NY
2023 9 Muses. School of Visual Arts. New York, NY
Selected Performances
2024 Job Search. Non-Sovereign Poetics. SVA Chelsea Gallery. New York, NY
2023 Untitled. Flex Space. School of Visual Arts. New York, NY
Selected Film Screenings
2024 48 Hours Eating Out 2: Sloppy Second, Full Gay Movie Comedy, Romance LGBTQIA+. Flex Space. School of Visual Arts. New York, NY
2021 We Can Help Each Other Be Brave. Cinequeer. Southern Fried Queer Pride. Atlanta, GA.
We Can Help Each Other Be Brave. NCSU Student Moving Image Showcase. Raleigh, NC.
2020 Welcome Home. NCSU Student Moving Image Showcase. Raleigh, NC.
Selected Residencies/Fellowships
2023 Durham Fruit Artist Residency. Durham Fruit. Durham, NC.
2020 Resisting Narratives of Erasure Fellowship. Visionary Justice Storylab. Atlanta, GA.
Selected Published Works
2024 Black Futurity: Lessons in (Art) History to Forge a Path Forward. Gagosian Quarterly Online. Feb 2024
2021 We Can Help Each Other Be Brave. Windhover Magazine. April 2021
2020 Welcome Home. Windhover Magazine. April 2020
2019 I Found Love In:.Windhover Magazine. April 2019
Selected Awards
2024 Edward Zutrau Memorial Award. Alumni Scholarship Fund. School of Visual Arts. New York, NY
2023 MFA Fine Arts Award. MFA Fine Arts Department. School of Visual Arts. New York, NY
2022 MFA Fine Arts Award. MFA Fine Arts Department. School of Visual Arts. New York, NY
Selected Professional Experience
2024 DEI Consultant. Gagosian Gallery. New York, NY
2023 Guest Critic. Useless Machines - ITP Department. NYU. New York, NY
DEI Committee Intern. Gagosian Gallery. New York, NY
Workshop Instructor. QT-BPM: Intro to DJing Workshop. Durham Fruit, Durham, NC
2022 Curator. PLAY. VAE Raleigh for Dock 1053. Raleigh, NC
2021 Panelist. Visionary Justice Storylab. Atlanta, GA
