Jodi Rice
I strive to create art on a daily basis. Like most artists, I derive immeasurable pleasure from the process of production, where the act of making new work becomes a fresh chance for me to re-examine the world, and the message that I want my art to convey.
As a student at Philadelphia’s University for the Arts my projects were more conceptually-based, and served as a vehicle for me to work out my feelings about human sexuality and feminism in a society where young women often receive conflicting messages concerning how to pleasure, portray, and protect their bodies. Over the past several years I have redirected my focus. Now I prioritize craftsmanship at the same level that I prioritize concept in my projects.
In addition to my independent work, I also teach ceramics, sculpture, painting and drawing at a Quaker Friends School for high school students with learning differences. My students today are in very much the same position academically that I was at their age, where the conventional classroom model just didn’t seem to work. As a former high school dropout, who later went on to complete my GED and then enroll in art school, I encourage my students to use art as a means to find their own way in this world, to mark their path in bold brushes of color and crooked lines, in other words, to invert paradigms, challenge external expectations placed upon them, and to make no apologies for being different. I try to impart them with the idea that art can be their savior, perhaps better than any therapists’ couch they will ever sit upon. I only hope that I inspire them as much as their enthusiasm for art and their desire to hone their artistic visions inspires me every single day.
EDUCATION
2003 The University of the Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Sculpture
2001 Delaware College of Art and Design, Associates Degree in Fine Arts
EXHIBITIONS
2008 Lobot Gallery, Oakland, CA- “Space Balls”- Group Show
2008 Jinxed, Philadelphia, PA- “The heART Show”- Group Show
2007 Cinders, Brooklyn, NY- “No Bad Blood”- Group Show
2007 Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, PA-
“Locally Localized Gravity”, Group Show
2007 Dane Décor, Philadelphia, PA- “InLiquid and Dane Décor’s Second
Annual Art and Furniture Experience”, Group Show
2006 “The International Flipbook Festival”- Philadelphia, PA, Brooklyn, NY
Vancouver, Canada, Sunderland, UK., Traveling Group Show
2006 Benna’s, Philadelphia, PA- ‚ÄúWho Do You Think You Are?‚Äù,
Solo Exhibition
2005 Red Tettemer, Philadelphia, PA- Permanent Collage Installation
2005 Ira. A. Sheres, Philadelphia, PA- Permanent Mosaic Installation
2005 Congreso Girl’s Center Philadelphia, PA- Permanent Mosaic and
Painting Installation
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Delaware Valley Friends School, Paoli, PA 2003-2008
Congreso Girls Center, Philadelphia, PA 2001-2003
The Village of Arts and Humanities, Philadelphia, PA 2001
Medusa Chandelier
Cast Plaster, Paint, Resin, Electrical Wiring, Jewels
Completed in 2007 by Jodi Rice and Adam Wallacavage
The Duke and I
Found Object (Plaster), Paint, Glitter 2008
Photo: Tom Gillern
North Philly warehouses are filled with the weirdest stuff.
Rainbow Platter 2008
Clay, Glaze
Friends Platter 2008
Clay, Glaze
I painted this platter for the 2008 senior class.
Seahorse Ornaments 2007
Porcelain, Glaze
Button Project 2008
My classes made buttons to raise money for www.thirst-aid.org.Using art as a vehicle for social change!
Bamboo Lounge Mosaic
Shells and Mirror Mosaic 2008 In progress
Handmade Scale Tiles
Clay, Glaze 2008
Medusa’s Valentine
2008 Clay, Glaze
Girl from Ray Caesar’s painting L’accord D’amour
Handmade Costume 2007
Photo: Adam Walaacavage
Free the Gnomes!
Picture taken on the streets of Paris in 2008.
Medusa Bobblehead
Paper Maiche and Paint 2006
Lizzie Borden Light Series
Porcelain- Work in Progress 2007
Birds
Models in progress -2007
Adam’s Birthday Present
Skulls
2006 Print
Got Babies?
Series of porcelain slip cast women. 2006.
After I watched my friend give birth I decided immediately after to start researching midwifery and make art about pregnancy.
Sushi Bed
This was fun to make. It had a crib matress with it, but I took it out in the end. However, I did use the crib matress in one of my first apartments to sleep on for quite some time.
Geisha
Paper Maiche BobbleheadFrom the flipbook- What’s Shakin’ Quarter-Asian Bacon
2005
FUNSHINE
This performance comes from the dress I’m wearing. It’s a little girl’s handmade CareBear dress I found in San Francisco.
When I was a Young Girl.
I built a coffin, cast myself and filled the coffin with blood red gelatin. Then I had a mini funeral and played the song- When I was a Young Girl by Nina Simone for my class in college. The gelatin got moldy really fast and smelled rank.