Jamie Treacy is an Oakland, California-based visual artist and art educator. He received his BFA at the University of Michigan and his MFA from CCA (both degrees in painting and drawing). He also holds a Single Subject Visual Art credential and a Career Technical Education credential in Arts, Media and Entertainment. Jamie’s artwork is imbued with themes of eco-justice, speculative fiction and exo-biology. He creates bodies of work in acrylic painting, drawing and mixed media cut paper. His philosophy as an art educator is that all youth deserve access to a high-quality free arts education, and that creative inquiry is fundamental to solving the most pressing problems of our future. Jamie is the recipient of the William H. Lewis Watercolor award and an Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation fellowship. Jamie’s work has been exhibited in the California Bay Area, Canada, Mexico and Japan. He currently serves as the Director of the Visual and Performing Arts Academy at Skyline High School in Oakland.
| EDUCATION | 2016 | Career Technical Education Credential in Arts, Media, Entertainment University of California Berkeley Extension |
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| 2010 | Single-Subject Credential in Visual Art East Bay State University Hayward, CA |
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| 2006 | MFA in Painting and Drawing California College of the Arts San Francisco, CA |
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| 2002 | BFA (Magna cum Laude) in Painting, Drawing and Printmaking University of Michigan School of Art and Design Ann Arbor, MI |
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| 2001 | Kyoto Seika University Research Student (3/01 to 8/01) Kyoto, Japan |
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| PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE | 2012 – Present | Director, Visual and Performing Arts Academy; Visual Art Teacher Skyline Senior High School Oakland, CA •Teach introduction through advanced two-dimensional arts courses with an emphasis on painting, drawing, found material sculpture and printmaking •Served as faculty advisor for the school’s Gay-Straight-Alliance (GSA) •Served as Skyline Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) District Liaison from 2014-Present •Mentored new teachers through Oakland Unified School District’s Induction program 2012-2015 •Mentor student teachers from San Francisco State University and California State University East Bay’s Teacher Education programs |
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2006 – 2012 |
Visual Arts Teacher Oakland Unity High School Oakland, CA •Designed curriculum for and taught introduction through advanced placement (AP) visual arts •Designed and taught the school’s College Preparation course •Organized school’s Inter-Session event for two years •Developed a senior capstone presentation rubric |
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| 2009 – 2014 |
“Artists Engaged” Founder and Facilitator •Facilitated critiques and professional development opportunities for a multicultural and intergenerational group of artists on a monthly basis |
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| 2008 -Present |
Visiting Artist & Community Art Facilitator Museum of the African Diaspora San Francisco, CA •Design, facilitate and create collaborative chalk murals with volunteer artists that connect with the museum’s exhibition themes •Taught drop-in family art classes in the museum’s Education Center |
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| 9/2004 – 5/2006 |
Community Student Fellow Center for Art and Public Life California College of the Arts 5212 Broadway Oakland, CA 94618 •Worked as a Teaching Artist in Berkeley High School’s Drawing, Painting and Photography classes •Assisted artist and CCA faculty member Taraneh Hemami with studio and collaborative exhibition projects |
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| 4/2006 – 8/2006 |
Visiting Instructor Casa de la Cultura Tlacolula Oaxaca, Mexico •Taught art classes to young adults in Spanish in Oaxaca as part of the “Young Artist Explorers” workshop |
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2005 – 2006 |
Teaching Assistant California College of the Arts San Francisco, CA •Assisted Professor Mary Snowden teach the Senior Painting Seminar Conducted studio visits with BFA Painting candidates |
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| GALLERY AFFILIATION | 2019-Present | Gearbox Gallery – Member artist and manager 770 West Grand Ave Oakland, CA 94612 |
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2014 -2016 |
Betti Ono Gallery 1427 Broadway Oakland, CA 94612 |
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| 2015 – 2016 | Oakstop Gallery 1721 Broadway #201 Oakland, CA 94612 |
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| 2008 – 2016 | Pro Arts Gallery (Member Artist) 150 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza Oakland, CA |
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| SOLO & 2-PERSON EXHIBITIONS | 2020 | Necessary Mutation; (with John Damian Boychuk); Gearbox Gallery; Oakland, CA | |
| 2018 | If We Witness Growth (featured artist during summer show); SHOH Gallery, Berkeley, CA | ||
| 2017 |
The Unprepared Eye, EBMUD Gallery, Oakland, CA | ||
| 2015 |
To Fortify the Forest; Oakstop Gallery; Oakland, CA STRIATION; Betti Ono Gallery; Oakland, CA Touching a New Intelligence; Google Headquarters; Mountainview, CA |
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2014 |
Unearthed, Unveiled; Betti Ono Gallery; Oakland, CA Touching a New Intelligence; City of Berkeley Customer Service Center Gallery; Berkeley, CA The Teeming Rift; Addison Street Windows Gallery; Berkeley, CA |
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2011 |
Into the Fragility; Rockridge Library Gallery; Oakland, CA Soft Fracture; Andalu; San Francisco, CA |
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2010 |
The Slow Return to Gentleness; The Conscious Collective; Oakland, CA | ||
2009 |
Fluid Quest; Spare Room Project; San Francisco, CA |
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2004 |
Revisiting Patterns (two-person show);Cafe de Troit; Detroit, MI | ||
2003 |
Learning to Live with Ghosts; Cafe de Troit; Detroit, MI | ||
2001 |
Emotional Harvest; Media Union Gallery at The University of Michigan; Ann Arbor, MI | ||
| GROUP EXHIBITIONS | 2019 | Patterns of Influence: Artists Who Teach; The Painting Center; New York City, NY Member Feature Shows(Monthly); Gearbox Gallery; Oakland, CA |
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2018 |
Abstract Preferences; NIAD Art Center; Richmond, CA | ||
2014 |
30×30; Blue Line Arts Center; Santa Rosa, CA | ||
2013 |
Slide; Joyce Gordon Gallery; Oakland, CAGrand Opening Exhibition; NextSpace Co-working; Berkeley, CA and San Francisco, CA | ||
2011 |
Soft Fracture; Andalu; San Francisco, CA | ||
2012 |
Spring Show; JanRae Gallery of the Women’s Cancer Resource Center; Oakland, CA Fun A Day; Rock, Paper, Scissors Gallery; Oakland, CA |
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2011 |
Exploring Passions (Juried Show); CK Gallery; Oakland, CA Atmospheric Park Pigments; Malonga Casquelord Center for the Arts; Oakland, CA Preview Exhibition: East Bay Open Studios; Pro Arts Gallery; Oakland, CA East Bay Open Studios; Jack London Pavilion; Oakland, CA |
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2010 |
Expressions of Living; Adobe Art Center; Castro Valley, CA The Box Art Auction, Pro Arts Gallery, Oakland, CA |
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2009 |
Preview Exhibition: East Bay Open Studios, Pro Arts Gallery & Nitty Gritty Studios, Oakland, CA | ||
2008 |
Turbulent Times (Juried Show); Photo Central; Hayward, CA At Play (Juried Show); Community Gallery at Alta Bates Summit Medical Center; Berkeley, CA Aquarelas (Juried Show); JanRae Gallery of the Women’s Cancer Resource Center Oakland, CA |
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2007 |
New Visions (Juried show); Pro Arts Gallery; Oakland, CA | ||
2006 |
Remnants (Juried show); Cellspace Gallery; San Francisco, CA Graduate Thesis Exhibit California College of the Arts; San Francisco, CA Oax-i-fornia (Traveling group show); Biblioteca Henestrosa Oaxaca, Mexico; Consulado General de Mexico; San Francisco, CA |
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2005 |
Nichos y Recuerdos (Juried show); Mission Cultural Center, San Francisco, CA | ||
2004 |
The Fifth Direction (Juried show); Mission Cultural Center; San Francisco, CA Revisiting Patterns (Two-person show); Cafe de Troit Detroit, MI Intergenerational Project; Ellen Kayrod Gallery Detroit, MI Witness and Testify; group show, 4731 Gallery Detroit, MI |
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| CURATORIAL EXPERIENCE | 2013 | Slide; Joyce Gordon Gallery; Oakland, CA (Co-curator with Eric Murphy and Nicole Dixon) | |
| COLLABORATION | 2012 | House of Matter; Nicole Klaymoon’s Embodiment Project; Mission Dance Theater; San Francisco, CA •Created a series of paintings that served as projections in a multimedia dance, spoken word and vocal performance. |
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| RESIDENCIES | 2006 | Casa de la Cultura (House of Culture), Tlacolula, Oaxaca, Mexico | |
| AWARDS | 2006 | Center for Art and Public Life Grant | |
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Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant | ||
2002 |
Faculty Award, University of Michigan | ||
2002 |
William H. Lewis Watercolor Award | ||
| SELECTED COLLECTIONS and PRIVATE COMMISSIONS | Santiago-Massano Family Cordoba, Argentina (Private Collection) Phinney-Firminger Family Durham, NC (Commission) Linden Keiffer San Leandro, CA (Private Collection) Chia-Ling Yu and Dan Stratton Chicago, IL (Private Collection) Nancy Stevens Indianapolis, IN (Private Collection) Wolfe Family Milwaukee, WI (Private Collection) Gerardo de la Barerra Oaxaca, Mexico (Private Collection) Petkoski Architects Detroit, MI (Commission) Ford Motor Company Family Center Detroit, MI (Private Collection) |
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| REFERENCES | available upon request |