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'''J.J. McCracken''' (born 1972<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://npg.si.edu/blog/identify-jj-mccracken|title=IDENTIFY: J.J. McCracken|last=|first=|date=2016-02-02|website=National Portrait Gallery|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2019-02-09}}</ref>, Mifflin, PA) is an American artist who lives and works in [[Washington, D.C.|Washington, DC]]. McCracken creates "sculptures, performances, and immersive installations focused on free speech, social justice and resource equity."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.connersmith.us.com/artists/jj-mccracken|title=J.J. McCRACKEN - Artists - CONNERSMITH.|website=www.connersmith.us.com|access-date=2019-02-09}}</ref> J.J. McCracken received a B.A. in Anthropology from [[College of William & Mary|The College of William and Mary]] in 1995, and an M.F.A. in Studio Art from [[George Washington University|The George Washington University]] in 2005. Subsequently she attended the [[Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture]]. Her awards include a Maryland State Arts Council Individual Artist Award, a Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Award, and two Puffin Foundation grants.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blogs.massart.edu/earthandalchemy/artists/j-j-mccracken-american/|title=MCCRACKEN, J.J. (American) {{!}} Earth & Alchemy Exhibition and Special Events|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-09}}</ref>
'''J.J. McCracken''' (born 1972<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://npg.si.edu/blog/identify-jj-mccracken|title=IDENTIFY: J.J. McCracken|last=|first=|date=2016-02-02|website=National Portrait Gallery|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2019-02-09}}</ref>, Mifflin, PA) is an American artist who lives and works in [[Washington, D.C.|Washington, DC]]. McCracken creates "sculptures, performances, and immersive installations focused on free speech, social justice and resource equity."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.connersmith.us.com/artists/jj-mccracken|title=J.J. McCRACKEN - Artists - CONNERSMITH.|website=www.connersmith.us.com|access-date=2019-02-09}}</ref> J.J. McCracken received a B.A. in Anthropology from [[College of William & Mary|The College of William and Mary]] in 1995, and an M.F.A. in Studio Art from [[George Washington University|The George Washington University]] in 2005. Subsequently, she attended the [[Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture]]. Her awards include a Maryland State Arts Council Individual Artist Award, a Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Award, and two Puffin Foundation grants.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blogs.massart.edu/earthandalchemy/artists/j-j-mccracken-american/|title=MCCRACKEN, J.J. (American) {{!}} Earth & Alchemy Exhibition and Special Events|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-09}}</ref>


== Artwork ==
== Artwork ==
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== Notable Exhibitions ==
== Notable Exhibitions ==
2016 - ''The Mouth of the Scold'' (2016)<ref name=":2" />, was commissioned by the [[National Portrait Gallery (United States)|National Portrait Gallery]] for the "IDENTIFY: Performance Art as Portraiture" series. Following the performance, McCracken’s sculpture, ''The Dunlevy Medallion'', was exhibited in the Gallery’s Great Hall.<ref name=":0" />
2016 - ''The Mouth of the Scold'' (2016)<ref name=":2" />, was commissioned by the [[National Portrait Gallery (United States)|National Portrait Gallery]] for the "IDENTIFY: Performance Art as Portraiture" series. Following the performance, McCracken's sculpture, ''The Dunlevy Medallion'', was exhibited in the Gallery's Great Hall.<ref name=":0" />


2014 - ''40 Years of Community Art'', Arlington Arts Center, Arlington, VA<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://arlingtonartscenter.org/2014/03/26/from-the-artist-j-j-mccracken/|title=From the Artist: J.J. McCracken|website=Arlington Arts Center|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/museums/art-review-csa-forty-years-of-community-sourced-art/2014/02/27/c737b7ea-9a84-11e3-b931-0204122c514b_story.html?utm_term=.0f8dc9cbdd34|title=Art review: ‘CSA: Forty Years of Community-Sourced Art’|last=O'Sullivan|first=Michael|date=February 24, 2014|work=The Washington Post}}</ref>
2014 - ''40 Years of Community Art'', Arlington Arts Center, Arlington, VA<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://arlingtonartscenter.org/2014/03/26/from-the-artist-j-j-mccracken/|title=From the Artist: J.J. McCracken|website=Arlington Arts Center|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/museums/art-review-csa-forty-years-of-community-sourced-art/2014/02/27/c737b7ea-9a84-11e3-b931-0204122c514b_story.html?utm_term=.0f8dc9cbdd34|title=Art review: ‘CSA: Forty Years of Community-Sourced Art’|last=O'Sullivan|first=Michael|date=February 24, 2014|work=The Washington Post}}</ref>
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2008 - ''Living Sculpture'', Project 4 Gallery, Washington, DC
2008 - ''Living Sculpture'', Project 4 Gallery, Washington, DC


2007 - ''The Wait (Counting)'', [[KeyArena|Key Arena]], Seattle, Washington
2007 - ''The Wait (Counting)'', [[KeyArena|KeyArena]], Seattle, Washington


2007 - ''A sketch for larger work'', Performed at the entrance to Key Arena in Center City STASIS, Meat Market Gallery; Washington, DC<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/arts/article/13034717/theres-a-party-over-here|title=There's a Party Over Here?|website=Washington City Paper|language=en|access-date=2019-02-09}}</ref>
2007 - ''A sketch for larger work'', Performed at the entrance to KeyArena in Center City STASIS, Meat Market Gallery; Washington, DC<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/arts/article/13034717/theres-a-party-over-here|title=There's a Party Over Here?|website=Washington City Paper|language=en|access-date=2019-02-09}}</ref>


2007 - ''Artifacts for a New Millennium'', Meat Market Gallery; Washington, DC
2007 - ''Artifacts for a New Millennium'', Meat Market Gallery; Washington, DC

Revision as of 17:58, 9 February 2019

J.J. McCracken (born 1972[1], Mifflin, PA) is an American artist who lives and works in Washington, DC. McCracken creates "sculptures, performances, and immersive installations focused on free speech, social justice and resource equity."[2] J.J. McCracken received a B.A. in Anthropology from The College of William and Mary in 1995, and an M.F.A. in Studio Art from The George Washington University in 2005. Subsequently, she attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. Her awards include a Maryland State Arts Council Individual Artist Award, a Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Award, and two Puffin Foundation grants.[3]

Artwork

McCracken has been called "among the smartest artists in Washington" by the Washington Post.[4] Her work, installations and performances has been exhibited and performed widely in museums[5], galleries[4], universities[6], and multiple art fairs[7]. She has written about her performance work that she:

...creates messy situations where performers grovel for access to resources. They are socially disconnected and eternally hungry. They are martyrs, misanthropes, thieves, ghosts, and the wronged.[6]

Notable Exhibitions

2016 - The Mouth of the Scold (2016)[5], was commissioned by the National Portrait Gallery for the "IDENTIFY: Performance Art as Portraiture" series. Following the performance, McCracken's sculpture, The Dunlevy Medallion, was exhibited in the Gallery's Great Hall.[1]

2014 - 40 Years of Community Art, Arlington Arts Center, Arlington, VA[8][9]

2014 - Inciteful Clay, Foosaner Art Museum at the Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Florida

2014 - Husk, Arlington Arts Center, Arlington, VA

2013 - A Recursive Lens, Hillyer/International Arts & Artists, Washington, DC[10] 

2013 - Queer Objectivity, Stamp Gallery, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland [11][12]

2013 - The Unexpected, Max L. Jackson Gallery at Queens University, Charlotte, North Carolina 

2013 - Green Acres, The American University Museum at Katzen Art Center, Washington, DC[13]

2013 - Siamo Quel Che Mangiamo? Sostenibilita` e arte (Are We What We Eat?), Accademia di Brera, Milan, Italy

2012 - The Huntress, (e)merge Art Fair, Capitol Skyline Hotel, Washington, DC[14]

2012 - The archaeologist (the steward), and wonder and study, Smithsonian Institution, Freer & Sackler Galleries, Washington, DC

2012 - Renting the Rain, Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, Maine

2011 - Climate, Control, Civilian Art Projects, Washington, DC[4]

2011 - (e)merge art fair, Washington, DC[15]

2011 - Thirst, and the Martyr, (e)merge Art Fair, Capitol Skyline Hotel, Washington, DC

2010 - Earth To Table, The Kathryn E. Narrow Educational Resource Center, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

2010 - The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania[16]

2010 - San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, Texas

2008 - Living Sculpture, Project 4 Gallery, Washington, DC

2007 - The Wait (Counting), KeyArena, Seattle, Washington

2007 - A sketch for larger work, Performed at the entrance to KeyArena in Center City STASIS, Meat Market Gallery; Washington, DC[17]

2007 - Artifacts for a New Millennium, Meat Market Gallery; Washington, DC

2005 - Dissolve, The Dimock Gallery—The George Washington University; Washington, DC,

2005 - Solo MFA thesis exhibition -re-performed as part of the Academy 2005, exhibition at Conner Contemporary Art, Washington, DC

2004 - Aqua Art Fair, Miami Beach, FL

References

  1. ^ a b "IDENTIFY: J.J. McCracken". National Portrait Gallery. 2016-02-02. Retrieved 2019-02-09. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  2. ^ "J.J. McCRACKEN - Artists - CONNERSMITH". www.connersmith.us.com. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
  3. ^ "MCCRACKEN, J.J. (American) | Earth & Alchemy Exhibition and Special Events". Retrieved 2019-02-09.
  4. ^ a b c "J.J. McCracken, taking the long view with ceramics". The Washington Post. January 31, 2011.
  5. ^ a b "J.J. McCracken's The Mouth of the Scold". Washington City Paper. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
  6. ^ a b "Ceramics". Tyler School of Art. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
  7. ^ "The Armory Show | CONNERSMITH". www.thearmoryshow.com. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
  8. ^ "From the Artist: J.J. McCracken". Arlington Arts Center. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
  9. ^ O'Sullivan, Michael (February 24, 2014). "Art review: 'CSA: Forty Years of Community-Sourced Art'". The Washington Post.
  10. ^ "J.J. McCracken (Mt. Rainier, MD) | IA&A at Hillyer". Retrieved 2019-02-09.
  11. ^ "'Queer Objectivity' exhibit continues at UMD". Washington Blade: Gay News, Politics, LGBT Rights. 2013-11-17. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
  12. ^ "Queer Objectivity". thestamp.umd.edu. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
  13. ^ "GREEN ACRES Exhibition: June 29 – October 13, 2013". Arlington Arts Center. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
  14. ^ O'Sullivan, Michael (October 4, 2012). "(E)merge art fair". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
  15. ^ "Low-Gallery Diet: Can D.C.'s Art Scene Survive Without Traditional Spaces?". Washington City Paper. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
  16. ^ "Made at the Clay Studio". Artblog. 2010-08-29. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
  17. ^ "There's a Party Over Here?". Washington City Paper. Retrieved 2019-02-09.

External Links

Artist's Website

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