Jessica MacMillan (b. 1987, New Hampshire, USA) is an artist and amateur astronomer based in Oslo, Norway. Through kinetic sculpture, 3D animation, and installation, MacMillan's work investigates concepts in astronomy and planetary science. Using optical instruments, geophysical orientation, and ordinary found objects, she focuses on bridging the gap between our everyday lived experience and the context that contains us: on a tiny and fragile planet, in a massive solar system, within a galaxy among billions.
Contact: jessmacmillan [at] gmail [dot] com
Instagram: jessmacmillan
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023 (Upcoming) K4 galleri, Oslo, Norway
2021 Time Line, Artica Svalbard, Longyearbyen, Svalbard
2021 Everyday Moons, Billedkunstnerne i Oslo og Akershus (BOA), Oslo, Norway
2018 Radii, Galleri 54, Gothenburg, Sweden
2017 Corrected Vision, Skaftfell Center for Visual Art, Seyðisfjörður, Iceland
2017 Antiplanet, Studio 17, Stavanger, Norway
2016 Averted Vision, White Box Galleri, KHiO, Oslo, Norway
2015 Axis Calibration, Galleri Seilduken, KHiO, Oslo, Norway
2010 [in] between, with Emmy McIntosh, President's Gallery, MassArt, Boston, MA, USA
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022 (Upcoming) Østlandsutstillingen, Oppland Kunstsenter, Lillehammer, Norway
2022 Østlandsutstillingen, NITJA senter for samtidskunst, Lillestrøm, Norway
2021 ÖRES 21 Summer Exhibition, Örö Island, Skärgårdshavets Nationalpark, Finland
2018 Høstutstillingen, Kusntnernes Hus, Oslo, Norway
2018 Farfuglar, Skaftfell Center for Visual Art, Seyðisfjörður, Iceland
2017 Sequences VIII: Elastic Hours, “Blikk,” Skaftfell Center for Visual Art, Seyðisfjörður, Iceland
2017 Høstutstillingen i Inkognitogata, Inkognitogata 4, Oslo, Norway
2017 Here and Not, Atelier Nord ANX, Oslo, Norway, with artists Richard Alexandersson and Pete Fleming
2017 Screengrab, Akademirommet, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo, Norway
2017 Seven Black Holes, Blomster & Bureau, online exhibition: blomsterogbureau.com
2016 Ora or Labora, MFA Avgangsutstilling, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo, Norway
2016 Forårsudstillingen, Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, Denmark
2015 Let’s Wait for the Group, Akademirommet, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo, Norway
2015 14,8 x 21, Benefit for Dråpen i Havet, P0, Oslo National Academy of the Arts, Oslo, Norway
2015 Chambre d’Amis, Semperdepot, Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien, Vienna, Austria
2015 Utstilling, Galleri Seilduken, Oslo National Academy of the Arts, Oslo, Norway
2015 EXCESSIVE AND IRRATIONAL, Akademirommet, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo, Norway
2015 Beasts and Pets, Akademirommet, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo, Norway
2015 Beasts and Pets, Studio 17, Stavanger, Norway
2014 IF (The Show Is All Words), click here to see the virtual exhibition
2012 PLAY, Sixteen Tons, Brooklyn, NY, USA
2012 MassArt's 23rd Annual Benefit Art Auction, Bakalar and Paine Galleries, MassArt, Boston, MA, USA
2012 HUNDREDS, Lincoln Arts Project, Waltham, MA, USA
2011 Type Show, Lincoln Arts Project, Waltham, MA, USA
2011 Chain Letter, samsøn, Boston, MA, USA
2010 plus minus time divides, Brant Gallery, MassArt, Boston, MA, USA
2010 Graduating Senior Exhibition, Paine Gallery, MassArt, Boston, MA, USA
2010 MassArt's 21st Annual Benefit Art Auction, Bakalar and Paine Galleries, MassArt, Boston, MA, USA
2010 Sculpture All School Show, Arnheim Gallery, MassArt, Boston, MA, USA
2009 Type, Graphic Design Society, MassArt, Boston, MA, USA
2009 Out of the Woods, Godine Gallery, MassArt, Boston, MA, USA
2009 Away, Student Life Gallery, MassArt, Boston, MA, USA
2009 The Boston Biennial, Atlantic Works Gallery, East Boston, MA, USA
2009 MassArt's 20th Annual Benefit Art Auction, Bakalar and Paine Galleries, MassArt, Boston, MA, USA
2008 Away, Student Life Gallery, MassArt, Boston, MA, USA
2008 Haystack, Student Life Gallery, MassArt, Boston, MA, USA
2008 Artists Speak Out! Miller Block Gallery, Boston, MA, USA
2008 All School Show Awards Exhibition, Student Life Gallery, MassArt, Boston, MA, USA
2008 Sculpture All School Show, Student Life Gallery, MassArt, Boston, MA, USA
2007 Just Fine, Student Life Gallery, MassArt, Boston, MA, USA
SELECTED PRESS + INTERVIEWS
2021 Kunstavisen / “Overhodet ikke hverdagslig” by Mona Gjessing
2021 Kunstkritikk / “Sightseeing på månen“ by Eirik Zeiner-Henriksen
2021 Morgenbladet / “Et univers av ting” by Espen Hauglid / Click here for a PDF
2021 Klassekampen / “perspectiv: MacMillan,” January 8
2018 NRK P2 Radio, Verdibørsen / “Har kulturen blitt natur?” 46:00–49:11
2018 Universitas / “Mennesket mot naturen” by Vera Maria Gjermundsen
2018 Subjekt / “Høstutstillingen er ingen kuratorisk drøm, men det trenger den heller ikke være” by Ingrid Tellefsen Relling
2018 Dagbladet / “På det beste er Høstutstillingen et underholdende og litt rart og viltert eventyr” by Arve Rød
2018 Intervju film med Jessica MacMillan, produced by Galleri 54, Gothenburg, SE
2017 Klassekampen / “perspectiv: MacMillan,” June 16
2016 KUNST, No. 4 / “Avgangsstudenten: Jessica MacMillan” by Lill Charlotte Sætren
2016 Billedkunst, No. 5 / “Divergerende Tilnærminger” by Nicholas Norton
2016 Klassekampen / “Spredt Avgang” by Line Ulekleiv
2016 Kunstkritikk / “Så mye sensualitet” by Simen Joachim Helsvig
2016 Aftenposten / “Langt mellom høydepunktene på årets masterutstilling” by Kjetil Røed
RESIDENCIES + WORKSHOPS
2021 Artica Svalbard, two-month residency, Longyearbyen, Svalbard
2019 ÖRES: Örö Island Residency Program, two-month residency, Skärgårdshavets Nationalpark, Finland
2019 NBK Ny-Ålesund Research Station residency, Svalbard
2018 Project Room, Atelier Nord ANX, Oslo, Norway
2017 Skaftfell Center for Visual Art, two-month residency, Seyðisfjörður, Iceland
2015 Nida Art Colony, “Creative Collaboration,” KUNO, Nida, Lithuania
2014 Malmö Art Academy, “Artists Teaching Artists,” KUNO, Malmö, Sweden
AWARDS + HONORS
2021 Two-year stipend for young artists, Arts Council Norway / Kulturrådet
2020 One-year stipend, Norwegian Visual Artists Fund / Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond, NBK
2020 Stipend for young artists, City of Oslo / Oslo Kommune
2019 Ny-Ålesund Research Station residency grant, Bildende Kunstneres Hjelpefond
2019 One-year stipend, Norwegian Visual Artists Fund / Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond, NBK
2018 Project Support Grant, Norwegian Visual Artists Fund / Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond, NBK
2018 One-year stipend, Norwegian Visual Artists Fund / Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond, NBK
2017 Art and Technology Grant, Arts Council Norway / Kulturrådet
2017 One-year stipend for young artists, Arts Council Norway / Kulturrådet
2017 Project Support Grant, Norwegian Visual Artists Fund / Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond, NBK
2017 Exhibtion Support Grant, Arts Council Norway / Kulturrådet
2016 Project Support Grant, Norwegian Visual Artists Fund / Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond, NBK
2016 Art Publications and Manuscript Development Grant, Arts Council Norway / Kulturrådet
2016 Kunstnernes Hus Studio Grant, Fondet for Kunst- og Designstudenter ved KHiO
2016 Stipend for Newly Graduated Artists, Arts Council Norway / Kulturrådet
2015 Development of Practice Grant, Fondet for Kunst- og Designstudenter ved KHiO
2010 Helen Blair Crosbie Sculpture Award, First Prize, MassArt
2010 Foundation Auction Award, MassArt
2009 Silver Award for Sculpture at The Boston Biennial, Atlantic Works Gallery, East Boston, MA
2009 Special Projects Grant for Public Art, MassArt
EDUCATION
2017 Arizona State University, Astronomy: Comparative Planetology
2014 - 2016 The Academy of Fine Art, Oslo National Academy of the Arts (KHiO), MFA Fine Arts
2005 - 2010 Massachusetts College of Art and Design (MassArt), BFA Sculpture and Art History
MEMBERSHIPS
2018 - Present Visual Artists Association of Oslo and Akershus / Billedkunstnerne i Oslo og Akershus (BOA)
2017 - Present The Planetary Society
2016 - Present Association of Norwegian Visual Artists / Norske Billedkunstnere (NBK)
