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
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2021 Everyday Moons, Billedkunstnerne i Oslo og Akershus (BOA), Oslo, NO
2018 Radii, Galleri 54, Gothenburg, SE
2017 Corrected Vision, Skaftfell Center for Visual Art, Seyðisfjörður, IS
2017 Antiplanet, Studio 17, Stavanger, NO
2016 Averted Vision, White Box Galleri, KHiO, Oslo, NO
2015 Axis Calibration, Galleri Seilduken, KHiO, Oslo, NO
2010 [in] between, with Emmy McIntosh, President's Gallery, MassArt, Boston, MA
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2021 (Upcoming) Extension.no, Triumph Gallery, Moscow, RU
2018 Høstutstillingen, Kusntnernes Hus, Oslo, NO
2018 Farfuglar, Skaftfell Center for Visual Art, Seyðisfjörður, IS
2017 Sequences VIII: Elastic Hours, “Blikk,” Skaftfell Center for Visual Art, Seyðisfjörður, IS
2017 Høstutstillingen i Inkognitogata, Inkognitogata 4, Oslo, NO
2017 Here and Not, Atelier Nord ANX, Oslo, NO, with artists Richard Alexandersson and Pete Fleming
2017 Screengrab, Akademirommet, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo, NO
2017 Seven Black Holes, Blomster & Bureau, online exhibition: blomsterogbureau.com
2016 Ora or Labora, MFA Avgangsutstilling, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo, NO
2016 Forårsudstillingen, Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, DK
2015 Let’s Wait for the Group, Akademirommet, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo, NO
2015 14,8 x 21, Benefit for Dråpen i Havet, P0, Oslo National Academy of the Arts, Oslo, NO
2015 Chambre d’Amis, Semperdepot, Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien, Vienna, AT
2015 Utstilling, Galleri Seilduken, Oslo National Academy of the Arts, Oslo, NO
2015 EXCESSIVE AND IRRATIONAL, Akademirommet, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo, NO
2015 Beasts and Pets, Akademirommet, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo, NO
2015 Beasts and Pets, Studio 17, Stavanger, NO
2014 IF (The Show Is All Words), click here to see the virtual exhibition
2012 PLAY, Sixteen Tons, Brooklyn, NY
2012 MassArt's 23rd Annual Benefit Art Auction, Bakalar and Paine Galleries, MassArt, Boston, MA
2012 HUNDREDS, Lincoln Arts Project, Waltham, MA
2011 Type Show, Lincoln Arts Project, Waltham, MA
2011 Chain Letter, samsøn, Boston, MA
2010 plus minus time divides, Brant Gallery, MassArt, Boston, MA
2010 Graduating Senior Exhibition, Paine Gallery, MassArt, Boston, MA
2010 MassArt's 21st Annual Benefit Art Auction, Bakalar and Paine Galleries, MassArt, Boston, MA
2010 Sculpture All School Show, Arnheim Gallery, MassArt, Boston, MA
2009 Type, Graphic Design Society, MassArt, Boston, MA
2009 Out of the Woods, Godine Gallery, MassArt, Boston, MA
2009 Away, Student Life Gallery, MassArt, Boston, MA
2009 The Boston Biennial, Atlantic Works Gallery, East Boston, MA
2009 MassArt's 20th Annual Benefit Art Auction, Bakalar and Paine Galleries, MassArt, Boston, MA
2008 Away, Student Life Gallery, MassArt, Boston, MA
2008 Haystack, Student Life Gallery, MassArt, Boston, MA
2008 Artists Speak Out! Miller Block Gallery, Boston, MA
2008 All School Show Awards Exhibition, Student Life Gallery, MassArt, Boston, MA
2008 Sculpture All School Show, Student Life Gallery, MassArt, Boston, MA
2007 Just Fine, Student Life Gallery, MassArt, Boston, MA
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 (Upcoming) Artica Svalbard, six-week residency, Longyearbyen, Svalbard, NO
2019 ÖRES: Örö Island Residency Program, two-month residency, Skärgårdshavets Nationalpark, FI
2019 NBK Ny-Ålesund Research Station residency, Svalbard, NO
2018 Project Room, Atelier Nord ANX, Oslo, NO
2017 Skaftfell Center for Visual Art, two-month residency, Seyðisfjörður, IS
2015 Nida Art Colony, “Creative Collaboration,” KUNO, Nida, LT
2014 Malmö Art Academy, “Artists Teaching Artists,” KUNO, Malmö, SE
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)
