Jess Tolbert is Assistant Professor of Art and Head of the Jewelry + Metals program at the University of Texas, El Paso. She received her Masters and Bachelors degrees in Fine Arts, both with a focus on metal and jewelry. Jess actively exhibits her work nationally and internationally. Her research and studio practice explores and reconsiders the commonplace objects of everyday life and mass production, creating an intimate link to our relationship with labor and the built environment.

• MFA in Jewelry and Metalsmithing, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign (2013)
• BFA in Jewelry and Metalsmithing, Texas State University, San Marcos (2009)

• Art - Exhibition, Competitive - Craft Forms (2019-12-07 - 2020-02-01). Wayne, Pennsylvania, USA. Jessica Tolbert.
• Art - Exhibition, Competitive - Earrings Galore (2019-05-15 - 2019-12-31). Heidi Lowe. Rehoboth Beach, Deleware, USA. Jessica Tolbert.
• Art - Art Works in Publication - Jewelry and Metalsmithing Survey, Volume 3 (2019-12-31). Society of North American Goldsmiths. Jessica Tolbert.
• Art - Exhibition, Group - Constructional (2019-12-04 - 2019-12-24). Chicago, Illinois, USA. Jessica Tolbert.
• Art - Exhibition, Group - Not-So-Lone-Star Studios: A Gathering of Texas Makers (2019-09-15 - 2019-12-08). Texas Tech University. Lubbock, Texas, USA. Jessica Tolbert.
• Art - Exhibition, One-Person - Wear This Space (2019-12-02 - 2019-12-06). El Paso, Texas, USA. Jessica Tolbert. Nichole Licking. Undergraduate.
• Art - Arts Festival - Las Artistas Art & Fine Crafts Show (2019-11-23 - 2019-11-24). Las Artistas. El Paso, Texas, USA. Jessica Tolbert. Gabriela Alvarado. Undergraduate. Alan Fuentes. Undergraduate. Kristin Morales. Undergraduate. Alicia Moreno. Undergraduate. Miguel Aguilar. Undergraduate. Alejandro Arrioja. Undergraduate. Nichole Licking. Undergraduate. Jessica Rodriguez. Undergraduate. Miguel Quintana. Undergraduate. Emilio Aguilar. Undergraduate. Josiah Morgan. Undergraduate. Roxana Rodriguez. Undergraduate. Roberto Vazquez. Undergraduate. Carolina Villareal. Undergraduate. Alexa Guerrero. Undergraduate.
• Art - Exhibition, Competitive - Earrings Galore (2019-11-19 - 2019-11-24). Heidi Lowe & New York City Jewelry Week. New York, New York, USA. Jessica Tolbert.
• Art - Exhibition, Group - Constructional (2019-11-19 - 2019-11-23). Gallery 2052 & New York City Jewelry Week. New York, New York, USA. Jessica Tolbert.
• Art - Exhibition, One-Person - > (greater-than) (2019-09-07 - 2019-11-03). Brooklyn Metal Works. Brooklyn, New York, USA. Jessica Tolbert.
• Art - Exhibition, Group - Lineage (2019-10-14 - 2019-10-18). El Paso, Texas, USA. Jessica Tolbert. Miguel Aguilar. Undergraduate. Kristin Morales. Undergraduate. Alicia Moreno. Undergraduate. Alan Maguregui. Undergraduate. Alexa Guerrero. Undergraduate. Gabriela Alvarado. Undergraduate. Emilio Aguilar. Undergraduate. Josiah Morgan. Undergraduate. Carolina Villareal. Undergraduate. Roxana Rodriguez. Undergraduate. Roberto Vazquez. Undergraduate.
• Art - Exhibition, Group - Building on the Body: Identity, Materials, Jewelry (2019-08-01 - 2019-09-22). The Mervin Bovaird Foundation, Tom & Susie Wallace, Jan Jennings & Herb Gottfried, TODD Architecture Group, Doug Campbell. Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA. Jessica Tolbert.
• Art - Exhibition, Group - What Makes Us (2019-08-26 - 2019-08-29). Artspace Lofts. El Paso, Texas, USA. Jessica Tolbert. Alex Arrioja. Undergraduate. Miguel Aguilar. Undergraduate. Kristin Morales. Undergraduate. Jessica Rodriguez. Undergraduate. Miguel Quintana. Undergraduate. Nichole Licking. Undergraduate. Alicia Moreno. Undergraduate. Alan Maguregui. Undergraduate. Alexa Guerrero. Undergraduate. Gabriela Alvarado. Undergraduate.
• Reviews and Articles About Creative Work(s) - Reversing the Role of Architecture: Repetition, Rhythm, and Pattern (2019-08-28). Art Jewelry Forum, written by Kelly Ann Temple. Jessica Tolbert.
• Art - Exhibition, Group - Not-So-Lone-Star Studios: A Gathering of Texas Makers (2019-05-16 - 2019-08-09). El Paso, Texas, USA. Jess Tolbert.
• Art - Exhibition, Competitive - 2019 Annual Juried UTEP Student Art Exhibition (2019-05-10 - 2019-08-09). The Stanlee & Gerald Rubin Center for the Visual Arts. El Paso, Texas, USA. Jessica Tolbert. Miguel Aguilar. Undergraduate. Jill Font. Undergraduate. Alexa Guerrero. Undergraduate. Andrew Holguin. Undergraduate. Alan Maguregui. Undergraduate. Jessica Rodriguez. Undergraduate. Dina Edens-Perlasca. Undergraduate.
• Art - Exhibition, Group - The Places We Know (2019-05-22 - 2019-05-25). Society of North American Goldsmiths. Chicago, Illinois, USA. Jessica Tolbert. Cassandra Adame. Undergraduate. Nichole Licking. Undergraduate. Jessica Rodriguez. Undergraduate.
• Reviews and Articles About Creative Work(s) - Not So Lone Star Studios: A Gathering of Texas Makers (2019-05-23). Glasstire, Texas Visual Art. Texas. Jessica Tolbert.
• Art - Exhibition, Group - Materials: Hard & Soft, International Contemporary Craft Exhibition & Competition (2019-02-01 - 2019-05-04). Greater Denton Arts Council. Denton, Texas, USA. Jessica Tolbert.
• Art - Arts Festival - International Sculpture Day (2019-04-27). International Sculpture Center. El Paso, Texas, USA. Jessica Tolbert. Gabriela Alvarado. Undergraduate. Alan Fuentes. Undergraduate. Kristin Morales. Undergraduate. Alicia Moreno. Undergraduate. Miguel Aguilar. Undergraduate. Alejandro Arrioja. Undergraduate. Nichole Licking. Undergraduate. Jessica Rodriguez. Undergraduate. Miguel Quintana. Undergraduate. Alexa Guerrero. Undergraduate. Miranda Morales. Undergraduate. Sarah Castro. Undergraduate. Mariel Cheda. Undergraduate. Andrew Holguin. Undergraduate. Sheila Mendez. Undergraduate. Caitlin Pierson. Undergraduate. Carla Quigley. Undergraduate.
• Art - Exhibition, Group - Jewelry Sale (2019-04-25). Last Thursdays. El Paso, Texas, USA. Jessica Tolbert. Alexa Guerrero. Undergraduate. Gabriela Alvarado. Undergraduate. Mariel Cheda. Undergraduate. Alan Fuentes. Undergraduate. Kristin Morales. Undergraduate. Alicia Moreno. Undergraduate. Miguel Aguilar. Undergraduate. Alejandro Arrioja. Undergraduate. Nichole Licking. Undergraduate. Jessica Rodriguez. Undergraduate.
• Art - Exhibition, Group - 4th Annual Borderline Jewelry + Metals Silent Auction (2019-04-19 - 2019-04-24). Borderline Jewelry + Metals. El Paso, Texas, USA. Jessica Tolbert. Alejandro Arrioja. Undergraduate. Cassandra Adame. Undergraduate. Kristin Morales. Undergraduate. Gabriela Alvarado. Undergraduate. Mariel Cheda. Undergraduate. Miguel Aguilar. Undergraduate. Nichole Licking. Undergraduate. Jessica Rodriguez. Undergraduate.
• Art - Exhibition, One-Person - Thought Spaces (2019-04-15 - 2019-04-19). El Paso, Texas, USA. Jessica Tolbert. Jessica Rodriguez. Undergraduate.
• Art - Exhibition, One-Person - Life Lines (2019-04-08 - 2019-04-12). El Paso, Texas, USA. Jessica Tolbert. Cassandra Adame. Undergraduate.
• Art - Exhibition, Group - Group 1 (2019-03-01 - 2019-03-29). El Paso, Texas, USA. Jessica Tolbert. Jessica Rodriguez. Undergraduate. Nichole Licking. Undergraduate.
• Art - Exhibition, Competitive - Transformation 10: Contemporary Works in Found Materials, The Elizabeth R. Raphael Founder’s Prize Exhibition (2018-09-14 - 2019-03-23). Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Jess Tolbert.
• Art - Exhibition, Group - Not-So-Lone-Star Studios: A Gathering of Texas Makers (2019-01-14 - 2019-02-15). San Jacinto College South Campus. Houston, Texas, USA. Jess Tolbert.
• Art - Exhibition, Competitive - Craft Forms (2018-12-08 - 2019-01-26). Wayne, Pennsylvania, USA. Jess Tolbert.
• Art - Exhibition, Competitive - CraftTexas 2018 (2018-09-29 - 2019-01-06). Houston, Texas, USA. Jess Tolbert.
• Art - Exhibition, Competitive - Earrings Galore (2018-06-29 - 2018-12-31). Heidi Lowe. Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, USA. Jess Tolbert.
• Art - Art Works in Publication - Jewelry and Metalsmithing Survey, Volume 2 (2018-12-31). Society of North American Goldsmiths. Jessica Tolbert.
• Art - Exhibition, Competitive - Refined (2018-10-26 - 2018-12-29). Stephen F. Austin State University School of Art. Nacogdoches, Texas, USA. Jess Tolbert.
• Art - Exhibition, Group - In Depth (2018-11-05 - 2018-12-04). Glass Gallery. Jessica Tolbert. Sarah Castro. Undergraduate. Mariel Cheda. Undergraduate. Alan Fuentes. Undergraduate. Kristin Morales. Undergraduate. Alicia Moreno. Undergraduate. Sheila Mendez. Undergraduate. Caitlin Pierson. Undergraduate. Miguel Aguilar. Undergraduate. Dina Edens. Undergraduate. Alejandro Arrioja. Undergraduate. Nichole Licking. Undergraduate. Jessica Rodriguez. Undergraduate. Miguel Quintana. Undergraduate. Gabriela Alvarado. Undergraduate.
• Art - Arts Festival - Las Artistas Art & Fine Crafts Show (2018-11-17 - 2018-11-18). Las Artistas. El Paso, Texas, USA. Jessica Tolbert. Gabriela Alvarado. Undergraduate. Sarah Castro. Undergraduate. Mariel Cheda. Undergraduate. Alan Fuentes. Undergraduate. Kristin Morales. Undergraduate. Jorge Rubio. Undergraduate. Alicia Moreno. Undergraduate. Sheila Mendez. Undergraduate. Caitlin Pierson. Undergraduate. Miguel Aguilar. Undergraduate. Dina Edens. Undergraduate. Alejandro Arrioja. Undergraduate. Nichole Licking. Undergraduate. Jessica Rodriguez. Undergraduate. Miguel Quintana. Undergraduate. Cassandra Adame. Undergraduate. Michelle Prado. Undergraduate.
• Art - Exhibition, Group - KNOCKOFF (2018-11-15 - 2018-11-15). New York City Jewelry Week . New York City, New York, USA. Jess Tolbert.
• Reviews and Articles About Creative Work(s) - UTEP and Las Artistas Celebrate 25 Years of Collaboration (2018-11-12 - 2018-11-12). The Prospector. El Paso, Texas, USA. Jessica Tolbert.
• Reviews and Articles About Creative Work(s) - UTEP Shaping Artists in Metals, Sculpture, and Ceramics (2018-11-10 - 2018-11-10). El Paso Inc.. El Paso, Texas, USA. Jess Tolbert.
• Art - Exhibition, One-Person - Hello, My Name Is (2018-08-31 - 2018-09-30). Museums and Cultural Affairs Department (MCAD). El Paso, Texas, USA. Jess Tolbert.
• Art - Exhibition, Group - Not-So-Lone Star Studios: A Gathering of Texas Makers (2018-08-21 - 2018-09-21). Brookhaven Community College. Farmers Branch, Texas, USA. Jess Tolbert.

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• Greater-Than (2019), Volume Lubbock, Texas, Jessica L. Tolbert.
• Greater-Than (2019), Volume Brooklyn Metal Works, Brooklyn, NY, Jessica L. Tolbert.
• (2019), Volume Rubin Center Auditorium, El Paso, Texas, Jessica L. Tolbert.
• The Haul (2019), Volume Chicago, Illinois, Jessica L. Tolbert.
• The Sum of Its Parts (2019), Volume Denton, Texas, USA, Jess Tolbert.

• Rachelle Thiewes Endowment
• Artist Incubator Program