Education
M.F.A. Photography 2006, Savannah College of Art & Design, Savannah, Georgia
B.F.A. Photography 2004, University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Teaching Experience
Full Time Faculty, Maryland Institute College of Art // MICA, Baltimore, MD, 2012-Present
Instructor, Maine Media Workshops, Rockport, ME, 2006-Present
Assistant Professor of Photography, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA, 2007-2012
Teaching Assistant, Maine Media Workshops, Rockport, ME, 2005
Teaching Assistant, Savannah College of Art & Design, Savannah, GA, 2005
Lab Assistant/Monitor, University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire, WI, 2002-2004
Awards + Grants
Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Second place award @ International Juried Competition, 2011
Institute for Micromanufacturing Faculty Fellowship, Louisiana Tech University, 2010
Newspace Center for Photography, First Place juror award, 2009
Silver Eye Center for Photography, Honorable Mention @ Annual Juried Exhibition, 2008
Summer Research Grant, Louisiana Tech University, 2008
Berenice Abbott Prize for an Emerging Photographer, 2006
The Society for Photographic Education’s Jeannie Pierce Award, 2006
Review Santa Fe Scholarship, 2006
Best use of Visual Medium, Student Independant Film Festival, 2004
Student/Faculty Collaborative Grant, University of Wisconsin, 2003
Selected Exhibitions
(solo and two-person shows marked by asterisk*)
2013
Louisiana Purchase | Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA. juror: Dr. Paul Manoguerra
*Cell Stories | Wilgus Gallery, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
Spinning Yarns | Martin Museum of Art, Baylor University, Waco, TX
Spinning Yarns | Photo Center NW, Seattle, WA
(upcoming) MENTOR: 40 Photographers/40 Years | Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Rockport, ME. curators: Bruce Brown and Brenton Hamilton
(upcoming) Spinning Yarns | Newspace Center for Photography, Porland, OR
(upcoming) Time | Detroit Center for Contemporary Photography, Detroit, MI. juror: Bill Schwab
2012
*Jay Gould & Jes Schrom | Bry Gallery at the University of Louisiana, Monroe, LA
Photographing the Landscape | University of Little Rock Gallery, Little Rock, AR. curated by Brad Cushman, gallery director and curator.
Spinning Yarns | Sleeth Gallery, West Virginia Wesleyan College, Buckhannon, WV
2011
Looking Forward: Ten Artists to Watch, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles, CA. juror: Peter Frank
Associations, Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids, MI
Noir, New Orleans Photo Alliance Gallery, New Orleans, LA. juror: Thomas Allen
1st Annual Juried Exhibition, Detroit Center for Contemporary Photography, Detroit, MI. juror: Nancy Barr
Spinning Yarns, Gallery 114 and Kendall Gallery, Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris University, Grand Rapids, MI
Spinning Yarns, 800 and Ice House Galleries, Monmouth University, West Long Branch, NJ
* Interrogations on a Nanoscale, Enterprise Center Gallery, Ruston, LA
Educ8, Gallery Fine Art Center, Bossier City, LA
2010
* The Participatory Universe, SRO Gallery, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
Photography for Social Change Invitational Auction, Stephen Cohen Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Macro Micro: Infinite Possibilities, Northern Kentucky University, KY
Southern Open, The Acadiana Center for the Arts, Lafayette, LA. Juror: Bill Arning
* Exploded Views: New Artwork by Jay Gould & Joey Slaughter, East Bank Gallery, Bossier City, LA
Annual Juried Exhibition, Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, LA. Juror: David Houston
Spectra 2010 National Photography Triennial, Silvermine Guild Arts Center, New Canaan, CT. Juror: Brian Clamp
Contemporarius, Eastern Shore Art Center, Fairhope, AL
2009
* Exploded Views: New Artwork by Jay Gould & Joey Slaughter, Enterprise Center Gallery, Ruston, LA
* Inductive Reflections, Livaudais Gallery, Monroe, LA
Flora & Fauna (First place juror award), Newspace Center for Photography, Portland, OR, Juror: Laura Valenti
6th Photographic Image Biennial Exhibition, William B. Grey Gallery, Greensville, NC, Jurors: Robert & Shana ParkeHarrison
Annual Juried Members Exhibition, Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, LA, Juror: Miranda Lash
SPESC Faculty Exhbition, Nichols State University, Thibodaux, LA
2008
*A Participatory Universe, Alabama A&M University, Normal, AL
Annual Fellowship Exhibition (honorable mention), Silver Eye Center for Photography, Pittsburgh, PA, Juror: Ariel Shanberg
The Louisiana Seven, Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, LA
Faculty Exhibition, Louisiana Tech School of Art Gallery, Ruston, LA
Louisiana’s Finest, Arender Gallery, Monroe, LA
2007
*A Participatory Universe, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN
Convergences of Art and Science II, Fort Collins Museum of Contemporary Art, Fort Collins, CO
Louisiana’s Finest, Arender Gallery, Monroe, LA
2006
*A Reclaiming, Julia Dean Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
The Gift, RED Gallery, Savannah, GA
Annual Juried Members Exhibition, Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester, MA, juror: Bonni Benrubi
Showcase Benefit Auction Exhibiton, West Elm, Atlanta, GA
Levitation, Starlander Gallery, Savannah, GA
*A Reclaiming, MFA Thesis Exhibition, Alexander Gallery, Savannah, GA
Divergence, West Gallery, Savannah, GA
S.T.I.F.F.E., The Best of Ten Years Film Festival, Davies Theater, Eau Claire, WI
Out of Nest, Starlander Gallery, Savannah, GA
2005
The 404, Studio 220 Gallery, Savannah, GA
Tulips, Orleans Gallery, Savannah, GA
Silverworks, May Poetter Gallery, Savannah, GA
2004
*Opposing Landscapes, Acoustic Gallery, Eau Claire, WI
Page 13, Racy’s Gallery, Eau Claire, WI
Annual Juried Exhibiton, Chippewa Regional Arts Center, Eau Claire, WI
Lectures
Society for Photographic Education: National Conference, Atlanta, GA, Panel talk: “The Inarticulate Speech of the Chart”, 2011
Society for Photographic Education: Regional Conference, San Antonio, TX, Panel presentation: “Classroom Project Design in a Digital Environment”, 2011
University of Texas, San Antonio, TX, 2010
Society for Photographic Education: South Central Regional Conference, Imagemaker talk: “The Participatory Universe,” 2009
Ohio State University, Youngstown, OH, 2009
Savannah College of Art & Design, Silver & Ink Event, Savannah, GA, 2009
Maine Media Workshops, Rockport, ME, 2009
South Eastern College Art Conference, “Fiction, In Fact” panel, New Orleans, LA, 2008
Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, LA, 2008
Alabama A&M University, Normal, AL, 2008
Maine Media Workshops, Rockport, ME, 2008
Society for Photographic Education: National Conference, Imagemaker talk: “The Participatory Universe,” 2007
College of Visual Arts, St. Paul, MN 2007
University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire, WI, 2007