Jovencio de la Paz (b. 1986, Republic of Singapore) lives and works in Eugene, Oregon. Jovencio received a Master of Fine Art in Fibers from the Cranbrook Academy of Art (2012) and a Bachelor of Fine Art with an emphasis on Fiber and Material Studies from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (2008). They have exhibited work in solo and group exhibitions both nationally and internationally, most recently at the Museum of Art and Design in New York, NY; the San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles; Cranbrook Museum of Art in Bloomfield Hills, MI; R & Company Gallery in New York, NY; Vacation Gallery in New York, NY; The 2019 Portland Biennial at Oregon Contemporary in Portland, OR; The Museum of Craft and Folk-art in Los Angeles, CA; The Museum of Contemporary Art in Denver, CO; Seoul Arts Center, Seoul, South Korea; The Museum of Contemporary Craft, Portland, OR; The Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago; Uri Gallery, Seoul, South Korea, Slash Gallery in Seattle, WA; the 2024 Immigrant Artist Biennial in New York; the ICA at Carnegie Mellon in Pittsburgh, PA; among others. In 2022, de la Paz was awarded the prestigious United States Artists Fellowship for their significant contributions to the field of weaving. They are represented by Chris Sharp Gallery in Los Angeles, California. Jovencio de la Pa is an Associate Professor and Head of Fibers at the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon USA.
Selected Exhibitions
Cummulative Shadow, April 9 - May 29, 2024, Holding Contemporary, Portland
ART SG, Singapore, January 19 - 21, 2024, Chris Sharp Gallery, Singapore
The Immigrant Artist Biennial, September 8, 2023 - January 14, 2024, EFA Project Space, New York
Weaving Data, January 24th - April 29th 2023, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at PSU, Portland
Objects: USA 2020, February 16 - September, 2021, R & Company, New York
Brand New Rug, Oct 14 - Nov 4, 2017, Ditch Projects, Springfield
Press
07/12/22 - Jovencio de la Paz at Chris Sharp Gallery on Artillery
06/07/22 - Some Circles, Bent Pyramids, and Warped Grids on Contemporary Art Daily
05/27/22 - Jovencio de la Paz at Chris Sharp Gallery on Art Viewer
11/03/21 - Didderen and Redactions, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at PSU
06/29/21- 10 Questions With Jovencio de la Paz on Interior Design
06/08/21 - Notes of Persistent Awe on The Semi-Finalist
05/20/21 - Weaving the future: Jovencio de la Paz at Holding Contemporary on Or Artswatch