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Jessica Mills
Indianapolis, IN
630-849-9130, mills16@iu.edu
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EDUCATION
2025-27 MFA (Integrative Studio Practice) – Herron School of Art and Design, Indianapolis, IN
2020-25 BFA (Sculpture), Art History Minor - Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
EXHIBITIONS
2026 EFAC Gallery: Fools’ Errand – Indianapolis, IN
2025 EFAC Gallery: Variety Pack – Indianapolis, IN
2025 Grunwald Gallery: Falling Apart into Being – Bloomington, IN
2024 MaCalla Gallery: Audio-Visual - Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
2024 Tangent Gallery: Texture and Tone (Selected)- Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
2024 Tangent Gallery: Little Guys (Selected) - Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
2024 Tangent Gallery: BFA Group Exhibition - Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
2023 Circular Fashion Expo 3: Danse Macabre, An Allegory on Horror Art Gallery (Selected) –
University of Illinois – Urbana Champaign, Champaign, IL
2023 Circular Fashion Expo 3: Danse Macabre, An Allegory on Horror Runway (Juried) –
University of Illinois – Urbana Champaign, Champaign, IL
2023 Tangent Gallery: People and Place (Selected) - Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2026 Adjunct Professor – 3D Design – Herron School of Art and Design, Indianapolis, IN
2026 Teaching Assistant – 4D Design – Herron School of Art and Design, Indianapolis, IN
2022 Art Instructor – Art & Nature Workshops – Middleway House, Bloomington, IN
2021 Painting Instructor – Painting Workshops – Collins Living Learning Center, Bloomington, IN
WORK EXPERIENCE
2025-26 Ceramics Technician – Herron School of Art and Design, Indianapolis, IN
2025 Fabricator - 900 North Studios, Indianapolis, IN
2022-23 Art Camp Counselor - Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, Twin Lake, MI
2021-22 Painting/Printmaking Studio Coordinator - Collins Living Learning Center, Bloomington, IN
2021 Printshop Intern - Progressive Design Apparel, Indianapolis, IN
PUBLICITY
2022 Dancing Star – Annual Visual Art Publication, Collins Living Learning Center, Bloomington, IN
2020-22 Collins Columns – Weekly Publications, Collins Living Learning Center, Bloomington, IN
AWARDS
2025-27 Seybert Scholarship - $10,000, Herron School of Art and Design, Indianapolis, IN
2020-24 Provost Scholarship - $24,000, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
2020-25 Executive Dean’s List – 3.67 GPA, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
2023 Audience Choice Award - Circular Fashion Expo, Champaign, IL
2021 Internship Scholarship - $1,000, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
RELATED EXPERIENCE
2026 NCECA Clay Conference – Tabled in the Resource Hall for Herron School of Art and Design
2019-24 Attended Artist Lectures -
Dante K. Hayes, Roos Van Haaften, Kei Ito, Akirash, Christopher K Ho, Sunkoo Yuh, Juan Arango Palacios, Jeffery Gibson
2023 Exhibition Proposal - The Photography and Documentation of Family, Community, and “Home”
2023 Environment Public Art Proposal & Model – IU Sample Gates Smokestacks
SKILLS
Hand Building, Wheel Throwing, Clay/Glaze Mixing, Mold Making, Slip Casting, Plaster Casting, Acrylic/Oil Painting, Screen Printing, Photoshop, Premiere Pro, Touch Designer, Ableton
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