Artist Statement

Influenced by literature, music, and philosophical thought, I work with ideas as a subtle undercurrent rather than a strict roadmap. My work explores introspection and the shifting nature of our internal worlds. Each piece emerges through an open, exploratory process shaped by emotion, memory, and the soft edges of imagination. In these dreamlike environments, themes of longing and transformation surface quietly, reflecting the in-between states we often inhabit. Neither fully here nor there, yet acutely aware.

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Artist Biography

Jessica Doyle is an artist whose work explores intimacy, memory, and the quiet emotional states that surface through figures and imagined landscapes. Moving between drawing and painting, she creates images shaped by observation and a natural, instinctive clarity. Her work examines honesty, presence, and the subtle interiors of human experience. Doyle holds a BFA and MFA in Painting and a PhD in Philosophy, Art Theory, and Aesthetics.

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Education

Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts, Portland, ME
Doctor of Philosophy in Philosophy, Art Theory, and Aesthetics,

University of Pennsylvania School of Design, Philadelphia, PA
Department of Fine Arts Master of Fine Arts, Painting

Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Painting with Art History Minor

Magna cum laude with distinction

Moore College of Art & Design, Philadelphia, PA
Coursework towards BFA

Community College of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Coursework towards BFA

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Teaching

2012 - present
Tiffin University, Professor
Teach or have taught the following writing-intensive graduate courses:Survey of Non-Western Art History, Issues in Art and Technology, Art Theory and Criticism, Aesthetics: Philosophy of Art, Women and Art, Survey of Western Art History, Cult andIndependent Film, Creativity and Its Development, Teaching College Art, History of Photography, Art and Culture of the Graphic Novel

Tiffin University 2023, 2024
Subject Matter Expert and Graduate Course Content Creator Survey of Non-Western Art History, Issues in Art and Technology, Art Theory and Criticism

2021 - present
Baker College, Professor
Teach undergraduate courses: Art Appreciation Integrative Seminar

2006 - 2012
Tyler School of Art, Continuing Education Professor
Taught the following courses:Figure Drawing and Painting, Drawing, Painting, Portraiture, Portfolio Preparation

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Selected Exhibitions

2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
Tiny Biennale, Temple University, Rome, Italy

2017
We Fearless Ones, Solo Exhibition, InLiquid, Crane Hall, Philadelphia, PA

2015
OVERHUMAN, Solo Exhibition, Pageant : Soloveev, Philadelphia, PA

Hyperintersection, Pageant : Soloveev, Philadelphia 2015

Summer & Fall 2014
Inspired by Cinema, Sundance Headquarters, New York, NY

2013
Psychedelphia, Pageant : Soloveev, Philadelphia, PA

2012
Kairos Interruptus, Vaudeville Park, Brooklyn, NY

2011
Video Screening, Backspace Gallery, Peoria, IL

Hive/Cave, Pageant : Soloveev, Philadelphia, PA

2009
Gold Mountain, Solo Exhibition, Pageant : Soloveev, Philadelphia, PA

2008
Rag and Bone, Pageant : Soloveev, Philadelphia, PA

2007
Intimate Environment, Solo Exhibition, Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia

2006
24th Biennial Works on Paper, Arcadia University Art Gallery, Glenside, PA

2005
Being, Solo Exhibition, 40th Street AIR, Philadelphia

19th Annual Drawing Show, Boston Center for the Arts, Boston

Take My Hand, ThreeWalls, Chicago, IL

From the Studio 2: Selections from POST, CFEVA Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

Operation RAW, Ice Box Project Space, Crane Building, Philadelphia

2003, 2004, 2005
Brooklyn Underground Film Festival, Brooklyn Lyceum, Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY

2004
Junto, Winter Invitational, Fleisher-Ollman Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

The Wedding Project, 65 Hope Street Gallery, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY

North of the Border, Art in Northern Liberties, ADM Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

Female Persuasion, cherrydelosreyes Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2003
T-Shirt Show, Daniel Silverstein Gallery, NY, NY

Exist, Solo Exhibition, Project Room, Philadelphia, PA

Girls, Girls, Girls, Storefront 1838, Harlem, NY

Bling Bling, Project Room, Philadelphia, PA