Jim Legge

ARTIST RESUME

Jim Legge is inspired by Nature in all its forms including human. Jim has worked with pen & ink, watercolor, photography, various types of latex and oil paint (including murals), clay, wood and mosaics.

As a quiet protest against the widespread overediting of digital images, Jim exhibits his photography artwork images in raw and unedited form (including all images on this website). Jim works in Jersey City, NJ / Berkshires, MA, creating artwork, curating exhibitions, producing shows, managing projects, and teaching.

Projects include: Photography, pen & ink, water color, wood, glass mosaics, murals; historic renovation; garden & park design; graphics & custom software contracts; agile project management.
[ English, Portuguêse, Français, Español ]

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Awards

2009 Second Place in Sculpture, “56th Annual Regional Exhibition”, Hudson Artists of New Jersey, Oct.2009
2006 First Prize in Photography, “53rd Annual Regional Exhibition”, Hudson Artists of New Jersey, Oct.2006

CURRENT & UPCOMING SHOWS

2010 “Cathedral Arts Festival 2010”, Grace Church Van Vorst, 39 Erie Street (enter on 2nd Street) Historic Downtown Jersey City, NJ – *OPENING RECEPTION Champagne Gala* (Tickets) 6-9 PM Saturday, November 13, 2010 – near “Grove” PATH subway, minutes from NYC (Ave. Americas; WTC)

2010 Fall Arts Festival, University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey, Medical Sciences Building,183 South Orange Avenue, Newark, NJ Map
– OPENING RECEPTION: 4-6 PM Thursday, October 21, 2010
– Directions: PATH subway from WTC, Greenwich Village & Avenue of the Americas, NYC to “Newark” PATH Penn Station, Newark, NJ, then walk West 30 minutes, take the bus, or cab to 183 South Orange Avenue

2010 JERSEY CITY ART FAIR, Victory Arts + The Jersey City Museum, at The Beacon (1920’s Art Deco Old Medical Center), Montgomery Street, Jersey City, NJ – an event of the Jersey City Artists Studio Tour 2010

2010 PERMANENT EXHIBITION, University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey, 183 South Orange Avenue, Newark, NJ – Dean’s Office, 4 pieces
– installed Sept 2008; new additions October 2009

Recent shows:

2010 REJECTED! The Successful Creativity of Jersey City Artists, an event of the Jersey City Artists Studio Tour 2010 – October 1-3 2010 PRESS: Jersey City Independent report and an event of the “Seventh Annual 4th Street Art & Music Festival”, Jersey City, NJ October 2-3, 2010

2010 THE ART FAIR, Old Bergen Church, 1 Highland Avenue at Bergen Avenue, Jersey City, NJ – Saturday, July 17 ( close to “Journal Square” PATH subway station)

2010 18th ANNUAL SPRING SHOW, Hudson Artists of NJ, Rotunda Gallery, City of Jersey City, NJ – one raw photo image and one mosaic piece exhibited – June 2010

2010 VISIONS FROM PLANET EARTH, a solo art exhibition by Jim Legge & free performance event, at AHYMN Espresso Bar & Café, 510 Jersey Avenue, Jersey City, NJ ( near Grove PATH subway) March – April 2010,
opened Friday March 5, 2010, as part of the JCFRIDAYS day of free art & cultural events in Jersey City, on the first Friday of every quarter – 5 March, 4 June, 3 Sept, 3 Dec. 2010 … FREE & Open to the Public, Barrier free, family-friendly, 4:00p MUSIC by Karen Davis; 5:00p BLUES by Glen Coleman; 6:00p POETRY with New Jersey’s best, Broken English and VIC!

2009 – 2010 The ART SHOP at Gallery Aferro, 73 Market St, Newark, NJ – showing 6 unframed prints with mats, including: Strange Leaves – Night Fall – December 2009 through February 2010
– Directions: PATH subway from WTC, Greenwich Village & Avenue of the Americas, NYC to “Newark” PATH Penn Station, Newark, NJ, then walk West 10 minutes along Market Street ( or take the bus or cab) to 73 Market Street

2009 FALL ARTS FESTIVAL, On display September 2009 – through - February 2010 University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey, 183 South Orange Avenue, Newark, NJ. Opened October 22.
– Directions: PATH subway from WTC, Greenwich Village & Avenue of the Americas, NYC to “Newark” PATH Penn Station, Newark, NJ, then walk West 30 minutes, take the bus, or cab to 183 South Orange Avenue

2009 HOBOKEN HOLIDAY STUDIO TOUR Monroe Center for the Arts, 720 Monroe Street between 7th and 8th Streets, Hoboken, NJ – Free Parking when you enter from Jackson Street [or walk 10 minutes from “Hoboken” PATH subway station]. Free & open to the public Sunday, December 6, 2009

2009 56th ANNUAL REGIONAL EXHIBITION, Hudson Artists of NJ, Bayonne Public Library, 31st Street/Avenue C, Bayonne, NJ – On display October – November 10
– AWARD: Second Place in Sculpture, “56th Annual Regional Exhibition”, Hudson Artists of New Jersey, Oct.2009

2009 JERSEY ARTISTS STUDIO TOUR 2009 participant, Opened Friday, October 2, 2009 at Grace Church, 39 Erie Street, Jersey City, NJ free arts events open to the public, family friendly, wheelchair accessible by PATH subway to “Grove” or “Pavonia/Newport” PATH stations NJ<>NYC Sixth Avenue PATH train.
Closing Reception 6 PM Sunday, October 4, Jersey City Museum
+ COMMUNITY two raw images, archival prints at Westin Newport – the Community exhibition of Jersey City Artists Studio Tour 2009, Sat-Sun October 3-4, 2009. 479 Washington Blvd, Jersey City, NJ close by “Pavonia/Newport” PATH station NJ<>NYC Sixth Avenue subway
+ EXQUISITE CORPSE 3D mosaic [glass, tile, stone, shell, acorn] + 2D raw image collage 150 Bay Street Gallery – original multi-media explorations for Jersey City Artists Studio Tour 2009, Sat-Sun October 3-4, 2009. 150 Bay Street, Jersey City, NJ close by “Grove” PATH station NJ<>NYC Sixth Avenue subway

Acquisitions & Commissions

- CJM, Jersey City, NJ – 2010: Custom painted door ( in progress )
- JF, Jersey City, NJ – 2010: Mural ( in progress )
- Friends of Liberty State Park, NJ – 2009: Commission to Photograph the 100 newly planted Hill Cherry Trees, Liberty State Park, NJ
- The Collection of the Curator, The Art Gallery, Adam Clayton Powell Jr State Office Building, Harlem, NY – 2009: Acquired Leaf in Ice Crystals [first shown November 2006, 53rd Annual Regional Exhibition, Hudson Artists of NJ, Winner, First Place in Photography]

Publications

. The Current, Hudson Reporter, January 16, 2008 “A moment in time: A Jersey City photographer captures nature, life” by Managing Editor Diana Schwaeble
. Jersey Journal, October 2007 review of “Earthscapes” curated by Jim Legge
. Jersey City Magazine, Summer 2006, on significant local artists

Solo Exhibitions

2010 VISIONS FROM PLANET EARTH, a solo art exhibition by Jim Legge & free performance event, at AHYMN Espresso Bar & Café, 510 Jersey Avenue, Jersey City, NJ near Grove PATH subway – March – April 2010,
opened Friday March 5, 2010, as part of the JCFRIDAYS day of free art & cultural events in Jersey City, on the first Friday of every quarter – 5 March, 4 June, 3 Sept, 3 Dec. 2010 … FREE & Open to the Public, Barrier free, family-friendly, 4:00p MUSIC by Karen Davis; 5:00p BLUES by Glen Coleman; 6:00p POETRY with New Jersey’s best, Broken English and VIC!

2009 WATER, Quantum Vita & The Daylight Gallery present: Exploration of the essentials of life, art & performance August – September 2009. 317 Grove Street, Jersey City, NJ ( close by “Grove” PATH station NJ<> NYC Sixth Avenue subway) – JCFridays.com participant September 11, 2009, all day free arts events in Jersey City, NJ, family friendly, wheelchair accessible by PATH subway to “Grove” PATH station NJ<>NYC Sixth Avenue – quarterly first Fridays in March, June, September, December 4, 2009 and March 5, 2010 etc

2009 WINTER, Made With Love Organics, 530 Jersey Avenue, Jersey City, NJ (near “Grove” PATH subway) January-February 2009
2008 ENIGMA, Skinner’s Loft, Jersey City, NJ
2007 Jim Legge, solo exhibition, Rotunda Gallery, City Hall, Jersey City, NJ
2007 TREE 2, Caucus Room, City Hall, Jersey City, NJ
2006 Nature Celebration, Rachel, Jersey City, NJ
2006 Les Fleurs – Flowers, Madame Claude Café, Jersey City, NJ
2005 Four Seasons, Landmark Loews Jersey Theatre, Jersey City, NJ
2005 Portraits of Life, Comfort Bistro, Jersey City, NJ
2003 Nature Celebration, Caucus Room, City Hall, Jersey City, NJ

Selected Group Exhibitions

2010 JERSEY CITY ART FAIR, Victory Arts + The Jersey City Museum, at The Beacon (1920’s Art Deco Old Medical Center), Jersey City, NJ – an event of the Jersey City Artists Studio Tour 2010 October 2-3, 2010

2010 18th ANNUAL SPRING SHOW, Hudson Artists of NJ, Rotunda Gallery, City of Jersey City, NJ – one raw photo image and one mosaic piece exhibited – June 2010

2009 56th ANNUAL REGIONAL EXHIBITION, Hudson Artists of NJ, Bayonne Public Library, October – November 10, 2009
2009 Portraits, Westin Newport, Jersey City Waterfront, October 2009
Exquisite Corpse, 150 Bay Street, Jersey City, NJ
2009 2nd Annual Bayonne Town Center Exhibition, Hudson Artists of NJ, Bayonne, NJ August 2009
2009 THE VERY FIRST AFERRO BENEFIT, Gallery Aferro, 73 Market St, Newark, NJ – showing Beech Canopy June 2009
– Directions: PATH subway from WTC, Greenwich Village & Avenue of the Americas, NYC to “Newark” PATH Penn Station, Newark, NJ, then walk West 10 minutes along Market Street. OMG Art Auction & Partéée!
2009 Street Market, Dixon Mills, Jersey City, NJ – First showing of Strange Leaves – Night Fall – June 13, 2009
2009 17th ANNUAL SPRING SHOW Hudson Artists of NJ, Rotunda Gallery, City Hall, 280 Grove Street, Jersey City, NJ – showing Sleeping Feet and Late Pink Cherries, Liberty May 2009
– Directions: PATH subway from WTC, Greenwich Village & Avenue of the Americas, NYC to “Grove” PATH station, Historic Downtown Jersey City, NJ
2009 THE FIRST DAY OF SPRING, free art exhibition & performance event, Made With Love Organics bakery/café, 530 Jersey Avenue, Jersey City, NJ near Grove PATH subway – March 2009
Narcissus sold at the Opening Reception.
- part of the JCFRIDAYS day of free art & cultural events in Jersey City, on the first Friday of every quarter – 6 March, 5 June, 4 Sept, 4 Dec. 2009 … FREE & Open to the Public, Barrier free, family-friendly, 9a-12:30p OPEN MIC; 1-2p Dave Lambert, The Fuzzy Lemons ; 3-7p CHILDRENS EVENTS Jennifer Mitchell face painting, The Balloonatic fun & more; 7:30p David W Jacobsen song ; 8-10p Brendan Kibbee Jazz ..
2009 WOMAN TO WOMAN, art exhibition, Brennan Court House 583 Newark Avenue (corner of Baldwin Ave, near “Journal Square” PATH subway station), Jersey City, NJ – March 2009, In honor of Mildred Frances Kerr
2009 SPACE & TIME, art exhibition & performance event, A Gathering Of The Tribes, 285 E 3rd Street, Loisaida, NYC – February
2009 URBANISM IN THE RAW, multi-media art- jazz- poetry- dance- video, Williamsburg Jazz & Music Center, 367 Bedford Avenue, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY – January-February 2009

2008 artisans holiday market, 919 Gallery & PADNA – December in the Powerhouse Arts District near “Grove” PATH subway, Jersey City, NJ
2008 St0cK-EX-cHange$ Kitchen Cafe, 67 Greene Street, Jersey City Waterfront, near Exchange Place PATH subway station, 5 minutes from WTC / Manhattan – December 2008 – part of JCFRIDAYS – a day of free art & cultural events in Jersey City, the first Friday every quarter, starting in March
. - Small Works Art Market, Railroad Studios, 150 Newark Avenue, Jersey City, near Grove PATH subway station – on JCFRIDAY December 5th
2008 55th Annual Regional Exhibition, Hudson Artists of New Jersey, Bayonne Public Library, Avenue C @ 31st Street, Bayonne, NJ
2008 Community Exhibition, Jersey City Artists Studio Tour
2008 I Love Jersey City, Jersey City Museum, Jersey City, NJ
2008 Torico’s Ice Cream Parlor, 20 Erie Street, Jersey City, NJ
2008 16th Annual Spring Show, Hudson Artists of New Jersey, City Hall, Jersey City, NJ
2008 IT’S ONLY NATURAL, Victory Arts Projects, Jersey City, NJ
2008 ABSTRACT PERCEPTIONS, Skinner’s Loft, Jersey City, NJ

2007 OUT OF PLACE, Adam Clayton Powell Jr State Office Building Gallery, Harlem, NY
2007 NATURE OF DUALITY, Hudson County Statewide Arts Annual, Jersey City, NJ
2007 Cathedral Arts Festival, Grace Church Van Vorst, Jersey City, NJ
2007 LOOK SEE:: Brooklyn Artists Gym, Brooklyn, NY

2006 Cooke Contemporary Gallery, Powerhouse Arts District, Jersey City, NJ
2006 Faces in Grace, Grace Church Van Vorst, Jersey City, NJ
2006 Avant Garden Altered State, 2 Union Street Galleries, Jersey City
2006 Enough is Enough! New Jersey School of Architecture, NJ Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ

2005 Our Friends & Neighbors, City Hall, Jersey City, NJ
2005 One American Dream, Grace Church Van Vorst, Jersey City, NJ
2005 1000 WORDS, LITM, Jersey City, NJ
2005 New York Open Center, SOHO, New York, NY

Performance

2007 DANCE: Crowded Action @ 99 Cents, Shua Group Dance, Victory Hall, Jersey City, NJ,

Publications

. 2010 The Jersey City Independent, report on the ‘REJECTED! The Successful Creativity of Jersey City Artists’ art exhibition":http://is.gd/fNYSf October 1, 2010
. The Current, Hudson Reporter, January 16, 2008 “A moment in time: A Jersey City photographer captures nature, life” by Managing Editor Diana Schwaeble
. Jersey Journal, October 2007 review of “Earthscapes” curated by Jim Legge
. Jersey City Magazine, Summer 2006, on significant local artists

Collections

Carole Feuerman, Maggie Ens, Corinna Kramer, Dr Barbara Betro, Loretta Maldonado, Hamlet Manzueta, Trish Szymanski, Garth Kobal, Zoe Hauser, Beth Bentley, Kristen Ulfsparre, Jane Jackson, Corinne Mulrenan, Michael Solter, Mary Aiken, Paul Deo, New York City Councilperson Letitia James, Gregory J Mills, Sam Pesin, Dr Kelly Dwyer, Bill Zbylut, Former Jersey City Council President Mariano Vega Jr

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