Jennifer Costa – Illinois Women Artists

Jennifer Costa

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Email jennifer@jennifercostastudio.com
First Name Jennifer
Middle Name Lynn
Maiden Name Costa
Surname Costa
Birth Date October 19, 1973
Birth Place Jackson, Tennessee
Ethnicity Jewish and Portuguese
Residence(s) 1991-2000: Asheville, North Carolina

2000-2018: East Peoria, Illinois

2018-?: Eureka, Illinois
Active In Asheville, North Carolina

East Peoria, Illinois
Studio Location(s) 1991-2000: Asheville, North Carolina 2000-?: East Peoria, Illinois
Categories Furniture Maker, Glass, Metalworker, Woodworker
Training 1991-1996: University of North Carolina at Asheville, Asheville, North Carolina
1997-1999: East Carolina University,
Exhibitions History Two-Person Exhibitions

2018: Steph van Doren & Jennifer Costa, Illinois Central College, East Peoria, Illinois

2012: Jennifer Costa & Jacob Grant, Illinois Central College, East Peoria, Illinois

2010: Jennifer Costa & Steve Amos, Quad City International Airport Gallery, Moline, Illinois

2009: Jennifer Costa & Jeffrey Goard, Prairie Arts Center, Bishop Hill, Illinois

2009: On the Wall, Illinois Central College, East Peoria, Illinois

1999: New Furniture Design: Jennifer Costa and Barry Tribble, Art International Asheville, Asheville, North Carolina

1999: Jennifer Costa and Ryan Griffis Thesis Exhibition, Cruz Gallery, Tarboro, North Carolina

1996: Jennifer Costa Functional Sculpture and Juliana Foster Photographs, The Asheville Arts Alliance, Asheville, North Carolina

1995: The National Society of Arts and Letters Award Winners, The Hand Chapel, Washington, D.C.

Group and Juried Exhibitions

2018: 50^th Annual Faculty Art Exhibition, Illinois Central College, East Peoria, Illinois

2017: 49^th Annual Faculty Art Exhibition, Illinois Central College, East Peoria, Illinois

2017: Art @ the Airport Exhibition, Airport Gallery, Moline, Illinois

2016: 48^th Annual Faculty Art Exhibition, Illinois Central College, East Peoria, Illinois

2015: 31st Annual Fine Arts Exhibit, First United Methodist Church, Peoria, Illinois

2015: Hot CIAO II, The Studios on Sheridan, Peoria, Illinois

2015: Fresh, Blink Gallery, Michigan City, Indiana

2015: CIAO 1^st Fridays at The Atelier, The Atelier, Peoria, Illinois

2015: 47^th Annual Faculty Art Exhibition, Illinois Central College, East Peoria, Illinois

2014: What in the Warehouse? The Artists of the Atelier, Peoria Public Library, Peoria, Illinois

2014: Converging, Speakeasy Art Center, Pekin, Illinois

2014: CIAO 1^st Fridays at The Atelier, The Atelier, Peoria, Illinois

2014: 46^th Annual Faculty Art Exhibition, Illinois Central College, East Peoria, Illinois

2014: 30^th Annual Fine Arts Exhibit, First United Methodist Church, Peoria, Illinois

2013: Sparks, Prairie Center of the Arts, Peoria, Illinois

2013: CIAO 1^st Fridays at The Atelier, The Atelier, Peoria, Illinois

2013: 29^th Annual Fine Arts Exhibit, First United Methodist Church, Peoria, Illinois

2013: 45^th Annual Faculty Art Exhibition, Illinois Central College, East Peoria, Illinois

2013: Clay & Fiber, Prairie Arts Center, Bishop Hill, Illinois

2012: 44^th Annual Faculty Art Exhibition, Illinois Central College, East Peoria, Illinois

2012: Community College Faculty Invitational, Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois

2012: Woodworkers of Central Illinois, Prairie Arts Center, Bishop Hill, Illinois

2012: Clay & Fiber Exhibition, Prairie Arts Center, Bishop Hill, Illinois

2012: Vernissage, Central Illinois Artist’s Organization, Prairie Center of the Arts, Peoria, Illinois

2011: 1^st Fridays at The Mill, The Mill, Peoria, Illinois

2011: 27^th Fine Arts Exhibit, First United Methodist Church, Peoria, Illinois

2011: Luthy Botanical Gardens Fine Art Show, Luthy Botanical Garden, Peoria, Illinois

2011: 43^rd Annual Faculty Art Exhibition, Illinois Central College, East Peoria, Illinois

2011: Clay & Fiber Exhibition, Prairie Arts Center, Bishop Hill, Illinois

2011: Illinois State Fair Professional Art Exhibition, Springfield, Illinois

2011: 5^th Annual Scholarship Art Exhibition, Illinois Central College, East Peoria, Illinois

2010: 4^th Annual Scholarship Art Exhibition, Illinois Central College, East Peoria, Illinois

2010: Copper River Art Exhibition, Peoria, Illinois

2010: 26^th Fine Arts Exhibit, First United Methodist Church, Peoria, Illinois

2010: Luthy Botanical Gardens Fine Art Show, Luthy Botanical Gardens, Peoria, Illinois

2010: The Porcelain Exhibition, Prairie Arts Center, Bishop Hill, Illinois

2010: Faculty Art Exhibition, Illinois Central College, East Peoria, Illinois

2010: Clay & Fiber Exhibition, Prairie Arts Center, Bishop Hill, Illinois

2009: Clay & Fiber Exhibition, Prairie Arts Center, Bishop Hill, Illinois

2009: Faculty Art Exhibition, Illinois Central College, East Peoria, Illinois

2009: Phase VII, 4Art Inc., Chicago, Illinois

2009: 3^rd Annual Art for AIDS Exhibition, Illinois Central College, East Peoria, Illinois

2009: Luthy Botanical Gardens Fine Art Show, Luthy Gardens, Peoria, Illinois

2009: Satellite City Transmissions, Illinois Central College, East Peoria, Illinois

2009: Satellite City Transmissions, Western Illinois University, Illinois

2008: 2^nd Annual Art for AIDS Exhibition, Illinois Central College, East Peoria, Illinois

2008: 24^th Fine Arts Exhibit, First United Methodist Church, Peoria, Illinois

2008: Satellite City Transmissions, ARC Gallery, Chicago, Illinois

2008: Art for AIDS Exhibition, Illinois Central College, East Peoria, Illinois

2008: 8x8 Exhibition, Peoria Art Guild, Peoria, Illinois

2008: Phase VI, 4Art Inc., Chicago, Illinois

2008: Luthy Botanical Gardens Fine Art Show, Luthy Botanical Gardens, Peoria, Illinois

2008: Clay & Fiber Exhibition, Prairie Arts Center, Bishop Hill, Illinois

2008: Satellite City Transmissions, Fine Line Creative Art Center Gallery, St. Charles, Illinois

2008: Faculty Art Exhibition, Illinois Central College, East Peoria, Illinois

2008: Satellite City Transmissions, Contemporary Art Center, Peoria, Illinois

2008: The Botanical Fine Art Exhibition, Prairie Arts Center, Bishop Hill, Illinois

2007: Art for AIDS Exhibition, Illinois Central College, East Peoria, Illinois

2007: Satellite City Transmissions, Studio 222 Gallery, Bloomington, Illinois

2007: Prairie Arts Center Exhibition, Bishop Hill, Illinois

2007: 23rd Fine Arts Exhibit, First United Methodist Church, Peoria, Illinois

2007: Faculty Art Exhibition, Illinois Central College, East Peoria, Illinois

2007: Luthy Botanical Gardens Fine Art Show, Peoria, Illinois

2006: Studio Furniture Exhibition, Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis, Indiana

2006: Phase III, 4Art Inc., Chicago, Illinois

2006: Faculty Art Exhibition, Illinois Central College, East Peoria, Illinois

2006: Luthy Botanical Gardens Fine Art Show, Luthy Botanical Gardens, Peoria, Illinois

2005: Faculty Art Exhibition, Illinois Central College, East Peoria, Illinois

2005: Cube Fest, Illinois Central College, East Peoria, Illinois

2005: 38th Annual Roanoke Art Show, Roanoke Art Depot, Roanoke, Illinois

2005: Annual Alumni Exhibition, Highsmith University Union Gallery, University of North Carolina-Asheville, Asheville, North Carolina

2004: 37th Annual Roanoke Art Show, Roanoke Art Depot, Roanoke, Illinois

2004: Cube Fest, Illinois Central College, East Peoria, Illinois

2004: Faculty Art Exhibition, Illinois Central College, East Peoria, Illinois

2004: Luthy Botanical Gardens Fine Art Show, Luthy Botanical Gardens, Peoria, Illinois

2003: 5th Biennial Regional Crafts Exhibition, John A. Logan College Museum, Carterville, Illinois

2003: 36th Annual Roanoke Art Show, Roanoke Art Depot, Roanoke, Illinois

2003: Luthy Botanical Gardens Fine Art Show, Luthy Botanical Gardens, Peoria, Illinois

2003: Chair Fair, Illinois Central College, East Peoria, Illinois

2003: Faculty Art Exhibition, Illinois Central College, East Peoria, Illinois

2003: Annual Alumni Exhibition, University of North Carolina at Asheville, Asheville, North Carolina

2002: American Palette of Color, 35th Annual Roanoke Art Show, Roanoke Art Depot, Roanoke, Illinois

2002: Annual Alumni Exhibition, University of North Carolina at Asheville, Asheville, North Carolina

2002: Uplands Art Show/Festival, Bradley Park, Peoria, Illinois

2002: Tri-State Sculptors Suitcase Exchange Show, Traveling Show - United States and overseas

2002: Princeville Heritage Days Fine Art Show, Princeville, Illinois

2002: Chair Fair, Illinois Central College, East Peoria, Illinois

2002: Faculty Art Exhibition, Illinois Central College, East Peoria, Illinois

2002: Streetscapes – The 4th Annual Sculpture Exhibit, Waynesville, North Carolina

2002: Lifeline - Women in Art, The Community Council for the Arts, Kinston, North Carolina

2002: 7th Annual Artist Self-Portrait, Glenn Eure’s Ghost Fleet Gallery, Nags Head, North Carolina

2002: The Dishman Competition, Dishman Art Gallery, Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas

2002: 21st Annual Competitive Exhibition, The Community Council for the Arts, Kinston, North Carolina

2002: Hand Crafted 2002: A Juried Exhibition of Ceramics, Fiber, Glass, Metal, Wood, Rocky Mount Fine Arts Center, Rocky Mount, North Carolina

2002: Inspired in Illinois, Lakeview Museum, Peoria, Illinois

2001: Push the Envelope II, Kansas City Artists Coalition, Kansas City, Missouri

2001: Icarus International 2001, Glenn Eure’s Ghost Fleet Gallery, Hags Head, North Carolina

2001: Woodworking Challenge – Box Building, Woodworkers Shop, Pekin, Illinois

2001: Annual Alumni Exhibition, University of North Carolina at Asheville, Asheville, North Carolina

2001: 35th Annual Roanoke Art Show, Roanoke Depot, Roanoke, Illinois

2001: 44th Annual National Juried Art Exhibition, Rocky Mount Arts Center, Rocky Mount, North Carolina

2001: Faculty Art Exhibition, Illinois Central College, East Peoria, Illinois

2001: Streetscapes – The 3rd Annual Sculpture Exhibit, Waynesville, North Carolina

2001: Visionary Artist Exhibit, The Community Council for the Arts, Kinston, North Carolina

2000: Icarus International 2000, Glenn Eure's Ghost Fleet Gallery, Nags Head, North Carolina

2000: Annual Alumni Exhibition, University of North Carolina at Asheville, Asheville, North Carolina

2000: Eighth International Miniature Art Show, Seaside Art Gallery, Nags Head, North Carolina

2000: 25th Annual Art Exhibition, Coastal Carolina Community College, Jacksonville, North Carolina

2000: Fifth Annual Artist’s Self Portrait Competition and Exhibition, Glenn Eure’s Ghost Fleet Gallery, Nags Head, North Carolina

2000: 21st Annual National Juried Fine Arts Exhibition, Community Art Council, Goldsboro, North Carolina

2000: The Artists of Greenville, Fayetteville Museum of Art, Fayetteville, North Carolina

1999: Icarus International ’99, Glenn Eure’s Ghost Fleet Gallery, Nags Head, North Carolina

1999: Hand Crafted: A Juried Exhibition of Ceramics, Fiber, Glass, Metal, and Wood, Rocky Mount Fine Arts Center, Rocky Mount, North Carolina

1999: Annual Art Ball, Greenville Museum of Art, Greenville, North Carolina

1999: Annual Alumni Exhibition, University of North Carolina at Asheville, Asheville, North Carolina

1999: American Kaleidoscope, Kreuzherrenkloster Estate, Erkelenz, Germany

1999: The 1999 Bank of the Arts Show, Craven County Art Guild, New Bern, North Carolina

1999: Stretch – ECU MFA Graduate Exhibition, Chowan Arts Council Gallery, Edenton, North Carolina

1999: CCA Competitive Exhibition ’99, The Community Council for the Arts, Kinston, North Carolina

1999: Salmagundi III, Rocky Mount Fine Arts Center, Rocky Mount, North Carolina

1998: Icarus International '98, Glenn Eure’s Ghost Fleet Gallery, Nags Head, North Carolina

1998: The New Show, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina

1998: Annual Alumni Exhibition, University of North Carolina at Asheville, Asheville, North Carolina

1998: 5th Annual Area Artists Juried Competition, Rocky Mount Fine Arts Center, Rocky Mount, North Carolina

1998: Sculpture Student Exhibition, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina

1998: Art Works: An Exhibit of Functional Art, Chowan Arts Council Gallery, Edenton, North Carolina

1998: 19th Annual National Juried Fine Arts Exhibition, Community Art Council, Goldsboro, North Carolina

1998: CCA Competitive Exhibition, The Community Council for the Arts, Kinston, North Carolina

1998: Sculpture Show, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina

1997: 4th Annual Area Fine Artists Juried Competition, Rocky Mount Fine Arts Center, Rocky Mount, North Carolina

1997: Icarus International '97, Glenn Eure’s Ghost Fleet Gallery, Nags Head, North Carolina

1997: ECU Graduate Sculpture Students Exhibition, Kinston Fine Arts Center, Kinston, North Carolina

1997: ECU Graduate Student Show, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina

1996: North Carolina Student Juried Show, University of North Carolina-Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina

1996: Dimensions in Sculpture, Gallery #7, Brevard, North Carolina

1996: The Cathedral of All Souls Centennial Art Exhibit, Cathedral of All Souls, Biltmore, North Carolina

1996: 11th Annual Sculpture Celebration, Lenoir, North Carolina

1996: Window on the Arts, Asheville, North Carolina

1996: Annual Juried Student Show, University of North Carolina at Asheville, Asheville, North Carolina

1996: University of North Carolina at Asheville Student Show, Asheville Gallery of Art, Asheville, North Carolina

1995: Annual Juried Student Show, University of North Carolina at Asheville, Asheville, North Carolina

1995: National Society of Arts and Letters Juried Sculpture Show, Watkins Gallery, Washington, DC

1994: Biltmore Dairy Farms Fine Arts Show, Biltmore, North Carolina

1994: Annual Juried Student Show, University of North Carolina at Asheville, Asheville, North Carolina
Collections private collections

Art International Asheville, Asheville, North Carolina

Illinois Central College, East Peoria, Illinois

University of North Carolina at Asheville, Asheville, North Carolina
Publications article by Amy Chovan, "From Timber to Tabletop," Peoria Magazine, Jan/Feb 2010 Publications 2011 Tables, Lark Studio Series, Lark Books, October 2011 2009 500 Tables: Inspiring Interpretations of Function and Style, Lark Books, May 2009 Bibliography 2012 WVIK 90.3 FM Art Talks, 1 hour interview for Art Talks, Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois 2010 “Artists ‘Think’ in Metal”, Welding Journal American Welding Society, July 2010 2010 “From Timber to Tabletop”, Art & Society Magazine, Peoria, Illinois Jan. 2010 2002 Palette of Color to Grace Depot Walls This Weekend, Woodford County Journal, September 26, 2002, Roanoke, Illinois 2002: Out of the Drawer: ICC Journal of the Arts, Illinois Central College, East Peoria, Illinois 2001 "Faculty Attempt to Prove They’re Fit to Teach," The Harbinger Vol. 34, Issue 12, May 3, 2001, Illinois Central College, East Peoria, Illinois 2001: "Artist Displays Practical Art, "The Harbinger Vol. 34, Issue 10, March 29, 2001, Illinois Central College, East Peoria, Illinois 2000 "The Artists of Greenville Exhibit Will Interest and Inspire," Up & Coming Magazine Vol. 9, Issue 3, February 2000, Fayetteville, North Carolina The History of Art International and It’s Future Plans For Year 2000, Rapid River Vol.3, Issue 4, February 2000, Asheville, North Carolina 1999 Art Deco, Appleton Wire Division In-Formation Vol. 14, Issue 09, September 1999, Appleton, Wisconsin 1999: Continuing the Tradition, Rapid River Vol. 2, Issue 11, August 1999, Asheville, North Carolina 1999: “Art Nouveau,” Constance E. Richards, Rapid River, Vol. 2, Issue 6, March 1999, Asheville, North Carolina 1998 Sculpture by the Bookshelves by Caroline Kalfas, East Magazine, August 20 1998, Greenville, North Carolina
Other Occupation(s) professor of art, Illinois Central College, East Peoria, Illinois
Biography Costa’s grandfather was a cabinetmaker, and her father, though not a cabinetmaker by trade, possessed all the knowledge and skill of one, which he was able to pass down to his daughter. She recalls that she has always enjoyed making things, and said that one of her first projects was helping her parents remodel their house.

Metalwork, however, was the field Costa chose to pursue in college. It wasn’t until graduate school that she got into a woodworking program, but once she did, she found that she really enjoyed it. That’s not to say that she left metalwork behind—instead, she works with both, a pairing which came about while she was working on a steel piece. “I wondered what adding a wooden accent would do to it,” she explained. She liked the effect so much that most of her current work [2010] is a combination of the two materials. -- Amy Chovan, "From Timber to Tabletop," Peoria Magazine, Jan/Feb 2010