Jesper Beckholt is…
a low brow artist based in Dayton, Ohio making precious abominations.
A bit about me…
Born and raised in Ohio, I’m a lifelong artist from a family of creative types. My painter father and craft mom raised in me a love for a wide variety of art forms, and my queer perspective has led me to explore diverse and at times intense themes. Bringing together craft and art, whimsy and perversion, sadness and delight, I love to connect with others through my work. Reach out and let’s see how we can start collaborating!
Artist Statement
Freely exploring the taboo and boundary crossing in life, my work disrupts through playful acts of confrontation. Using affordable, everyday materials and found objects, I write new mythologies for my viewers to find themselves within. I am most interested in cycles and transitions of life, the body as a site of personal meaning making, and the holy struggle to connect and expand beyond ourselves.
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EDUCATION
AFA, Studio: Sculpture, Sinclair Community College, Dayton, OH — (in progress)
2025
BA, English: Rhetorics, Ohio University, Athens, OH — BA (attempted)
2010-2015
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Wholly Grounds Market, Dayton, OH — Independent Vendor
2024
YMCA After School Program, Dayton, OH — Assistant Teacher, Arts
2023
In Solidarity We Resist, Dayton, OH — Workshop Coordinator
2017
Ohio University LGBT Center, Athens OH — Workshop Coordinator
2012-2015
EXHIBITIONS
Solo Exhibition, MOUTHPLEASE, MarYSoul Studio, Dayton, OH
2024
Group Exhibition, The Art of Q, Dayton LGBT Center, Dayton, OH
2024
Group Exhibition, Observation Meets Process, Dutoit Gallery, Dayton, OH
2024
Group Exhibition, Art in the City, Dayton Society of Artists, Dayton, OH — Best in Show
2024
Group Exhibition, Fine Art Student Juried Exhibition, Sinclair Community College Art Galleries, Dayton, OH — Honorable Mention
2024
Group Exhibition, Observation Meets Process, Dutoit Gallery, Dayton, OH
2023
Group Exhibition, Fine Art Student Juried Exhibition, Sinclair Community College Art Galleries, Dayton, OH
2023
Group Exhibition, Fine Art Student Juried Exhibition, Sinclair Community College Art Galleries, Dayton, OH
2021