Jocelyn Châteauvert (1960-), raised and educated in Iowa City, is a paper artist, who creates jewelry, lighting, sculpture, and installations from the paper she makes by hand. After earning an MFA from the University of Iowa, she taught electro-forming at Middlesex Polytechnic in London, and then established her career in San Francisco. Recently returning to her home state of Iowa she continues to devote her research and artwork to handmade paper. She is a recipient of a Smithsonian Artist Research Fellowship and the Craft Fellowship award from the South Carolina Arts Commission. Her work is in the collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum of Fine Arts, Mint Museum, South Carolina State Museum and the Medical University of South Carolina.
Collections
South Carolina State Museum, Columbia, South Carolina, 2014
MUSC East Cooper Specialty Care, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, 2012
Medical University of South Carolina, Ashley River Tower, Charleston, South Carolina, 2008
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Renwick Gallery, 2 works, Washington D.C. 2007
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts, 2007
State Art Collection of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, 2006
East Cooper Baptist Church, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, 2005
Circular Congregation Church, Charleston, South Carolina, 2004
Mint Museum of Art and Craft, Charlotte, North Carolina, 1999
Exhibitions (mostly)
2024
Paducah Art Center, “Fantastic Fibers 2024,” Paducah, Kentucky
Burg zu Hagen (Castle Hagen), “ReBloom, Paper Art Biennale 2024,” Hagen, Germany
2023
Denver Botanical Gardens, “Indigo,” Denver, Colorado
Quad Cities International Airport, “Châteauvert, Johnson, Krol” Moline, Illinois
University of Northern Iowa, “Thread, Pattern, Form: Iowa Surface Design, Cedar Falls, Iowa
Staaliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, “Paper Alive,” Dresden, Germany
2022
Botanical Garden of the University of Latvia, “Nature Rises and We With It!” Riga, Latvia
Clear Lake Art Center, “Contemporary Fiber Art,” Clear Lake, Iowa
Pier 36, “Art on Paper New York,” New York City, New York
PS1, “Indigo!” Iowa City, Iowa
Dubuque Museum of Art, “Craft Invitational,” Dubuque, Iowa
Figge Art Museum, “Rock Island Art Guild Fine Arts Exhibition,” Davenport, Iowa
2021
Museo Della Carta, “Aristi di Carta,” Toscolano Maderno, Lake Garda, Italy (virtual)
Papirakademiet (The Paper Academy), “Origins and Destinations,” Gillelege, Denmark
Travels to: Museu Molí Paperer de Capellades, Capellades, Barcelona, España (2022)
Toyota City Obara Paper Art Museum, “Approach,” Toyota City, Japan
Orangeburg County Arts Center, “A Fine Hand,” Orangeburg, South Carolina
2020
GalleryFRITZ, “A Conversation with Paper,” Santa Fe, New Mexico
2019
University of Utah, “PaperWest, College of Art and Art History, Salt Lake City, Utah
Surface Design Association, “Home-Holding On and Letting Go,” www.surfacedesign.org
701 Center for Contemporary Art, “South Carolina Biennial 2019,” Columbia, South Carolina
University of the Arts, “ManifestoPhilly,” Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Peppervine Restaurant, Lighting Installation, Charlotte, North Carolina
City Gallery at Waterfront Park, “Piccolo Spoleto,” Charleston, South Carolina
2018
Acme, “Fiber: Outside the Box,” Wilmington, North Carolina
Sumter County Gallery of Art, Jocelyn Châteauvert “Paper Wrangler," Sumter, SC, solo exhibit
Stadtgalerie im Stadtmuseum und Handwerksmuseum,"Global Paper 4," Deggendorf, Germany, sculpture
Museum Rijswijk, "Paper Biennale 2018," Rijswijk, the Netherlands, sculpture
City Gallery at Waterfront Park, "Dialogue in Black and White," Charleston, South Carolina
701 Contemporary Art Center, "South Carolina Art Fellows," Columbia, South Carolina, sculpture
ArtFields 2018, "Night Passing," the ROB, Lake City, South Carolina, installation
2017
Biblioteca Nacional de Chile, "Luminous Within," Santiago, Chile
Burroughs Chapin Art Museum, "it bloomed at night," Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, installation
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, "Raising Paper," Deer Isle, Maine, workshop faculty
Gallery West, "Plant, Fiber, Paper, Object," West Columbia, South Carolina, solo exhibit
2016
Wayne Art Center, "CraftForms 2016," Wayne, Pennsylvania
Palos Verdes Art Center, "Wearable Expressions, 7th International..." Rancho Palos Verdes, California
Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, "4th Iowa Metals Guild Exhibition: Iowa+Taiwan," Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Paper Circle, "In, On of Paper," Nelsonville, Ohio, sculpture
City Gallery at Waterfront Park, "On and Off the Page," Charleston, South Carolina, installation
Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, "Nature, Diversity and the Art of Paper," Brasilia, Brasil
ArtFields 2016, Jones-Carter Gallery, Lake City, South Carolina, installation (Award 3D)
McNeese State University, "29th Annual McNeese Works on Paper," Lake Charles, Lousiana
Yeiser Art Center, "Fantastic Fibers 2016," Paducah, Kentucky
Tubac Center for the Arts, "Arizona Aqueous XXX," Tubac, Arizona (Best in Show)
Columbia College, "37th Annual Paper in Particular," Columbia, Missouri
Stager and Blum Galleries, Kent State University Museum, "Focus: Fiber 2016", Kent, Ohio
2015
Minnesota Center for the Book Arts, "Exceptional: Handmade Paper Beyond Substrate," Minneapolis, MN
South Carolina State Museum, "Carolina Makers," Columbia, South Carolina
Jericho Arts, "Paper and Paint," Charleston, South Carolina
Arts Council of Brazos Valley, "From Every Fiber," College Station, Texas
2014
South Carolina State Museum, "The Space in Between," Columbia, South Carolina
Cornell College, “Paper in Bloom.” Cornell College, Mount Vernon, Iowa, installation
2013
ArtPrize 2013, Monroe Community Church, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Pickens County Museum of Art and History, “Fiber Art: Connecting Concept and Medium,”
Picture This Gallery, “All Things Indigo,” Hilton Head, South Carolina
Artfields, Lake City, South Carolina, invitation for installation
2012
Morgan Conservatory, “Colossal Paper,” Cleveland, Ohio
College of Charleston, “Botany en Route,” Charleston, South Carolina, exhibition and lecture
2011
Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, “Raising Expectations,” Cedar Rapids, Iowa
701 Center for Contemporary Art, “Triennial Revisted,” Columbia, South Carolina
Bascom Center for Visual Arts, Highlands, North Carolina, solo exhibit
2010
Smithsonian American Art Museum, “Craft in America,” Washington D.C. panelist
Smithsonian Artist Research Fellowship, Washington D.C, Guyana, South America
Charleston City Gallery, “Contemporary Charleston 2010: Influence,” Charleston, South Carolina
Columbia College, “31st Annual Paper in Particular,” Columbia, Missouri
701 Center for Contemporary Art, “Within and Out,” Columbia, South Carolina, Artist-in Residence
2009
Plum Elements, “Lightback: 12 Artists,” Charleston, South Carolina
701 Center for Contemporary Art, “State Art Collection: Contemporary Conversations,”
Figge Art Museum, “The Second Iowa Metal Guild Exhibition: A Riveting Experience,” Davenport, IA
Plum Elements, “Materials,” Charleston, South Carolina, solo exhibit
Sculptural Objects Functional Art, represented by Aaron Faber Gallery, New York, New York
Aaron Faber Gallery, “CUT, FOLD, STITCH: Paper/ Metal,” New York, New York
2008
Russian State Pedagogical University, “First Iowa Metals Guild,” St. Petersburg, Russia
Sculptural Objects Functional Art, Represented by Snyderman Works Gallery, New York, New York
Snydermann Works Gallery, “Fiber Biennial,” Philadelphia, Pennysylvania
Artspace, “scarred topography, elemental openings,” Raleigh, North Carolina, installation
2007
Guild.com, “The Artful Home Show,” New York, New York
PapierWespe, “Paper Jewelry,” Vienna, Austria
“Pulp Function,” Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA, Narrows Center for the Arts, Fall River, MA, Nicolaysen Art Museum, Worcester, MA, Plains Art Museum, Fargo, ND, J. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, Pennsylvania
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Renwick Gallery, 2007 Renwick Craft Invitational, “from the ground up,” Washington D.C.
2006
Nina Liu and Friends, “Lighting from the Corners,” Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston County Public Library, Charleston, South Carolina, installation
Fayetteville Museum of Art, “Discovering Contemporary Art in the Carolinas,” Fayetteville, NC
Mendocino Art Center, “Marine Wildlife Exhibition,” Mendocino, California
2005
414 King Street, “The Chase is On,” Charleston, South Carolina
Nina Liu and Friends, “Keeping my Attention,” Charleston, South Carolina
Quirk Gallery, “Watt’s Up,” Richmond, Virginia
Iowa Artisan’s Gallery, “Side x Side II,” Iowa City, Iowa
Smithsonian Craft Show, Washington D.C.
Center for the Book and Paper Arts, Columbia College, “Paper Adornment,” Chicago, Illinois
Columbia College, “Paper in Particular,” Columbia, Missouri
Brookfield Craft Center, “Translucence: Forms in Paper,” Brookfield, Connecticut
City Gallery, “Expansion Arts Fund Artists,” Charleston, South Carolina
2004
South Carolina State Museum, “Triennial 2004,” Columbia, South Carolina
Magar Hatworks, “Corsets, Crowns, and Curtains,” Charleston, South Carolina
Women’s Studio Workshop, “Masks,” Rosendale, New York
2003
The Society of Arts and Crafts, “Jewelry: Hard & Soft,” Boston, Massachusetts
Raymond Avenue Gallery “Sculptural Variations in Handmade Paper,” Minneapolis, Minnesota
The Society of Arts and Crafts, “Domesticated Animals,” Boston, Massachusetts
2002
Art Garage, “Ripple Effect Outside,” Columbia, South Carolina
Borough Cultural Gallery Museum, “Artful Living,” Charleston, South Carolina
2001
Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, “Making Waves in the Midwest: The Art of Asian Paper” Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Sylvan Ullman American Crafts Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio
Nina Liu & Friends, “Obvious Exhibitionism,” Charleston, South Carolina
2000
Rock Hill Arts Center, “Revival, The Artists Themselves,” Rock Hill, South Carolina
Suydam + Diepenbrock, “New Jewelry,” Newport, Rhode Island
1999
Mobilia Gallery, “The Teapot Defined II,” Cambridge, Massachusetts
Objects of Desire, “Milestone,” 10th year invitational, Louisville, Kentucky
Evansville Museum, “The Art of Adornment,” Evansville, Indiana
International Contemporary Furniture Fair, New York, New York
Winthrop University, “Revival,” Rock Hill, South Carolina
Society of North American Goldsmiths, “Beacons for the Future,” travelling exhibit
Sculpture to Wear, “Organic Matters,” Santa Monica, California
1998
Society of Arts and Crafts, “Botanical Jewelry Exhibition,” Boston, Massachusetts
Delaware Center for Contemporary Arts, “A Celebration of Fine Crafts,” Wilmington, Delaware
Nina Liu and Friends, “Jeweled Interiors,” Charleston, South Carolina
Linda Richman Jewelry, Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
The New Museums of Scotland, “Jewellery Moves,” Edinburgh, Scotland
Elsa Mott Gallery, “Jewelry Without Jewels,” New York, New York
University of Iowa, “Topography,” University Theaters, Iowa City, Iowa, installation
1997
Ragazzi’s Flying Shuttle, “Illuminations,” Seattle, Washington
Sonoma State University, “Friends of Dard Hunter,” Rohnert Park, California
Gayle Willson Gallery, Southampton, New York
Edinboro University, Bruce Gallery, “Moving Metal: An Exhibition of Contemporary Metalsmiths,” Edinboro, Pennsylvania
Sheila Nussbaum Drill, “Portfolio 1997,” New Marlborough, Massachusetts
Ragazzi’s Flying Shuttle, Seattle, Washington
Nancy Margolis Gallery, “Summer Jewelry,” Portland, Maine
Signature Galleries, “Scents & nonScents,” Boston, Massachusetts
Fort Wayne Museum of Art, “Artwear ‘97,” Fort Wayne, Indiana
Nancy Sachs Gallery, “Alternative Materials,” St. Louis, Missouri
Gedney Farm, “Selections of Sheila Nussbaum Drill,” New Marlborough, Massachusetts
Studiolo, “Inaugural Exhibit,” Iowa City, Iowa
Stones Gallery, “Distinctive Adornments: Jewelry as Art” San Francisco, California
1996
Mobilia Gallery, “Three Generations,” Cambridge, Massachusetts
Mesa Center for the Arts, “19th Annual Vahki,” Mesa, Arizona
Davenport Museum of Art, “Forging Ahead: Contemporary Metalworking in Iowa,” Iowa
Connell Gallery, “American Contemporary Art Jewelry,” Atlanta, Georgia
Joanne Rapp Gallery, “New Jewelry,” Scottsdale, Arizona
Aaron Faber Gallery, New York, New York
Privileges Gallery, “Angels and Insects,” Rockford, Illinois
Objects of Desire, “Meditations in Metal and Paper,” Louisville, Kentucky
The Society of North American Goldsmiths “Chain Gang,” Traveling Exhibit
Sculptural Objects Functional Art, represented by Katie Gingrass Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
Mobilia Gallery, “The Art of Taking Risks,” Cambridge, Massachusetts
Bona Keane Gallery, “A Penchant for Pendants,” Portland, Oregon
OXOXO Gallery, “The Paper Caper,” Baltimore, Maryland
1995
Connell Gallery, “Nat’l. Invitational of Contemporary Art Jewelry,” Atlanta, Georgia
Kohler Arts Center, “Jewelry Invitational,” Racine, Wisconsin
Banaker Gallery, “Jewelry Invitational,” San Francisco, California
Tarry Town Gallery, “Paperworks, Austin,” Austin, Texas
Katie Gingrass Gallery, “Colored Threads,” Milwaukee, Wisconsin
The Hand and The Spirit, “New Jewelry,” Joanne Rapp Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona
Danville Fine Arts, “Art of Handmade Paper,” Danville, California
Nancy Sachs Gallery, “To See or Not to See,” Saint Louis, Missouri
Katie Gingrass Gallery, “Sculptural Objects, Functional Art, Chicago” Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Silvermine Guild Art Center, “Craft America ‘95,” New Canaan, Connecticut
Sheila Nussbaum Gallery, “National Invitational Jewelry Show,” Millburn, New Jersey
1994
Bennett Galleries, “3rd Annual Jewelry Benefit,” Knoxville, Tennessee
Art & Soul Gallery, “Paper Anniversary,” Alexandria, Virginia
Joanne Rapp Gallery, “Creativity, Craftsmanship, and Innovation,” Scottsdale, Arizona
Velvet Da Vinci, “Divine Jewelry,” San Francisco, California
1993
Penn State University, “Crafts National 27,” University Park, Pennsylvania
Snowgrass Arts Institute, “Paper Trail West,” Cashmere, Washington
Collage Gallery, “The Deckle Edge,” San Francisco, California
1992 I/O Gallery, “Table Wear,” New Orleans, Louisiana
1990 Wesleyan University, Elder Gallery, “On Paper, Of Paper,” Lincoln, Nebraska
1988 “Artquest ‘88 International,” Traveling Exhibit; Long Island, New York, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Los Angeles, California
Awards
Sculpture Award, “Rock Island Art Guild Fine Art Exhibition,” Figge Art Museum, Davenport, Iowa 2022
Best of Show, “North Charleston Arts,” Juror: Michael Haga, North Charleston, South Carolina, 2018
Award Finalist, NICHE Awards, Home Decor, 2017
People's Choice Award- 3D, ArtFields, Lake City, South Carolina, 2016
Best in Show, "Arizona Aqueous XXX," Tubac Center for the Arts, Tubac, Arizona, 2016
Award Finalist, NICHE Magazine Awards, Paper, two works, 2015
Smithsonian Artist Research Fellowship, 2010-11
Award Finalist, NICHE Magazine Awards, Lighting, 2007
Craft Fellowship, South Carolina Arts Commission, 2005
First Place, NICHE Magazine Awards, Lighting, 2005
Expansion Arts Fund Grant, Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina, 2004
Low Country Quarterly Artist Grant, Charleston County, 2004
Award of Excellence, Washington Craft Expo, Washington D.C., 1996
Award Finalist, NICHE Magazine Awards, Jewelry, 1995
Award of Excellence, Mill Valley Arts, Mill Valley, California, 1994
Merit Award, “California Works,” 140th California State Fair, Sacramento, 1993
Honorable Mention, “Fine Crafts at Matrix,” Sacramento, California, 1993
First Place, “Artquest ‘88 International,” Long Island, New York
Publications
Arnoldsche, 2023, Milosch Jane C, “Chunghi Choo and Her Students- Contemporary Art and New Forms in Metal,” pages 205, 216, 227, 244-47
Dorling Kindersley, 2022, Pepper, Rob, “Artist’s Manual: The Definitive Art Sourcebook: Media, Materials, Tools, and Techniques,” page 273
Papier Global Paper 4, 2018, Exhibition Catalog, pages 15, 19, 49-51
Metalsmith, “Chunghi Choo: Mentorship as Artistic Practice,” Vol. 39, No. 4, page 22
Books-on-Books, June 24, 2018, Bolick, Robert, https://books-on-books.com/2018/06/24/bookmarking-book-art-looking-back-and-forward-from-the-paper-biennial-2018/
Textile Forum Blog, May 28, 2018, http://www.textile-forum-blog.org/2018/05/2018-paper-biennial-rijswijk/
L’Anima Della Carta, March 4, 2018, Elena Musazzi, “Jocelyn Chateauvert, Un Bagno Di Carta,” http://animadellacarta.altervista.org/jocelyn-chateauvert/
Free Times, May 10, 2017, Petersen, Kyle, "It's All Paper," page tbd
Fiber Art Now, 1st Annual Excellence in Fibers, Winter 2015/16, Vol. 5 Issue 2, page 12
Daily Iowan, February 26, 2014, McClatchy, Emma
Art Mag, Fall 2015, Huggins, Stacy, “Carolina Makers,” page 39/ Spring 2013, Dyer, J “ArtFields,” page 20
Quarry Books, 2012, Heibert, Helen, “Playing with Paper, Illuminating, Engineering, and Reimagining Paper Art,” page 100
Smithsonian Studio Arts Blog, April 29, 2011, Burns, Patricia, "Inspiration for Artists, Anywhere and Everywhere," http://startstudioarts.si.edu/2011/04
South Carolina Arts Commission, 2009, Heartney, Eleanor, “State Art Collection 1987-2006,” page 41
Charleston Magazine, May 2008, Johnson, Lauren, “Paper Works,” pages 150-161
Smithsonian American Art Museum Publications, 2007, Milosch, Jane, “Renwick Craft Invitational From the Ground Up,” pages 10, 58-71, 75, 77
Washington Post, April 13, 2007, Zibart, Eve, “At the Renwick, Beauty in Nature,” page 51
American Style, February 2007, Kloostra, Christine, “Spotlight,” page 14
Washington Examiner, March 10 & 11, 2007, Tierney, Robin, “Flights of Hand: Supreme Craft,” page 22
Skirt!, June 2005, “Just Create,” page 70
Alcove Books, 2006, Volume 2, Book 4, “American Art Collector,” page 137
NICHE, Spring 2005, “2005 NICHE Winners,” page 84
South Carolina State Museum and South Carolina Arts Commission, November 2004, Greene, Harriet, “Triennial 2004,” page 20
The State Newspaper, December 17, 2004, “In the Here and Now,” page E5
Free Times, Columbia, SC, Nov 17, 2004, “Art Explosion,” page 17
Metalsmith, Winter 1999, Browne, Kathleen, “Moving Metal: An Exhibition of Contemporary Metalsmiths,” pages 46-47
New Museums of Scotland Publishing Ltd, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1998, “Jewellery Moves,” page 12
American Style, Fall 1997, “Sculpture to Wear,” pages 50-53
American Craft, April/May 1997, “Portfolio,” page 57
Ornament, Spring 1997, “Jocelyn Chateauvert,” pages 38-41
Rockport Press, 1997, Krupenia, Deborah, “The Art of Jewelry Design,” pages 88-93
Metalsmith, Winter 1997, Allen, Anne, “A Penchant for Pendants,” pages 44-45
Ornament, 1996, vol. 20, “Milestone,” page 11
Metalsmith, Winter 1995, Jocz, Dan, “The Art of Taking Risks, Exhibition in Print,” pages 12-13
Ornament, San Marcos, CA, Winter, 1995, “News,” page 57
Smithsonian Craft Show Invitation, Washington D.C. “Eve, clothes optional,” cover art