On the one hand we are two distinct individuals, Jeff Foye and Gordon Winiemko. But, as individuals will, by virtue of association, we become a single collective entity – JEFF&GORDON. In our video, multi-media, and participatory work, we seek to explore that very relationship of the individual to the group. As the principle performers in our work, we model the back-and-forth, give-and-take process of relation in the social sphere. We also engage with the social customs and cultural idioms through which identity and social relations are forged – cultural frameworks that are so much a part of the "air we breathe" that we often ignore how they shape our lives, for better or worse. Video is our essential medium and metaphor because it is the screen – whether a movie, television, or computer screen – that both reflects and instructs us in who we are and how we do things. By using the medium of the screen and by employing the tropes of “screen media” like the movies, we set the stage for the re-examination of otherwise transparent and comfortable social structures. Currently JEFF&GORDON is/are bi-coastal.
AWARDS AND HONORS
| 2013 | The Arts Council for Long Beach, Professional Artist Fellowship |
| 2012 | Center for Cultural Innovation, Investing in Artists grant |
| 2010 | The Arts Council for Long Beach, Professional Artist Fellowship |
| 2009 | The Hoff Foundation, Quarterly Artist Grant |
SOLO EXHIBITIONS AND PROJECTS
| 2016 | Not at the Dinner Table |
| 2015 | L'Oeil de Poisson, Québec, QC, Canada, "Art Rocks" |
| Not at the Dinner Table | |
| 2014 | Eastern Edge Gallery, St. John's, NL, Canada, "Play Against" |
| Monte Vista Projects, Los Angeles, CA, "Day Job" | |
| PØST, Los Angeles, CA, "SHINY&NEW" | |
| 2013 | 323 Projects, Los Angeles, CA, "Not at the Dinner Table" |
| CSU Northridge Art Gallery, CA, "Temporarily Embarrassed" | |
| 2012 | Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, Los Angeles, CA, "Used with Deceit" |
| Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara, "Moment of Glory" | |
| 2011 | UCR Sweeney Art Gallery, Riverside, CA, "Play Against" |
| 2010 | HAUS, Pasadena, CA, "JEFF&GORDON" |
| 2009 | Sea and Space, Los Angeles, CA, "The Conversation" |
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
| 2016 | Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA, "The Gildless Age" |
| UCR Sweeney Art Gallery, Riverside, CA, "Contemporary Videos from the Permanent Collection" | |
| 2015 | The Art Gallery of Mississauga, ON, Canada, "Be A Sport" |
| Wave Pool, Cincinnati, OH, "I Work Hard For My Money" | |
| 2014 | California Baptist University, Riveride, CA, "Come Home" |
| The Collaborative, Long Beach, CA, "Shine" | |
| da Center for the Arts, Pomona, CA, "Strange Comfort" | |
| NMC 10, Touring program curated by the New Media Caucus | |
| Spare Change Artist Space, San Francisco, CA, "PRIVATE! Come in!" | |
| 2013 | Orange Coast College Art Gallery, Costa Mesa, CA, "14@<40" |
| 2012 | Expo Arts Center, Long Beach, CA, “NOW" |
| Perform Chinatown, Los Angeles, CA | |
| The Rock and Eagle Shop, Los Angeles, CA | |
| 2011 | D-Block Projects, Long Beach, CA, “Open Document” |
| Kristi Engle Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, “TBA: A Group Video Exhibition in 7 Parts” | |
| Mark Moore Gallery, Culver City, CA, “Video Showcase” | |
| Monorchid, Phoenix, AZ, and D-Block Projects, Long Beach, CA, “S.O.S.” | |
| San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, “Shadowshop” (Artist Participant in project by Stephanie Syjuco) | |
| Shoshana Wayne Gallery, Santa Monica, CA, "Chain Letter" | |
| Sixpack Projects, Long Beach, CA, “BETA RELEASE” | |
| Trajector Art Fair, Brussels, Belgium | |
| 2010 | Angels Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, CA, “To Live and Draw in LA” |
| Irvine Valley College, Irvine CA, “Home” | |
| Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA, “The OsCene 2010” | |
| 2009 | Expo Art Center, Long Beach, CA, “Long Beach Exposed” |
| 2008 | Kim Abeles Studio, LA Dept of Cultural Affairs, Pasadena Armory, “Campaign Trail” |
| Sea and Space, Los Angeles, CA, “The Audacity of Desperation” | |
| Soundwalk, Long Beach, CA |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| 2016 | CBC Radio: Q, "Not at the Dinner Table turns leaving a voicemail into a cathartic release" |
| Los Angeles Times, "That political point you want to make over Thanksgiving dinner? Leave it on this art project's voice mail instead" by Carolina Miranda – link | |
| Los Angeles Times, "The Gildless Age: A Different Tale of the 1 Percent" by Christopher Knight – link | |
| 2015 | Los Angeles Times: Datebook, "JEFF&GORDON, Not at the Dinner Table" by Carolina Miranda – link |
| 2014 | LA Weekly, "2014 July Kamikazes" by Shana Nys Dambrot – link |
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Long Beach Press-Telegram, "Art Fellows Earn Opportunity to 'Shine'" by Richard Guzman – link |
| Los Angeles Times, "31 Art Shows for 31 Days at PØST" by Carolina Miranda – link | |
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NPR: All Things Considered, "Not at the Dinner Table turns voicemail into art" by Carolina Miranda – link |
| OC Weekly, "14 @<40: Young at Art" by Dave Barton – link | |
| 2012 | OC Art Blog, "it is Happening – Now" by Tracy C. Teran – link |
| Santa Barbara News-Press, "Your Finest Hour: JEFF&GORDON Help People Create Their Dreams of Success" by Ted Mills – link | |
| 2011 | art:21 blog, "Chain Letter at Shoshana Wayne" by Lily Simonson – link |
| Huffington Post, "A Group Exhibition Featuring Sixteen Hundred Artists: Fact or Fiction" by Lisa Adams – link | |
| Juxtapoz, “BETA RELEASE” review by Amy Duran – link | |
| KPCC: The Madeleine Brand Show, "Riverside Art Exhibit Looks at Rich and Poor Divide" by Steven Cuevas – link | |
| Long Beach Gazette, “Long Beach Gallery Shows Process” by Jonathan Van Dyke | |
| 2010 | Flavorpill Los Angeles, “JEFF&GORDON” review by Heather Jeno Silva |
| The Long Beach District Weekly, “JEFF&GORDON” preview by Ellen Griley | |
| 2008 | KCET: Visiting ... With Huell Howser, “SoundWalk” by Huell Howser |