Josh Jensen
Born in Amiskwacîwâskahikan, Treaty 6 Territory, Edmonton, Canada. Based in Tiohtiá:ke, Montréal, Canada.
Education
2022 Bachelor of Fine Arts with Distinction, Photography, Concordia University, Montréal, Québec
Solo/Duo Exhibitions
2024 Full Circle, Main Floor Showcase, Casa, Lethbridge, Alberta
2024 Degrowth Utopia, Joshua Jensen and Róisin Dennis, Curated by Grace O’Boyle, Belfast Exposed, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Selected Group Exhibitions
2022 Weighted Blanket, Cathemeral Observances, VAV Gallery, Montréal, Québec
2020 Forage, Art Matters Festival, Articule, Montréal, Québec
2020 Residue II, Concordia Photography Collective, Galerie POPOP, Montréal, Québec
2019 Magic Lantern VII, Articule, Montréal, Québec
2019 Nous Nos Souffles/Vulnerability Lingers, Art Matters Festival, Galerie POPOP, Montréal, Québec
2019 On a Scale of 1 to 10, Concordia Photography Collective, Galerie du Viaduc, Montréal, Québec
2019 I Feel Tender, VAV Gallery, Montréal, Québec
2018 Points of View, A National Human Rights Photography Exhibition, Museu da Agua, Lisbon, Portugal
2018 Points of View, A National Human Rights Photography Exhibition, La Nau, Valencia, Spain
2017 Points of View, A National Human Rights Photography Exhibition, Canadian Museum for Human Rights, Winnipeg, Manitoba
2017 Infocus Photography, The Front Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
2017 Fast Forward, Gallery in the Grove, Bright’s Grove, Ontario
Residencies
2025 (upcoming) Union House Arts, Artist in Residence, Port Union, Newfoundland and Labrador
2024 Casa, Artist in Residence, Lethbridge, Alberta
Workshops
2024 Memory Mapping Cyanotypes, Casa, Lethbridge, Alberta
2024 Here and Now, Ströndin Studio, Seydisfjördur, Iceland
Professional Experience
2024-2026 Co-Curator of Sustainability, FOFA Gallery, Montréal, Québec
2023-2024 Assistant Technician in Sustainability, FOFA Gallery, Montréal, Québec
2023-2024 Ceramic Workshop Assistant, Visual Art Center, Westmount, Québec
2022-2024 Installation Technician, Dazibao Gallery, Montréal, Québec
2022-2024 Production Assistant for Jessica Auer, Montréal, Québec
2023 Program Assistant, Bonavista Biennale, Bonavista, Newfoundland and Labrador
2022 Production Assistant for Sharon Lockhart, Fogo Island, Newfoundland and Labrador
2022 Arts Administration Intern and Photographer, Fogo Island Arts, Fogo Island, Newfoundland and Labrador
2021 Production Assistant for Lyla Rye, Toronto, Ontario
2019-2020 President of the Concordia Photography Collective, Montréal, Québec
2018-2019 Member of the Concordia Photography Collective, Montréal, Québec
2016-2017 TNT Fusion Head Photographer/Workshop Assistant, Judith and Norman ALIX Art Gallery, Sarnia, Ontario
Publications
2024 Degrowth Utopia, Exhibition Publication, Belfast, Northern Ireland
2022 Here and There, In Continuum, Colure Collective, Montréal, Québec
2021 Desire Lines, Self Published
2021 Solastalgia, The VOID Magazine, Montréal, Québec
2020 Inventory, Self Published
2019 VII Zine, Magic Lantern, Montréal, Québec
2019 Darkslide V: DUST, The Concordia Photography Collective, Montréal, Québec
Artist Talks
2023 Guest Lecture in Photography Department; Portfolio Presentation with Clara Gutsche, Concordia University, Montréal, Québec
2022 Guest Lecture in Photography Department; Professional Development Presentation with Jessica Auer, Concordia University, Montréal, Québec
Curation
2019 The Waste Land, Centre Des Arts Skol, Co-Curation with The Concordia Photography Collective, Montréal, Québec
Awards
2024 Artist in Residence Award, Allied Arts Council of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta
2020 FASA Special Project Grant, Concordia University, Montréal, Québec
2017 Gallery in the Grove Award, Bright’s Grove, Ontario
2017 Senior Visual Art Award, NCIVS, Sarnia, Ontario
Archives
Artexte, Montréal, Québec