Real Simple Magazine Features Jessica Poundstone's Artwork!

Exciting news: the May 2020 issue of Real Simple magazine featured my piece “Keep Going 1” in the article “Let’s Hang!” written by Stephanie Sisco and Leslie Corona, and photographed by Bryan Gardner. (The online version of the article is titled 4 Smart Strategies for Creating a Stylish Gallery Wall.)

That’s the short version of the story :)

Image from the article “Let’s Hang! 4 Smart Strategies for Creating a Stylish Gallery Wall” in the May 2020 issue of Real Simple Magazine, photography by Bryan Gardner

Image from the article “Let’s Hang! 4 Smart Strategies for Creating a Stylish Gallery Wall” in the May 2020 issue of Real Simple Magazine, photography by Bryan Gardner

The long version is that I had no idea this was happening and I bought this issue of Real Simple somewhat randomly and had it in my house for over a week before I opened it! I wanted to wait until I could really enjoy it, which turned out to be during some late-night-me-time: everyone else in my family was asleep.

When I got to the story on buying and hanging art I was like oh cool they got some of these pieces from Artfully Walls, which is a great website I’ve worked with for a few years now. And I was looking closely at the pieces featured on the first page of the story and mentally congratulating people.

Then I turned to page two of the story and BOOM: there it was in the fricking center of the gallery wall, my piece Keep Going 1! My jaw fell open, my heart started racing, and I just sat there and stared at it for a few beats.

Then I ran into the bedroom and woke my husband up so I could a) validate that this was not a hallucination and b) freak the flip out with another human.

When I woke up the next morning I had to look at it again to make sure it was still there. It was ;) I am still in a cloud of joy and excitement over this whole thing.

Keep Going 1 is available at Artfully Walls or here on my website, where you can also find the other pieces in the series, Keep Going 2 & Keep Going 3.

Thanks so much to all of the folks at Real Simple that made this awesome article happen!

Roxane Gay, Jane Eaton Hamilton & Jessica Poundstone (Wut!?!)

Do you know Roxane Gay?

If not, you should get to know her because she is an amazing human who - in addition to being a professor and a writer and a NYT op-ed columnist and a bunch of other cool s*** - has also started a magazine on Medium called Gay Magazine, which is “dedicated to diverse, intelligently provocative work” and “interested in deep explorations, timelessness, and challenging conventional thinking without being cheap and lazy.”

Thrillingly, they have selected six of my pieces to serve as illustrations for an article by the wonderful Jane Eaton Hamilton called “The Pleasure Scale” and I’m so thrilled and honored.

Go learn more about Roxane, Gay Magazine and Jane Eaton Hamilton.




Featured Artist in "Friends With Benefits"

Pleat Gallery (where I was lucky enough to have had a show in August 2018) founder Bethanie Irons called her thesis show “Friends With Benefits,” exploring the ways that artists interact with Instagram. I’m proud to be among the artists featured in it!

My contribution is on the right, below - here’s my feeling about Instagram at this moment in time: “Through Instagram I am interacting with art and artists every day and showing my work regularly. It inspires me to trust my aesthetic instincts and to keep exploring new ways of seeing, thinking and working.”

Image from Bethanie Irons Instagram account - view image here.

Image from Bethanie Irons Instagram account - view image here.

Learn more about the show on Bethanie’s website - and be sure to keep up with the wonderful Pleat Gallery!

Image from Bethanie Irons website - see more images of the show here.

Image from Bethanie Irons website - see more images of the show here.


Recent News + A Giveaway!

A lot has happened with my work in the past few months, and I’ve not been very good about keeping up here! Highlight reel:

  • I’m in a group show called Transform, put on by Siren Nation. The opening reception is Thursday November 1 (details here) - if you’re in Portland, come on out and say hello!

  • Kinetic Lines 17 was chosen to hang in designer, blogger & tv personality Emily Henderson's "Portland Project" showcase home, which was extremely cool!

  • I’m a member of the Chairish Artist Collective, and was proud to be featured in Chairish curators’ "Essential Trends of 2018" collection!

  • My work was featured by Saatchi Art in a collection!

  • Artfully Walls showcased my work in a number of different featured collections - always very fun to see curated gallery walls and how my work fits in!

So lots of cool stuff going on. To celebrate (and also let’s be honest, the scene in this country at the moment is deeply disturbing and I’d love to create a little light in the way I can.)

Head on over to my Instagram page and throw your hat in the ring. Good luck!

Color Space 27 Featured by SFMOMA Curators!

Each Friday, the team at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) features a few pieces made by working artists on their Instagram & Tumblr accounts. I'm thrilled to share that Color Space 27: Pink, Red & Yellow was the cover image for their weekly feature a couple of weeks back! (Right there next to Magritte....squeeee!!!). 

So honored and thrilled - and inspired to keep following my aesthetic and keep doing the work. And if you're a working artist, throw your hat in the ring to be featured! It's an amazing opportunity to show your work. 

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