Exhibition Tour at Sterling College

Big Thanks to Professor Brian Prugh for his thoughtful tour of my exhibition at Sterling College during Fall 2022

Exhibition Tour at Sterling College

Exhibition reveiw for Garden of Parallel Paths

The Billings Gazette ran a sweet article on my exhibition at the Northcutt Steele Gallery at MSUB. Check out the front page below and read the whole article online (link below) - or contact me for a pdf!

Gathered Coherence opens at Missoula Art Museum!

I’m excited to have my work exhibited in the Missoula Art Museum! Working with the idea of their interstitial spaces was brilliant and I had a lot of fun making a drawing for their atrium. If you happen to be in Missoula Oct 2021 - March 2022, stop by and let me know what you think!

Below is a conversation I had with MAM Eduator Jenny Beville about the exhibition for their 5th Grade Program.

A sweet award from my alma mater!

Fine Arts Hall of Fame Award

I received a sweet award from my alma mater, Sterling College, in Kansas. This college with its genuine community feels like home every time I return. I’m so thankful for the lifetime friends I’ve made here and honored to have my career recognized!

RECKLESS group exhibition at Kirk's Grocery

My work is included in this group exhibition at Kirks Grocery in Billings. It's a fun show that challenged each artist to take incorporate the word and idea of "Reckless" and be free to take new risks in the studio. The result is a pretty fun and inventive show!  In addition, I am giving an artist talk on February 12 - it would be fun to see your faces there!

RECKLESS - Feb 7, 2019  - March 27, 2020

Opening Reception: ArtWalk, Feb 7, from 5 - 9PM

Kirks Grocery
2910 Minnesota Ave, Billings, MT 5910, kirksgrocery@gmail.com

Lightner's artist talk: Wednesday, Feb 12, 7 -9 pm at Kirk's Grocery

Variety in consistency, 2016, Acrylic and Ink on Mylar, 24” x 42”

Straight There and Back opens in Helena!

I’m honored to be exhibiting a selection of my works from the last 10 years as MAGDA sponsored exhibition. Starting this January, the exhibition will tour Montana starting with the Holter Museum of Art in Helena!

Opening Reception: Friday, Jan 24

Show is open until May 15, 2020

Straight There and Back, 2010, Acrylic, Ink, and Oil on Mylar, 42” x 76” (diptych)

Amber and I were featured in the LO Monthly Magazine this past summer!

http://publications.pmgnews.com/fpubs/2019/lo-monthly-june-2019/mobile/index.html#p=11

Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts

Artist's Vision: Landscapes of the Imagination

Come see select works – created in collaboration with Amber Stene – in Landscapes of the Imagination @ Lakewood Center for the Arts Upper Hallway Gallery. This exhibit features scenes from the imagination, and the improbable.

Show Dates: Friday, Saturday & Sunday, June 21 – 23, 2019
Times: 10 AM – 9 PM, Friday & Saturday, June 21 & 22
Times: 10 AM – 5 PM, Sunday, June 23
Where: Lakewood Center for the Arts, in downtown Lake Oswego
Address: 386 S. State Street, Lake Oswego, OR
Website:  Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts

Be sure to also see the Open Show @ Lakewood Center Pavilion Tent. Then cross the street to Art in the Park @ George Rogers Park for food, music, and over 100 artist booths. See web for easy shuttle parking.

“Cantilever” by Amber Vanhatala Stene and Jodi Lightner
To learn more about how we collaborated, scroll down to read the post: The Collaboration Process.

Yellowstone Public Radio - Resounds Interview

Jon Lodge and I share our ideas and influences on structures and systems on the Resounds program. As part of the interview, we did an impromptu randomization of a system, check out the video below!

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Ucross Residency

The Ucross Foundation Residency was an excellent way to dive into new work this summer. Below are small studio studies exploring the theme of unconscious structures that I have been working on recently.

Body-Mind Entente Open at UMKC Gallery of Art

Kansas City, MO-  Jan 20 - Feb 26, 2016

Selections from Reinventing Self were chosen for UMKC's exhibition which discusses the connections between body and mind. It's unique approach to examining identity is curated by the UMKC Graduate Art History Association.

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Legion Paper features two works from Reinventing Self

Artist collaborator Amber Stene and myself worked on YUPO paper for our series titled Reinventing Self. Legion paper has chosen two of our works to feature in their catalog, showcasing the effects achieved on the surface.

Variations of Unlimited Sequence - Scheduled for University of Montana in October

My newest body of work will be exhibited in the Gallery of Visual Arts on the University of Missoula Campus this October. I'm showing just a sneak peak of the new work !

Thin City (Detail), 2015, Acrylic and Ink on Cut Mylar, 44" x 33"

Thin City (Detail), 2015 Acrylic and Ink on Cut Mylar, 44"x 33"

"Reinventing Self" explained

Recently, grad school colleague, Amber Vanhatala Stene, and I teamed up to make some new work. Though separated by 900 miles, we found a process that allowed both of us autonomy and collaboration. The result is the work found in our new exhibition, Reinventing Self which opens in Kansas City at Kim Weinberger Fine Art on December 4, 2014

Read all about our process on her blog: The Collaboration Process

Gathered Coherence at Northcutt Steele Gallery →

Gathered Coherence was featured on the local Billings News. Read the article and watch the feature here.

2014 Annual MSUB Faculty Exhibition

featuring Jodi Lightner's "Gathered Coherence"

August 28th–September 25th

Reception: Thursday, September 4, 5pm–7pm

MSU Billings Department of Art’s Annual Faculty Exhibition opens on August 28 and remains on view through September 25 at the Northcutt Steele Gallery.

An artist reception will be held at the gallery on September 4 from 5-7pm.

This group exhibition presents the diverse talents of faculty working across a broad range of media and features a series of works entitled "Gathered Coherence" by recently hired painting and drawing faculty, Jodi Lightner. Participating artists include: Mark Earnhart, Jill Foote-Hutton, Neil Jussila, David Knobel, Sarah Knobel, Connie Landis, Randi O’Brien, and Markus Urbanik.

Lightner’s “Gathered Coherence” explores the emotional valences of familiar forms, such as ropes and chairs, which often mirror human interactions and the ways we gather, connect, and swirl around each. Consisting of a series of scrolled works on Mylar (a translucent film with a matte finish), a sound installation, paintings, and assemblage, the installation offers viewers a space to contemplate the endurance and fragility of the bonds that have held--and continue to hold--us together. 

Assistant Professor Jodi Lightner joined the MSUB faculty in 2012. She received her MFA from Wichita State University in 2010 and has exhibited at national and international venues. Her work is represented by Kim Weinberger Fine Art in Kansas City and is held by corporate collections, including Empire Bank.

A gallery talk by Lightner and catered reception for all participating artists will be held on Thursday, September 4 beginning at 5pm. The talk, reception, and exhibition are all free and open to the public.

The Northcutt Steele Gallery is located on the first floor of the Liberal Arts Building on the Montana State University Billings campus. The gallery is open Monday – Friday from 8:00am – 4:00 pm, and by appointment. For more information visit

www.msubillings.edu/gallery

or

www.facebook.com/northcuttsteelegallery

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For media inquiries and additional images contact Leanne Gilbertson, Director of Northcutt Steele Gallery,

leanne.gilbertson@msubillings.edu

; (406) 657-2903. 

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Jodi Lightner,

Gathered Coherence,

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Acrylic and Ink on Mylar, dimensions variable, 2014.