Faculty Profiles

Colleges and Departments

Jessamyn Leigh Plotts

  • Asst Professor of Instruction at School of Art and Design, College of Fine Arts & Communication

Scholarly and Creative Works

2026

  • Detain / Contain / Bind / Boundary / Membrane / Puncture / Break / Rupture. Spellerberg Projects. December 13, 2025 - January 3, 2026 Artists: Solo (International)
    Schedule:
    • Closing Reception. January 3, 2026 Spellerberg Projects, Lockhart TX.

2025

  • selfie grid. Texas State Galleries. August 2025 - November 2025 Artists: Group (National)
    Schedule:
    • Letting the River Spill Opening. August 2025 - Present Texas State University Galleries, JCM Building, Department of Art and Design, Texas State University.
  • What Would Vincent Do?. Mothership Studios. October 4, 2025 - October 11, 2025 Artists: 4
    Schedule:
    • What Would Vincent Do? October 4, 2025 Mothership Studios, San Marcos TX.
    • What Would Vincent Do? October 10, 2025 Mothership Studios, San Marcos, TX.
    • What Would Vincent Do? October 11, 2025 Mothership Studios, San Marcos TX.
  • trash bag body. Rojo Gallery. May 2025 - June 2025 Artists: Group (Regional)
    Schedule:
    • Body of Work Opening. May 14, 2025 - Present Rojo Gallery, San Antonio, TX.
  • 1) Victoria's Secret, San Antonio, studio, X. oil on panel and paper. 60" x 40." 2019-2024. 4) Self-portrait driving. oil, chiffon, thread, and photo transfer on paper. 6" x 10." 2024. 2) Lana Spider Web. 10"x8". image transfer on chiffon. 2024. 2) Box Still Life Collage With Lana and Pregnancy Test. 20"x12". oil on paper and collage. 2024. 4). Contracommon. March 20, 2025 - April 17, 2025 Artists: Group (Regional)
    Schedule:
    • Out of Body Opening. March 20, 2025 - Present Contracommon, Austin, TX.

2024

  • Anya blinded by paparazzi. Mothership Studios. October 5, 2024 - October 17, 2024 Artists: Group (Regional)

2023

  • Now's My Chance! (drawing installation), Daylight (video). Good Dad Studios. November 10, 2023 - November 19, 2023 Artists: Group (Regional)
  • singer, performer, Warm Beer and Cold Women: Sandison Montgomery as Jessamyn Plotts as Tom Waits. September 2023 - October 2023.
    Showings:
    • Moving Picture. October 2023 Recspec Gallery.
  • Now's My Chance! (drawing installation). Good Dad Studios. July 15, 2023 Artists: Group (Regional)
  • old apartment, oil on canvas, 18"x24", 2021. grad school apartment, unit 1, oil on panel, 36"x42", 2022.. New American Paintings. 165. Boston, MA: The Open Studios Press. May 15, 2023.
  • Fulton Ave., The Boys. Strata Galery. January 20, 2023 - February 20, 2023 Artists: Group (National)
  • Fulton Living Room, The Boys. Strata Gallery, Fragments Exhibition. January 3, 2023 - January 20, 2023 Artists: Group (International)
    Schedule:
    • Fragments. January 3, 2023 - January 20, 2023 Strata Gallery, Santa Fe NM.

2020

  • Cat's Cradle. FLEX Space, Texas State University Galleries. August 21, 2020 - December 12, 2020 Artists: Solo (National)
    Schedule:
    • Cat's Cradle. August 21, 2020 - December 12, 2020 Flex Space, Texas State University Galleries, San Marcos, TX.
  • mind, room, studio. LHUCA. April 3, 2020 - May 30, 2020 Artists: Group (State)
    Schedule:
    • Town and Country: 2020 texas Painting Symposium. April 3, 2020 - May 30, 2020 LHUCA, Lubbock, TX.
  • Journal. Culture Hole. May 4, 2020 Artists: Group (International)
    Schedule:
    • Culture Hole TV, Episode 2: DREAMS. May 4, 2020 Culture Hole, Virtual, Dallas Based.
  • Covid Contemplation. Free Museum of Dallas. Dallas, TX: Free Museum of Dallas, Michael Corris. May 1, 2020.
  • Luv. Vermont Studio Center. April 1, 2020 - May 1, 2020 Artists: Group (International)
    Schedule:
    • VSC Broadsides Competition. April 1, 2020 - May 1, 2020 Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT.
  • Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT. merit scholarship recipient artist. February 1, 2020 - February 28, 2020.
  • Daylight. ICOSA Gallery. December 4, 2020 - January 3, 2020 Artists: Group (National)
    Schedule:
    • Transmissions. December 4, 2020 - January 3, 2020 ICOSA Gallery, Austin, TX.

2019

  • Drink, oil on paper, poster, 24"x36", 2018.. New American Paintings. 165. Boston, MA: The Open Studios Press. May 15, 2019.
  • MFA Qualifying Exhibition. Pollock Gallery. March 15, 2019 - May 1, 2019 Artists: Group (Regional)
    Schedule:
    • MFA Qualifying Exhibition. March 15, 2019 - May 1, 2019 Pollock Gallery, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX.
  • Artist Profile. Holding Pattern. Vol. 2. Holding Pattern. April 1, 2019.

2018

  • solo exhibition featuring paintings, drawings, installation, performance. Inner Space: A Chamber Gallery. July 7, 2018 - July 29, 2018 Artists: Solo (International)
    Schedule:
    • Jessamyn Plotts: A New Woman. July 7, 2018 - July 29, 2018 Inner Space: A Chamber Gallery, Dallas, TX.
  • Game Day or Rape, Interrupted. Temporary Collectives. April 20, 2018 Artists: Group (State)
    Schedule:
    • Temporary Collectives. April 20, 2018 Trinity Groves Warehouse, Dallas, TX.

2017

  • In Search of the Dub Cunt's Lost Memories. Doolin Gallery. November 15, 2017 Artists: Solo
    Schedule:
    • Screening of "In Search of the Dumb Cunt's Lost Memories". November 15, 2017 Doolin Gallery, Dallas, TX.
  • Artist Profile. Peripheral Vision. Peripheral Vision Press. June 15, 2017.

2016

  • Lagoon. Northern/Southern. June 1, 2016 - July 1, 2016 Artists: Group (Regional)
    Schedule:
    • Invitation. Northern/Southern Gallery, Austin, TX.