Jensen Williams (they/them)
Oakland, CA
Instagram: @crafted.byjensen
Education
2025 - present MFA, California College of the Arts (expected 2027)
2021 - 2025 BFA, ceramics and printmaking, Herron School of Art + Design
2020 - 2021 Olivet Nazarene University (musicianship courses)
2016 - 2020 High school diploma, Mount Vernon High School
Solo Exhibitions
Planet Jensen vol.1, Stokol Gallery, Factory Arts District, 1125 E Brookside Ave, Indianapolis, IN, June 7 2024
Restless, Stokol Gallery, Factory Arts District, 1125 E Brookside Ave, Indianapolis, IN, October 6 2023
Group Exhibitions
Heavy Batter: A Show on Absurdity, Cushion Works, 3320 18th St, San Francisco, CA, July 11, 2026
The Last First Show, Minnesota Street Project, 1275 Minnesota St, San Francisco, CA, April 29, 2026
Grad Lab, Minnesota Street Project, 1275 Minnesota St, San Francisco, CA, April 15, 2026
Pulse, Garfield Park Arts Center, 2432 Conservatory Dr, Indianapolis, IN, May 9 2025
Night Shift, EFAC Gallery, 1410 Indiana Ave, Indianapolis, IN, April 25 2025
Bio-Topographical, Factory Arts District, 1125 E Brookside Ave, Indianapolis, IN, October 4 2024
Americana, Garfield Park Arts Center, 2432 Conservatory Dr, Indianapolis, IN, July 5 2024
Industry Baby, Garfield Park Arts Center, 2432 Conservatory Dr, Indianapolis, IN, June 7 2024
Prime Expression, Dear Mom, 2121 E 10th Street, Indianapolis, IN, February 9 2024
Clay Pride, Fountain Square Clay Center, 950 Hosbrook Street, Indianapolis, IN. June 2 2023
Professional Experience
Studio Monitor, Alley Cat Ceramics, 2209 E Michigan Street, Indianapolis, IN, April 2023- October 2024
Hand-building Instructor, Alley Cat Ceramics, 2209 E Michigan Street, Indianapolis, IN, April 2023- October 2024
Classes Taught
Home Studio, 4701 Farrington Ave:
Puff Puff Puffy Paint Class, August 1-8 2024
Adult Summer Camp Clay Class, July 13-16 2024
Alley cat Ceramics, 2209 E Michigan Street:
Halloween Cat Figurine Class, September 16 2024
Cat Figurine Class, September 8 2024
Pride Night Coaster Set and Pronoun Pins, July 20 2024
Pride Night Slab Mugs, June 15 2024
Heart Key Holder, February 17 2024
Tea Light Penguin Class, December 16 2023
Ornament Painting Class, December 10 2023
Tea Light Cottage Class, December 3 2023
Sgraffito Halloween Dish, October 8 2023
Pumpkin Sculpture Class, September 10 2023
Artisan Markets
Rabble Coffee Pop-Up Event, April 13 2025
Market Bleu, October 19 2024
First Friday on the Plaza, July 5 2024
Indy Gay Market on the Circle, June 1 2024
Big Gay Valentine’s Day, February 10 2024
Adult Pajama Party, December 30 2023
Small Business Saturday, November 25 2023
Indy Gay Summer, August 5 2023
Indy Gay Summer, June 3 2023
Metalsmithing Student Work, May 5 2023
Big Gay Valentine’s Day, February 11 2023
First Friday at Imbibe, February 3 2023
Irvington Halloween Festival, October 29 2022
Technical Abilities
Printmaking
intaglio printmaking, a la poupee, chine colle, relief, reduction linocut, screen printing, exposure unit experience, stone lithography, photo plate lithography
Ceramics
wheel throwing, hand building, electric kiln firing, raku firing, saggar firing, soda firing, manual kiln firing, glaze making, clay making, burnishing, surface design, slip application, glaze application, combined forms
Other
Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Procreate, acrylic painting, collage, illustration, writing, photography, sculpture