Jen Dale Curatorial CV

Education

York University, Master of Arts, Art History, 2004

York University, Curatorial Studies Diploma, 2004

University of Waterloo, Bachelor of Arts, Art History Honours, 2002

Exhibitions Curated

Key Figures, Figure Ground Art Gallery, Seattle WA, May 2024. Curator.

Through the Eye / Atravesando el Ojo, Figure Ground Art Gallery, Seattle WA, Sept-Oct 2023. Co-curator.

Folly, Figure Ground Art Gallery, Seattle WA, Nov 2022. Curator.

Unmasked, Figure Ground Art Gallery, Seattle WA, Apr 2022. Co-curator.

The Nude, Figure Ground Art Gallery, Seattle WA, Oct 2021. Co-curator.

Understanding Ourselves, Chehalem Cultural Center, Newberg OR, Apr 2021. Curator.

Street Stories, Brassworks Gallery, Portland OR, Feb 2021. Curator.

Acrylic Warfare Vegas, The Arts Factory, Las Vegas NV, Apr 2020. Co-curator.

Acrylic Warfare Portland, Brassworks Gallery, Portland OR, Jan 2020. Co-curator.

My Self, Poets&Artists, virtual exhibition, July 2019. Curator.

Abstractions, Galeria Gitana, San Miguel de Allende, MX, Sept 2014. Curator.

Exhibition Juror

Oregon State Fair Exhibition, Oregon State Fair, Salem OR, Aug 2022. Co-juror.

Erotica: An Exhibition to Arouse, Salem on the Edge Gallery, Salem OR, Feb 2022. Juror.

Publications

Dale, Jen. Narrative Painting. 2019-26, https://narrativepainting.net/. Accessed 18 August 2026.

Dale, Jen. Narrative Painting Substack. 2026, https://narrativepainting.substack.com/. Accessed 24 July 2026.

Dale, Jen. “Through the Eye: a Master’s influence on Contemporary Painting.” Figure Ground Art Review, 20 Sept 2023. https://medium.com/figure-ground-art-review/through-the-eye-a-masters-influence-on-contemporary-painting-c075d40ed2e8

Dale, Jen. “The Art of Martijn Caspar Swart: Making Light in the Dark.” Figure Ground Art Review, 5 July 2022. https://medium.com/figure-ground-art-review/the-art-of-martijn-caspar-swart-making-light-in-the-dark-4cbac0bed5a4

Dale, Jen. “How to Change the Art World.” The Shadow, 31 Aug 2021. https://medium.com/the-shadow/how-to-change-the-art-world-8f1b8ce56c7c.

Dale, Jen. “Dreams and Danger: the Art of Austin Eddy.” Figure Ground Art Review, 10 July 2020, https://medium.com/figure-ground-art-review/dreams-and-danger-the-art-of-austin-eddy-226777f7aed5.

Dale, Jen. “The Prophetic Visions of Painters Before the Age of Coronavirus.” Figure Ground Art Review, 28 Mar 2020, https://medium.com/figure-ground-art-review/the-prophetic-visions-of-painters-before-the-age-of-coronavirus-9bf43b633b2b.

Dale, Jen. “Painters Are Telling New Stories.” Figure Ground Art Review, 20 Nov 2019, https://medium.com/figure-ground-art-review/painters-are-telling-new-stories-234d06506275.

Brown, Jen. “My Self.” Poets&Artists. Issue 103: Goss 183, July 2019.

Brown, Jen. Jargony Art Reviews. 2012-14, https://jargonyartreviews.wordpress.com/. Accessed 18 August 2026.