Hans-Jacob Schmidt is a visual artist investigating the relationship between religious and political social formation through conceptually driven sculptures, performances and texts.  

Education

2016-2019 MAR Visual Art and Religion, Institute of Sacred Music, Yale University

2013-2015 MFA Sculpture, Yale School of Art, Yale University

2009-2012 BA Fine Art Practice, Goldsmiths College, University of London

2008-2009 Foundation in Fine Art, Byam Shaw School of Art at Central Saint Martins

Exhibitions, Projects & Publications (Selection)

2024

“Mutual Construction”, Albertinum, SKD, Dresden Germany

This work developed as part of the Transcultural Academy "Unfinished Publics: Art and Democracy" of the Research Department of the Dresden State Art Collections July to October 2024

2022

  • The Former Portrait Gallery, CCL, Leipzig, Germany

2018

  • Renovations and Removals, Site Specific Intervention for Victor Gan during Holy Week at Marquand Chapel, Berkley Divinity School and Yale Divinity School, New Haven, CT, USA

2017

  • Untitled (Prayerbook), published in Depot Magazine, Issue 1: Decision

  • Angela and Erich, published in O1 Magazine, Issue 1

2016

  • Dog Population, Central Park Gallery, Los Angeles, USA

  • I am Not A Singular Instrument, Various Small Fires, Los Angeles, USA

2015

  • TIME ITEM, Sculpture MFA Thesis Exhibition, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA

  • A Private Eschatological Fragment, Four By Three Magazine, Online.

2014

  • Partners, Lima Zulu, London, UK

2013

  • Adoption & Divorce, Galerie der HFBK, Hamburg, Germany

  • LIPA, Romford Contemporary Arts Programme, Romford, UK

  • False Prophesy, No Doubt What It Saw, VSR Collective, Victorian Vaults, London UK

2012

  •  (Untitled Performance), LUPA 15, Lock Up Performance Art, London, UK

  • Work, Lock-In Performance Art, ICA, London, UK

  • Proposal for an Evangelical Altar, Leipzig, Germany

  • Domain of the Object, 2012, Fine Art Practice Degree Show, Studio B2, Goldsmiths College, London, UK

  • Translation Exercise, Isis, Colorama Cinema, London, UK


Teaching

2017-2019

  • Wuertle Gallery Teacher Fellowship, Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT, USA

2016

  • Adjunct Faculty 3-D Fundamentals, California State University, Los Angles, CA, USA

2015-2016

  • Museum Educator, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA, USA

2014

  • Teaching Assistant, Yale School of Art, New Haven, CT, USA

Other

  • Fellow: Transcultural Academy "Unfinished Publics: Art and Democracy" at the Research Department of the Dresden State Art Collections (2024)

  • Colloquium Speaker: “The Body Responds: ASMR and Frisson” in w/ Octavia McAloon, Institute of Sacred Music (2018)

  • Award: The Dominique de Menil Scholarship, Yale University (2018)

  • Panel: “Selection Bias - A Conversation with Curators”, Yale School of Art [2015,Organzier]

  • Symposium Speaker: ”Managing Biography: Negotiating Audience”, Yale University Art Gallery (2014)

Bibliography (Selection)

  • Dean, Aria: Art Forum Critics Pick, Review, Art Forum, Los Angeles. 2016

  • Coleman, Elena: Lock In Performance Art at the ICA, Review, Maude Magazine, London. 2013

  • “Partners” @ Lima Zulu, Review, AQNB, London 2014