Education
1997, Photography Studies, Pima Community College, Tucson, Arizona
1987, Massage Therapy, Desert Institute of the Healing Arts, Tucson, Arizona
1979, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Studio Art, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Solo Exhibitions
2008, "Nine Prayers," Hotel Congress, Tucson, Arizona
2007, "A Very Large God," Unity of Tucson, Tucson, Arizona
2005, "If There's a Heaven...," Endicott West Art Foundation, Tucson, Arizona
2004, "Magic and Mystery: The Soundtracks and Photographs of Stu Jenks," Metroform Limited Gallery, Tucson, Arizona
2002, "Circles and Spirals: Photographs by Stu Jenks," Tohono Chul Park
(in conjunction with The Desert After Dark exhibit), Tucson, Arizona
2002, "Spirals and Circles: The Art of Stu Jenks," The Endicott Studio of Mythic Arts
2001, "Analog and Digital," Safehouse, Tucson, Arizona
2001, "Circles and Spirals," The Image Gallery, The Screening Room, Tucson, Arizona
2000, "Circles and Spirals," Cuppuccino's Coffee House, Tucson, Arizona
1998, "Sacred Spaces," Cuppuccino's Coffee House, Tucson, Arizona
1998, "Sacred Spaces," Hercules Florence Gallery, Pima Community College, Tucson, Arizona
1979, "American Sacrifice," 608 Airport Gallery, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Selected Installations
2004, "Ancient Spirit, Modern Voice: The Mythic Journeys Art Exhibition," The Defoor Centre Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia.
2002, "The Open Circle Cairn Project," Museum of Contemporary Art/Hazmat Gallery, Tucson, Arizona
Selected Group Exhibitions
2008, "Summer Pleasures," Hotel Congress, Tucson, Arizona
2008, "Big Ideas, Small Frames," Dinnerware Artspace, Tucson, Arizona
2008, "Darkness, Darkness," Three Columns Gallery, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
2008, "Night of 1000 Drawings," Dinnerware Artspace, Tucson, Arizona
2007, "Innovation on Congress Street," Dinnerware Artspace, Tucson, Arizona
2007, "Salon Des Refuses," Dinnerware Contemporary Arts, Tucson, Arizona
2007, "Tucson Artists' Open Studios Preview Exhibition," ArtFare, Tucson, Arizona
2007, "A Spring Art Auction," Dinnerware Contemporary Arts, Tucson, Arizona
2006, "First Annual All Souls Procession/Day of the Dead Fine Art Photography Exhibition," Historic Fox Theatre, Tucson, Arizona
2006, "Big Deal 13," SOMarts Gallery, San Francisco, California
2006, "Transcending Boundaries," Points of View Photography Gallery, Raleigh, North Carolina
2006, "Tough Lovelies: Agaves and Yuccas in Art," Tohono Chul Park, Tucson, Arizona
2006, Blue Earth Alliance (fundraiser), Greg Kucera Gallery, Seattle, Washington
2006, "H20," Dinnerware Contemporary Arts, Tucson, Arizona
2006, "The Art of Photography: 2006," Lyceum Theatre, San Diego, California
2006, "Focus on MOCA" (auction), Museum of Contemporary Art, Tucson, Arizona
2005, "Día de los Muertos: Contemporary Expressions," Tohono Chul Park, Tucson, Arizona
2005, "Le Salon des Refuses," Dinnerware Contemporary Arts, Tucson, Arizona
2004, "Hotshoe Salon: 2004," Studio 455, Tucson, Arizona
2004, "Wildfire!", Tohono Chul Park, Tucson, Arizona
2004, "Orange Alert," Alamo Gallery/Tucson Arts Coalition, Tucson, Arizona
2004, "Old Pueblo: Tucson's Architectural Heritage," Tohono Chul Park, Tucson, Arizona
2003, "First Annual Winter Group Exhibition," Metroform Limited Gallery, Tucson, Arizona
2003, "Small Works Invitational," Metroform Limited Gallery, Tucson, Arizona
2003, "10th Biennial National Juried Exhibition," Dinnerware Contemporary Art Gallery, Tucson, Arizona
2003, "46th Annual International Awarded Exhibition," San Diego Art Institute, San Diego, California
2002, "Open Studio Tour Preview Exhibit," Dinnerware Contemporary Art Gallery, Tucson, Arizona
2002, "A Bouquet for Lou Bernal," The Drawing Room, Tucson, Arizona
2002, "Rocky Mountain Biennial," Museum of Contemporary Art, Fort Collins, Colorado
2002, "Spite: Ten Years of the Toole Shed," Museum of Contemporary Art/Hazmat Gallery, Tucson, Arizona
2002-2004, "Saguaro: Popular Image and Cultural Icon," Arizona Commission of the Arts Touring Exhibition (with Tohono Chul Park), Arizona
2001, "Response," Tucson/Pima Arts Council, Tucson, Arizona
2001, "In God We Trust," Zahorec Hughes Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio
2001, "Michael Cajero, Stu Jenks, and Rudolph Nadler," Jewish Community Center's Fine Art Gallery, Tucson, Arizona
2000, "Millennial Celebrations: Holiday for the Park 2000," Tohono Chul Park, Tucson, Arizona
2000, "La Petite VIII," Alder Gallery, Coburg, Oregon
2000, "44th Annual International Awarded Exhibition," San Diego Art Institute, San Diego, California, Utrecht Gift Award
2000, "Visions VI," Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption, Covington, Kentucky
2000, "Nocturnes 2000," thenocturnes.com, Pacific Media Arts, San Francisco, California, Curator's Choice Award
2000, "Saguaro: Popular Image and Cultural Icon," Tohono Chul Park, Tucson, Arizona
2000, "Tucson/Pima Arts Council Fellowship Exhibit," Tucson/Pima Arts Council, Tucson, Arizona
2000, "Images: Tucson at the Millennium," Tucson Museum of Art and The Center for Creative Photography, Tucson, Arizona
1999, "43rd Annual International Awarded Exhibition," San Diego Art Institute, San Diego, California
1999, "La Petite VII", Alder Gallery, Coburg, Oregon
1999, "Visions V", Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption, Covington, Kentucky; Jury's Award
1999, "The Vision: Southwest," Prescott Fine Arts Association, Prescott, Arizona
1999, "Arizona Biennial '99," Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, Arizona
1999, "Photowork '99," Barrett Art Center, Poughkeepsie, New York
1999, "Miniatures," The Galleria, Bisbee, Arizona
1998, "A Portrait: Tucson and Pima County," Equipoise Gallery, Tucson, Arizona
1997, Pima County Fair, Blue Ribbon, Professional Photographer's Division, Arizona
1997, "Images," Old Pueblo Frameworks and Gallery, Tucson, Arizona
1979, Bachelor of Fine Arts Show, Ackland Museum, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Selected Grants & Fellowships
2000, Tucson/Pima Arts Council, Visual Arts I Fellowship Awards (Honorable Mention)
Selected Collaborations
2001, with Annie Gordon, Creating Soft Fiber/Photography Pieces for Tohono Chul Park's Holiday Treasures, A Night Of Gifts, Tucson, AZ
2000, with Annie Gordon, Creating Soft Fiber/Photography Pieces for Tohono Chul Park's Millennial Celebrations: Holiday in the Park 2000, Tucson, AZ
1999, with Steve Roach, Creating Cover Photography for Steve Roach's CD "Atmospheric Conditions", Image: "Ancestors' Circle", Tucson, AZ
1996, with Bo Petersen, Co-Authoring the story "The Legend Of The Fatal Figures," Tucson, AZ, and Charleston, SC
Selected Lectures, Juries & Workshops
2006, Presenter, "The Rhythm of Mythic Journeys '06," Mythic Imagination Institute, Atlanta, Georgia
2004, Guest Lecturer, Advanced Photography Class, Palo Verde High School, Tucson, Arizona
2001, Juror, "A Little Night Music," TheNocturnes.com, Pacific Media Arts, San Francisco, California
1998, Guest Presenter, "1978-1998, A Retrospective," Club Camera, Jewish Community Center, Tucson, Arizona
1998, Guest Lecturer on Sepia and Selenium Toning, Photography Program, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
Selected Publications
2007, "Monuments: America's History in Art and Memory," Judith Dupree, Random House (Two Photographs and Some Text)
2006, "Southern Poetry Review," 44:1, Armstrong Atlantic State Univerisity, Savannah, Georgia (Cover)
2004, Mysteries Magazine, October, 2004, "The Sacred Circles of Stu Jenks" (Text and Photospread by Stu Jenks)
2004, The Arizona Daily Star, "Fire Exhibit Helps Community Heal" by Bonnie Henry
2004, Tucson Guide Quarterly-Summer 2004, "Molly's Desert Journal: Metroform Limited Gallery: Signs of Exquisite Life in the Warehouse District" by Molly McKasson
2004, Jewsweek, "Mythic Journal" by Bradford R. Pilcher
2004, Realms of Fantasy Magazine, "Ancient Spirit, Modern Voice - Art as Myth" by Ari Beck, (image included with the article)
2004, "Mythic Journeys," a conference produced by The Mythic Imagination Institute, Atlanta, Georgia (Brochure and Poster Photography)
2004, "The Spiral of Memory and Belonging," by Frank MacEowen, New World Library (Cover Photography and Page v Photography)
2001, "Churches" by Judith Dupré, Harper-Collins (Single Photo Credit)
2001, The Desert Leaf, "Playing With Fire," Tucson, Arizona
1999, Phoenix Downtown Magazine, "Because It's Hot" Winner of the Annual Photography Competition, Phoenix, Arizona
1999, Tucson Guide Quarterly, Tucson, Arizona
1998, "Aperture," Tucson Weekly, Tucson, Arizona
1997, "Tempo," Tucson Citizen, Tucson, Arizona
Public & Corporate Collections
Endicott West Art Foundation, Tucson, Arizona
The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
Steve Roach Productions, Tucson, Arizona
Grace St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Tucson, Arizona
DeGrazia Foundation, Tucson, Arizona
Exclusively Payroll, Toronto, Canada
Discography
2005, "West of the Fire—Soundtracks for Photographs, Volume Two"
2002, "The Three Surrenders—Soundtracks for Photographs, Volume One"
Selected Musical Performances
March 16, 2007: Dinnerware Contemporary Arts, Tucson, Arizona: The Spring Arts Auction
June 11, 2006: Mythic Journeys Conference & Performance Festival, Atlanta, Georgia; Performance in the Market Place
June 7, 2006: Mythic Journeys Conference & Performance Festival, Atlanta, Georgia; "Gathering In," Opening Night
November 10, 2005: Tohono Chul Park: Opening for "Face of the Earth" Show
November 1, 2005: Private Party: Tucson, Arizona
September 3, 2005: Dinnerware Contemporary Arts, Tucson, Arizona: Opening for "Vanishing Points" Show
August 20, 2005: The Cairn Studio, Tucson, Arizona: CD Release Party of "West of the Fire"
Organizations
Interstitial Arts, Artists Without Borders, Working Board Member
Representatives
Point Of View Photography Gallery, Raleigh, North Carolina
Bohemia, An Artisan's Emporium, Tucson, Arizona
Pan Terra Gallery, Bisbee, Arizona
