FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DATE: September 3, 2025
CONTACT PERSON: EMILY COLUCCI PEAK, VISUAL ARTS COORDINATOR
SUBJECT: JONPAUL SMITH EXHIBIT AT THE THYEN-CLARK CULTURAL CENTER
EXHIBIT DATES: SEPTEMBER 4 – OCTOBER 31, 2025
OPENING RECEPTION & GALLERY TALK: Thursday, September 4th, 2025, from 5-7pm
Jasper Arts is pleased to present the work of Cincinnati, Ohio artist, Jonpaul Smith for the months of September and October 2025 at the Thyen-Clark Cultural Center.
The solo exhibition titled ‘Everything In It’s Place’ features large paper weavings.
Jonpaul Smith considers his process to be one of gathering and disseminating information, rooted in the paper scraps and ephemera of our consumer culture.
“Through the use of traditional and alternative method printmaking with the combination of other mixed media and found/discarded paper I try to explore open-narrative, visual experiences. I do not want my work to make definitive statements; instead it should highlight these juxtapositions of surface, color, and broken imagery to allow the viewer to create their own visual narrative within my work. My most recent work involves the use of found and discarded paper from our consumer based culture. Which are transformed into a complex, tapestry like construct, made up of hundreds of interwoven strips of discarded consumer packaging, traditional and non-traditional prints, and other paper ephemera. Which similarly make use of (and, in a sense, refine) pop culture imagery”, said Smith.
Born in Logansport, IN, Smith received his M.F.A. and Graduate Certificate in Museum Studies from the University of Cincinnati, D.A.A.P. His B.A. is from Hanover College in Indiana and he also studied fine arts at the University of Wollongong in Australia. Smith frequently conducts visiting artist seminars, completed a residency and exhibition in Budapest-Hungary, Paducah Kentucky and was the working artist in residency at Tiger Lily Press in Cincinnati, OH where he served on their board of directors. Smith has exhibited widely in the United States and abroad. His work is included in many prominent private and public collections.
Smith will join us for a Gallery Talk at The First Thursday Opening Reception on Thursday, September 4th, from 5:00 – 7:00pm. Free event and open to the public.
The galleries at the Thyen-Clark Cultural Center, located at 100 3rd Avenue, Suite A, Jasper, IN 47546, are open to the public Monday through Friday from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, Saturday from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, and Sunday from noon to 3:00 pm. School groups, clubs, and students are welcome. Admission is free. Donations appreciated.
For more information, please call 812-482-3070. Jasper Community Arts is a department of the City of Jasper. JCA is supported in part by Friends of the Arts, Inc., the Indiana Arts Commission, The Arts Council of Southwestern Indiana, and the National Endowment for the Arts.
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