Born in North Carolina
Lives and works in Brooklyn, NY

EDUCATION
2005 MFA, The University of California, Berkeley
1997 BA in Film, The University of North Carolina, Greensboro

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
The Progressive Art Collection, Cleveland, OH
The West Collection, Oaks, PA

AWARDS
2008 Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop Project Fellowship
Fellow in Painting from the New York Foundation For the Arts
2005 Joan Mitchell Foundation MFA Grant
Eisner Award in Art Practice, UC Berkeley

SOLO & TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2009 Gregory Lind Gallery, San Francscio, CA (forthcoming)
AMT | ALBERTO MATTEO TORRI, Milan, Italy (forthcoming)
2004 I Thought You Were Waving at Me, Jun 3 - Jul 17, Gregory Lind Gallery, San Francscio, CA
2003 Jim Gaylord & Eric Hongisto, Jan 4 - 26, PS 122 Gallery, New York, NY

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2008 Art On Paper, Oct 19 2008 - Jan 25 2009, Weatherspoon Art Museum, Greensboro, NC
Color Less Delicious, Apr 4 - 26, Nu'uanu Gallery, Honolulu, HI
It's Gouache & Gouache Only, Feb 15 - Mar 15, Jeff Bailey Gallery, New York, NY
2007 Two Things at the Same Time, Sep 4 - 29, Peak Gallery, Toronto, Canada
Pierogi Flatfiling, May 18 - Jun 23, Artnews Projects, Berlin, Germany
2006 ZuzammenKunst, Sep 2 - Oct 22, Galerie Hafemann, Wiesbaden, Germany
I'm Not Here. This Isn't Happening, Jun 22 - Aug 4, Grimm/Rosenfeld, New York, NY
Joan Mitchell Foundation MFA Grant Recipients, Jun 15 - Jul 29, CUE Art Foundation, New York, NY

MFA Selections, Jan 7 - Feb 25, di Rosa Preserve, Napa, CA
2005 Realms of San Francisco, Nov 27 - Dec 23, Nakaochiai Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
Associative Realms, Jun 1 - Jul 2, Gregory Lind Gallery, San Francisco, CA
35th Annual MFA Thesis Exhibition, May 20 - Jun 19, Berkeley Art Museum, Berkeley, CA
2004 and now they aren't. but they are. Dec 1 - Jan 8, Gregory Lind Gallery, San Francisco, CA
The Antics Road Show, Oct 16 - 30, Timbrespace, Los Angeles, CA
Books! Awesome!, Aug 7 - Sep 10, Mimi Barr, San Francisco, CA
Fluid Exchange, Mar 19 - 31, California College of Art, San Francisco, CA
2003 Triagonals, Dec 13 - Jan 13, Triple Base, San Francisco, CA
Closer Than You Think, Dec 4 - Jan 3, Gregory Lind Gallery, San Francisco, CA
I Dart SF, Jul 12, New Langton Arts, San Francisco, CA
Monster Drawing Rally, Jun 16, Southern Exposure, San Francisco, CA
 The Peace Show, Mar 28 - May 30, Adobe Bookshop, San Francisco, CA
Close Calls, Jan 19 - Feb 28, Headlands Center for the Arts, Sausalito, CA
2002 Jim Gaylord, Peter Coe & Elizabeth Cooper, Sep 20 - Oct 20, Bucheon Gallery, San Francisco, CA
20th Annual Juried Exhibition, Jun 26 - Jul 13, Pleiades Gallery, New York, NY (curated by Larry Rinder)
Grupo, Apr 25 - May 20, Juice Design, San Francisco, CA (collaboration with Robert Gutierrez)
New Narrative Work, Mar 22 - Apr 24, Bucheon Gallery, San Francisco, CA
How to Win an Argument, Feb 1 - 28, Farley's, San Francisco, CA
2001 Western, Dec 1 - 15, Studio Z, San Francisco, CA
Shelter/ Charts/ Territories, Jun 1 - 14, Balazo Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Somebody's Been In My House, Feb 8 - 28, Crucible Steel Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2000 Recent Digital Art, Aug 25 - Oct 25, The Center For Electronic Art, San Francisco, CA
Debasement, San Francisco, CA

BIBLIOGRAPHY
2008 McQuaid, Cate. “Eclectic Show Spans Coasts and Styles,” Boston Globe, August 13.
2007 Dault, Gary Michael. "Two Things at the Same Time at Peak Gallery," Globe and Mail, September 15.
Curcio, Seth. “Jim Gaylord,” Daily Serving, April 17. pdf
Gan, Stephen (Editor). “Power House,” V Magazine, No. 44, p.87. pdf
Zevitas, Steven T. (Editor). New American Paintings, The Open Studios Press, Boston, MA, MFA Annual.
2006 Johnson, Ken. "The Listings," The New York Times, July 14. pdf
Itoi, Kay. "Report from Tokyo," Artnet, Jan 6.
2005 Janku, Laura Richard (editor). Artweek, volume 36, issue 6, p.2, illus.
2004 Berwick, Carly. "Jim Gaylord: I Thought You Were Waving at Me," The Week, Jul 16, p.27, illus. pdf
Bing, Alison. "Jim Gaylord: I Thought You Were Waving at Me," sfgate.com Art ePick, Jun 3 - Jul 17. pdf
Sherburne, Phillip. "Jim Gaylord: I Thought You Were Waving at Me," Flavorpill, Jul 11. pdf
Refael, Sheila (editor), Swingset, No. 4, p. 34- 35, illus.
2003 Nataraj, Nirmala. "Closer Than You Think," sfstation.com, Dec.
Campbell, Jen (editor), elevenbulls.com , Artist Profile, issue 23, Summer.
Moules, Scott (editor), slurrymagazine.com, Artist Profile, Summer.
Zevitas, Steven T. (editor), New American Paintings, No. 43, Jan - Feb, The Open Studios Press, Boston, MA, p. 78- 81, illus.
Bing, Alison. "Inspiring Narratives," sfgate.com, Art ePick, Mar 22 - April 24.