Jordan Scott’s stamp pieces are painstakingly assembled from thousands of canceled postage stamps. Scott is influenced by Carl Jung’s theory of the collective unconscious and the interconnectedness of the universe and its correspondence to several schools of eastern thought and mysticism. The postage stamp pattern fields are Scott’s interpretation and reinvention of mandalas, or meditative microcosms. Previously used and canceled stamps, by their very nature, are richly evocative. The different types of cancellation marks and other imperfections beg questions of origination, destination, content, and the identity of the senders and receivers. When viewed from a distance, Scott’s works appear as if they might be fabric or textile in nature, and as one moves closer the composition of thousands of individual paper elements becomes clear. Scott's work is both emotionally nostalgic and visually vibrant with geometric patterns of color and text. EDUCATION Indiana University, BA, Bloomington, Indiana, 1990Chicago Photography Academy, 2015 SELECTED EXHIBITIONS/ INSTALLATIONS 2025 33 Contemporary, Lunar Codex, Palm Beach, FL 2025 Kim Storage Gallery, Connections, Milwaukee, WI2025 Evanston History Center, Picturing Community: Stories in Photographs, Evanston, IL2024 33 Contemporary, Interplay: Geometric Abstraction, Palm Beach, FL 2024 Kim Storage Gallery, The Holiday Gift Guide, Milwaukee, WI2024 Sergio Gomez Curates, Awakening Earth, Chicago, IL2024 Kim Storage Gallery, The Beginning is Always Today, Milwaukee, WI2023 Addington Gallery, Small but Mighty, Chicago, IL2023 Simon Breitbard Fine Arts, Trunk Show, San Francisco, CA2023 Artspace 8 Gallery, My Turn, Chicago, IL2023 Burnham Yacht Club Art Gallery, Jordan Scott - New Work, Chicago, IL2022 Simon Breitbard Fine Arts, Trunk Show, San Francisco, CA2022 Evanston Made, Photography Exhibition, Evanston, IL2022 LKM Art & Alma Art, Threaded Together, Chicago, IL2022 Sergio Gomez Curates, What’s Left Behind, Chicago, IL2022 Fermilab, Be a Part of Particles, Batavia, IL2022 Simon Breitbard Fine Arts, Trunk Show, San Francisco, CA2022 Evanston Made, Photography Exhibition, Evanston, IL2021 Simon Breitbard Fine Arts, Trunk Show, San Francisco, CA2021 Evanston Art Center, Evanston Made, Evanston, IL2020 Blue Gallery, Wonder Wall - Small Works Show, Kansas City, MO2020 Artspace 8 Gallery, Money, Chicago, IL2020 Evanston Art Center, Faculty Exhibition, Evanston, IL2020 1100 Florence Gallery, Love Evanston, Evanston, IL2020 Christopher Art Gallery, Prairie State College, Beyond Pedagogy, Chicago Heights, IL2019 Artspace 8 Gallery, Jordan Scott-Mandala, Chicago, IL2019 South Suburban College, Oblique - Photographs by Jordan Scott, South Holland, IL2019 Evanston Art Center, Vortex Series, Evanston, IL2019 Artspace 8 Gallery, Jordan Scott-New Work, Chicago, IL2019 1100 Florence Gallery, Oblique - Streetscapes of Chicago, Evanston, IL2019 Evanston Art Center, Evanston Made, Evanston, IL2018 Blue Gallery, Wonder Wall, Kansas City, MO2018 Simon Breitbard Fine Arts, Small Works Trunk Show, San Francisco, CA2018 Artspace 8 Gallery, Autumn Collective, Chicago, IL2018 State Street Gallery, Artists’ Atlas - Mapping Their Journey, Chicago, IL2018 Harper College, Small Works, Palatine, IL2018 Springfield Art Association, Images of Illinois, Springfield, IL2018 Artspace 8 Gallery, Fragmented, Chicago, IL2018 Blue Gallery, Gallery Artists, Kansas City, MO2018 Evanston Art Center, Faculty Exhibition, Evanston, IL2017 Wright Art Gallery, Extrapolation, Northport, MI2017 Northeastern Illinois University Art Gallery, Waste Not, Want Not, Chicago, IL2017 Zhou B Art Center, Geometric Complextions, Chicago, IL2017 Water Street Gallery, Selectivity, Douglas, MI2017 Blue Gallery, Gallery Artists, Kansas City, MO2017 Firecat Projects, Synchronicities, Chicago, IL2017 The Art Center of Highland Park, In View, Highland Park, IL2016 Blue Gallery, Wonder Wall, Kansas City, MO2016 The Art Center of Highland Park, The Artist Studio, Highland Park, IL2016 Roan & Black Contemporary Gallery, Parts & Pieces, Saugatuck, MI2016 Artspace 8 Gallery, Solstice: A Summer Collective, Chicago, IL2016 Wright Art Gallery, Polyphony, Northport, MI2016 Museo Internazionale Italia Arte, After Tomorrow: Daring to Dream Again, Turin, Italy 2016 Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, International Digital Art and Photography, CA2016 The Art Center of Highland Park, Words, Numbers and Symbols, Highland Park, IL2016 The Union League Club of Chicago, Selected Works, Chicago, IL2016 ArtSpace 8 Gallery, Agape, Chicago, IL2015 Roan & Black Contemporary Gallery, Mixed Media, Saugatuck, MI2015 Sidetracked Gallery, Undiscovered Species, Evanston, IL 2015 Wright Gallery, Push, Northport, MI2015 Christopher Art Gallery, Obsession, Chicago Heights, IL2015 Judy Saslow Gallery, New Work, Chicago, IL2014 Judy Saslow Gallery, Structures from Silence-Solo Show, Chicago, IL2014 Roan & Black Contemporary Gallery, Mixed Up, Saugatuck, MI2014 Wright Art Gallery, Art is Good, Northport, MI2014 Cog’s Creek Gallery, Test Patterns, Traverse City, MI2014 Judy Saslow Gallery, Fine Lines, Chicago, IL2013 Roan and Black Contemporary Gallery, Home Grown, Saugatuck, MI2013 ArtPrize Michigan, Jordan Scott-Vortex, Grand Rapids, MI2013 Roan and Black Contemporary Gallery, Jordan Scott-New Work, Saugatuck, MI2013 Amy Simon Fine Art, Summer Rotation: 2013, Westport, CT2013 Wright Gallery, Corners Series, Northport, MI2013 Art Design Consultants, Art Comes Alive 2013, Cincinnati, OH2013 Judy Saslow Gallery, New and Selected Work, Chicago, IL2013 Christopher Art Gallery, Prairie State College, Evocative, Chicago Heights, IL2012 Judy Saslow Gallery, New and Recent Work, Chicago, IL 2012 Studio Visit Magazine, Juried Exhibition in Print2012 Beverly Arts Center, 36th Annual Exhibition, Chicago, IL2012 Judy Saslow Gallery, New Work, Chicago, IL 2012 Wright Art Gallery, New Work, Northport, MI2012 Inman Square Gallery, Jordan Scott-Solo Show, Cambridge, MA2011 Wright Art Gallery, New Work, Northport, MI2011 Art Chicago, Judy Saslow Gallery, Chicago, IL2011 Judy Saslow Gallery, Jordan Scott - New Work, Chicago, IL2010 Wright Art Gallery, New Work, Northport, MI2010 Art Chicago with the Judy Saslow Gallery, Chicago, IL2010 Judy Saslow Gallery, Magical Thinking, Chicago, IL2009 Wright Art Gallery, Jordan Scott - New Work, Northport, MI 2008 Judy Saslow Gallery, Chicago Scenes, Chicago, IL 2008 Tucker Gallery, Local Artists, Evanston, IL2008 Loyola University, Crown Center Art Gallery, Chicago, IL2008 Judy Saslow Gallery, Contemporary 3, Chicago, IL 2007 Bridge Miami, Wright Gallery, Miami, FL 2007 Judy Saslow Gallery, Chicago, IL 2007 Wright Art Gallery, Jordan Scott - New Work, Northport, MI 2007 Tucker Gallery, Jordan Scott - New Work, Evanston, IL 2007 Beverly Arts Center, Jordan Scott - Recent Work, Chicago, IL 2007 Bridge Art Fair, Jordan Scott - Recent Work, Chicago, IL2007 Beverly Art Center, ArtSide of the Box, Chicago, IL2007 University of Wisconsin, 20th Parkside National Print Exhibition, Kenosha, WI2006 Tucker Gallery, Small Works Show, Evanston, IL2006 Beverly Arts Center, 30th Annual Exhibition, Chicago, IL2006 Judy A Saslow Gallery, Scene in Chicago 2006, Chicago, IL2006 Las Manos Gallery, Pulped Fiction: stories on paper, Chicago, IL2006 Nova Chicago 2006, Jordan Scott - Echo Beach Series, Chicago, IL2004 Wright Gallery, Jordan Scott - Elements, Northport, MI2004 Rockford Art Museum, 2004 Midwestern Exhibition, Rockford, IL2003 Las Manos Gallery, Jordan Scott - Recent Work, Chicago, IL2003 Wright Gallery, Jordan Scott - Meridians, Northport, MI2002 Ron Weiss Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL2002 University of Wisconsin, 15th Parkside National Print Exhibition, Kenosha, WI2001 Kansas City Artists Coalition, Push the Envelope II, Kansas City, MI2001 Lydon Fine Art, Jordan Scott - Space Between the Rain, Chicago, IL2000 Absolut VISION 5, Chicago, IL2000 Lydon Fine Art, Jordan Scott - The Black River Series, Chicago, IL PUBLIC COLLECTIONS Midwest Insurance GroupPerkins Coie LLP, Seattle WAOne Uptown Inc., Normal, ILThe Sandner Group, Chicago, ILTA Associates, Boston, MAPNC Corporate, Chicago, ILEmprise Bank, Wichita, KSBarnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO The University of Kansas Hospital, Kansas City, KSThe University of Iowa Children’s Hospital, Iowa City, IAKiser Group, Chicago, ILAvison Young, Chicago, ILRyes Holdings, Rosemont, ILNeiman Marcus, Chicago, ILMario Batali, New York, NYJudy A. Saslow, Chicago, ILQuinta de Covela, Baiao, PortugalHyperquest, Buffalo Grove, ILMorgante Wilson Architects, LTD., Evanston, ILAllscripts, Inc., Libertyville, ILNutrien, Northbrook, ILPotash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc., Northbrook, ILCBS, Channel 15, Phoenix, AZMagellan Development Group, Ltd, Chicago, ILRussell Reynolds Associates, Inc, Chicago, ILCamel Back Community Building, Inc., Phoenix, AZArt Source Inc., Phoenix, AZNorth Shore Life Skills Center, Winnetka, IL PUBLICATIONS AND AWARDS 2021 Chicago Sun-Times, Article & Images2021 ABC 7, Eyewitness News, Chicago artist Jordan Scott creates masterpieces with used stamps, TV Profile & Interview2018 Finalist, Springfield Arts Association, Images of Illinois2016 ACS Magazine, Profile/Interview of Featured Artist2016 Artspace 8, Jordan Scott - An Artist You Should Know2016 Chicago Scene, Unconventional Postage, The Work of Artist Jordan Scott2015 Italia Arte, Cover and Article2014 United States Postal Service, Article & Interview 2014 Hyperallergic, A Postal Approach to Abstraction, Review2014 Hyperallergic, A View from the Easel, Article2014 Gallery Guide, Chicago/Midwest Edition, Cover and Article 2013 Best of Show, Art Comes Alive2012 Gallery Guide, Chicago/Midwest Edition, Cover and Article2012 Studio Visit Magazine, Juried Exhibition in Print 2011 Patch, Profile/Interview of Artist2011 Pioneer Press, Profile/Interview of Artist2006 Best of Show, Beverly Art Center's 30th Annual Exhibition2001 Chicago Tribune, Review 2001 The Chicago Reader2000 Gallery Guide, Midwest Edition, Cover1999 The Language of Literature1998 New American Paintings #17