SELECT SOLO EXHIBITIONS + INSTALLATIONS
2023 Illuminations, High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA
ONE BLOOD, Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, MO
VIRAL\VALUE, The Henry Luce III Center for The Arts & Religion, Washington, D.C.
2022 VIRAL\VALUE, Museum of Contemporary Religious Art, St. Louis, MO
Our Blood Can Save, The Major R. Owens Health & Wellness Community Center, Brooklyn, NY
2021 Can You Save Superman? II, Abroms-Engel Institute for the Visual Arts, Birmingham, AL
2020 Can You Save Superman?, Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art, New York, NY
2019 Illuminations, The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, PA
Our Blood Can Save Them, Keith Haring Bathroom, The Center, New York, NY
2018 Jesus, Christie’s, Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art, New York, NY
2017 Blood Mirror, Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, Birmingham, AL
Blood Equality, Abroms-Engel Institute for the Visual Arts, Birmingham, AL
Illuminations, Guy’s Chapel, London, UK
Illuminations, Old Quad, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, AU
2016 Illuminations, High Line, New York, NY
2015 Blood Mirror, Trinity Wall Street, New York, NY
Blood Mirror, American University Museum, Washington, D.C.
2014 Blood Dust, Boston Center for the Arts, Boston, MA
BAR 1-9, The Fogelman Galleries of Contemporary Art, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN
2013 Red Giant, Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY
Blood Work, Mütter Museum, Philadelphia, PA
Blood/Spirit, Museum of Contemporary Religious Art, St. Louis, MO
Red Giant, Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, Summit, NJ
2012 In Focus–Jordan Eagles, University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor, MI
Blood Work, International Museum of Surgical Science, Chicago, IL
2009 Hemosapien, Aljira, A Center for Contemporary Art, Newark, NJ
2007 Animal–Spirit–Machine, Real Art Ways, Hartford, CT
SELECT GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022 Unmasking Masculinity for the Twenty-first Century, Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo, MI
Mirror/Mirror: American Self-Portraits in the Expanded Field, Bo Bartlett Center, Columbus, GA
2021 Double Vision, Haggerty Museum of Art, Milwaukee, WI
2020 Surface to Source, Museum of Contemporary Religious Art, St. Louis, MO
2019 Collection Ensemble, University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor, MI
Creating an American Identity, Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, MO
2018 Germ City–Microbes and the Metropolis, Museum of the City of New York, New York, NY
Haptic Tactics, Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art, New York, NY
2017 Victors for Art: Michigan's Alumni Collectors—Part II: Abstraction, University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor, MI
Blood: Life Uncut, Science Gallery, London, UK
Blood: Attract & Repel, Science Gallery Melbourne, Melbourne, AU
Transformations, Museum of Contemporary Religious Art, St. Louis, MO
2016 Up Late, High Line, New York, NY
In the Power of Your Care, The Shelly & Donald Rubin Foundation, The 8th Floor, New York, NY
FUCK! Loss, Desire, Pleasure, ONE Archive, Los Angeles, CA
Tomorrow Never Happens, Samek Art Museum, Lewisburg, PA
2015 #Interface, Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art, New York, NY
Blood/Sport, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
2014 Thresholds: Part 2, Museum of Contemporary Religious Art, St. Louis, MI
2013 Inventory_The EAM Collection, Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, IL
Cell Mates, Seton Hall University, Walsh Gallery, South Orange, NJ
The Blood is the Life: Vampires in Art & Nature, Everhart Museum, Scranton, PA
2012 Soul Seekers, Trinity Museum, New York, NY
2011 Collection Highlights, Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, IL
Curator's Choice, Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, AL
Loft in The Red Zone, Historic House of JP Morgan, New York, NY
2010 Re-Creation, Ogilvy & Mather, New York, NY
2009 Exquisite Corpse, Paul Robeson Gallery, Rutgers University, Newark, NJ
Pavilhao 28, Nova Cultura-Centro Hospitalar Psiquiatrico, Lisbon, Portugal
2008 Specimen: Re-presenting the Natural World, Paul Robeson Gallery, Rutgers University, NJ
2007 Martin Luther King, Jr.: Life, Times and Legacy, The Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, CT
2005 Race: Enter Personal Politics, Athens Institute of Contemporary Art, Athens, GA
2004 XX XY, Gallery Aferro, Newark, NJ
COLLECTIONS
Abroms-Engel Institute for the Visual Arts, Birmingham, AL
Addison Gallery of American Art, Andover, MA
Alliance Bernstein, Taiwan
American University Museum, Washington, D.C.
Art Museum at the University of Memphis, Memphis, TN
Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, IL
Everhart Museum, Scranton, PA
Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY
Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg, MA
Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA
Henry Luce III Center for the Arts & Religion, Washington, D.C.
International Museum of Surgical Science, Chicago, IL
Leslie Lohman Museum of Art, New York, NY
Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, AL
Museum of Contemporary Religious Art, St. Louis, MO
Museum of Sex, New York, NY
Mütter Museum, Philadelphia, PA
Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA
Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton, NJ
Prudential Center, Newark, NJ
Rutgers University, Paul Robeson Gallery, Newark, NJ
Secunda Museum, Howell, MI
Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, MO
Synapse BV, The Netherlands
The Rose Art Museum, Waltham, MA
University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor, MI
Wellcome Collection, London, UK
PUBLIC PROGRAMS
2022 Art, Activism, and AIDS, Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo, MI
2016 Blood Equality, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA
2015 Blood Mirror Panel, Trinity Wall Street, New York, NY
Blood Illuminated, American University Museum, Washington, D.C.
2013 Red Giant Q&A, Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY
2023 Springfield News-Leader, “Here’s what to know about the art museum’s new exhibit, featuring human blood sculptures,” Gretta Cross
The Body, Pairing “Salvator Mundi” with HIV-Positive Blood to Make a Political Point, Tim Murphy
2022 Brooklyn Reader, Using Blood of Gay Men, Artist Urges FDA to Change ‘Discriminatory’ Blood Donation Rules in BK Show,” Anna Bradley-Smith
The Christian Century, “On Art From Hemosapien Series,” Aaron Rosen
2021 Hyperallergic, “Jordan Eagles Critiques Medical Prejudice Against Queer Men Using Blood and Nostalgia,” Madeleine Seide
Autre, “Queer Blood America: An Interview Of Artist Jordan Eagles Who Is Battling Blood Inequality,” Oliver Kupper
Burnaway, “Can You Save Superman? II” at AEIVA, Birmingham, James Michael Nichols
POZ, “Fighting for Your Right…to Donate Blood!,” Trenton Straube
2020 New York Magazine, Vulture, “Artist Jordan Eagles Calls for Queer Blood to Help Safe the Sick,” Thomas Benfield
The Guardian, “The best online LGBT exhibitions for pride month,” Nadja Sayej
The Art Newspaper, “Three online exhibitions honoring Pride Month,” Gabriella Angeleti
Observer, “How Two Artists Are Using the Subversive Power of Comics to Illustrate Injustice,”Osman Can Yerebakan
Advocate, “’Can You Save Superman?’ Exhibit Boldly Challenges the Gay Blood Ban,” Tracy E. Gilchrist
Image Journal, “In The Studio: Jordan Eagles”
The Art Newspaper, “Social media addiction, a blood-soaked Salvator Mundi and more at the Spring Break Art Show,” Gabriella Angeleti
Thomson Reuters, “The Blood is the Life”: Art, Superman, & the quest for blood donor equality,” Nicholas Giannini
2019 The Art Newspaper, “The Andy Warhol Museum will be drenched in blood for World AIDS Day,” Zachary Small
OUT, “Artist Drenches Andy Warhol Museum in Blood of LGBBTQ+ Men,” Serena Sonoma
Hyperallergic, “An Interview with Jordan Eagles, the Artist Using Blood to Advocate for Queer Rights,” Zachary Small
HuffPost, “This Artist Used Blood To Send Powerful Message About LGBTQ Rights,” Curtis Wong
Elephant, “Blood, Swear and Piss: Art Is a Hard Job,” Osman Can Yerebakan
El Champ, “Live, Laugh, Blood: An Interview With Jordan Eagles,” Alexandria Deters
2018 VICE, “This Artist is Making Work Out if the Literal Blood of LGBTQ People,” Claire Voon
ArtNews, “’The Greatest Blood Donor of All Time’: New Artwork by Jordan Eagles Considers ‘Salvator Mundi’ in the Context of Today,” Maximiliano Duron
New York Magazine, THE CUT, “This Artist Sculpts Human & Animal Blood Into Striking Works of Art,” Samantha Lee and Masen Colucci
The Body, “Jordan Eagles Uses Life’s Blood in Life’s Work,” Charles Sanchez
OUT Magazine, “This Man Used HIV+ Blood to Recreate the Most Expensive Painting in the World,” Rose Dommu
Artspeak, “Jordan Eagles,” Atesh Gundogdu
Scientific American, “When 2 (Disciplines) Become 1,” Amanda Montanez
ArtSlant, “A Dog In The Fight: The Exploitation of Animals in Art,” Darren Jones
2017 Victors for Art: Michigan’s Alumni Collectors (catalogue), University of Michigan Museum of Art, Joseph Rosa
Art Critical, "Drawn to Blood: Jordan Eagles talks with Darren Jones about his work with corporeal matter," Darren Jones
New Scientist, “Bloody exhibition is only for the brave and the bold,” Simon Ings
London News, “Blood is cultural not just a life-giving fluid,” Paul Lagan
Hello Gorgeous Magazine, "Bloedbroeders," Leo Schenk
SBS, "Melbourne lights up for Blood Equality," Stephen A. Russell
Advocate, "A Reminder That the FDA Still Discriminates Against Gay, Bi Men," Ashley Jiang
New Now Next, "This Artist Is Using The Blood Of Gay Men On PrEP To Address The FDA’s Donation Policy," Michael Valinsky
VICE, "Decades After the AIDS Crisis and Queer Men Still Can't Easily Give Blood," Aaron Barksdale
2016 Tomorrow Never Happens (catalogue), Samek Art Museum, Lewisburg, PA, 2016
Hyperallergic, "Artists Share Their Personal, Tragic Experiences in Health and Care," Gretchen Coombs
The Daily Beast, "Portrait of the Artist as a Fashion Designer," Lori Zimmer
The Creators Project, "Eerie Actors and Illuminated Blood Light Up the High Line," Taylor Lindsay
Splinter, "Why is this artist covering a New York City park with queer men’s blood," Laura Feinstein
ArteFuse, "Whose Care Is it Anyway? Reflections on In The Power of Your Care," Audra Lambert
OUT, New York’s High Line to Host Blood Illuminations to Protest Restrictions on Gay Blood Donations,"
Salon, "He can shed his blood on the battlefield, but yet he can’t donate blood to save lives,” Asha Parker
Huffington Post, "50 Men On PrEP Give Blood To Protest FDA’s Policy On Blood Donation," JamesMichael Nichols
FourTwoNine, "Blood Brothers," Mark Joseph Stern
2015 New York Magazine, “Trinity Church on Wall Street to Host ‘Gay Blood’ Artwork,” Joseph Akel
Observer, “‘Blood’ Sculptor Protests FDA Blood Donation Policy with New Exhibition,” Ryan Steadman
MSNBC, "LGBT leaders protest FDA ban in blood sculpture."
#Interface (catalogue), Leslie Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art, Walt Cessna, 2015
Spirit & Flesh Magazine, “Blood Artist, Does He not Bleed Red?,” Rachel Kolarik
Village Voice, “You Need To See This Artist’s Statement On The FDA’s Ban, On Gay Blood Donations,” Anna Hiatt
VICE, “Gay Men in France Allowed to Give Blood as Long as They Don’t Have Sex for a Year” Lucie Aubourg
U.S. News & World Report, “Blood From Gay Donors in Art Exhibit Protesting FDA’s Ban,” Brett Zongker
POZ, “Blood Works,” Trenton Straube
GOOD, “Mesmerizing Art Made From Blood Highligts LGBT Injustice,” Laura Feinstein
The Creators Project, “Blood Mirror Shines a Light on the FDA’s Gay Blood Ban,” Emily Kirkpatrick
Slate, "This Beautiful, Bloo-Filled Sculpture Brilliantly Condemns the Gay Blood Ban," Mark Joseph Stern
The Daily Beast, "The Artist With Gay Blood on His Hands," Justin Jones
Advocate, "Blood Mirror Reflects FDA's Gay Blood Ban in 7-Foot Tower," Dawn Ennis
DAZED, "This sculpture contains the blood of nine gay men," Anna Cafolla
Visionaire, "Jordan Eagles' Blood," Elizabeth Patterson
Sculpture Magazine, “Review: Boston, Jordan Eagles,” Marty Carlock
2014 The Mobile Museum of Art, Selections from Fifty Years of Collecting, 2014
Los Angeles Times, “New York Fashion Week: Skingraft gets mystical, moody and light(er),” Adam Tschorn
Vision Magazine, "Bloody Paintings, Bloody Pain," Liu Yie
The Boston Globe, “At Mills, blood speaks volumes in art by Eagles,” Cate McQuaid
Complex, “10 Curated Rooms You Cant Miss at the SPRING/BREAK Art Show,” Leigh Silver
The Commercial Appeal, “Blood Visions: Painter turns morbid medium into provocative work,” Fredric Koeppel
2013 Artforum, “Critics’ Pick,” Everson Museum of Art, Rotem Rotenzal
Art Daily, “Everson Announces opening of Jordan Eagles: Red Giant.”
St. Louis Magazine, “Jordan Eagles’ Blood/Spirit,” Stefene Russell
VS Magazine, “Art of Blood,” Shana Nys Dambrot
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, "Artist uses blood to show link between body and spirit," Sarah Bryan Miller
Huffington Post, “Blood Artist Jordan Eagles Is Back With Two New Exhibits, ‘Red Giant’ And ‘Blood/Spirit’”
PBS WCNY–Artifex
2012 TIME, “Injecting Life into Art: The Artist Who Experiments with Blood,” Kharunya Paramaguru
The New York Times, “Using Blood, an Artist Gives Life to His Works,” Vincent M. Mallozzi
Soul Seekers (catalogue), Trinity Museum, Phenomena Projects, 2012
UMMA Magazine, University of Michigan Museum of Art, In Focus, Ruth Keffer, Spring/Summer Time Out Chicago, “Bloodworks,” D.L. Hopkins
FRAME, “New Blood,” Jane Szita, Sept/Oct
The New York Times, “That Blood On the Wall? It’s Just Art,” Nicole Guzzardi
ARTINFO.com, “40 Most Anticipated New York Gallery Shows,” Reid Singer
Huffington Post, "These Blood Works Are Not For The Faint Of Heart," Katherine Brooks
Art Ltd. “Critic’s Pick: SF Bay Area,” DeWitt Cheng, May
The Creators Project, "Our Blood, Guts, And Anatomy As Art," Fergs Heinzelmann, April 16
7x7 Magazine, “Four April Art Shows to Keep You Busy,” Alex Bigman
SF Weekly, “Life Blood,” Heidi De Vries
2011 New York Magazine, “Gore Wins–Critics’ Pick,” Sept. 8-12, Miranda Siegel
artnet.com, “21st Century Blood Art,” Rachel Corbett
ARTINFO.com, “7 Picks For The Week.”
WIRED UK, “NYC gallery to exhibit art made with slaughterhouse blood,” Mark Brown
YRB, Issue 20, “Seeing Sounds”
2010 The Baltimore Sun, “Galleries: Artfully under the radar,” Tim Smith
Newcity Art, “Portrait of the Artist: Jordan Eagles,” Valerie Piotrowski
ArtSlant, “Condition of Dualities,” Charles Schultz
Marie Claire Prague, “Vamp(yr),” Antonio Mancinelli & Aneta Petrouskova
2009 L'Uomo Vogue, "Their Own Art Vision" Francesco Carrozzini
Milano capitale della salute (catalogue), Abitare Segesta Cataloghi, 2009, Roberto Satolli
Exquisite Corpse (catalogue), Rutgers University, 2009, Anonda Bell
Flash Art, "Miami Gambol" Gae Savannah
Marie Claire Italia, “Vampire,” Antonio Mancinelli
The New York Times, "West of Chelsea: Jordan Eagles," Nancy Tobin
2008 Specimen: Representing The Natural World, Rutgers University, 2008, Anonda Bell
The San Francisco Examiner, "The Eye"
New York Magazine, "Artist Work Is Bloody Gorgeous," Emma Pearse
Associated Press, "Artist finds beauty in animal blood," Michelle Locke
SF Weekly, "There Already Is Blood," Silke Tudor
Juxtapoz, "Jordan Eagles Likes Blood"
ArtDaily, "New Blood Paintings"
2007 The New York Times, "A Show of Small Works, and a Group Sampler," Benjamin Genocchio
AQUA Miami Modern, Rizzoli International, 2007, Beth Dunlop, Steven Brooke, Terrence Riley
Architectural Digest Italy, "La Baia Del Silenzio"
Hartford Courant, "Paintings Come To Life, In Cold Blood," Matt Eagan
2006 BLK/MRKT ONE (catalogue), Berlin: Die Gestalten Verlang, 2006, Shana Nys Dambrot
Village Voice, "Blood Simple," Silke Tudor
Baltimore City Paper, "In Bold Blood," Deborah McLeod
San Francisco Chronicle, "Let's Get Morbid," Reyhan Harmanci
SF Weekly, "Cut It Out, Art gets at what's inside," Nirmala Nataraj
2005 Art Matters, "Plasma Paintings" Jan Feighner
Philadelphia Weekly, "In Cold Blood," Brook Midgley
Miami New Times, "Coagulated Canvas, Blood, Paints and Hairs," Lyssa Oberkreser
EDUCATION
1999, BA, New York University, Gallatin School for Individualized Studies