Jessica Hirst
born United States
palmerfishman@gmail.com
palmerfishmanindustries.blogspot.com
divides her time among Barcelona, San Diego and DC
Selected Performances and Exhibitions
2010
Palmer Fishman Fashion Revolution, Can Serrat International Art Centre, Spain
Ten Diez Deu, Metafora International Workshop, Barcelona Spain
Des de Fora, Casa del Mig, Barcelona Spain
2009
Express’at (for World AIDS Day), Ambit Dona, Barcelona Spain
M33&1, Metafora International Workshop, Barcelona Spain
Whiter Shade of Pale, Untitled BCN gallery, Barcelona Spain
Palmer Fishman’s Recycled Lounge, Art Around Adams Festival, San Diego CA
2008
International Theater Festival, Justo Rufino Garay Theatre, Managua Nicaragua
Expo100, Center for Information and Research on Health, Managua Nicaragua
Festival of Contemporary Dance, La Alborada, Tijuana Mexico
Opening of VI Biennale of Visual Arts, Managua Nicaragua
Several women’s community centers and police commissions, Managua Nicaragua
2007
International Theater Festival, Teatro Justo Rufino Garay, Managua Nicaragua
Performance and Visual Art Salon, San Jose, Costa Rica
International Poetry Festival, Granada Nicaragua
2006
SpeakEasy Storytelling Salon, Washington DC
GreenLine Project, Green Line Subway, Washington DC
State of the Nation Performance Festival, Center of Contemporary Art, New Orleans LA
2005
GoTour, PS 122, New York NY
Hip Hop Theater Festival, Millenium Stage Kennedy Center, Washington DC
Shipping Moving Storage: Dance at the Warehouse, Warehouse Theater, Washington DC
Fieldwork Showing, Dance Place, Washington DC
Crave, Warehouse Next Door, Washington DC
2004
Alianza Francesa, Tegucigalpa Honduras
New Releases Choreographer’s Showcase, Dance Place Washington DC
Goose Route Dance Festival, Shepherdstown West Virginia
2002
Cazals Project, Chateau du Cazals, Cazals France
Redline Revisited, Red Line Subway, Washington DC
Awards
Support Stipend award from Can Serrat International Art Centre, Spain
Small Project Grant, Washington DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities
Grants for Environmental Research the USSR (1990), Stanford Center for Conservation Biology, Browning Ferris
Industries
Design
Palmer Fishman Industries
home furnishings and accessories, Nicaragua, USA, Spain
Nicology/ Nicologia
community development project designing accessories from found objects, Managua Nicaragua
Casa Crearte
interior and exterior design plus furnishings, Managua Nicaragua
Education
Arts
Metafora Contemporary Art, International Workshop, Barcelona Spain
Jacobs Pillow Dance Festival, Choreography in Community, Massachusetts USA
Rennie Harris Puremovement Hip Hop dance technique, Philadelphia PA
Liz Lerman Dance Exchange, Text and Movement, Takoma Park MD
Ed Tyler, Celeste Miller, Carla Perlo, modern dance, Washington DC area studios
Albert Elsen, several courses in art history, Stanford University
Alternate ROOTS workshops, performances, Resources for Social Change and Executive Committee member
Environmental Science and Policy
Stanford University, BS Earth Systems Phi Beta Kappa, Stanford CA
UC Berkeley Energy and Resources Group, Berkeley CA
Counseling Psychology
Johns Hopkins University Clinical Community Counseling, Maryland
Press
Kinetz, Erika. “A Web Site Helps Indie Artists Along a Hard Road,” The New York Times, July 25, 2005.
Murray, Andrea. “Subway as Performance Space,” The Program, WETA 90.9 NPR, 2002.
Sanchez, Melissa. “Making Things Happen”, Melissa Sanchez, blog Desde Nicaragua”
http://melissasanchez.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/09/making-things-happen.html
Traiger, Lisa. “Strangers on a train,” danceviewtimes, 2003.
http://danceviewtimes.com/dvdc/reviews/fall03/dcimprov.htm
Traiger, Lisa. “Dancing in the Streets,” The Washington Post, Dec. 12, 2003.
Traiger, Lisa. “Dance Festival is Going Places,” The Washington Post, July 16, 2004.
