Jake Lahah
b. 1994, Wildwood, NJLives and works in Richmond, VA
jakelahah.com
Education
2024
2017
2017
MFA Printmaking, Tyler School of Art + Architecture, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Teaching in Higher Education Certificate
BFA Printmaking, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
Teaching in Higher Education Certificate
BFA Printmaking, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
Solo Exhibitions
2026
2024
2021
2017
2024
2021
2017
TBD, IA&A at Hillyer, Washington, D.C. (forthcoming)
Built by Popular Demand, Temple Contemporary, Tyler School of Art + Architecture, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Scarring the Earth with Desire, Skylab Gallery, Columbus, OH
Views Through the Fishtank at Babes, Slug @ Attic 506, Chapel Hill, NC
Process // Performance, McGuire Gallery + Art Lab at The Lorton Workhouse Art Center, Lorton, VA
Built by Popular Demand, Temple Contemporary, Tyler School of Art + Architecture, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Scarring the Earth with Desire, Skylab Gallery, Columbus, OH
Views Through the Fishtank at Babes, Slug @ Attic 506, Chapel Hill, NC
Process // Performance, McGuire Gallery + Art Lab at The Lorton Workhouse Art Center, Lorton, VA
Group Exhibitions
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
ODU Art Department Faculty Exhibition, Gordon Galleries, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA (forthcoming)
Spectrum, Todd Art Gallery, Middle State Tennessee University, Murfreesboro, TN
Expanded Methodologies in Printmaking, West Chester University, West Chester, PA
Up and Up, Promontory Point, Chicago, IL
How long does it take for a peacock to die?, Atelier FAS, Philadelphia, PA
Echo-System, Temple Contemporary, Tyler School of Art + Architecture, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Emerge, Page Bond Gallery, Richmond, VA
Vox Populi XIX Juried Exhibition, Vox Populi, Philadelphia, PA
dis(place)ment, Second State Press, Philadelphia, PA
Metal Party, Studio Two Three, Richmond, VA
Vibrant Matters: Works from Wood, McLean Project for the Arts, McLean, VA
2nd Art Student Biennial, The William Way LGBT Community Center, Philadelphia, PA
Message Received, Temple Contemporary, Tyler School of Art + Architecture, Philadelphia, PA
Help Yourself, Partner + Sons, Philadelphia, PA
Dreamtopia, Stella Elkins Gallery, Tyler School of Art + Architecture, Philadelphia, PA
Interchange, Second State Press, Philadelphia, PA
Queer Futurity and Printmaking, SGCI at UW Madison, Madison, WI
The Cake Stand Biennial, Fayetteville, AR
The Extended Ear Artbook Fair and Exhibition, Carnation Contemporary, Portland, OR
WPA Collectors Night, Washington Project for the Arts, Washington, DC
Candela Unbound 11, Candela Gallery and Books, Richmond, VA
Smart Objects / Flattened Objects, Well Well Projects, Portland, OR
sounds about riso 4.0, Lucky Risograph @ USAGI, New York, NY
Saloon Two Three, Studio Two Three, Richmond, VA
Finding and Feeling: Encounters in the Archive, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH
ICA Baltimore 2022 Flatfile Exhibition, ICA Baltimore, Baltimore, MD
Print Shop of Horrors, Studio Two Three, Richmond, VA
UnEdition, Manhattan Graphics Center, New York, NY
Those Spaces Between Us, Torpedo Factory Target Gallery, Alexandria, VA
Ink It: Contemporary Print Practices, BlackRock Center for the Arts, Rockville, MD
Photography Is Dead, Long Live Photography, Candela Gallery and Books, Richmond, VA
The Future is Queer, Remote Contact Symposium, Knoxville, TN
Artist Proof, Studio Two Three Auction, Richmond, VA
LTD, Endeavor RVA, Richmond, VA
Monochromatic Print Exchange + Exhibition, Studio Two Three, Richmond, VA
Extra, Millennial Art Exhibition, Gallery130 @ Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC
Too Much of Too Much, McLean Project for the Arts, Mclean, VA
Studio Two Three Member’s Show, Artspace, Richmond, VA
Me You & a Few of Our Friends, Anne Wright Wilson Gallery, Georgetown College, Georgetown, KY
Call and Response: Borders, George Mason University, Fenwick Gallery, Fairfax, VA
Studio Two Three Group Show, Quirk Gallery, Richmond, VA
Ipseity, Torpedo Factory Target Gallery, Alexandria, VA
TEN09/All We Had Time For, McGuire Gallery + Art Lab at The Lorton Workhouse Art Center, Lorton, VA
Senior Art & Design Showcase, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
Locale, Fenwick Gallery, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
Artists’ Map, Fenwick Gallery, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
Spectrum, Todd Art Gallery, Middle State Tennessee University, Murfreesboro, TN
Expanded Methodologies in Printmaking, West Chester University, West Chester, PA
Up and Up, Promontory Point, Chicago, IL
How long does it take for a peacock to die?, Atelier FAS, Philadelphia, PA
Echo-System, Temple Contemporary, Tyler School of Art + Architecture, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Emerge, Page Bond Gallery, Richmond, VA
Vox Populi XIX Juried Exhibition, Vox Populi, Philadelphia, PA
dis(place)ment, Second State Press, Philadelphia, PA
Metal Party, Studio Two Three, Richmond, VA
Vibrant Matters: Works from Wood, McLean Project for the Arts, McLean, VA
2nd Art Student Biennial, The William Way LGBT Community Center, Philadelphia, PA
Message Received, Temple Contemporary, Tyler School of Art + Architecture, Philadelphia, PA
Help Yourself, Partner + Sons, Philadelphia, PA
Dreamtopia, Stella Elkins Gallery, Tyler School of Art + Architecture, Philadelphia, PA
Interchange, Second State Press, Philadelphia, PA
Queer Futurity and Printmaking, SGCI at UW Madison, Madison, WI
The Cake Stand Biennial, Fayetteville, AR
The Extended Ear Artbook Fair and Exhibition, Carnation Contemporary, Portland, OR
WPA Collectors Night, Washington Project for the Arts, Washington, DC
Candela Unbound 11, Candela Gallery and Books, Richmond, VA
Smart Objects / Flattened Objects, Well Well Projects, Portland, OR
sounds about riso 4.0, Lucky Risograph @ USAGI, New York, NY
Saloon Two Three, Studio Two Three, Richmond, VA
Finding and Feeling: Encounters in the Archive, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH
ICA Baltimore 2022 Flatfile Exhibition, ICA Baltimore, Baltimore, MD
Print Shop of Horrors, Studio Two Three, Richmond, VA
UnEdition, Manhattan Graphics Center, New York, NY
Those Spaces Between Us, Torpedo Factory Target Gallery, Alexandria, VA
Ink It: Contemporary Print Practices, BlackRock Center for the Arts, Rockville, MD
Photography Is Dead, Long Live Photography, Candela Gallery and Books, Richmond, VA
The Future is Queer, Remote Contact Symposium, Knoxville, TN
Artist Proof, Studio Two Three Auction, Richmond, VA
LTD, Endeavor RVA, Richmond, VA
Monochromatic Print Exchange + Exhibition, Studio Two Three, Richmond, VA
Extra, Millennial Art Exhibition, Gallery130 @ Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC
Too Much of Too Much, McLean Project for the Arts, Mclean, VA
Studio Two Three Member’s Show, Artspace, Richmond, VA
Me You & a Few of Our Friends, Anne Wright Wilson Gallery, Georgetown College, Georgetown, KY
Call and Response: Borders, George Mason University, Fenwick Gallery, Fairfax, VA
Studio Two Three Group Show, Quirk Gallery, Richmond, VA
Ipseity, Torpedo Factory Target Gallery, Alexandria, VA
TEN09/All We Had Time For, McGuire Gallery + Art Lab at The Lorton Workhouse Art Center, Lorton, VA
Senior Art & Design Showcase, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
Locale, Fenwick Gallery, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
Artists’ Map, Fenwick Gallery, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
Fellowships, Scholarships, Awards, Residencies
2025
2024
2023
2022-2023
2022-2018
2018
2016
2024
2023
2022-2023
2022-2018
2018
2016
Gay Cultural Studies Research and Creativity Grant, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA
Zygote Press, Artist Residency, Cleveland, OH
Project Completion Grant, Tyler School of Art + Architecture, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Dean’s Grant for Academic Research, Tyler School of Art + Architecture, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Dean's Grant for Academic Research, Tyler School of Art + Architecture, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Partner Scholarship Award for Academic Research, Urban Glass, Brooklyn, NY
Tyler School of Art + Architecture, Graduate Academic Scholarship and Assistantship, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Resident Artist, Studio Two Three, Richmond, VA
Juror’s Honorable Mention Award, Ink It: Contemporary Print Practices, Blackrock Center for the Arts, Rockville, MD
Backspace Fellowship and Residency, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
Zygote Press, Artist Residency, Cleveland, OH
Project Completion Grant, Tyler School of Art + Architecture, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Dean’s Grant for Academic Research, Tyler School of Art + Architecture, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Dean's Grant for Academic Research, Tyler School of Art + Architecture, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Partner Scholarship Award for Academic Research, Urban Glass, Brooklyn, NY
Tyler School of Art + Architecture, Graduate Academic Scholarship and Assistantship, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Resident Artist, Studio Two Three, Richmond, VA
Juror’s Honorable Mention Award, Ink It: Contemporary Print Practices, Blackrock Center for the Arts, Rockville, MD
Backspace Fellowship and Residency, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
Public Engagements, Talks, Workshops
2024
2023
2021
2018
2023
2021
2018
Visiting Critic/Lecture, Denison University, Granville, OH
Artist Talk, Tyler School of Art + Architecture, Philadelphia, PA
Workshop, Risograph + Stab Binding Book, Studio Two Three, Richmond, VA
Artist Talk, Flint Hill School, Oakton, VA
Panelist, Call and Response, Borders, George Mason University, Fenwick Gallery, Fairfax, VA
Workshop, Mokulito, Introducing Wood Lithography, Studio Two Three, Richmond, VA
Artist Talk, Tyler School of Art + Architecture, Philadelphia, PA
Workshop, Risograph + Stab Binding Book, Studio Two Three, Richmond, VA
Artist Talk, Flint Hill School, Oakton, VA
Panelist, Call and Response, Borders, George Mason University, Fenwick Gallery, Fairfax, VA
Workshop, Mokulito, Introducing Wood Lithography, Studio Two Three, Richmond, VA
Artist Book and Zine Fairs
2023
2019
2018
2017
2016
2019
2018
2017
2016
Richmond Zine Fest, Richmond Public Library, Richmond, VA
Richmond Zine Fest, Richmond Public Library, Richmond, VA
Current Books: Presented by Current Art Fair, Studio Two Three, Richmond, VA
Pyramid Atlantic Radical Formats Book Arts Fair, Hyattsville, MD
Asheville Zine Fest, Center of Craft and Design, Asheville, NC
Richmond Zine Fest, Richmond Public Library, Richmond, VA
Publications and Multiples Festival VII, Open Space, Baltimore, MD
Philly Art Book Fair, Presented by: Philadelphia Photo Arts Center & The Print Center, Philadelphia, PA
MOCA Bound: Art Book and Zine Fair, Museum of Contemporary Art, Cleveland, OH
DC Art Book Fair #2, National Museum for Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C.
DC Art Book Fair #1, Lab 1270, Washington, D.C
Richmond Zine Fest, Richmond Public Library, Richmond, VA
Current Books: Presented by Current Art Fair, Studio Two Three, Richmond, VA
Pyramid Atlantic Radical Formats Book Arts Fair, Hyattsville, MD
Asheville Zine Fest, Center of Craft and Design, Asheville, NC
Richmond Zine Fest, Richmond Public Library, Richmond, VA
Publications and Multiples Festival VII, Open Space, Baltimore, MD
Philly Art Book Fair, Presented by: Philadelphia Photo Arts Center & The Print Center, Philadelphia, PA
MOCA Bound: Art Book and Zine Fair, Museum of Contemporary Art, Cleveland, OH
DC Art Book Fair #2, National Museum for Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C.
DC Art Book Fair #1, Lab 1270, Washington, D.C
Contributions, Curations, Publishing Endeavors
2024
2023-Current
2023
2022
2021
2018
2023-Current
2023
2022
2021
2018
Of The Now, contributing artist and curator
with Corinne Teed, Heather Swenson, Nilou Kazemzadeh, Henry Rosenberg, Francesca Lally, and Rae Helms
Denatured Alcoholism, Editor, writer, and founder of a printmaking blog centered around print in the expanded field.
Help Yourself, publishing project, organizer and curator
with Ally Kotarsky, Amze Emmons, Amira Pualwan, Olivia Fredricks, Henry Rosenberg, and Nilou Kazemzadeh
I Know What You Mean, contributing artist, organized by Amze Emmons for Mid-America Print Council Conference 2022
Print Screen, contributing artist, curated by Roopa Vasudevan & Walker Tufts, Icebox Project Space and The Wrong Biennial
Finding & Feeling, Encounters in the Archive, print portfolio, contributing artist
organized by Ruben Castillo and Amy Cousins, Mid-America Print Council Conference 2022
Temper, author, published through Misfeed Press, Pittsburgh, PA
(Un)Necessary Duplicates, participating artist, organized by Meghan O’connor, Mid-Atlantic Print Council 2018
with Corinne Teed, Heather Swenson, Nilou Kazemzadeh, Henry Rosenberg, Francesca Lally, and Rae Helms
Denatured Alcoholism, Editor, writer, and founder of a printmaking blog centered around print in the expanded field.
Help Yourself, publishing project, organizer and curator
with Ally Kotarsky, Amze Emmons, Amira Pualwan, Olivia Fredricks, Henry Rosenberg, and Nilou Kazemzadeh
I Know What You Mean, contributing artist, organized by Amze Emmons for Mid-America Print Council Conference 2022
Print Screen, contributing artist, curated by Roopa Vasudevan & Walker Tufts, Icebox Project Space and The Wrong Biennial
Finding & Feeling, Encounters in the Archive, print portfolio, contributing artist
organized by Ruben Castillo and Amy Cousins, Mid-America Print Council Conference 2022
Temper, author, published through Misfeed Press, Pittsburgh, PA
(Un)Necessary Duplicates, participating artist, organized by Meghan O’connor, Mid-Atlantic Print Council 2018
Collections and Acquisitions
Charles Library Special Collections, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Children's Hospital of The King's Daughter, Norfolk, VA
Denver University Special Collections, Denver, CO
Fenwick Library Special Collections, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
Georgetown College, Georgetown, KY
Highpoint Center for Printmaking Library, Minneapolis, MN
Mid-America Print Council Archives
Queer.Archive.Works, Providence, RI
Richmond Public Library, Richmond, VA
Souther Graphics Council International Archives, The Zuckerman Museum of Art, Kennesaw, GA
University of Wyoming Art Museum Permanent Collection
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Library, Richmond, VA
various private collections
Bibliography, Press, Catalogs
2024
2023
2022
2021
2018
2017
2016
2023
2022
2021
2018
2017
2016
MTSU Printmaking, Spectrum, Exhibition Catalog.
The Hand Magazine, Issue 45, Publication
Bond Millen Gallery, Emerge, Exhibition Catalog.
Emily Herbein, Printmaking Graduate Exhibition on Display at Partners and Sons, Tyler School of Art + Architecture, Jun 22, 2023
Candela Books and Gallery, Unbound 11, Exhibition catalog.
Whitney Cole, Artist Breakdown P. V: Photography is Dead…, Candela Gallery and Books Blog. Feb 10, 2021
Candela Books and Gallery, Photography Is Dead…long Live Photograph, Exhibition catalog.
Mark Jenkins, In the galleries: Artist examine the divide between people and their surroundings, Washington Post, May 14, 2021
The Future is Queer. Jake Lahah. Artist Profile and Post.
McLean Projects for the Arts Presents: Too Much of Too Much: Overstimulated, Overexposed, and Over..., East City Art, Aug 18, 2018
Target Gallery Presents Ipseity Group Exhibition, East City Art, Feb 6, 2017
Fenwick Gallery, Locale. Exhibition Catalog.
The Hand Magazine, Issue 45, Publication
Bond Millen Gallery, Emerge, Exhibition Catalog.
Emily Herbein, Printmaking Graduate Exhibition on Display at Partners and Sons, Tyler School of Art + Architecture, Jun 22, 2023
Candela Books and Gallery, Unbound 11, Exhibition catalog.
Whitney Cole, Artist Breakdown P. V: Photography is Dead…, Candela Gallery and Books Blog. Feb 10, 2021
Candela Books and Gallery, Photography Is Dead…long Live Photograph, Exhibition catalog.
Mark Jenkins, In the galleries: Artist examine the divide between people and their surroundings, Washington Post, May 14, 2021
The Future is Queer. Jake Lahah. Artist Profile and Post.
McLean Projects for the Arts Presents: Too Much of Too Much: Overstimulated, Overexposed, and Over..., East City Art, Aug 18, 2018
Target Gallery Presents Ipseity Group Exhibition, East City Art, Feb 6, 2017
Fenwick Gallery, Locale. Exhibition Catalog.