Bio
Jack Henry Whetstone was raised in equal parts by a writer, photographer and an untamable hound dog named Annie in Durham, North Carolina. Whetstone grew up making in clay, and was fortunate to study under contemporary ceramicists, Tony Marsh and Yun-Dong Nam while he was in high school. He later earned his B.F.A from the Sam Fox School of Art At Washington University in St. Louis in 2023, where he explored the elemental qualities that make and keep us human.

While Whetstone's current work spans across media, he is often informed by conceptual tensions within clay. Themes including natural vs manmade, wild vs tame,  immediate vs eternal, as well as human relationship to the land are constant throughout his practice. His art often rests on the boundaries of these tensions, probing for areas of overlap where the dichotomies are equally balanced and visible.

C.V.
Jack Henry Whetstone
Born 2001, New Haven Connecticut

Education
B.F.A Sculpture,  Washington University in St. Louis, 2023

Exhibitions
2023
“Dove in a Bunker” DES LEE Gallery, St. Louis, MO

2022
What is WARGAP  TARGAp, DES LEE Gallery, St. Louis, MO

2021
Three Racoons in a Trench Coat, MONACO Gallery, St. Louis, MO

2018
International Space Station, Moma PS1, New York , NY  

Workshops
The Figure/Work Intensive Venue, California State University: Long Beach, Long Beach CA, 2011