1401 Light Street [ Federal Hill ] Baltimore, MD 21230 443 . 955 . 1547 jordan@jordanfaye.com
ABOUT our history
Jordan Faye Contemporary was established in November of 2006, but it’s story is rich in curatorial history and entrepreneurial spirit. The background to JFC begins with the history of artist, Jordan Faye Block. Ms. Block received a BFA in Printmaking, a minor in Art History from Plymouth State University in Plymouth, New Hampshire; Block also received an MFA in painting from the Maryland Institute College of Art. While at Plymouth State Ms. Block founded the PIP Gallery, a university-supported organization that aimed to educate young artists about a variety of professional issues such as: marketing one’s work, preparing for exhibitions, advertising shows, and networking with the local community at large. After running the PIP Gallery for three years, Ms. Block was able to procure an internship position working for Sotheby’s Inc. in New York City, where she obtained extensive knowledge about the art market.
In Baltimore, Ms. Block co-founded, Gallery Imperato, a contemporary commercial gallery located in the Federal Hill area of Baltimore City, where she served as the director and curator. During her two-year tenure, the gallery featured fifteen exhibitions that showcased the work of over sixty-five artists, all of which received favorable reviews by the Baltimore / DC metropolitan area press. With this venture Ms. Block built a serious-forum for contemporary art to be seen, reviewed, and purchased.
In late 2006 Ms. Block launched Jordan Faye Contemporary. It’s first ‘place-holder space’ was inside the P.R. Consulting firm, John Yuhanick & Assosiates. In mid-2007 the gallery took residence in a 1300 sq.ft. loft in Woodberry’s Clipper Mill, whilst having this location we expanded and developed our exhibitions program to exist within the headquarters of Case[werks], a museum cases showroom. The early mission of JFC was to not only hang art in a traditional gallery space but to bring it out in front of the people. Several exhibitions took place downtown in the IBM Building at 100 E. Pratt Street in their grand lobby. From exhibitions curated at the Creative Alliance to the Living Classroom Foundation’s Frederick Douglas & Isaac Myers Maritime Park & Museum, to transforming the Load of Fun Gallery in early 2009 Jordan Faye Contemporary has been making it happen in the Baltimore Art scene.
In September 2009, Jordan Faye Contemporary moved into it’s permanent home in Federal Hill at 1401 Light Street Baltimore, MD. This historic building was once one of the four original Enoch Pratt Library neighborhood branches (1886-1971). We have expanded our vision for the gallery inspired by our building’s victorian architecture and amazing light. We hope our new arts and events venue will be a place where art, ideas, and community work in concert and we look forward to sharing it with you!
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