Jocelyne Prince
Jocelyne Prince’s affinity for atmospheric phenomena, transparency, and light can be traced back to the northern sky and prairie landscape of her youth. The subtle beauty and sometimes imperceptible changes of this environment are, in her mind, akin to the properties of glass. Fascinated with transparency and how the invisible becomes visible through shifts in density, reflections, or imperfections has prompted her to ask questions that are inherent to the material of glass; questions of the ephemeral, the mutable, and the transformative. Her studio practice, teaching, and life are built around these inquiries.
Jocelyne’s work, whether based in performance, installation, or object/non-object making, consistently investigates material as a site for keen observation and philosophical testing. She is happiest when entangled in the act of making: engaging hands-on with materials and allowing them to create new synaptic pathways. Whether working with fellow artists/thinkers or a specific location, collaboration is always central to her process. Her Live Event Series cultivates this responsive approach to making and promotes a multi-tiered path of inquiry, provoking discussions that embrace history, presence, attention, and change.
Recent awards include a United States Artist Fellowship (2025), a Fulbright Scholar Award (Czech Republic, 2024–25) and a Center for Craft Research Grant (2026). Earlier notable awards include a fellowship from the George A. and Eliza Gardner Howard Foundation, and RISD’s Frazier Award for Excellence in Teaching. Jocelyne exhibits work in museums and alternative galleries and venues across North America, Asia, and Europe. Highlights include several site-specific installations and over a dozen performance-based Live Events, made possible through risk taking, collaboration, creative scaffolding of small grants, in-kind funding, and all-around human generosity.
Jocelyne earned her BFA from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design and her MFA from Rhode Island School of Design.