Jonah James Romm (b. 2003) is a multidisciplinary artist, writer, and independent curator based in Ridgewood, Queens. A graduate of the Bard College Studio Arts program, their practice is informed by art historical research, theoretical reading, and cultural critique.
Recent solo exhibitions include The Nausea at Kaleidoscope Gallery in Brooklyn; Jonah’s debut in New York City. Based on Jean-Paul Sartre’s seminal work of existentialist fiction, The Nausea explored themes of dissociation, bodily dysmorphia, and mirroring. Activated by a reading and experimental music performances, the exhibition opening took on temporal as well as plastic forms. Pulling from texts by Deleuze, Lacan, and Ovid, The Nausea posits a theory of disembodied visualization through the reflection of a mirror.
Jonah’s thesis exhibition at Bard College, Every Angel Is Terrifying, took its title from Rainer Maria Rilke’s Duino Elegies. The layered, multimedia paintings focused on the conflation of beauty and fear through the imagery of Kabbalistic angels known as seraphim. Spanning watercolor studies, ceramic sculpture, and installation, the exhibition marked a pivotal expansion in Jonah’s formal repertoire, which continues to inform their varied approach to painting and works on paper.
Jonah James Romm
b. 2003, Rhinebeck, NY
Education
2024. BA, Major in Studio Arts, Secondary Focus in Art History, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY
2023 Study Abroad Program, Bard College Berlin
Solo Exhibitions
2025 The Nausea, Kaleidoscope Studios, Brooklyn NY
2024 Every Angel is Terrifying, Bard College Exhibition Center, Red Hook NY
Select Group Exhibitions
2025 Former Student Showcase, Taste Budd’s Cafe, Red Hook NY
2024 A Community of Individuals, Bushel Space, Delhi NY
2024 Graduation Group Show, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson NY
2023 Fund for Visual Learning Auction, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson NY
2023 Art Student Showcase, Monopol, Berlin
2022 Glitch, Sawkill Coffee House, Annandale-on-Hudson NY
Activities and Awards
2025. Intern, Spielzeug Gallery
2025 Participant, Hannah Beerman Painting Salon
2025 Student, Robert Blackburn Studio Etching Class
2025 Resident, Kaleidoscope Studios
2024 Graduation with High Honors, Bard College
2020 Roosevelt Scholarship for Early College Students
