Jay Rosen
Artist & Developer
I explore the possibilities of perception and visual phenomena, by harnessing the immaterial, transient nature of light.
VisionWear are ocular apparatuses which allow for an optically immersive experience with reflection, opacity, and infinity. A wearer’s perception will be instantaneously distorted and fragmented into an omnipresently-twisted vision of the world. Mirror Vision’s mission is to heighten our awareness to the natural world, by causing us to experientially stare directly into the the invisible operations of optics at work.
In 2017, Mirror Vision joined the synth-pop duo TIME in a collaboration spanning all over North America. Check the tour schedule below or visit the band’s website @ timemirrorvision.com.
Currently I reside in Gainesville, FL where I work as a Web Developer for OPIE Software.
INTERGALACTIC TOUR (March – May 2018)
| 2/23 | The Limin Room | Gainesville, FL |
| 3/06 | Notsuoh | Houston, TX |
| 3/07 | Poor Boys | New Orleans, LA |
| 3/08 | Cheer Up Charlies (PRE-SXSW) | Austin, TX |
| 3/15 | The Electric Church (SXSW) | Austin, TX |
| 3/16 | The Electric Church (SXSW) | Austin, TX |
| 3/16 | Elysium (SXSW) | Austin, TX |
| 3/19 | Thirsty Camel | San Antonio, TX |
| 3/20 | Lost Horse Saloon | Marfa, TX |
| 3/21 | Neon Rose | El Paso, TX |
| 3/22 | Subspace | Tuscon, AZ |
| 3/23 | The Trunk Space | Phoenix, AZ |
| 3/24 | Firecreek Coffee Co | Flagstaff, AZ |
| 3/29 | Millennium Fandom Bar | Las Vegas, NV |
| 3/31 | PAM | Los Angeles, CA |
| 4/08 | Joy Gallery | San Francisco, CA |
| 4/09 | Wax n' Cats Podcast | Oakland, CA |
| 4/10 | The Blue Lagoon | Santa Cruz, CA |
| 4/12 | The Blue Lagoon | Davis, CA |
| 4/13 | Cooper's Ale Works | Nevada City, CA |
| 4/15 | The Mansion | Coos Bay, OR |
| 4/16 | Axe & Fiddle | Cottage Grove, OR |
| 4/17 | Bizzare Times - Freeform Portland 90.3 FM | Portland, OR |
| 4/18 | Killingsworth Dynasty | Portland, OR |
| 4/19 | Human Flesh World | Portland, OR |
| 4/20 | Cascadia Bewing Co | Olympia, WA |
| 4/24 | The Central Saloon | Seattle, WA |
| 4/25 | Grainey's Basement | Boise, ID |
| 4/28 | Diabolical Records | Salt Lake City, UT |
| 4/30 | Diabolical Records | Denver, CO |
| 5/2 | Dark Blue Dining Room | Kansas City, MO |
| 5/6 | Mag Bar | Louisville, KY |
| 5/7 | Dr. Robert's | Madison, WI |
| 5/8 | Cafe Mustache | Chicago, IL |
| 5/9 | POP Offworld Arcade | Detroit, MI |
| 5/12 | Whatever Fest 8 - Tangent Gallery | Detroit, MI |
| 5/13 | Mahall's | Lakewood, OH |
| 5/14 | Chameleon | Cincinnati, OH |
| 5/16 | Chameleon | New Brunswick, NJ |
| 5/17 | The Glove | Brooklyn, NY |
| 5/18 | Ocular Dissonance | Brooklyn, NY |
| 5/19 | The Glove | Brooklyn, NY |
| 5/24 | Betty's | Nashville, TN |
| 5/25 | Music Box Ziggy's Chattanooga | Chattanooga, TN |
| 5/26 | SouthBound Atlanta | Atlanta, GA |
| 5/31 | Aura Borealis Radio Show | Fairfax, VA |
INFINITY TOUR (August – October 2017)
| 8/18 | Aurora Healing Arts | Gainesville, FL |
| 8/25 | Fork & Spoon | Panama City, FL |
| 8/26 | Poor Boys Bar | New Orleans, LA |
| 8/27 | Notsuoh | Houston, TX |
| 8/28 | Cheer Up Charlies | Austin, TX |
| 8/30 | Texas Theatre | Dallas, TX |
| 8/31 | Earth Rebirth | Norman, OK |
| 9/2 | The 377 Brewery | Albuquerque, NM |
| 9/5 | Local Relic | Colorado Springs, CO |
| 9/7 | Thee Haus ov Where | Denver, CO |
| 9/9 | The Dance Studio | Lincoln, NE |
| 9/10 | Awful House | Kansas City, MO |
| 9/11 | Kitty Kat Klub | Minneapolis, MN |
| 9/12 | Gabe's Iowa City | Iowa City, IA |
| 9/13 | Rozz-Tox | Rock Island, IL |
| 9/14 | North Street Cabaret | Madison, WI |
| 9/15 | LUXY Bridal 幸福婚纱 | Chicago, IL |
| 9/16 | High Dive | Milwaukee, WI |
| 9/18 | The Spot Tavern | Lafayette, IN |
| 9/19 | Magnetic South | Bloomington, IN |
| 9/20 | Magnetic South | St. Louis, MO |
| 9/21 | Song for the Owl | Columbus OH |
| 9/23 | R&D | Cleveland OH |
| 9/26 | Spread Art | Detroit MI |
| 9/27 | Double Double Land | Toronto, CAN |
| 9/28 | Catalina's | Peterborough, CAN |
| 9/29 | Avant-Garde Bar | Ottawa, CAN |
| 9/30 | B.O.G. | Montreal, CAN |
| 10/2 | Light Club Lamp Shop | Burlington, VT |
| 10/5 | The Apohadion Theater | Portland, ME |
| 10/6 | Short & Main | Gloucester, MA |
| 10/7 | Dream Away Lodge | Becket, MA |
| 10/8 | AS220 | Providence, RI |
| 10/11 | Deep Thoughts JP | Boston, MA |
| 10/12 | Sierra Grill | Florence, MA |
| 10/13 | Pino's Wine Cellar | Highland Park, NJ |
| 10/14 | Pharmacy | Philadelphia, PA |
| 10/15 | True Vine | Baltimore, MD |
| 10/16 | Comet Ping Pong | Washington D.C. |
| 10/17 | Golden Pony | Harrisonburg, VA |
| 10/18 | Fallout | Richmond, VA |
| 10/19 | Juggling Gypsy | Wilmington, NC |
| 10/20 | Test Pattern | Winston-Salem, NC |
| 10/24 | JJ's Bohemia | Chattanooga, TN |
| 11/26 | Newtown Jammz | Athens, GA |
| 11/18 | Civic Media Center | Gainesville FL |
TIME MIRROR VISION TOUR (March – April 2017)
| 3/8 | Satellite Bar | Houston, TX |
| 3/9 | Cheer Up Chariles (SXSW) | Austin, TX |
| 3/16 | Rain on 4th (SXSW) | Austin, TX |
| 3/17 | Willard's House | Austin, TX |
| 3/20 | RBC | Dallas, TX |
| 3/21 | Resonator | Norman, OK |
| 3/22 | Stage 18 | Fayetteville, AR |
| 3/23 | Kirby's Beer Store | Wichita, KS |
| 3/24 | Bad Beans | Kansas City, MO |
| 3/25 | The Mall | St. Louis, MO |
| 3/27 | Cometogeatherspace Gallery | Bloomington, IL |
| 3/28 | Elastic Arts | Chicago, IL |
| 3/30 | Kelly's Bar | Detroit, MI |
| 4/1 | Canopy | Cleveland, OH |
| 4/4 | Hickory Urban Sanctuary | Buffalo, NY |
| 4/5 | Pauly's Hotel | Albany, NY |
| 4/6 | Sierra Grill | Florence, MA |
| 4/7 | Boston Hassle Telethon | Boston, MA |
| 4/9 | The Glove | Brooklyn, NY |
| 4/13 | Wind Up Space | Baltimore, MD |
| 4/15 | Bathtub Republic | Washington DC |
| 4/18 | Pilot Light | Knoxville, TN |
| 4/19 | Le Chateau | Chattanooga, TN |
| 4/21 | Go Bar | Athens, GA |
| 4/22 | Sulfur Studios | Savannah, GA |
| 4/24 | ShantyTown | Jacksonville, FL |
| 4/25 | M.A.M.A.'s Club | Gainesville, FL |
| 4/28 | Henao Contemporary Center | Orlando, FL |
Solo Exhibitions
| 2018 | “Prototypes v010” | The Limin Room | Gainesville, FL |
| 2017 | “Mirror Vision” | M.A.M.A.’s Club | Gainesville, FL |
| 2013 | “The Defacement of LIFE” | Convergence Gallery | Gainesville, FL |
| “PHENOMENA” | The Reitz Union Gallery | Gainesville, FL | |
| 2011 | “Layers of Light” | UF Hillel Gallery | Gainesville, FL |
Group Exhibitions
| 2020 | "LAB EXP 016: Reflections" | LAB | Gainesville, FL |
| "Reflections Art Project" | Above Arts Studio | New Brunswick, NJ | |
| 2019 | "Holiday Matsuri" | Marriot World Center | Orlando, FL |
| "FEST Halloween costume contest" | Bo Diddly Plaza | Gainesville, FL | |
| "Looking for Good : Styling with Jay Rosen" | Twitch | Gainesville, FL | |
| Halloween Costume Ball" | First Magnitude Brewery | Gainesville, FL | |
| "Tampa Bay Comic Con" | Tampa Convention Center | Tampa, FL | |
| "Halo Outpost" | Orlando Convention Center | Orlando, FL | |
| "Mega Con" | Orlando Convention Center | Orlando, FL | |
| "Full Spectrum" | Simons | Gainesville, FL | |
| "LAB EXP 013: Reconstruction" | LAB | Gainesville, FL | |
| "LAB EXP 012: Fallout" | LAB | Gainesville, FL | |
| Gainesville BarCamp | UF Innovation Hub | Gainesville, FL | |
| 2018 | "SCOPE x SuperChief VIP After Party" | Supercheif Gallery Miami | Miami, FL |
| "SCOPE Miami Beach 2018" | Scope Miami | Miami Beach, FL | |
| "Opening Breakfast Reception" | The Margulies Collection at the Warehouse | Miami, FL | |
| "Sssing Ssing" | Emerson Dorche Gallery | Miami, FL | |
| "RAW Pop Up + Alt Future Night Club" | Downtown Macy's (abandoned) | Miami, FL | |
| “EXP 008: Artificial Intelligence” | LAB | Gainesville, FL | |
| “EXP 007: Simulation Theory” | LAB | Gainesville, FL | |
| "Mega Con" | Orlando Convention Center | Orlando, FL | |
| "Ocala Comic Con" | Hyatt | Ocala, FL | |
| "Tampa Bay Comic Con" | Tampa Convention Center | Tampa, FL | |
| “TIMELAPSE – Temple of the Heart Tour” | The Limin Room | Gainesville, FL | |
| “Past2Present: Alumini Art Exhibition” | Webber Gallery | Ocala, FL | |
| “Loading Circle – Film Premiere” | Above Arts Studio | New Brunswick, NJ | |
| “EXP 003: Departure” | LAB | Gainesville, FL | |
| “Sunday at the Park” | The Boxcar | Gainesville, FL | |
| International Noise Conference 2018 | Churchill’s Pub | Miami, FL | |
| 2017 | “The Fine Print Presents: Party like a Plant” | Civic Media Center | Gainesville, FL |
| “Orlando Zine Fest” | Will’s Pub | Orlando, FL | |
| “Suwannee Hulaween” | Suwanee Music Park | Live Oak, FL | |
| “So not wasted – a fundraiser for The Repurpose Project” | First Magnitude Brewery | Gainesville, FL | |
| “GUTFest” | M.A.M.A.’s Club | Gainesville, FL | |
| “Visions – Film Festival & Conference” | University of North Carolina | Wilmington, NC | |
| “Machines Dreams + TIME” | El-Rocko Lounge | Savannah, GA | |
| “Action Research 163” | Civic Media Center | Gainesville, FL | |
| 2016 | “The Cinema of Climate Change Film Festival” | The Wooly | Gainesville, FL |
| “Intermedia No. 2”, | SuperFun Gallery | Gainesville, FL | |
| “ART ON/OFF: Summer Edition” | Nest Gallery | Gainesville, FL | |
| 2015 | “ICON” | Orbit Gallery, Lamar Dodd School of Art | Athens, GA |
| 2014 | “UF College of Fine Arts Student Juried Exhibition” | UF University Gallery | Gainesville, FL |
| 2013 | “SCAPE: Advanced Drawing Senior Show” | WarpHouse Gallery | Gainesville, FL |
| “13th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium” | Reitz Union Grand Ballroom | Gainesville, FL | |
| “Art Bash 2013” | University of Florida | Gainesville, FL | |
| “CASE II: Creativity in the Arts and Sciences” | Reitz Union Grand Ballroom | Gainesville, FL | |
| 2012 | “Topologies of Time” | Innovation Hub | Gainesville, FL |
| “Codified: Art and Genetics” | UF Genetics Institute | Gainesville, FL | |
| “Art Bash 2012” | University of Florida | Gainesville, FL | |
| “CASE Creativity in the Arts and Sciences” | Reitz Union Grand Ballroom | Gainesville, FL | |
| 2011 | “Horse Fever: 10th Anniversary auction” | Marion County Culture Alliance | Ocala, FL |
| “Sketchbook Idea and Development showcase” | University of Florida | Gainesville, FL | |
| “Art Bash 2011” | University of Florida | Gainesville, FL | |
| “Next Generation” | Brick City Center of the Arts | Ocala, FL | |
| “CF Student Art Showcase 2011” | Webber Gallery | Ocala, FL | |
| 2010 | “CF Student Art Showcase 2010” | Webber Gallery | Ocala, FL |
| “This Land is Your Land” | Webber Gallery | Ocala, FL | |
| 2009 | “Spring Student Showcase 2009” | Crystal River Mall | Crystal River, FL |
| 2008 | “37th Annual Festival of the Arts” | Courthouse Square | Inverness, FL |
| “Spring Student Showcase 2008” | Crystal River Mall | Crystal River, FL | |
| 2007 | “36th Annual Festival of the Arts” | Courthouse Square | Inverness, FL |
| 2006 | “35th Annual Festival of the Arts” | Courthouse Square | Inverness, FL |
Awards & Grants
| 2019 | Honorable Mention | First Magnitue | Gainesville FL |
| 4th Place | FEST - Bo Diddly Plaza | Gainesville, FL | |
| 2014 | Finalist, Outdoor Sculpture Design | Clinical and Translational Research Building, University of Florida | Gainesville, FL |
| 2012 | University Scholar award | University of Florida | Gainesville, FL |
| 2011 | Best in Show- “Next Generations” exhibiton | Brick City Center of the Arts | Ocala, FL |
| Second Place = “Next Generations” exhibition | Brick City Center of the Arts | Ocala, FL | |
| Designs selected - Horse Fever, | Marion Cultural Alliance | Ocala, FL | |
| Ocala Art Group Scholarship, | Ocala Art Group | Ocala, FL | |
| Second Place - “Student Art Exhibition”, | Webber Center Gallery | Ocala, FL | |
| Honorable Mention - “Student Art Exhibition” | Webber Center Gallery | Ocala, FL | |
| CF Talent Scholarship - Brain Bowl Team | College of Central Florida | Ocala, FL | |
| Jane Howard Schmehl Endowed Memorial Scholarship for Cultural and Performing Arts | College of Central Florida | Ocala, FL | |
| Visual Arts Talent Scholarship | College of Central Florida | Ocala, FL | |
| 2010 | CF Talent Scholarship - Brain Bowl Team | College of Central Florida | Ocala, FL |
| Honorable Mention - “This Land is Your Land” exhibition | Webber Center Gallery | Ocala, FL | |
| 2008 | First Place - High School Division | 37th Annual Festival of the Arts | Inverness, FL |
Press & Reproductions in Media
Education
| 2015 | AS (High Distinction) | Programming & Analysis | Santa Fe College | Gainesville, FL |
| 2013 | BFA (Magna Cum Laude) | Fine Art, Minor in Art History | University of Florida | Gainesville, FL |
| 2012 | International Study Abroad | Light & Space Art | Belgium, England, France, Germany, The Netherlands | |
| 2011 | AA (Summa Cum Laude) | Fine Art | College of Central Florida | Ocala, FL |
Visiting Artist, Conference & Symposia
| 2019 | Presenter | "Gainesville BarCamp" | UF Innovate Hub | Gainesville, FL |
| Guest Artist | LFG - Devil May Cry 5 - SSStyling with Jay" | Looking for Good | Gainesville, FL | |
| 2018 | Panelist | "Past2Present" | College of Central Florida | Ocala, FL |
| 2017 | Visiting Artist | "Mirror Vision" | Univeristy of North Georgia | Athens, GA |
| Panelist | "City on the Cusp of Cultural Change" | GUTFest | Gainesville, FL | |
| 2012 | Presenter | "13th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium" | University of Florida | Gainesville, FL |