Education
University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA (2015-2017)
Selected Solo Performances
2025
Embodying Speculative Futurity: Dancing with Death, Hauntings, and Chaos, Performing Arts Forum, Saint-Erme, France. 2-day performance /performance lecture as part of Summer University.
Capeforce iv, Istanbul, Turkey. Presented by Istanbul Pride Organizers. Capeforce iv was to be presented in tandem to the June Pride demonstration, instead resulting in a written documentation of the organizing, problem solving, and strategizing of the process as performance.
Capeforce iii, Presented by Au Jus, Brussels, Belgian. Curated by Carina Erdmann. Capeforce iii (untitled) work-in-progress by Jordan Deal. Performed by Stefa Govaa, Adriano W. Jensen, Amiri A., Chris A., and Jordan Deal.
Real No Real Festival, Madrid, Spain. Curated by Juan Vacas. Seas of Triple Consciousness performed by Jordan Deal.
Cafe OTO, London, UK. Curated by Nick Hamilton. Seas of Triple Consciousness performed by Jordan Deal.
ZDB, Lisbon, Portugal. Curated by Orlando Rodriguez. Seas of Triple Consciousness performed by Jordan Deal.
AKHET, Napoli, Italy. Curated by Renato Grieco. Seas of Triple Consciousness performed by Jordan Deal.
Klang, Rome, Italy. Curated by Cristiano Latini. Seas of Triple Consciousness performed by Jordan Deal.
Stellage, Athens, Greece. Curated by Anton Lambert. Seas of Triple Consciousness performed by Jordan Deal.
09h30_05h30, Antwerp, Belgium. Curated by Julien Neirynck. Seas of Triple Consciousness performed by Jordan Deal.
(Untitled), Performing Arts Forum, Saint-Erme, France. Performance Lecture by Jordan Deal
CTM Festival, Radialsystem 5, Berlin, Germany. Curated by Michail Stangl. Seas of Triple Consciousness performed by Jordan Deal.
2024
Capeforce ii work-in-progress, public performance, Philadelphia, PA. Performance by Jordan Deal, Performers: Jordan Deal, Eden Lafayette, Vernon Jordan III
Siren Arts, Transformers, Asbury Park, NJ. Curated by Victoria Reis. salty/breath; a solo performance by Jordan Deal.
capeforce: prologue, stillness worldbuild of villanness work-in-progress, Asian Arts Initiative, Philadelphia,PA. Curated by Joyce Chung. Solo performance by Jordan Deal.
Performance Mix Festival #38, New Dance Alliance, New York City, New York. Curated by New Dance Alliance.
EXTRAPOLATIONS FROM OTHERWHERE, Headlong Performance Institute, Philadelphia, PA. Curated by Emmet Wilson. Solo performance by Jordan Deal.
ASS (Abstract Sound Show), Vox Populi, Philadelphia, PA. Curated by SAGGY.
Letters to a post-post-post broadcast: a virtual performance, The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education , Philadelphia, PA. Curated by Kristina Murray.
2023
MOMMA i RODE THE BEAST!, Judson Memorial Church, New York City, New York. Curated by Malxom X-Bennets and Arien Wilkerson
Late Night Snacks!, The Closet, Philadelphia, PA. Curated by John Jarboe.
MOMMA i RODE THE BEAST!, Fringe Festival, Philadelphia, PA. Co-presented by Cannonball Festival.
In-Progress Works, Performing Arts Forum, Saint-Erme-Outre-et-Ramecourt, France.
Infant Tree Presents, Cafe OTO, London, England. Curated by Rory Salter
Mini ball Fest, MAAS Building, Philadelphia, PA. Curated by Alex Tatarsky. Jordan Deal performed works-in-process.
Open Studios, The Center for Performance Research, Manhattan, New York. Curated by Malcom X-Bennets. MOMMA i RODE THE BEAST excerpt performed by Jordan Deal
Dream Pit, Icebox Project Space, Philadelphia, PA. Curated by Logan Cryer. Performed by Jordan Deal
2022
For Your Reference, Amant Foundation, Brooklyn, New York. Curated by Ruth Estévez and Nikki Gamboa.
Will I disappear if I stand in between the climax of two magnets? Or will I split apart into a thousand singular nubs…sequence001 performed by Jordan Deal.
Protocinema’s Protodispatch NYC Launch, Francis Kite Club, New York, NY. Curated by Mari Spirito and Laura Raicovich. “Onset to Offset” performed by Jordan Deal
entry into dialectical dreaming 001, Vox Populi, Philadelphia, PA. Curated by Krissy Talking Pictures.Performed by Jordan Deal.
The 143rd Dimension Festival, The Lab, San Francisco, CA. Curated by Juice Box. “SHOUTS and Departure”, performed by Jordan Deal.
The Ivory Tower and Open Worlds, The Brick Theater, Brooklyn, NY. Curated by ITOW. “Signals into/thru the deep seas of whispers”, performed by Jordan Deal
GOGO UNDERWORLD performance tour, performed and produced by Jordan Deal.
Carl Janes Studio, Atlanta, GA. Underground Atlanta. Curated by Carl Janes.
No Tomorrow, Atlanta, GA. Underground Atlanta. Curated by Lucifer..
Ghost Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. Curated by Stephan Alexander.
2021
ETERNAL DEPARTURES INTO///DREAMLAND: Divine impressions of an illuminated kiss, Bartram's Garden, Philadelphia, PA. Self-curated and produced.
2019
///SIGN SYSTEMS\\\, Kohl Gallery, Chestertown, Maryland. Curated by Tara Gladden. “Universal Formations” by Jordan Deal
Children of Sirius II, Vox Populi Gallery, Philadelphia, PA. Curated by Malachi-Lily. “EVOL-en//and regurge to golden haze” by Jordan Deal
Children of Sirius, Vox Populi Gallery, Philadelphia PA. Curated by Malachi-Lily. “...and then it regurgitated and shooked loose. Dancing with inter/twining souls” by Jordan Deal
2018
Philly Funhouse, Philadelphia, PA. Curated by Mariah Del Rio. “...and embrace the welting tongue of half empty bellies, regurgitated skins. MOG progression I” by Jordan Deal
ISOP at Olde City Festival, Philadelphia, PA. Curated by the Impermanent Society of Philadelphia. Collaborative Improvisational Performance: Jordan Deal and Jim Strong
A Night of Performances, Vox Populi Gallery, Philadelphia, PA. Curated by Jim Strong. “That time we thought we were incubating each other” by Jordan Deal
Othered Others: Black Arts Festival, Circle of Hope, Philadelphia, PA. Curated by Malachi-Lily. “Petal Garden” by Jordan Deal. (Performers: Jordan Deal, Molly Goldman, Samantha Jolene)
Publications & Interviews
2025
openworks Issue II academic journal on sound experimentation and scholarship. 3-part movement by Jordan Deal. April 2024.
Ear Expansion Podcast, Hosted by LaMont Hamilton, conversation with Jordan Deal.
2023
Protodispatch Series, Protocinema. February 2023.
2021
Tilted House Review. Spring 2021 Issue, May 2021.
Art Blog Radio. February 2021.
2020
Grizzly Grizzly: In Dialogue. Volume 2, April 2020. Pages 14-15.
Awards and Acknowledgments
2025
Orchestral Tools microgrant and residency recipient in Berlin, Germany.
2024
2024 recipient of the MAPFund Grant to develop their work titled capeforce (working title)
New Dance Alliance’s BASC Residency and invitation to Performance Mix Festival #38 in NYC.
2023
Leslie-Lohman 2023-2024 Artistic Fellowship
2022
Black Aux 2022 Cohort Grant
Amant Foundation Fall 2022 Research Residency
Received the P(H)ew Grant for artistic proficiency and financial assistance from PEW winner Rami George
2021
Fellow at the Headlong Performance Institute 2021 Residency
Collaborative Performances
2023
School for Temporary Liveness, Philadelphia, PA.The Rotunda. “Djamn” by Johnathon González and Marguerite Angelica Monique Hemmings
2021
Love Unpunished, Prince Theater, Philadelphia, PA. Pig Iron Theater. Directed by Dan Rothemburg and David Bricks.
2019
Stonewall @ 50, Pearlstein Gallery, Philadelphia, PA. Curated by David Accosta and Janus Ourma. “Haze 3 Zone 2 Income 1: Hissied” by Vitche-Boul Ra
2017
Brutal Beasts, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA. Curated by Pap Souleye-Fall and Vitche-Boul Ra. Improvisational Group Performance
Solo Exhibitions
2024
Melodic pauses of a burning world, under the weight of your slick ass shoe, Zach’s Crab Shack, Arts League, Philadelphia, PA. Curated by Zachary Hill.
2023
As the wetlands take ground, Grizzly Grizzly, Philadelphia, PA. Curated by Amy Hicks & Ephraim Russel
Wind Challenge, Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA. Curated by Gerard Silva.
2021
Hissed gently in silence, a dream of Flight, Fleisher Ollman Gallery, Philadelphia, PA. Curated by Alex Baker.
2019
///SIGN SYSTEMS\\\, Kohl Gallery, Chestertown, Maryland. Curated by Tara Gladden.
Group Exhibitions
2024
Apparition, Fjord, Philadelphia, PA. Co-curated by Jameson Paige and Zach Hill. Two-person exhibition with Jordan Deal and Ále Campos.
Magnetic Disparate, Asian Arts Initiative, Philadelphia, PA. Curated by Joyce Chung.
Slow Burning Rapture, The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education, Philadelphia, PA. Curated by Kristina Murray. “Letters to a post-post-post broadcast” by Jordan Deal.
The Five Gates of Grief, MAAS Building, Philadelphia, PA. Curated by Threshold Collective.
2022
Open Your Eyes Underwater, CP Projects Space, New York, New York. Curated by Kexun Zhang.
20/92 Video Festival, Icebox Project Space., Philadelphia, PA. Curated by Logan Murray and Timothy Belknap
2021
Ecology and Collage, S.N.A.I.L. Gallery, Philadelphia, PA. Curated by Logan Murray.
2020
Black Dog Gallery Online: A Virtual Art Show, Black Dog Gallery, Philadelphia, PA. Curated by Jacqui Powell.
2019
Temple of Sirius, Da Vinci Art Alliance, Philadelphia PA. Curated by Malachi-Lily.
Children of Sirius II, Vox Populi Gallery, Philadelphia, PA. Curated by Malachi-Lily.
2017
Black Joy: Black Arts Festival, Circle of Hope, Philadelphia, PA. Curated by Malachi-Lily.
Film Screenings and Festivals
2025
Wetlands of Our Mother’s Tongue’s in Concrete distributed by #OTV (2025– )
2023
Wetlands of Our Mother’s Tongues in Concrete
(12 min; 2023; director, editor, producer, performer/writer)
Blackstar Film Festival, Philadelphia, PA
Indie Short FIlm Festival, Los Angeles, CA
Center for Performance Research, Brooklyn, New York
Cinespeak, Philadelphia, PA
Between two magnets
(3 min; 2023, director, editor)
Center for Performance Research, Brooklyn, New York
2022
Seas, which are then lavished and graced by the efforts of delusion (director, editor, performer),
20/92 Video Festival, Icebox Project Space, Philadelphia, PA. Curated by Timothy Belknap and Logan Murray
Experience
(Programming, Collective Memberships, Internships, Workshops, Assistantships)
2025
Embodying Speculative Futurity through Improvisation: Dancing with Death, Hauntings, and Chaos with Jordan Deal, a performance lecture at Performing Arts Forum’s Summer University, France.
Published in openworks journal –pre- / post- Vol. 2. No. 1: Music, art and scholarship in the midst of temporal disorder. The Magical Slickness of the Myth of Black Oil, Movement Suite; a 3 part movement suite by Jordan Deal.
2024
“Composition: On sonic compositional aesthetic in video art and film and the ethics of the archive”. A lecture and workshop by Jordan Deal at Swarthmore College.
2024 recipient of the MAPFund Grant to develop their work titled capeforce (working title)
Juried for New Dance Alliance’s 2025 Performance Mix Festival #39
Release of debut full LP titled Seas of Triple Consciousness released with London Record Label Horn of Plenty Records and pressed on vinyl.
Published a 3-part movement piece as poetic essay and two recorded live performances in Columbia University’s openworks Vol II academic journal on sound experimentation and scholarship
Awarded the New Dance Alliance BASC Residency and invitation to perform in New Dance Alliance Performance Mix #38.
2023
Awarded the 2023-2024 Leslie-Lohman Museum Fellowship
(2023–present) Joined The Painted Bride Programming Committee, Philadelphia, PA.
Attended a summer residency at the Performing Arts Forum, Saint-Erme-Outre-et-Ramecourt, France
2022
Awarded the Fall 2022 Studio & Research Residency at Amant Foundation
Visiting Artist at University of the Arts. Presented a lecture followed by a demonstration of workshop and performance.
2021
2021 Spring Residency fellow at the Headlong Performance Institute
Visiting Artist at University of the Arts. Conducted individual studio visits of Senior class thesis work, followed by a demonstration of workshop and lecture.
Visiting Artist at Tyler School of Art and Architecture. Conducted individual studio visits of Senior class thesis work, followed by a demonstration of workshop and lecture.
2019
Visiting Artist at Washington College. Conducted individual studio visits of Senior class thesis work, followed by a demonstration of workshop and participatory performance.
Deep Rivers Tour, Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion, Philadelphia PA (Sound Artist). Assisted with programming the exhibition and performance/sound led tour throughout the historical museum. Lead artist in composing immersive sound design component, interweaving with historical footnotes, script, and presentation of the exhibition.
Lotus Collective (Co-founder). A collective based in the heart of University City and UPenn’s campus focused on bridging Penn students and the neighboring West philadelphia community to engage in dialogue around increasing accessibility in resources, gentrification, and class struggles.
Student Labor Action Project (Member). An organization at the University of Pennsylvania focused on supporting labor workers on campus. During my time as a member, we engaged in readings, discussion, and study of the labor movements and struggles throughout history.
2018-19
Grizzly Grizzly (Curatorial Internship). Helped install exhibitions and contributed to monthly meeting discussions on curatorial projects.
2017-18
The City Archives, “Charting a Path to Resistance” by Talia Greene Sponsored by Percent for Art Commission grant (Studio and Research Assistant) Conducted research in various Philadelphia archives and library databases. General assistance on mural design, as well as Photoshop production work on mural. Attended all meetings including advisory committee, app development, research and content development.
2015
The Institute for Contemporary Art (Public Relations Internship). Assisted with the museum’s social media appearance and exposure.