Jeff DeGolier was born in Bellingham, WA. He received his BFA in Photography and Ceramic Art from the University of Washington, Seattle in 1999 and his MFA from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 2004. Previous solo exhibitions include: Display for Obama & Nyjah, FOUR A.M., NY, NY; Microamp Boombox, Waterfront Art/Life Institute, Kingston, NY; Fringe Benefits, Proof Gallery, Boston, MA; cyt O, Death Stuff, Chicago, IL; Shake-ity, Contemporary Art Workshop, Chicago, IL and Double Truck Jump, New Jersey Project, Chicago, IL. Group exhibitions include: Knife Hits, SPRING/BREAK Art Show, New York, NY; Past Tense/Future Perfect, Cameron Gallery at The Scrap Exchange, Durham, NC; Vroom Vroom, curated by John Silvis, Outlet Gallery, Brooklyn, NY; Metal Fatigue Music (1992 Toyota Previa), with Ben Vida, NADA, Miami Beach, FL; Days, Brennan & Griffin Gallery, New York, NY; and Regina Rex Pt. I, Eli Ping Gallery, New York, NY. DeGolier was an artist and residence at Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in 2010 and is a founding member of the artist run exhibition space, Regina Rex Gallery in New York.