Artist Bio & CV

Jennifer is a third-generation native of Washington, DC, and was blessed to grow up in a city with so many amazing museums, resources, beautiful places, and opportunities to pursue art. She matriculated from the Catholic University of America with a B.A. in English Literature, with concentrations in Fine Art and Philosophy. After graduating, Jennifer continued her art education with classes at the Smithsonian Institute and Corcoran School of Art & Design in Washington, DC, the former Columbia School of Visual Arts in Columbia, MD, and the Torpedo Factory in Alexandria, VA.

Jennifer has worked with pen and ink, colored pencil, acrylic and oil, and clay, and has pursued painting, figure drawing, calligraphy, stippling, ceramics, and more. For the past 6 years, she’s focused on painting mostly abstract in acrylics and oils. She has exhibited her work in studio tours, gallery exhibitions, restaurants, and shops in both Virginia and New Mexico, as well as multiple online awards and juried exhibitions.

Jennifer began her pursuit of a creative avocation in earnest after a career in commercial real estate in Washington, DC, spanning more than 15 years. She was a yarn dyer for nearly 18 years, opening Spirit Trail Fiberworks in January 2003. It was a different and really fun way to work with and experience color. She returned to painting in 2016 and currently splits her time between Rappahannock County, VA, and southwestern New Mexico, where she lives and creates on a ranch in the Gila National Forest outside Silver City.

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2023

"The Other Side of Fear" in VIVID: A Juried National Exhibition of Vibrant, Bold, Loud, and Brilliant Artworks!  
d'Art Center
740 Boush St. Norfolk, VA 23510
February 11, 2023 - March 11, 2023
Main Gallery Reception: Thursday, February 16th, 5:30 - 7:30 pm

Finalist, Camelback Gallery, "My Best Work 2022" Exhibition
Solo Exhibition, Before & After, Sperryville, VA
Guest Artist, Annual Fall Art Tour of the Artists of Rappahannock, VA
Webmaster, Independent Artist Member, Silver City Art Association
Member, American Women Artists
Member, National Museum of Women in the Arts

2022

Bronze Award, Camelback Gallery, "All Abstracts 2022 International Juried Art Exhibition"
Up Arts Incubator Exhibition, “I Am From”
Bronze Award, Camelback Gallery, “Abstracts with Blue”
Las Lagunas Gallery Exhibition, “Women in Art”
O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, “Strictly Abstract” Juried Online Exhibition
Silver Award, Camelback Gallery, “Artist Invitational 2022 International Juried Visual Arts Competition”
Las Lagunas Gallery Exhibition, “Golden: 50 and Over, 2022”
Silver Award, Camelback Gallery, “Bold Abstracts 2022 Juried Painting Competition”
Bronze Award, Camelback Gallery, “Bold Abstracts 2022 Juried Painting Competition”
Art_Fluent Exhibition, “Within”
Solo Exhibition, Before & After, Sperryville, VA
Group Exhibition, Before & After, Sperryville, VA
Guest Artist, Annual Fall Art Tour of the Artists of Rappahannock, VA
Group Exhibition, Revel, Silver City, NM
Treasurer, Webmaster, Independent Artist Member, Silver City Art Association
Member, American Women Artists