About
Jennifer is a multidisciplinary visual artist whose expressive, textural, and evocative creative work draws inspiration from the simple yet astonishing natural beauty of New England. Her paintings, drawings, and metalwork have been shown in galleries across Maine, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire.
She is also the Executive Director of Arts In Reach, a 501(c)3 nonprofit providing free arts programming to girls and gender-expansive youth ages 11-18 across southeastern New Hampshire and Maine. Additionally, Jennifer currently serves on the visual arts committee for the Portsmouth Music and Arts Center, the Advisory Circle for Indigo Arts Alliance in Portland, ME, and the board of advisors for the UNH Museum of Art.
Jennifer received her master’s degree in arts administration and cultural entrepreneurship from Northeastern University in Boston. She studied drawing, painting, and design at the NH Institute of Art and at the Academy of Realist Art, Boston. She lives with her family in a 203-year-old farmhouse surrounded by trees, sky, fields, barns, water, cows, and every kind of weather.
Statement
Lately, I've been working primarily in oils which allows me to spend a little extra time in the sort of exquisite moments that might otherwise go unnoticed in the hectic nature of my daily life. A painting practice requires me to be present, to pay attention, to appreciate the gorgeousness around us. Which deserves to be noticed; it's entirely possible we otherwise might lose it. Earthy spring, lush summer, glorious autumn, stark winter—there is no season during which New England isn’t breathtaking.
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My creative process involves capturing both the sensory input of the physical experience of a scene, and the deeper connections it suggests. It requires me to explore just what stopped me in my tracks. Was it an interplay of shapes, a striking contrast, vibrant color harmonies, or perhaps a resurfacing memory, or sense of familiarity? I strive to embrace the essence of, and express delight in, what matters most, leaving behind my innate perfectionism and offering the viewer a chance to explore their own interpretations and connections.