upcoming
exhibitions
Dangerous Lullabies 6 · October 2020
Old Courthouse Arts · Woodstock IL · October 2021
Old Courthouse Arts · Woodstock IL · October 2021
featured
past exhibitions
JENNY’S ART HAS BEEN SHOWN AND AWARDED IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN ILLINOIS INCLUDING FREEPORT ART MUSEUM, DOLE MANSION IN CRYSTAL LAKE, AND A SOLO EXHIBIT AT STARLINE GALLERY IN HARVARD.
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Dangerous Lullabies
This is an annual show created, produced, and curated by Joe and Kathleen Isacson. “Artists are invited to submit work that explores the curious allure of things that frighten us. If you have work that is designed to examine the beauty found in the ashes of terror or the magnetic pull of work that is disturbing, on edge, or dark, this is the show for you.” It is a highly popular, juried event that takes place in October in Crystal Lake, IL.
Naming the Unspoken
“An Art show about writing about art” where writers were invited to create poems inspired by the artwork juried into the exhibition. The only information the writers had for inspiration was the image and title of each piece in the show, and the
poem and artwork were then displayed together. This show was created, produced, and curated by Joe and Kathleen Isacson. It featured my piece “Primavera” and curator Kathleen Isacson was the poet.
IF YOU ONLY KNEW
FREEPORT ART MUSEUM
This show included work from midwestern artists who dared to open themselves up to vulnerability by writing personal letters to break down the wall between artist and viewer. Viewers were given the letters and had to search the exhibit to find
the artwork that went with the letter. Artists were to supply a personal story that described why we created the pieces. “nyx” was created due to my years of having vivid nightmares that made it hard for me to sleep and explored how I learned to practice lucid dreaming to defeat that demon in my life.
Art Battle
Rockford Art Museum
This event featured ten juried artists invited for live, competitive painting before an audience. Artists were involved in three timed rounds to create three complete paintings as the audience circulated and voted to see who made it to the next round. It was intense, exciting, fast, and a fantastic stretch of an artist's skills! Competitors were chosen by the Rockford Art Museum.
Evolve
Aeon Gallery
This show was open internationally at the hauntingly beautiful Aeon Gallery in Richmond, IL, and produced and curated by Cheryl Ryan and Zmiya Mochoruk. Artwork was to feature subjects that experienced a change or transformation. I was honored to have five pieces in this exhibit including “The Guide” and “Primavera”. “Primavera” was about awakening and discovering who you are outside of societal expectations. “The Guide” featured a more literal transformation. This piece is a portrait of a creature that carries the souls of animals to the other side, where they are transformed from the physical to the spirit.
Solo Exhibition
Starline Gallery
The Starline Factory Gallery in Harvard, IL, is a historic, industrially renovated building and a studio space for an elite group of artists. Once a month, juried art events are held at the gallery and are open to outside submissions. As a Best of Show recipient at a previous Starline Gallery event, I was awarded a solo exhibit. I had several months to prepare, and the show highlighted my current body of work. It was an exciting evening of sales of both original works and prints as well as meeting and greeting several hundred show attendees.
juried
exhibitions
Evolve Aeon Gallery · Richmond, IL · September 2019
Escape Old Courthouse Arts · Woodstock, IL · April 2019
Identity Old Courthouse Arts · Woodstock, IL · January 2019
Oh Yes, She Did Old Courthouse Arts · Woodstock, IL · January 2019
Eminence Grise Faux Pas Gallery · Rochelle, IL · December 2018
Naming the Unspoken Dole Mansion · Crystal Lake, IL · November 2018
Dangerous Lullabies 4 Dole Mansion · Crystal Lake, IL · October 2018
If You Only Knew Freeport Art Museum · Freeport, IL · September 2018
4th Fridays Starline Gallery · Harvard, IL · February 2018
If You Only Knew Starline Gallery · Harvard, IL · January 2018
Dangerous Lullabies 3 Dole Mansion · Crystal Lake, IL · October 2017
4th Fridays Starline Gallery · Harvard, IL · July 2017
Creek Gallery 6 Willow Creek · Lake in the Hills, IL · June 2017
Adam and Eve Old Courthouse Arts · Woodstock, IL · January 2017
Dangerous Lullabies 2 Dole Mansion · Crystal Lake, IL · October 2016
Creek Gallery 5 Willow Creek · Lake in the Hills, IL · August 2016
4th Fridays Starline Gallery · Harvard, IL · June 2016
Future So Bright Old Courthouse Arts · Crystal Lake, IL · January 2016
Escape Old Courthouse Arts · Woodstock, IL · April 2019
Identity Old Courthouse Arts · Woodstock, IL · January 2019
Oh Yes, She Did Old Courthouse Arts · Woodstock, IL · January 2019
Eminence Grise Faux Pas Gallery · Rochelle, IL · December 2018
Naming the Unspoken Dole Mansion · Crystal Lake, IL · November 2018
Dangerous Lullabies 4 Dole Mansion · Crystal Lake, IL · October 2018
If You Only Knew Freeport Art Museum · Freeport, IL · September 2018
4th Fridays Starline Gallery · Harvard, IL · February 2018
If You Only Knew Starline Gallery · Harvard, IL · January 2018
Dangerous Lullabies 3 Dole Mansion · Crystal Lake, IL · October 2017
4th Fridays Starline Gallery · Harvard, IL · July 2017
Creek Gallery 6 Willow Creek · Lake in the Hills, IL · June 2017
Adam and Eve Old Courthouse Arts · Woodstock, IL · January 2017
Dangerous Lullabies 2 Dole Mansion · Crystal Lake, IL · October 2016
Creek Gallery 5 Willow Creek · Lake in the Hills, IL · August 2016
4th Fridays Starline Gallery · Harvard, IL · June 2016
Future So Bright Old Courthouse Arts · Crystal Lake, IL · January 2016