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JENNA NORTH

bridgeArtFair NY 2008 ARTIST

ART NOW FAIR, ART BASEL MIAMI BEACH ARTIST

“Octave”, oil enamel on panel, 21 x 21”

 Energy fields of pattern formed by frequency waves in nature is the essence of my current body of work; The Grey-tones.

 For the last eight years my visual exploration as an abstract painter has been the rich history of ornamental design in many cultures and epochs and the spiritual experience of making and being engrossed in opulent symmetry.  The aesthetics of harmonious design and exigent vibrations stimulates physiological and formal seduction of the viewer.

 The Grey-tones are inspired by the notion that sound vibrations in nature create pattern formations that are reminiscent of specific elements of design. I conduct virtual labs using sound/substance algorithms. The results inform the Grey-tone paintings.

 Recently color is given some allowance after maintaining a strict constraint of black and white for nearly two years. Red corresponds to the music note C, planet mars, the 1st chakra, the element fire and my checkbook. A recent study revealed that stars hum middle C before death. Perhaps the presence of red in this work is a sign of its transformative state.

 

Jenna North

b. Los Angeles, C.A.  1976

 

Education  

San Francisco Art Institute.  MFA (current student).  Painting.  Full Fellowship

Kansas City Art Institute.  B.F.A. 2000.  Painting & Printmaking.  Merit Scholarship

Munson Williams Proctor Institute of Pratt.  A.A. 1997.  Fine and Liberal Arts.  Merit Scholarship

 

Solo:

·      “Grey-tones; Cymatics” San Mateo City Hall, San Mateo, CA Sept/Oct. 2006

  • “Good Vibrations” The Retox, San Francisco, CA July/Aug. 2006
  • New Paintings, Junction City Arts Council, Junction City, KS August 2006
  • "Greytones; Cymatics" Art Gallery Salina Public Library,  November 2005
  • “Googie” Penn State University November 18th - Dec. 22nd 2004
  • "The Jetsons" Arts Council of Dickinson County  Sept. 1st - October 8th 2004 
  • “Limbo”, Catering By Design, Kansas City, MO  1999

Group and Two Person:

 

  •  “Mechanical Genius”, Artisans Gallery, San Rafael, CA (group) May/June 2007
  • Cooper Hook LLC, NYC, NY (group) May/June 2007
  • The Art Mine Gallery, Port Hadlock, WA (group)
  • “TASTE”, Root Division, San Francisco, CA (group)
  • “Grey-tones; Cymatics” The Arc, San Francisco, CA (solo)

·      “Systems and Transmutations” Root Division, San Francisco, CA, February 2007

·      “The Fortune Show” Swell Gallery, San Francisco Art Institute, June 2006

·      “The Hanging”, Arts Council of Dickinson County, Abilene, KS July 2006

·      Patrick Henry Community College in Martinsville, VA  Oct. 2005

·      “Stick to Your Guns”, Roanoke, VA, August 12th-Sept. 2005 

·      Artists of Dickinson County, Abilene, KS Aug.-Sept. 2005  (group)

·      "The Jetsons" Arts Council of Dickinson County  Sept. 1st - October 8th 2004  (solo)

·      "Artists of Dickinson County", Train Depot in Abilene, KS July 2004

·      East End Gallery, Appleton, Wisconsin   2002 

·      “Counter North”, The Village Bookshop, Ferndale, CA    2001 (2 person)

·      “North Counter”, Metzger’s Law Firm, Eureka, CA    2001 (2 person)

·      Don’s Art Gallery Fortuna, CA    2001 (2 person)

·      The Portal Gallery, Mount Shasta, CA    2001

·      Michael Cross Gallery, Kansas City, MO    2000 

·      The Late Show Gallery, Kansas City, MO    2000 

·      Senior Thesis, H&R Block Art Space, Kansas City, MO 2000

 ·      Blue Cross Blue Shield, Kansas City, MO    2000 

·      Architectural Contract Furnishing, Kansas City, MO 2000 (group)

·      2nd Biennial "Light & Space Exhibition" Madison, Wisconsin   1999

·      "Mapping The Territory" KCAI Student Gallery, KC, MO  1998

·      Group shows in the KCAI Student Painting Gallery, KC, MO    1997-2000

·      1st Biennial "Light & Space Exhibition" Madison, Wisconsin    1996

·      Store Front Installation "Utica Art Walk" Utica, NY     1997

·      Munson Williams Proctor Institute Museum of Art, Utica, NY     1996/1997 

·      M.W.P.I. Coffee House Sculpture Light Show, Utica, NY   1996/1997 

·      M.V.C.C. Sculpture Light Show, Utica, NY   1997 

·      Three group shows in the M.W.P.I Student Gallery,  Utica, NY   1995-1997

 

  

 

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