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"...The
sheer beauty of her painterliness, the elegance of her
compositions, the brightness of her palette and touch."
Paul Smart - Woodstock Times,
April 2004
"These strong expressionistic oils
show a respect and love of the medium;the abstractions
are stimulating and yet gentle, speaking of deliberation,
observation and analysis." Phyllis
Gilbert - Woodstock Times, July 2000
"Nelson's work ranges from the
semi-abstract to pure abstraction...all the exotic shapes
and colors of a fired imagination." Mary
Cassai - The Kingston Freeman, August 2001
Statement
Although my early artistic training was focused on
the classical and representational, it has always been
my natural instinct to depict my surroundings in abstract
forms. Most of the paintings evolve as an intuitive
reaction to my surroundings, be it interior space, or
landscape. To evoke this kind of sensory memory in my
work I apply many layers of paint, using gesture and
my internal color sense. Traces of previous layers will
remain visible, allowing colors to interact in ways
I could not have anticipated. In this way a composition
is arrived at through a series of decisions that are
both conscious and unconscious. With great sensitivity
to these evolving colors and forms, a very personal
abstract language emerges. Focusing on particular shapes
or compositions for long periods of time will often
result in a series of closely related paintings, which
have fully explored my current interest. The paintings
are on ongoing process of addition and subtraction until
everything on the canvas co-exists with a depth and
intensity that seems balanced to me.
Biography
Jenny Nelson attended Maine College of Art in Portland
ME. and graduated with a BFA from Bard College, where
she received a scholarship to the Lacoste School of
the Arts in France. For the past 15 years she has been
living and working in Woodstock NY. Beginning in the
fall of November 2004, she will be an Artist in Residence
at the Byrdcliffe Art Colony in Woodstock. Her work
has been shown widely in the New York City, New England
and Hudson Valley regions, including the Tria Gallery,
NYC, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson NY, Chace-Randall
Gallery, Andes, NY and the Alpha Gallery, Boston.
JENNY NELSON SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:
Chace-Randall Gallery, Andes NY, Solo Show May 2010
Anne Irwin Fine Art, Atlanta Georgia, Small Works Show, November 2009
Bryant Street Gallery , Palo Alto CA. Group Exhibition, December 2009
Bryant Street Gallery, Palo Alto CA. Fada Los Angeles Art Fair, December 2009
Tria Gallery, Manhattan NY, Winter White, December 2009
Anne Irwin Fine Art, Atlanta GA, Contrasts, October 2009
Tria Gallery, Manhattan NY, AAF, May 2009
Asher Neiman Gallery, Red Bank NJ, Solo Show, October 2008
Tria Gallery, Manhattan NY, Group Show, July 2008
Chace-Randall Gallery, Andes NY, Solo Show, May 2008
Carrie Haddad Gallery, Art Basel Miami, December 2007
Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson NY, Solo Show, July 2007
Chace-Randall Gallery, Andes NY, Solo Show, September 2006
Gallery100, Saratoga NY, Solo show, May 2006
James Cox Gallery, Woodstock NY, Group Show, May 2006
Kleinert-James Gallery, Woodstock NY, Juried Exhibition, April 2006
Chace Randall Gallery, Andes NY, Group Show, December 2005
Coffey Gallery, Kingston NY, Solo Show, September 2005
Kleinert -James Gallery, Woodstock NY, Collectors Show, August 2005
Alpha Gallery, Boston MA, New Talent Show, June 2005
Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson NY, Solo Show, May 2005
Albert Shahinian Fine Art, Poughkeepsie NY, Six Women Painters, November 2004
Omega Institute, Rhinebeck NY, Solo Show, August 2004
New York Underground Art Fair, Pool Art Addict, Four Points Hotel, NY NY May 2004
Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson NY, Solo Show, April 2004
Coffey Gallery, Kingston NY, Solo Show, August 2003
Senate House Show, Kingston NY, Selected Group Show, October 2003
Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson NY, Selected Group Show, November 2002
Geller Estate, New Haven Ct, Private Showing, February 2002
Fisher Studio Art Gallery, Annandale on Hudson, Solo Show, June 2001
SELECTED COLLECTIONS:
Warren Bierwirth, Paris, France
Cecilia Greene, Manhattan, NY
Helen Chapman, Manhattan, NY
Michael & Sheila Faharty, Manhattan, NY
Christopher Dlutowski, Manhattan, NY
Jim & Dianne Footlicke, Manhattan, NY
Laurent Gaudry, Manhattan, NY
Nancy Seigal, Boca Raton, FL.
Holli Gersh, Boca Raton, FL.
Kenneth & Margaret Uhle, Ridgefield, CT
Dr. Lee Sider, Mt. Tremper, NY
Weston & Julia Blelock, Woodstock, NY
JURIED EXHIBITONS:
Woodstock Artists Association Woodstock NY, June 2004
Samuel Dorsky Museum, New Paltz NY, Hudson Valley Artists 2002
MEDIA:
Roll Magazine Interview, Ross Rice, April 2010
The 60/60 Portrait Project with Franco Vogt, December 2009
Roll Magazine, Cover Artist, December 2009
Studio Visit Magazine, Fall Edition 2008
Woodstock Times Feature Article, “Spring Awakening” Paul Smart, June 2008
“Blue Bird” Featured in Beautiful Homes Magazine, Summer 2007
“Float” Featured in Universal Studios movie: Definitely, Maybe
Directed by Adam Brooks 2007 release
Woodstock Times, Review, Paul Smart, May 2006
Art New England, August 2005
Pulse Magazine, Nick Chassman, Review, June 2005
Woodstock Times, Review, Paul Smart, April 2004
Guide Magazine, Featured Artist, December 2003
Kingston Freeman, Review, Mary Cassai, August 2001
Woodstock Times, Review, Phyllis Gilbert, July 2000
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