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Pink
Oil on wood

14" x 20"

2009

Yellow

oil on wood

24" x 36"

2009

Push Clown

oil on wood

24" x 36"

2008

Tireless

Oil on wood

24" x 36"

2009

Berkley

Oil on wood

24" x 36"

2009

Ferris Wheel

Oil on wood

36" x 60"

2008

Clown and Elephant

Oil on wood

10" x 15"

2008

 

Artist Statement  

My paintings try to conjure up memories of places and play from childhood.  I am less interested in capturing an exact or realistic depiction of any place or specific interaction. The paintings are uninhabited, allowing the viewer to construct a personal narrative.  Houses and their settings- places where most play happens,- side yards and wide streets, along with lawn chairs, fences, and garden tools are some  the iconic elements, often from a bygone era I use to build my compositions.  I also paint toys from the seventies- trying to create landscapes that happen in play- imaginary landscapes. I use oil paint-applied with a palette knife in heavy impasto.  The color, light, and composition are the formal painting qualities I am intrigued with.  But, the thickness of the material pulled with the knife blurs the tightly realistic elements. Often the technique contradicts the plasticity of the subject matter. 

Jenny Beedon Snow, 2009

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Education

9/92-9/93        

Miami University

Oxford, Ohio 45056

 independent study grant in oil painting

 

8/84-5/87        

Miami University

Oxford, Ohio 45056

BFA studies in painting and graphic design

Select Exhibitions and Collections

 

2009                   
Seattle Art Museum Sales Gallery,

“Shelter”

Group Exhibition

Seattle, Washington

 

2008                   
Linda Hodges Gallery,

One Person Exhibition

Seattle, Washington

 

Gage School of Fine Arts Landscape Invitational

Seattle, Washington

 

King County Public Art Collection, Portable Works,

Harborview, Seattle Washington

 

Swedish Medical Center Collection

Seattle Washington

                           

2007                   
Linda Hodges Gallery, Jennifer Beedon Snow

One Person Exhibition

Seattle, Washington

 

King County Arts Purchase Awards Grant

Seattle Washington

 

2006                   
Linda Hodges Gallery, Jennifer Beedon snow

One Person Exhibition

 

2005                   
Linda Hodges Gallery, Jennifer Beedon Snow

One Person Exhibition

 

2004                                                            

Linda Hodges Gallery,  Two Person Exhibition

Seattle, Washington                         

Linda Hodges Gallery “Countours-Alternative Landscapes”  

Seattle, Washington

 

2003                   

Gulassa & Company, One Person Exhibition

Seattle,  Washington

 

2002 
Linda Hodges Gallery,  Two Person Exhibition

Seattle, Washington

 

James Graham Architect/Zero Plus, One Person Exhibition,

Seattle, Washington

                           

Center on Contemporary Art, Auction Invitational

Seattle, Washington

James Graham Architect/Zero Plus, Group  Invitational

Seattle, Washington             

                             

2001                   

Linda Hodges Gallery, Two Person Exhibition

Seattle, Washington

 

Center on Contemporary Art, Painting Marathon

Seattle, Washington

       

Publications and Reviews

Christopher Schnoor, “Northwest Art Yesterday and Today”  Boise Weekly, March 2, 2005

Sheila Farr, “Jennifer Beedon Snow, A New Artist To Watch” Seattle Times, January 28, 2005

Victoria Medgyesi, “Northwest Living”,

The Seattle Times Magazine, April 23, 2000

 

             

Textile Design

2002-2005        

Design custom wool and silk rugs for individual clients,    as well as a line of rugs for Gulassa and Company,
Seattle, Washington

 

2005                   
Design and color consultant for Brenthaven, Inc,             Bellingham, Washington

Architectural Design

1998-2007        

Design consultant/colorist for architects and private clients, Seattle, Washington