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Jenny Kemp
Untitled 2 (Graphic Abstract Painting on Paper in Purple, Yellow & Blue)

2019

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Graphic abstract painting on paper in complementary shades of blue and purple with contrasting yellow detail "Untitled 2" by Jenny Kemp, painted in 2019 gouache on paper, unframed 15 x 11 inches Signed verso Jenny Kemp’s abstract paintings are inspired by the artist’s desire to represent unseen phenomenon. With intricate and calculated line-work, the artist builds parallel layers against opaque backgrounds, while shifts in color and shape call attention to organic forms that give reference to the human body or atomic structures. Precise lines in bright yellow radiantly contrast against the blue and purple opaque background. The drawing is currently unframed, measuring 15 x 11 inches. About the artist: Jenny Kemp received a BS in Art from the University of Wisconsin - Madison and an MFA in Painting from the University at Albany. Her work has been exhibited in galleries and museums across the country, most recently at Gold/Scopophilia* in Montclair, NJ and the Mandeville Gallery at Union College in Schenectady, NY. She has been featured in publications such as 100 Painters of Tomorrow published by Thames & Hudson, New American Paintings, The Huffington Post, Seattle’s City Arts, New York Times, and The New England Review. Kemp is also a recipient of the 2015 NYFA fellowship in painting and the 2015 Emerging Artist Award recipient from the Art Center of the Capital Region in Troy, NY. She sits on the board of Collar Works, an art space dedicated to the support of emerging and under-represented artists exhibiting challenging and culturally relevant contemporary artworks in Troy, NY where she lives and works. EDUCATION MFA - Painting, University at Albany, SUNY 2012 BS - Art, University of Wisconsin, Madison 2002 EXHIBITIONS 2019 Gold / Scopophilia* Art on Paper, Pier 36, NYC Steady Curve Gold / Scopophilia*, Montclair, NJ (solo) 2018 Slow Grow Mandeville Gallery, Union College, Schenectady, NY (solo) FENCE + ECHO, Far x Wide, Brooklyn, NY (curated by Jes Cannon) Crazy Beautiful III, Kenise Barnes Gallery, Larchmont, NY Three Square, Geoffrey Young Gallery, Great Barrington, MA (curated by Phil & Sue Knoll) 2017 When We Were Young: Rethinking Abstraction from the University at Albany Art Collections (1967-present) University at Albany Art Museum, Albany, NY Surface 4, ARENA at Brooklyn Dermatology, Brooklyn, NY (curated by Renée Riccardo) The Whitney Houston Biennial: Greatest Love of All, Chashama, NYC (curated by Christine Finely) 2016 Reality is Wrong, Dreams are Real, David&Schweitzer Contemporary, Brooklyn, NY (curated by Phil and Sue Knoll) Squared, Geoffrey Young Gallery, Great Barrington, MA (curated by Phil & Sue Knoll) Something Else, The Painting Center, New York, NY (curated by Dee Shapiro and Miriam Brumer) Living Color, Art Center of the Capital Region, Troy, NY (2 person) 2015 Howdy Doody, Collar Works, Troy, NY (curated by Leona Christie) Remains to be Seen, Geoffrey Young Gallery, Great Barrington, MA (curated by Phil & Sue Knoll) Painting Parallels, GRIDSPACE, Brooklyn, NY (solo) Double Vision, Laffer Gallery, Schuylerville, NY (2 person) Mohawk Hudson Invitational Albany Center Gallery, Albany, NY Snowbirds Kenise Barnes Gallery, Larchmont, NY Valentine’s Day Cardiovascular, Geoffrey Young Gallery, Great Barrington, MA (curated by Phil & Sue Knoll) Variations in Paint (invitational), The Painting Center, New York, NY 2014 100 Painters of Tomorrow: New York Exhibition, One Art Space, New York, NY Mohawk Hudson Regional, Albany Institute of History and Art (juror: Stephen Westfall) Tracery, PS209 Gallery, Stone Ridge, NY Connections Todd Art Gallery at Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN (2 person) Perceptions Opalka Gallery at Sage College, Albany, NY Modern Artists Carrie Haddad Gallery, Husdson, NY 2013 Second Nature Albany Airport Gallery, Albany, NY Admit One Collar Works Gallery, Troy, NY Works by Jenny Kemp and Richard Harrington Gallery 105, curated by MCLA Gallery 51, N. Adams, MA An Early Spring Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY 2012 Recent work and new paintings on paper Fulton Street Gallery (solo) FISSURE GalleryEll online exhibition, curated by Amanda Kates In Orbit Little Gallery at Sage College of Albany. Albany, NY. Works on Paper Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY MFA National Competition First Street Gallery, NYC. Juror: John Yau BioLogical Salem Art Works Carry House Gallery, Salem, NY MFA Thesis Exhibition University at Albany Art Museum, Albany, NY 2011 Back to School Fulton Street Gallery, Troy, NY Fence Select The Art Center of the Capital Region, Troy, NY. Juror: Carrie Haddad Honorable Mention Chain Letter Samson Projects, Boston, MA SUNY Best of Show New York State Museum, Albany, NY Members Only Collar Works Gallery, Troy, NY Fountain Art Fair Pier 66, New York, NY Nathan Meltz with Jenny Kemp and Doug Holst Thaddeus Kwiat Projects, Saugerties, NY 2010 Evergreen Washington State Convention and Trade Center, Seattle, WA Loose/Tight Davey Jones Gallery, Albany, NY Tomorrow’s Masters Today Albany Institute of History and Art, Albany, NY 2009 Organic Structures by Color Theory Collective Fremont Abbey, Seattle, WA Appendages Gallery 110 Loft, Seattle, WA (solo) Full Bloom Mills Pond House Gallery, St. James, NY PULP 4 Gallery 110, Seattle, WA Under the Skin Gallery 110, Seattle, WA 2008 Line Dance Gallery 110, Seattle, WA Growing Figures 66 Bell Loft Gallery, Seattle, WA (solo) Paperworks b.j. spoke gallery, Huntington, NY Juror: Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY Alternate PULP 3 Gallery 110 Seattle, WA TEACHING EXPERIENCE Visiting Assistant Professor of Studio Art (Painting & Drawing) Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT 2019 Adjunct Instructor Union College, Schenectady, NY 2018-2019. Intro to Oil Painting & Drawing I Adjunct Instructor University at Albany, SUNY. Spring 2019. Experimental AnimationAdjunct Instructor, University at Albany, SUNY. Fall 2017 & Fall 2018. MA Graduate Seminar Adjunct Instructor, University at Albany, SUNY. Fall 2017. Beginning Painting Visiting Artist Professor, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT. 2014/15 academic year Adjunct Instructor, Sage College of Albany: Mixed Media Drawing, 2D Design. Albany, NY. Fall 2012-2014 Lecturer, Siena College: 2D Design, Graphic Design. Loudonville, NY. Fall 2012-2013 Instructor of Record. Two-Dimensional Design. University at Albany, SUNY. Fall 2010 & Spring 2011 Instructor of Record. Beginning Drawing. University at Albany, SUNY. Fall 2011 & Spring 2012 Teaching Assistant to Mark Greenwold. Advanced Painting. University at Albany, SUNY. Fall 2009 Teaching Assistant. ArtsCorps. Seattle, WA. 2006-2008 VISITING ARTIST EVENTS AND TALKS Cameron Visiting Artist, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT May 2018 Gouache painting workshop Google NYC, April 2016 Artist Talk Art Center of the Capital Region, Troy, NY February 2016 Artist Talk Sage College of Albany, Albany, NY. April 2015 Artist Talk University at Albany, Albany, NY. April 2014 Artist Talk with Berkshire Hills Internship Program Interns, Gallery 105, North Adams, MA. June 2013 Visiting Artist. St. Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN. Spring 2013 Artist Talk. Rensselear Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY. Fall 2012 AWARDS AND HONORS NYFA Fellowship in Painting, 2015 Emerging Artist Award, The Arts Center of the Capital Region, 2015 Purchase Award, Dr. Arthur N Collins ’48, University at Albany Alumni Found. for the UAlbany Museum, Mohawk Hudson Regional, Sept 2014 Board Member Collar Works Gallery, Troy, NY. February 2012 – present, Chairwoman 2015-2018. Capstone Committee. Siena College, Loudonville, NY. Spring 2013-present Guest Juror. Athens Cultural Center’s Members Show, Athens, NY. April 2013 Graduate Student Organization Personal Research Grant SUNY Albany June, 2011 Merit Award. Contemporary Arts Center- Woodside. Troy, NY. June, 2011 Board Member. Gallery 110, Seattle, WA. February 2008 – August 2009 RESIDENCIES Elizabeth Murray Artist Residency by Collar Works (involved in development) Summer 2018 Contemporary Artist Center Woodside, Troy, NY. June-July, 2011 CURATING Informal Language Collar Works Gallery, Troy, NY January-March 2017 Cascadia Collar Works Gallery, Troy, NY. May, 2013 Percolate! Collar Works Gallery, Troy, NY. August, 2012 Co-curated with Jake Winiski Pursuant Pharaohs Collar Works Gallery, Troy, NY. September, 2011 Co-curated with Georgia Wohnsen PUBLIC COLLECTIONS University at Albany Art Museum Union College, Schenectady, NY
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