Jenna Kuiper

A painting by Jenna Kuiper of a green snake coiled atop a rock, with subtle shades of brown and beige in the background that mimic natural surroundings.
A painting of a gold vase holding a vibrant bouquet of flowers and leaves. The bouquet features star-shaped blue flowers, a purple trumpet-shaped flower, and various green leaves. The background is a light gradient of soft pastel colors, creating an ethereal sense of being in Another World.
A still life painting depicting a banana with dark spots alongside a cluster of dark grapes on a light draped fabric background. The colors have soft blending, creating a gentle realistic look.
A painting of a single grey mushroom with a bulbous cap, standing amid contrasting brown and dark green foliage, rendered with a slightly blurred, impressionistic style.
A painting of a cluster of white mushrooms with detailed caps and stems, set against a vivid yellow and green background. the texture of the mushrooms is finely depicted, with soft shadowing.
Abstract painting of a banana with a fluid, blurred background in shades of black, brown, and pink, giving the image a dream-like appearance.
A vivid watercolor painting depicting a bright orange mushroom with a white stem, set against a soft, green and yellow shaded background, suggesting a tranquil forest scene.
A painting of various mushrooms, including an upright white one and several colorful ones, depicted on a small canvas propped on an easel. the background and easel are painted in muted gray tones.

Jenna Kuiper

Born: 1981, Huron, SD

Biography and Information

Biography
Jenna Kuiper (b. 1981) is a multimedia artist working primarily in painting and previously with light-sensitive materials. Her recent paintings focus on the physical characteristics of plants as medicine and the widespread belief in the healing properties found in the earth’s vegetation. As she approaches her subjects at ground level, she questions the fine line between medicinal and toxic.

Jenna Kuiper’s work has been included in publications such as Lenscratch and THE Magazine. She has exhibited nationally at the New Mexico Museum of Art in Santa Fe, NM, Rayko Center for Photography in San Francisco, CA, and the Missoula Art Museum in Missoula, MT, among many others. Her work is in the collections of the New Mexico Museum of Art and Soho Beach House. Kuiper holds an MFA from the University of New Mexico. The artist lives and works in Santa Fe, NM.

And yet there is a question around the peril of the natural world.  Something unknown.  Poison. Healing. These paintings were made with a longing to listen to the imprint of nature in our complex and changing world. — Jenna Kuiper

Education
2009
MFA in Painting and Drawing The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

2006
BFA with emphasis in Painting/Drawing, The University of Montana, Missoula, MT

Exhibitions
2022
Another World, Richard Levy Gallery, Albuquerque, NM

2019
to the moon and back, Richard Levy Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
Off menu, Bedford Contemporary Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA
11:11 Listening to Change, Tricia Capello & Jenna Kuiper, Richard Levy Gallery, Albuquerque, NM

2018
Shifting Light, New Mexico Museum of Art Permanent Collection, Santa Fe, NM

2017
Small Wonder, New Mexico Museum of Art, Santa Fe, NM

2016
Camera-less, Richard Levy Gallery, Albuquerque, NM

2015
Evidence: Seen and Unseen, Gallery 1 of 1, Seattle, WA
Magician’s Table, Richard Levy Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
Femme Papel, Rayko Center for Photography, San Francisco, CA
Coordinates, Richard Levy Gallery, Albuquerque, NM

2014
Build, Group Exhibition, Traywick Contemporary, Berkeley, CA
Human Sized, CSU Pueblo Gallery, Pueblo, CO

2013
Light in Hand (solo), Richard Levy Gallery, Albuquerque, NM

2012
17 Stones, Richard Levy Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
2009
Glow, Richard Levy Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
Wind (and other documents), (solo) Harwood Art Center, Albuquerque, NM
Bittersweet, Jonson Gallery, (juried) The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

2008
Crossings, Juried Graduate Exhibition featuring students from schools across the Southwest, Jurors: Richard Levy, Patrick Nagatani, Viviette Hunt, Harwood Art Center, Albuquerque NM
Splash, Juried Graduate Exhibition, Juror: Suzanne Sbarge, The University of New Mexico Museum, Albuquerque, NM

2007 Given Shelter, curated by Deborah Gavel, 516 ARTS, Albuquerque, NM
Heavy Objects, The Donkey Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
Out of the Underground, Juried Graduate Exhibition, Juror: Director Laura Stewart Heon, 516 ARTS,  Albuquerque, NM

2006
At First Site, Jonson Gallery at The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
Bachelor of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition, Gallery of Visual Arts, The University of Montana, Missoula, MT
34th Annual Juried Art Auction and Exhibition, Missoula Art Museum, Missoula, MT
11th Annual Juried Exhibition, Gallery of Visual Arts, Missoula, MT

2005
Dorothy’s Red Shoes, McClay County Arts Center, Bloomington, IL
10th Annual Juried Exhibition, Gallery of Visual Arts, The University of Montana, Missoula, MT
2004 9th Annual Juried Exhibiton, Gallery of Visual Arts, The University of Montana, Missoula, MT

Collections
New Mexico Museum of Art, Santa Fe, NM
Soho Beach House, Malibu, CA

Awards
2015
KALA Print Center Residency, Berkeley, CA

Press
2022
Nancy Zastudil, Transcendental Painting Lives on in New Mexico and Beyond, Hyperallergic, February 8

2017
Constructed: The Contemporary Image in Photography Since 1990, Routledge/Focal Press

2016
Federico Uribe, Jenna Kuiper, The Woven Tale Press, Vol. IV #3, p. 49-52

2015
Titus O’Brien, Magician’s Table is an elegant affair, full of humble but sophisticated pleasures, p. 48, THE Magazine, November
Aline Smithson, Femme Papel at Rayko Photo Center, Lenscratch, October 6
Wes Pulkka, Local art show includes pinhole photos by former UNM professor, Venue, Albuquerque Journal, May 3

2014
David M. Roth, Build @ Traywick Contemporary, SquareCylinder.com, July 25, Group
The Periodic Table: Jenna Kuiper, Phases Magazine Blog
Kate Ware, The Matter of Light, Diffusion Magazine, December

2012
Armitage, Diane, 17 Stones, THE magazine, July
Melissa Scherrer, 17 Stones, Proof::The Blog, May 4
Liz McDonald, Jenna Kuiper, The Monarch Review, May 2

2008
Aaker, Wendy, Ignite, The District, Summer
Armitage, Diane, The Fourteenth Annual Juried Grad Exhibition, THE magazine, June

Press Release
2022 Another World at Richard Levy Gallery

 

2019 to the moon and back at Richard Levy Gallery

2019 11:11 Listening to Change at Richard Levy Gallery

2016 cameraless at Richard Levy Gallery

2015 Magician’s Table at Richard Levy Gallery

2015 Coordinates at Richard Levy Gallery

2013 Light In Hand at Richard Levy Gallery

2012 17 Stones at Richard Levy Gallery

2009 Glow at Richard Levy Gallery

 

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