Jenny Kemp

Moon (Graphic Abstract Painting in Red, Dark Teal & Yellow)

2020

Graphic abstract painting on linen over panel in complementary shades of pale blue, grey blue, orche and moss green "Curbside" by Jenny Kemp, painted in 2019 acrylic on linen over panel, 22 x 18 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 transitioning from pale blue, grey blue to an earth toned orche and moss green follow elliptical paths over an opaque blue background. The abstract painting is made on linen that is tightly wrapped over a wooden panel. The sides are unpainted, revealing the raw linen. 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...

Graphic abstract painting on linen in contrasting shades of teal, sienna, and warm sunflower yellow "Keeper" by Jenny Kemp, painted in 2019 acrylic on linen over panel 14" X 11" unframed 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. Waves of yellow contrasts against earth toned hues of sienna and teal while precise lines seem to vibrate the transitions of color. The abstract painting is part of a series of paintings on linen that can be hung together. 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...

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