Professional Summary and Objective
Professional artist, art educator, and community builder whose work with ethnic/indigenous communities informs the content of her artwork, and who uses art and art education to build community and to improve the lives of individuals within diverse communities. Seeking an opportunity to further explore the dynamic between art, the individual and the community.
Solo Exhibitions
2011Tom Robinson Gallery Chicago, IL Chicago Society of Artists Fall Exhibition Expressions Paintings and Sculptures
2011The Center for Contemporary African Art & Culture Chicago, IL "Stories Behind The Post Cards- Jim Crow" A Curated Group Exhibition, Featured Artist, Oil Paintings on Board and Mixed Media Collages on Boards
2011Museum of Science and Industry Chicago, IL Black Creativity Juried Art Exhibition: "Stories Behind The Post Cards-Jim Crow", An Oil Painting on Board and 2 Mixed Media Collages on Boards
2010DuSable Museum of African Art: Chicago 2010 Read-In Chicago, IL Performances by Authors, Poets, Spoken Word Artists and Featured Visual Artist Jennifer Scott: "Stories Behind The Post Cards-Jim Crow" Mixed Media Collages on Boards
2009Murphy Hill Gallery Chicago, IL "Art, Media and Unique Gifts" A Curated Group Exhibition, Oil Based Color Collages on Board and Paper
2009Murphy Hill Gallery Chicago, IL "Art Across Cultures" A Curated Group Exhibition, Abstract Drawing
2009Peter Jones Gallery Chicago, IL. "The Grand Goodbye: Peter Jones Gallery's Final Exhibition" Curated Group Exhibition, Oil Painting
2008Murphy Hill Gallery Chicago, IL. "Chicago Artist's Month Presents: Phantom Gallery, "Living With AIDS, the Quilt Project" and A Curated Group Exhibition" Oil Paintings, Lithograph Print, Oil Based Collages, Glass and Photgraphy
2008Bloomingdale Arts Building Chicago, IL. "Phantom Gallery: Chicago Artists Month Curated Group Exhibition" Charcoal Drawings & Oil Based Collage
2008Murphy Hill Gallery Chicago, IL "Abstracts & Representational Art" Oil Paintings, Lithograph Print, Drawings & Oil Based Collages
2008South Shore Cultural Center Gallery Chicago, IL. "In Black & White" Creative Artist Association Group Show. Charcoal Drawings
2008Galaxie Chicago Chicago, IL. “Celebration of Local Artists: Art & Inspiration Group Art Exhibition" Oil Painting
2008Museum of Science and Industry Chicago, IL. “Black Creativity Juried Group Art Exhibition” Black and White Lithograph.
2007South Shore Cultural Center Gallery Chicago, IL. "Precious Memories " Creative Artist Association Group Show. Collage & Color Ink on Board
2007South Shore Cultural Center Gallery Chicago, IL. "Spring Inspirations" Creative Artist Association Group Show. Oil Painting, Collage & Ink on Board
2000The Art Institute of Chicago, Third Floor Gallery The 2nd Annual Chicago Art Open 1999, Chicago, IL. Works on Paper
1999Arena Atelier Creative Zone Chicago, IL. “From Here to the Next Chapter” Prints, Works on Paper, Paintings
1996The Students of Professor Charles Eldred: An Alumni Memorial Invitational Binghamton University Art Museum, Binghamton, NY. Prints, Works On Paper
1996Tamarind Collaborative Lithography Ralph Greene Gallery, Albuquerque, NM. Lithographs
1996African American Artists of New Mexico Governor’s Gallery, Santa Fe, NM. Lithographs
1995New Mexico African American Artists’ Guild, KiMo Gallery ‘Through the Spiritual Lens’, Albuquerque, NM. Lithographs, Works on Paper
Open Studio Exhibition 500 Second Street Gallery ‘Revelations’, Albuquerque, NM. Works on Paper, Paintings
New Mexico African American Artists’ Guild South Broadway Cultural Center ‘We Too Are America’ Invitational, Albuquerque, NM. Prints, Works on Paper
1994New Mexico African American Artists’ Guild Harwood Art Center, ‘Autumn Inventory’ Juried, Albuquerque, NM. Prints, Works on Paper
1993MFA Annual Graduate Student Exhibition RISD Museum, Providence, RI. Prints, Works on Paper, Paintings
Personal Perspectives on Race Invitational and Exhibition Participant in 'Symposium on Race and Identity': Hera Gallery, Wakefield, RI. Works on Paper
Minneapolis College of Art & Design Exchange Show Juried, College Gallery, Minneapolis, MN. Prints
1992Graduate Dept. Figurative Exhibition, Juried Sol Koffler Gallery, RISD, Providence, RI. Prints, Works on Paper
Two Person Figurative Exhibition Sol Koffler Gallery, RISD, Providence, RI. Works on Paper
1990The Fifth Mini Print International Exhibition Juried, Plaza Gallery, Binghamton, NY. Prints
1989-1990Group Figurative Exhibition Horizons Gallery, Binghamton, NY. Works on Paper, Paintings
1989BFA Solo Exhibition Plaza Gallery, SUNY Binghamton, NY. Prints & Pastel Figure Drawings
Group Exhibitions
2014Gallery 400 (UIC) Chicago, IL 'Encounters at the Edge of the Forest' Curated by Rhoda Rosen, Group Exhibition, Mixed Media
2013Joliet Gallery 7 Joliet, IL Chicago Society of Artists-Curated Group Exhibitions, Prints, Paintings, Mixed Media and Sculpture
2013Beverly Arts Center Chicago, IL "The Figure as Storyteller" Curated Group Exhibition, Paintings, Drawings, Mixed Media and Collages
2011Tom Robinson Gallery Chicago, IL Chicago Society of Artists Fall Exhibition Expressions Paintings and Sculptures
2011The Center for Contemporary African Art & Culture Chicago, IL "Stories Behind The Post Cards- Jim Crow" A Curated Group Exhibition, Featured Artist, Oil Paintings on Board and Mixed Media Collages on Boards
2011Museum of Science and Industry Chicago, IL Black Creativity Juried Art Exhibition: "Stories Behind The Post Cards-Jim Crow", An Oil Painting on Board and 2 Mixed Media Collages on Boards
2010DuSable Museum of African Art: Chicago 2010 Read-In Chicago, IL Performances by Authors, Poets, Spoken Word Artists and Featured Visual Artist Jennifer Scott: "Stories Behind The Post Cards-Jim Crow" Mixed Media Collages on Boards
2009Murphy Hill Gallery Chicago, IL "Art, Media and Unique Gifts" A Curated Group Exhibition, Oil Based Color Collages on Board and Paper
2009Murphy Hill Gallery Chicago, IL "Art Across Cultures" A Curated Group Exhibition, Abstract Drawing
2009Peter Jones Gallery Chicago, IL. "The Grand Goodbye: Peter Jones Gallery's Final Exhibition" Curated Group Exhibition, Oil Painting
2008Murphy Hill Gallery Chicago, IL. "Chicago Artist's Month Presents: Phantom Gallery, "Living With AIDS, the Quilt Project" and A Curated Group Exhibition" Oil Paintings, Lithograph Print, Oil Based Collages, Glass and Photgraphy
2008Bloomingdale Arts Building Chicago, IL. "Phantom Gallery: Chicago Artists Month Curated Group Exhibition" Charcoal Drawings & Oil Based Collage
2008Murphy Hill Gallery Chicago, IL "Abstracts & Representational Art" Oil Paintings, Lithograph Print, Drawings & Oil Based Collages
2008South Shore Cultural Center Gallery Chicago, IL. "In Black & White" Creative Artist Association Group Show. Charcoal Drawings
2008Galaxie Chicago Chicago, IL. “Celebration of Local Artists: Art & Inspiration Group Art Exhibition" Oil Painting
2008Museum of Science and Industry Chicago, IL. “Black Creativity Juried Group Art Exhibition” Black and White Lithograph.
2007South Shore Cultural Center Gallery Chicago, IL. "Precious Memories " Creative Artist Association Group Show. Collage & Color Ink on Board
2007South Shore Cultural Center Gallery Chicago, IL. "Spring Inspirations" Creative Artist Association Group Show. Oil Painting, Collage & Ink on Board
2000The Art Institute of Chicago, Third Floor Gallery The 2nd Annual Chicago Art Open 1999, Chicago, IL. Works on Paper
1999Arena Atelier Creative Zone Chicago, IL. “From Here to the Next Chapter” Prints, Works on Paper, Paintings
1996The Students of Professor Charles Eldred: An Alumni Memorial Invitational Binghamton University Art Museum, Binghamton, NY. Prints, Works On Paper
1996Tamarind Collaborative Lithography Ralph Greene Gallery, Albuquerque, NM. Lithographs
1996African American Artists of New Mexico Governor’s Gallery, Santa Fe, NM. Lithographs
1995New Mexico African American Artists’ Guild, KiMo Gallery ‘Through the Spiritual Lens’, Albuquerque, NM. Lithographs, Works on Paper
Open Studio Exhibition 500 Second Street Gallery ‘Revelations’, Albuquerque, NM. Works on Paper, Paintings
New Mexico African American Artists’ Guild South Broadway Cultural Center ‘We Too Are America’ Invitational, Albuquerque, NM. Prints, Works on Paper
1994New Mexico African American Artists’ Guild Harwood Art Center, ‘Autumn Inventory’ Juried, Albuquerque, NM. Prints, Works on Paper
1993MFA Annual Graduate Student Exhibition RISD Museum, Providence, RI. Prints, Works on Paper, Paintings
Personal Perspectives on Race Invitational and Exhibition Participant in 'Symposium on Race and Identity': Hera Gallery, Wakefield, RI. Works on Paper
Minneapolis College of Art & Design Exchange Show Juried, College Gallery, Minneapolis, MN. Prints
1992Graduate Dept. Figurative Exhibition, Juried Sol Koffler Gallery, RISD, Providence, RI. Prints, Works on Paper
Two Person Figurative Exhibition Sol Koffler Gallery, RISD, Providence, RI. Works on Paper
1990The Fifth Mini Print International Exhibition Juried, Plaza Gallery, Binghamton, NY. Prints
1989-1990Group Figurative Exhibition Horizons Gallery, Binghamton, NY. Works on Paper, Paintings
1989BFA Solo Exhibition Plaza Gallery, SUNY Binghamton, NY. Prints & Pastel Figure Drawings
Guest Artist
2013Concordia University "Human Intricacies" Paintings, Drawings, Mixed Media Collages and Prints. Special Guest Artist Talk, McCormick Hall
2010HumanThread CenterChicago, IL "Stories Behind The Post Cards-Jim Crow" Oil Paintings on Board and Mixed Media Collages on Boards: Panel Discussion with the Artist and Professor Prexy Nesbit, http://prexynesbitt.com, Dean of Students and Dean of Community Engagement and Diversity at the Francis W. Parker School in Chicago, and currently an African history professor at Columbia College in Chicago.
2008Harold Washington College President’s Gallery Chicago, IL “Human Intricacies” Lecture, Collagraph Workshop
2008Chicago Cultural Center Chicago, IL "Mayor's Women's History Month Exhibition: Celebration of Women in the Arts" Lecture
2000School of the Art Institute Chicago Chicago, IL. Lecture, Studio Critiques
1999University of Wisconsin Lacrosse, WI. Lecture. Studio Critiques
1998Oakton Community College Skokie, IL. Lecture. Studio Critiques
Selected Private Collections
Dr. Ben & Anna Domb, IL
Steven Feuerstein & Veva Silva, IL
Dr. Dannella Ladnar & Sara Stone, IL
Dr. Charles & Beverly Hurst, MD
Dr. Betty Eubank-Scott, MD
Dr. Deborah Scott, IL
Leslie Parks, MA
Robin Rudolf, NV
Cathy Moulden, CA
Joan J. Moore, OH
David & Ruth Flahive, IL
Robert & Catherine Launay, IL
John Jeffrey & Claudia Elliott, IL
Ellen Sullivan & Erin Marks, IL
Diane & Robert Miller, IL
Andrew Cyber, MA
Denise Ferguson, IL
Carl Foote & Tom West, IL
Cecily Black, IL
Dorian Butts & Alexandra Mane, NY
Rosario Mireles, IL
Don & Sonya Polk, IL
Faye Settles, MD
Dr. Bob & Edna McGiver, NM
Ed Wilson, NM
Mark B. Cantalas, NM
Barbara C. Woodson NM
Cynthia Hoefer NM
Lisa McKinley, NM
Carol Marcy, NY
Donald & Ginger Scott, IL
Chris & Juanita Scott, OH
Olga Smyth, NY
George & Hortense Furbish, DC
Selected Donations
Jolupe Theater Company, MA
NAACP
UNICEF
Thousand Waves Women’s Spa, IL
Randolph School, NY
High Valley School, NY
Publications
"VIGORE" Chicago Magazine "Capturing the Art of Life" (May 1, 2014) 47 W Polk, Chicago, IL 60605 www.vigorechicago.com (online & hard cover) (312) 341-1190
The Garfield Lawndale Voice (February 15, 2010): Vol 6. No 6, Chicago's Largest West Side Newspaper
The Garfield Lawndale Voice (October 15, 2008): Vol 4. No 40, Chicago's Largest West Side Newspaper
The 2nd Annual, Chicago Art Open (November 1999): 22, Production: Chicago Artist Coalition
Student Art Show, University Art Museum (April / May 1989): 10, University Publication / State University of New York at Binghamton, 1989
Student Show, University Art Gallery (May 1987): 7, University Publication / State University of New York at Binghamton, 1987
Articles
Ostman, Sarah "Stories Behind the Postcards gives human face to lynching victims", Austin Talks Publication November, 2011. http://austintalks.org
Sullivan, Patrick “Beyond Black & White – New Mexico’s African American Arts Community,” Weekly Alibi, Vo6 No7 (February 19-25, 1997): 12-13
Frisk, Dennis “Thinking Twice: We Too Are America at the South Broadway Cultural Center,” Art NuCity, (February 19, 1995): 4
HEMBRA – A Journal of Southwest Feminist Thought, Arts and Events, Vo6 No1 (September 1995): Mills, Jane (Photographer)
Cohen, Ruth “Dreams, Realities & Disappointments: Local Artist Portrays Women & Children,” HEMBRA – A Journal of Southwest Feminist Thought, Arts and Events, Vo7 No2 (October 1995): 6-7 Mills, Jane (Photographer)
Rodriguez, Bill “Who Are You? Examining Racial Identity at HERA,” The Providence Phoenix, Section Two (March 11, 1993): 5-7
Reilly, Marybeth “Perspectives on Racial Identity: HERA’s Latest Exhibition - One of The Strongest in Recent Memory,” Wakefield Monthly, (March 1993): 3C-4C
Griffin, Mary Rose “ENESSE: Emerging Women Artist,” HERA Monthly, (September 1993)
Marsi, Rick “Small Wonders: Binghamton’s Mini Print Exhibitions Are Big On Talent,” Living Press & Sun Bulletin, (Sunday, October 7, 1990): 10D-11D
Edition Printmaking
2007Master Printer Artist & Printer-Jennifer Scott, Chicago IL, (4) Plate Black & White Lithograph, and Hand Color Lithograph, Edition 15
2000Master Printer Artist India Johnson, Chicago, IL. 3 Color Lithography, Edition 25
1995Master Printer Candidate Tamarind Institute, Albuquerque, NM.
1993Assistant Master Printer & Artist, Joe Norman, Newport, RI. Etching/ Lithograph
Assistant Master Printer & Artist Leslie Bostrom, Providence, RI. 3-Color Lithograph Production, 135 Proofs for a Community Arts Fund Raising Project
Scholarships and Awards
2007Community Arts Assistance Program Grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and the Illinois Arts Council, a state Agency
1992Awards for Excellence & Outstanding Academic Recognition - RISD, Providence, RI
1989Department of Art/Art History Honors Award State University of New York Binghamton
1988-1989State University of NY Empire State Minority Honors Scholarship
1985Distinguished Student Award
1985Talent Roster Award, Dutchess Community College
Education
1996Tamarind Institute Albuquerque, NM. Professional Printer Trainer Program
1993Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI. M.F.A. Printmaking/Painting
1989State University of New York At Binghamton NY. B.F.A. Printmaking/Painting
1985Dutchess Community College Poughkeepsie, NY. A.A.S. Psychology/Liberal Arts
Art Education/Instructor Experience, 1988-2001
Robert Morris College Fine Art Department Chicago, IL
Art Institute of Chicago Continuing Education Department Chicago, IL
Art Institute of Chicago Printmaking Department Chicago, IL
Marwen, Gallery 37’s Summer Downtown Job Studies Program and the Carole Robertson Center for Learning Chicago, IL
Harold Washington College Course Title ‘Foster Pride/Adopt Pride’, Chicago, IL
Gallery 37, Printmaking Chicago, IL
Creating Pride, Art Leader Chicago, IL
Oakton Community College Alliance for Lifelong Learning Adult Continuing Education Program, Hand Printmaking Skokie, IL
KOLB Children’s Museum, Hand Printmaking Evanston, IL
Printmaking Highland High School Albuquerque, NM
Institute of American Indian Art, Special 2-D Design, Figure Drawing and Painting Projects Course Santa Fe, NM
Working Classroom & Gallery, Inc., Foundation and Figure Drawing Albuquerque, NM
Albuquerque Academy, Multi Media Project Albuquerque, NM
Sandia Preparatory, Ceramics Albuquerque, NM
Arts Street, Foundation Drawing Albuquerque, NM
Harwood Arts Center, Adv Foundation and Inter Painting Albuquerque, NM
Brown University Fine Arts Department, Silk-screen II, Etching & Lithography, Silk-screen I, Lithography & Woodcut Providence, RI
Rhode Island School of Design Museum, Print/Conservation Providence, RI
Roberson Center for the Arts, Printmaking and Ceramics Binghamton, NY
State University of New York At Binghamton, Printmaking Binghamton, NY
