The spilled tea series uses somewhat delicate objects juxtaposed to a gritty ground.  The surfaces are carefully rendered on the still life objects and thick with impasto palette knive work on the background.

The spilled tea series uses somewhat delicate objects juxtaposed to a gritty ground.  The surfaces are carefully rendered on the still life objects and thick with impasto palette knive work on the background.

The spilled tea series uses somewhat delicate objects juxtaposed to a gritty ground.  The surfaces are carefully rendered on the still life objects and thick with impasto palette knive work on the background.

Oil on Canvas

Price inquiries: Gallery 109, 917-710-3694

I'm having a one-woman show in New York City at the Grace Institute Art Gallery.  Show Runs October 19th - November 22nd and will open with a cocktail reception on October 19th.  The gallery is located in Manhattan at 1233 Second Avenue between 64th & 65th Street, phone 212-832-7605 for hours.

Read on to find a selection of the paintings and drawings that will be exhibited...and spread the word!

Oil on canvas.

Price Inquiries: Gallery 109, 917-710-3694

A portrait of an old friend.
Price Inquiries: 
Gallery 109, 917-710-3694

Jennifer Fairbanks

109 North 3^rd Street A,   Murray KY 42071

917-710-3694 | www.jfairbanks.com

Education

2004                                      New York University, MA Art Therapy, New York, NY

1998-2003                           The Art Students League of New York, New York, NY

1998-2003                            The National Academy of Design, New York, NY

1995                                       Murray State University, BA, Studio Art, Murray, KY

1994                                       Summer Session, Lyme Academy of Fine Art, Old Lyme, CT

1993                                       The Chatauqua School of Art, Chautauqua, NY

Exhibitions

2011                                       Grace Institute Gallery, Solo Exhibition, Grace Institute, New York, NY

2011                                       Clara M. Eagle Gallery, “Biannual Faculty Exhibition”, Murray State University, Murray, KY

2010                                       Catherine Lorillard Wolf Club, “31^st Annual Juried Competition”, National Arts Club, New York, NY

2010                                       Pastel Society of America, “37th Annual Juried Competition”, National Arts Club, New York, NY

2009                                       Curris Center Gallery, “Art and Design Alumni Show”, group exhibition, Murray, KY

2009                                       Washington Square East Gallery, “Small Works”, group exhibition, juried by Daniel Ferris, New York, NY

2008                                       Paula Barr Chelsea, “International Juried Exhibition 2008”, group exhibition, juried by Myriam Rotzetter, New York, NY

2008                                       Montgomery Museum of Art, “Art Auction 08”, group exhibition, Montgomery, AL

2008                                       Phillips de Pury, “Take Home a Nude”, New York Academy of Art Exhibition, New York, NY

2007                                       The Pastel Society of America, “35^th Annual Juried Exhibition”, National Arts Club, New York, NY

2007                                       Ormolu Gallery, “Still Lifes”, solo exhibition, Pamplona, Spain

2007                                       The Educational Alliance, “Painting the Metropolis, Visions of Lower Manhattan by 19 Contemporary Artists”, group exhibition, curated by Ken Ratner, New York, NY

2005                                       Ormolu Gallery, “Dos Pinturas, Una Ciudad”, two person exhibition together with Amaya Gurpide Rubio, Pamplona, Spain

Awards and Honors

2011                                      Hudson River Fellowship, Hunter, NY

2011                                      Janice Mason Museum of Art, Cash Award $750, “Biannual Juried Show 2011”

2010                                      Kentucky Foundation for Women, “Artist Enrichment Grant”, Louisville, KY

2010                                      Hopkinsville Art Guild, “40^th Annual Pennyroyal Exhibition”, 1^st Place Still Life Painting, 2^nd Place Portrait Painting

2008/2009                            Finalist in Drawing, Art Renewal Center Salon

1998                                      Kentucky Arts Council, $5000 Al Smith Fellowship

This summer I am excited to be participating in the Hudson River Fellowship Program.  Accepted artists receive free tuition and board to spend the month of July painting from nature in the Catskills.  Following the tradition of the Hudson River School painters the program seeks to "bring together the reawakening enthusiasm for the old American painters, the vigorous but unfocused scene of contemporary landscape painting and the urgent need for a renewed reverence for the land. By bringing back the skills and spirit of the pre-impressionist landscape painters the program will give much needed direction to a new generation of painters. As they learn to carefully study and reflect on the trees and clouds and blades of grass and cliffs, their paintings will become beautiful. Ideally, these artists and their beautiful representations of nature will help to lead the culture back to a stronger connection to the landscape. The fellowship seeks to make a contribution both to the art world and the conservation movement."

Summer 2009 has brought many big changes!   After 11 amazing years in New York City I have relocated to my hometown of Murray Kentucky.  I'm very excited to share that I will be opening a studio and gallery, where I will be working, teaching and exhibiting both my work and bringing in other artists to show.  Although I will continue to work and show out of New York I am looking forward to a new chapter in Kentucky and the opportunities to come!