About
Since 2012, Jenna Jaffery (Formerly Johnson) has used acrylic paint and added objects to envelop her viewers into her over-sized paintings. She currently finds comfort in working large-scale, but also focuses on applying precise textures encouraging the viewers to approach the art from all angles. Believing vitality lies within strangers learning from one another, Jenna’s focus on making artwork that brings differing generations and cultures together to encourage that conversation.
The first five years of her career consisted mainly of commissioned work. Since 2016 she has begun focusing her efforts on creating more personal work to portray life as a “twenty-five year old, female artist living in Omaha, Nebraska”; Propelling through the stereotypes that come with the territory.
Her work can currently be viewed at the Hot Shops Art Center in downtown Omaha, as well as varying business in the surrounding area.
Exhibition History
Group Shows
2023 The Burkholder Project - Invite Lincoln, NE. USA.
2023 Benson First Friday - Banner Art Omaha, NE. USA.
2020 Gallery 1516 X Amplify Arts: Emerging Artist - Omaha, NE. USA.
2019 Artists’ Cooperative Gallery “3P’s” Omaha, NE. USA.
2018 Artists’ Cooperative Gallery “Here Comes the Sun” Omaha, NE. USA.
2018 Artists’ Cooperative Gallery “Color Excitement” Omaha, NE. USA.
2017 Artists’ Cooperative Gallery “Chair-ity” Omaha, NE. USA.
Solo Shows
2023 Nebraska Governors Residence Gallery - Lincoln, NE. USA.
2023 Hands in Omaha - Public Project - Omaha, NE. USA.
2019 First Friday with Jenna J - Galleria Circa - Omaha, NE. USA.
2018 City Lights Art Project “Dichromatic Discussions” Omaha, NE. USA.
2014 The Tea Smith “Knew” Omaha, NE. USA.
Artist Assistant - Therman Statom
Projects Managed:
Inner Rail Yard - Aksarben, NE - 2019
Temple of Israel - Omaha, NE - 2020
Scholarships
2012 School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Merit Scholarship
2012 Elkhorn South High School, Art Futures Scholarship
Publications
2018 “Ugly Yellow & Vivid Violet.” Encounter; Arts/Culture. Vol. 23 Jul/Aug 2018. Pgs: 16-19.
2019 “Frozen.” Cue Broadway; Issue 2. http://magazine.cuebroadway.com/frozen
Current Representation:
Hot Shops Art Center, Omaha. NE. USA. | www.hotshopsartcenter.com | (402) 342-6452