EMERGING ARTIST SERIES

JANUARY 2020

January 3rd, 2020 - January 24th, 2020

Artist Statement: 

As a New York native visual artist, I have had the privilege of being exposed to a variety of artwork from around the world and to people with of various cultural backgrounds.  These experiences have inspired me to travel and to experience the world with a sense of wonder and an open mind.  As I travel, I engage in conversations with locals, document my experiences through photographs then examine them for the portions that feel the most salient to my experience.  I focus in on these spaces, crop in close to mute assumptions about the social and ethnic background of the persons or animals present in the painting and use highlights of color to draw the viewer’s eyes through the artwork.  The paintings are meant to inspire a conversational dialogue between viewer and painting rather than critical look at the subject.  

Artist Bio:

Jennifer Henzi is an artist and art educator.  She received her Bachelor’s degree from The Fashion Institute of Technology, in NYC and her Master’s degree from NYU.  She has been part of a number of group exhibitions in both NY and VA and has one of her artworks on permanent display on the 6th floor of the Barney Building at New York University.  She is currently a middle school art teacher and gives students experiences in creating with a variety of mediums, educates them about art history and takes students on trips to local museums and to meet with local artists.  She has been recognized as a highly effective teacher, is the chair of her department and serves as a mentor to both student teachers and new teachers. She was also elected to the board of the Lynchburg Art Club, created publicity for them, and is a member of Lynchburg’s Vector Space.   She continues to work on expanding her visual art portfolio and hopes to increase her name value in the art scene.