Jennifer Knaus
Figurative Paintings
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Selected Exhibits:
2012: Anomolies, Beinart Surreal Art Collective Group Show, Copro
Gallery, Santa Monica, CA. Oct.-Nov.3
Infinite Connections, Art Space
Show Case, Torrington, CT. August - Sept 7
60 Artists 60 Years,
Washington Art Association, Washington, CT. July - Sept 30
Hudson
Valley Heirloom Seed Packet design, "Endless Blooms"
Plight of the Pollinators, Group Show, Field Projects Exhibition Space,
Watertown, CT. June 2 - June 22
Jennifer Knaus-Paintings and Drawings, Littlejohn Contemporary, New
York, NY. Feb. 14 - March 17
2011: Art for Clearwater, Group Show Fundraiser, First Street Gallery,
526 West 26th St., New York, New York
2010: Enchantment, Curated by Zina Davis. Joseloff Gallery, University
of Hartford Art School, Hartford, CT.
2009: Go Figure, Paper New
England and the Hans Weiss Newspace Gallery, Manchester
Community College, Manchester, CT.
Commentary/Herself, Curated by
Rachel Siporin. June Bizantz, Jennifer Knaus, and Rachel Siporin.
Brickbottom Artist's Association, Somerville, MA.
Archaeology of
Wonder, Curated by Kristina Newman- Scott. Real Art Ways, Hartford,
CT.
2008: Drawn, Paper New England and the Hans Weiss
Newspace Gallery, Manchester Community College, Manchester,
CT.Tracing Identity, Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism,
Hartford, CT.
Jennifer Knaus-Recent Work, St. Georges School, Middletown,
RI.
2006: Jennifer Knaus-Recent Work, Canton Artist's Guild, Canton,
CT.
2005: Self Evidence, Erickson Davis Gallery, Ivoryton, CT.
2004: Jennifer Knaus, New/Now, New Britain Museum of American Art,
New Britain, CT.
2003: On and Of the Wall, Dave Holzman, Julie Palmer, Jennifer
Knaus, Canton Artist's Guild, Canton, CT.
2001: Women Artists of
New Britain, New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, CT.
1999: Recent Work, Kathi Packer, Nanny Vonnegut, Jennifer Knaus,
Washington Art Association, Washington, CT.
1998: Women Through
the Eyes of Women, Pump House Gallery, Hartford, CT.
1997: Dream Life, Art Space, New Haven, CT.
Grants and Awards:
2006: Connecticut Commission on Culture
and Tourism Artist's Fellowship
1999: Greater Hartford Arts Council
Fellowship
Education:
University of California, Davis. M.F.A., 1992
Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, 1991
San Francisco
Art Institute, San Francisco, CA., B.F.A., 1985 Selected Bibliography:
2011: Phantasmaphile: May 19th.
2007: Portfolio/This Month by Tracey O'Shaughnessy, Connecticut
magazine, September Issue
2005: An Exercise in Anti-Gravitas by
Pat Rosoff, Hartford Advocate, January 6
2004: To Know Her is to
Love Her by Tracey O'Shaughnessy, The Waterbury Republican,
Dec.19
2004: The Muse in the Mirror by L.P. Streitfeld, The Hartford Courant,
November Issue
Teaching Experience:
2012-1994: Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, CT., 2D
Design, Drawing One, Painting One, Advanced Painting, Figure Drawing
2011: West Hartford Art League and Art League of New Britain, Egg
Tempera Painting I & II
2010: Saint Joseph's College for Women, Design I
Northwestern Connecticut Community College, Special Topics Advanced Project
2009: Hartford Art School, University of Hartford, Foundation Drawing
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