For Jenny Kemp, abstraction is a means to perceive biology and nature in indirect ways. She paints conversations developed through a language of hand-painted parallel lines whose hues pulse with varying intensity, reflecting movement in the natural world. In these spaces, organic form and pattern set out to transcend the awe we feel toward nature to arrive at a place of inquiry, oddity, and sensuality.
Kemp received her BS in Art from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and her MFA in Painting from the University at Albany. Her work has been exhibited both nationally and internationally, most recently in solo exhibitions in Shenzhen, China, at KennaXu Gallery (in collaboration with Chambers Fine Art), Gold/Montclair in Montclair, NJ, as well as a two-person exhibition at Transmitter in New York, NY. Recent group exhibitions include shows at JDJ, McKenzie Fine Art, 5-50 Gallery, and Kenise Barnes Gallery. Featured publications include 100 Painters of Tomorrow, published by Thames and Hudson, New American Paintings, The Huffington Post, Seattle’s City Arts, and Chronogram. She is a 2015 NYFA Fellowship recipient in painting.
