Jennifer Lynn Williams is a lifelong KC resident and a second year Charlotte Street Foundation Urban Culture Project Studio Resident. She received her BA in English from Rockhurst University, with minors in art and philosophy. Heavily influenced by Jenny Holzer and Rothko, her work attempts to convey the range of human emotion in its physical manifestations. In addition to appearing in several local exhibitions, her work was selected for the cover of the 2012 edition of Infectus magazine.
academia
Tisch School of the Arts
New York University, New York City
M.A. Arts Politics
Rockhurst University, Kansas City, MO
B.A. in English 2012
Areas of Concentration: Writing Track
Minors: Art and Philosophy
Thesis “When the Butterfly Escapes the Killing Jar”
Sigma Tau Delta, Psi Sigma Tau
Penn Valley Community College, Kansas City, MO
Studio Art and Graphic Design 2009
Phi Theta Kappa
exhibitions
Human Sequence of Value, Vulpes Bastille, Kansas City, MO 2015
2014 Biennial Flatfile H&R Block Artspace, Kansas City, Mo 2014
NOW IS THE ONLY THING THAT’S REAL, Kansas City, Mo 2014
Observation/Hypothesis/Experiment: Studio as Laboratory, Kansas City, Mo 2012
Festival of Student Achievement, Kansas City, Mo 2012
Festival of Student Achievement, Kansas City, Mo 2011
Penn Valley Spring Student Show, Kansas City, Mo 2008
practices
Fine Arts
Collage
Painting
Photography
Sketching
Murals
residencies
Urban Culture Project Studio Residency, Kansas City, MO 2012-2013
Urban Culture Project Studio Residency, Kansas City, MO 2013-2014