Artists Jennifer Seymour 1 page

Jennifer was born in 1974 and studied at the University of British Columbia and the Emily Carr Institute of Art & Design, receiving a degree in graphic design in 1997.

Her artwork has most recently focused on the beauty of the urban landscape, combining aspects of photography, printmaking and painting. Her work has been included in exhibitions across Canada and can be found in numerous private collections. Jennifer lives and works in Sechelt British Columbia.

My artwork documents the beauty of the urban landscape. The city is at equal times serene and chaotic; beautiful in complexity, surprising in intensity. Inspired by observing, wandering, imagining and remembering, these paintings are records of my travels and thoughts. I am fascinated by a reflected view and the intersection of inside and out. The city is always changing, always renewing itself and this persisting fascination remains the focus of my art.

My work begins with photographs I've collected and lived with over time. The photographs are altered and transposed into what becomes a personal view of the urban experience. Photographs are then transferred to maple paneling, becoming a departure point. Charcoal, pastel and thin layers of acrylic glaze find their way into the work, altering and enriching the composition. The work is sanded and glazed in successive layers creating a surface which becomes as much a consideration as the subject itself.

Selected Exhibitions

2008 - Storyline - Sopa Fine Arts, Kelowna, BC

Unite With Art - Charity Art Auction to benefit UNICEF Canada, Vancouver, BC

2007 - Art for Life - Charity Art Auction to benefit Friends for Life, Vancouver, BC

Light & Latitude, Sopa Fine Arts, Kelowna, BC

U8 2007, Sopa Fine Arts, Kelowna, BC

Wrap it up!, Sopa Fine Arts, Kelowna, BC

2006 - Regeneration, Arthouse Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia

Art for Life - Charity Art Auction to benefit Friends for Life, Vancouver, BC

Urban Rhythms, Sopa Fine Arts, Kelowna BC

Uganda Rising, Arthouse Gallery, Vancouver, BC

Square Foot, AWOL Gallery, Toronto, ON

2005 - Unscripted, Arthouse Gallery, Vancouver, BC

2003 - Perspectives on Change, Artropolis 2003, Vancouver, BC