About Jennifer

Born and raised in Tennessee, I have been making art professionally since 1993. Like many artists, I had to be convinced that my place was in the arts. After graduating from Furman University in 1990, I started my career in the business field. After a brief stint in a stock brokerage firm, I went back to school to earn an MFA and a Masters of Teaching in Art from Winthrop University.

After finishing my MFA program, I spent a summer at the McColl Center for Art & Innovation as an artist-in-residence in Charlotte, NC. From there I had the distinct honor of serving as a board member for the McColl Center, as well as for their National Advisory Board. In 2008 I was one of three artists selected to represent the McColl Center in an artist exchange program in Pasewalk, Germany. Following a second artist-in-residency at the McColl Center I continued working out of my home studio showing in various galleries in the Southeast and Charlotte area. In 2016 my work, Suspension, was selected for an ArtPop Street Gallery billboard. Currently I live in Lake Wylie, SC, with my husband and daughter, two dogs and a cat. I continue to work closely with ArtPop by serving on the Upcycled Fashion Show planning committee.