Mongallery Jennifer Sowders

Growing up on a ‘dead end’ road in the county; Ohio-native artist, Jennifer Sowders, grew up spending a lot of time studying nature and its indelible thread is noted within her body of work.

Jennifer is a 1994 BFA graduate from the Columbus College of Art and Design. She is a Trustee and Signature member of the Ohio Watercolor Society, Associate of The National Watercolor, American Watercolor and National Oil and Acrylic Painters' Societies; on the board of the Fostoria Area Arts Council and member of the Ohio Art League, as well as many local organizations.

She gained entrance into The 2020 National Watercolor Society’s (NWS) Annual Member Show, as well as NWS 2020 “50 Stars” Exhibition. The latter being quite an honor as two artworks were chosen from each state-level watercolor society to represent their state. Her work has been awarded in both the 2022 Ohio State Fair, and the 2022 Ohio Watercolor Society show, as well as many Juried shows throughout Ohio. She continues to be accepted into National and International shows; recently winning a 2021 Pentel Artist's Spotlight and a 2021 Bryn Du Art Show award. Jennifer is in the Fall 2022 Artists Magazine "AcrylicWorks 9: The Best of Acrylic" as an Honorable Mention winn...

Bachelor of Fine Arts, The Columbus College of Art & Design, (Columbus, OH) 1989-92 & 1993-94
Major in Illustration / Minor Ad Design - Honors: Cum Laude, President’s List
Transient Student, Bowling Green State University, (Bowling Green, OH) 1992-93
Art Institute of Pittsburgh summer program, (Pittsburgh, PA) 1988

'22 www.artreprenuer.com "Life in the Midwest" (NYC, NY) • Winner

'22 Swanton Chamber of Commerce, "Swanton Juried Fine Art Exhibit" (Swanton, OH) • 1st place, 2nd place and an Honorable Mention

'22 Toledo Artists Club, "People and Portraits Juried Show" (Toledo, OH) • Best of Show

'22​ Kentucky Watercolor Society, "Aqueous 2022" (Lexington, KY)
'22 National Oil & Acrylic Painters' Society, "2022 Associate Members Show" (Montgomery, TX)

'22 Riffe Gallery, Ohio Watercolor Society "Watercolor Ohio 2022 - 45th Annual Juried Exhibition" (Columbus, OH) • V.O. Baker Award

'22 www.artreprenuer.com "Uncommon Portraits" (NYC, NY) • Honorable Mention
'22 Cox Fine Arts Center, "Ohio State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition" (Columbus, OH) • 2 Ohio Arts Council Special Purchase Awards

'22 Rosewood Arts Center, "28th Annual The View Juried Landscape Exhibition" (Kettering, OH)

'22 Engage Art,​ "Engage International Contest" (Charlotte, NC) • Semi-Finalist
'22 Coburn Gallery, "Time Will Tell National Juried Competition", (Ashland OH)

'22 Pennington Custom Art Service, Ohio Art League, "Spring Juried Exhibition" (Columbus, OH)

'22 Kenosha Public Museum, "Acrylic International Biennial Juried Exhibition" (Kenosha WI)
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