Jennifer Vonstein

My work is a response – to a place, to an event, to a person, to an experience. Influences and references to art history, literature and pop culture are conscious and subconscious. My paintings are my way of preserving a particular moment in time or a recollection of a memory.

My work is a story – a personal narrative that reveals itself to you, colored and shaped by your perceptions and intentions. I love to tell tales, because what seems straightforward is usually not and what seems complex is actually quite simple.

My work is a celebration – bold, bright colors and lush, layered texture that revels in the physicality of paint. In other words, I like pushing oil and acrylic paint around a canvas and making interesting marks in an expressive, representational style.

This statement sounds very serious and “artsy,” and seems to be at odds with my colorful paintings (and my personality!) On the surface my paintings are bright and pretty, but there is always something deeper happening. Not that you need to know or even care - I am happiest when someone buys one of my paintings just because they loved it when they saw it. The stories behind my paintings are an added bonus, a secret we can share…if you want to know.

Loyola University, Baltimore, MD
Bachelor of Arts in Studio Arts, Painting

Selected Exhibitions/Juried Shows:
2018 - 52nd Annual Lititz Outdoor Art Show, Lititz, PA
2018 - Solo Show, There’s No Place Like Home, LSJ Gallery, Lancaster, PA
2018 - Group Exhibition, Soles of Lancaster/Race Against Racism, Lancaster, PA
2017 - Solo Show, A Tale Of Beasts, LSJ Gallery, Lancaster, PA
2017 - Group Exhibition, Lancaster Chamber of Commerce, Lancaster, PA
2017 - 43rd Annual Mt. Gretna Outdoor Art Show, Moutnt Gretna, PA
2016 - Group Exhibition, FemARTS, LSJ Studios, Lancaster, PA
2016 - 50th Annual Lititz Outdoor Art Show, Lititz, PA
2016 - Solo Show, Leaf & Loft Collective, Lancaster, PA
2015 - 1st Annual Art on Chocolate Outdoor Art Show, Hershey, PA
2015 - 49th Annual Lititz Outdoor Art Show, Lititz, PA
2014 - La Sorelle, Mount Gretna Second Friday, Mount Gretna, PA
2014 - Timbers Restaurant, Mount Gretna Second Friday, Mount Gretna, PA
2014 - 48th Annual Lititz Outdoor Art Show, Lititz, PA
2013 - Solo Show - 33Summer Studio, Mount Gretna, PA
2013 - Group Exhibition, Daily Painters of PA, Capitol Rotunda Exhibit, Harrisburg, PA
2012 – Group Exhibition, Vision Rehab Center Art Show & Auction, Harrisburg, PA
2012 – Group Exhibition, Figuratively Speaking, Art Association of Harrisburg, Hari...