Jacquelyn Singer

Born 1981, New Columbia, Pennsylvania
Artist, Tattooer, Teacher now lives in Baltimore, MD, MFA, 06' MICA, Mt. Royal School of Art.
My attraction to abstract forms, along with my interest in American Modernism, and the cycle of abstract painting has led to the development of my own painting vocabulary. I am fascinated with color-to-color transitions in relation to line, space, form, color, pattern, and decoration. In these paintings, I am able to create my own world set between the ideas of abstraction and representation. These invented worlds have a sense of structure, animation, and playful color. The ornamental and decorative motifs come out of collecting a multitude of fabrics, whether recycled remnants or old clothing found at thrift stores, all have their own story and character. The patterns comment on the mundane and everyday life - ordinary patterns, wall paper designs, paisley prints, quilting squares, flower decorations, tattoo designs, and common American fabrics that remind me of my childhood. In various paintings, the use of pattern becomes culturally specific. The use of bright and neutral colors is crucial to the paintings. All color relationships are based on or related to the use of Color Theory, mainly f...

BFA, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore MD, 2003
MFA in Painting Candidate, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, 2003-2004
MFA, Mount Royal School of Art, Maryland Institute College of Art, 2004 - 2006.

2007: Love Blooms, Out of the Blue Gallery, Group Exhibition, Lewisburg, PA
2006: Recent Paintings, RAL Architecture Design, March, Lewisburg, PA
2006: Annual Academy Exhibition of M.F.A. Graduates, Conner Contemporary, Washington D.C.
2006: NEW ART EXAMINED, Arlington Arts Center, Arlington, VA
2006: IN COLOR, Bradley Shoemaker Gallery, June, Lewisburg, PA
2006: Three Artists, RTKL Architecture Firm, Baltimore, MD
2006: Martin & Lewis Collaborative Exhibition, The Whole Gallery, Baltimore, MD
2006: TEN, Master Thesis Exhibition, Decker Gallery, Maryland Institute College of Art
2006: The Gathering, Group Exhibition, Out of the Blue Gallery, Lewisburg, PA
2005: MICA's Art Connection: Alumni Exhibition/Donation Exhibition, Baltimore, Md
2005: Pattern Meets Paint: Recent Abstract Paintings, Mac Donald Art Gallery, College Misericordia, Dallas, PA
2005: Artist Showcase, The Kirby Center, March, Wilkes-Barre, PA
2005,2006,2007: 15 X 15, Alumni Exhibition, Maryland Institute ...

Fall 2010 Anne Arundel Community College Faculty Exhibition
March 2011 The Art of Women Juried Exhibition, Anne Arundel Community College, Pascal Gallery