Jennifer Kish

My focus is landscape painting in oils; capturing the beauty of the natural world. I explore the impact of light on color and shape and mood. Often my subjects highlight the brilliance of nature to inspire reverence in the viewer.

I began painting while living in Bermuda, inspired by the brilliant colors of the ocean and the cloudscapes. Scuba diving in the deep turquoise waters was like visiting an alien undersea world as a guest or voyeur. These feelings of alienation and awe experienced were instrumental in focusing my eye on the natural world. I experiment with the emotions inspired by color and form in the landscape. I focus on the contrast of the ethereal sky, with the firmness of the land and the sparkling fluidity of the sea. At times my concerns about the environment show through and the images can become a little dark, slightly foreboding.

Working in my studio to allow the time and layering of material necessary to capture the color and detail important to my work, I begin composing with photographs or from memory. I will depart from these by enhancing colors, simplifying forms, combining views to capture the essence of my subject.

I grew up in Ohio, taught to paint by my father who was a professional painter. I stu...

Bachelor of Science in Art and Design, M.I.T.

Master of Architecture, Yale University

Solo Shows:
June 2023, Cerulean Art Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

Group Shows:
Juried Group Shows: 2023

● Elarslie Open 40, Trenton City Museum Annual Art Exhibition, Trenton, NJ. Two oil paintings selected. Juror: Reginald Browne.

● Philadelphia Sketch Club 159th Annual Exhibition of Small Oil Paintings. Two oil paintings selected. Juror: Garth Herrick

● Camelback Gallery, Artist Invitational VI International Juried Arts Awards. Silver Award for Light Breaks Through. Jurors: Marie McCallum, Kassandra Kaye, Howard Hartman

● AOY Art Center, 11th Annual Juried Art Show, Yardley, PA. Juror: Susan Gray Detweiler, Curator of American Art at the Philadelphia Museum of Art

● Stover Mill Gallery, Ninth Juried Art Show, Erwinna, PA. Jurors: Mavis Smith, Rhonda Garland

Juried Group Shows: 2022

● 3 Square Art, 100 Square Inches of Art 2022, Fort Collins, CO. Juror: Mary Jane Edwards

● 93rd Juried Art Show at Phillips’ Mill Jurors: Doug Martenson, Peter Van Dyck, Lauren Whearty. Phillips’ Mill, New Hope, PA

● Maryland Federation of Art, Elemental: Earth, Fire, Air, Water Annapolis, MD, Juror: Tom Walton

● Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, Juried Associate and Member Show. Deepwells Mansion, St. James, NY

● American W...