Jennifer Palmer

Jennifer Laura Palmer was born in Bethlehem,Pa and received a B.A. in Art and Political Science from Cedar Crest College in Allentown,Pa. She pursued her M.F.A. degree in painting from the Savannah College of Art and Design and graduated in 2006.
Her work is influenced by location and she is motivated to paint by expressing the events she experiences in her daily life. Palmer resides in the Kentucky countryside and paints from the rural setting of her studio located in a Yellow Barn on the property. Jennifer is inspired by the scenes and wildlife that she sees from her studio window and she incorporates these experiences into her artwork. These images are filtered through memories and dreams to capture a sense of a place. The works become maps of these fictional places full of layered imagery from her surroundings and travels.
Jennifer Laura Palmer’s artwork is about showing the whimsy and wonderment of what surrounds her, through the use of layers and multiple mediums. She stated that her work “is a transitional space that marks contemplation of the past, the future and memories. In the process, these ideas converge and the creation emerges showing the journey. It is an odyssey of discovery of my relationship to everyday...

MFA in Painting from Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
BA in Art and Political Science from Cedar Crest College, Allentown, PA.