Jenny Carpenter
Jenny Carpenter paints on wood panels using the grain to manipulate the figure. Her interest is in the life led rather than a physical representation. Jenny has exhibited her work at places such as: DVAA (Narrowsburg, NY, ArtPort Kingston (Kingston, NY), Foley Gallery (NYC), Equity Gallery (NYC), UCONN Avery Point, Groton, CT, The Catskill Art Society at the Laundry King (Livingston Manor, NY), LABspace (Hillsdale, NY), The Danforth Art Museum (Framingham, MA), Gallery 72 (Omaha NE), among other venues. Her work is in the permanent collection at The Danforth Art Museum, Framingham, MA and North Hill, Needham, MA. Originally from the great Midwest, she graduated from Creighton University with a BA in Studio Art and Advertising. Jenny has lived in and traveled to many destinations throughout the world, such as Australia, Madagascar, Lesotho, Namibia,Thailand, Turkey, Ireland before calling New York home. Jenny lives in Cold Spring, NY with her husband and 14-year-old boys.
EXHIBITIONS
2025
Delaware Valley Arts Alliance, Narrowsburg, NY (solo)
Art in the Park, outdoor installation, Tudor City Greens, NY NY
2024
Open Air, outdoor installation, University of Connecticut, Avery Point, Groton, CT
Selections from the Permanent Collection, Danforth Art Museum, Framington, MA
2023
BIG Holiday Show, LABspace, Hillsdale, NY
Are We Home Yet?, ArtPort Kingston, Kingston, NY
Rethinking The Landscape, Conversations with Artists, Online Gallery
ArtStream Kingston, outdoor installation, ArtPort, Kingston, NY
Go Figure, Jane Street Art Center, Saugerties, NY
2021
Recumbent: The Art of Lying, Equity Gallery, NY, NY
Summer Group Exhibition, Catskill Art Society at The Laundry King, Livingston Manor, NY
2020
“With the Grain”, Equity Gallery, NY, NY
“Our Earthly Figures”, Foley Gallery, NY, NY
“Family Circle”, Danforth Art Museum, Framingham, MA
2019
Velvet Ropes NYC, Shrine, NY, NY
wagmag benefit (invitational), Grace Exhibition Space, NY, NY
CCL, curated by Gallery 72, Lincoln, NE
2018
Griffin, Great Barrington, MA
BIG Holiday Show, LABspace, Hillsdale, NY
Split Gallery, Omaha, NE
NURTUREArt benefit (invitational), EFA Project Space, The Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts, NYC Drawing: Stretching The Line, Needham Wellesley Gallery, Needham, MA
2017
{M}other and Other Paintings, Gallery 72, Omaha NE (two person show with Minna Resnick)
NURTUREArt benefit (invitational), EFA Project Space, The Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts, NYC
“Some Semblance Of”, ArtSpace Maynard, Maynard, MA (two person show with Merill Comeau)
2016
Postcards from the Edge (benefit), Sikkema Jenkins, NY, NY
Momenta benefit (invitational), Brooklyn, NY
wagmag benefit (invitational), Pierogi Boiler, Brooklyn, NY
2015
wagmag benefit (invitational), Pierogi Boiler, Brooklyn, NY
2014
NURTUREArt benefit (invitational), Pierogi Boiler, Brooklyn, NY
wagmag benefit (invitational), Kunsthalle Galapagos, Brooklyn, NY
2013
“Between Realities”, Peter Marcelle Gallery, Bridgehampton, NY
“In The Zone”, Station Independent, NYC
wagmag benefit (invitational), English Kills, Brooklyn, NY
2012
“The Women Part 1”, Peter Marcelle Gallery, Bridgehampton, NY
“The Coloring Book Show”, ABC No Rio, NYC
“Headstrong”, Studio Salon, NYC
2010
Van Brunt Gallery, Beacon, NY
Gerald Peters Gallery, NYC and Santa Fe, NM
2008
“True to Form“, 532 Gallery, NYC
2007
“Madagascar ”, Realform Project Space, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY (solo)
2006
“Mesmerize”, Art for Progress, Bridgehampton, NY
“Branded”, Realform Project Space, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY (solo)
ARTIST TALKS
2025
Delaware Valley Arts Alliance, Narrowsburg, NY, artist talk
2020
“With the Grain”, Equity Gallery, NY, NY, artist talk
Lisa Levy, “Dr. Lisa Gives A Shit”, Radio Free Brooklyn, podcast
“Family Circle”, Danforth Art Museum, Framingham, MA, artist talk
2018
Drawing: Stretching The Line, Needham Wellesley Gallery, Needham, MA, artist talk
Marissa Boisvert, WANA, podcast
2017
{M}other and Other Paintings, Gallery 72, Omaha NE, artist talk
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
2020
Etty Yaniv, With the Grain at New York Artists Equity, artspiel.org
2017
Crossman, Ph. D., Lisa, Jenny Carpenter and Merill Comeau,
The Enigma of Resemblance, exhibition catalogue
2013
Hampton’s Art Hub Staff, ART SEEN: “Between Realities” Draws an Art Crowd, hamptonsarthub.com
Sasha Broad, Wood Art, tranquilitymagazine.tumblr.com
Levi Sharpe, Caux Collective recommends Jenny Carpenter, cauxcollective.com
2012
Jamie Martinez, Studio Salon’s “Headstrong” curated by David Gibson, artefuse.com
GRANTS
2009
Vermont Studio Center Artist’s Grant
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Danforth Art Museum, Framingham, MA
North Hill, Needham, MA
EDUCATION
1992
Creighton University, BA, Studio Art and Advertising, Omaha, NE
1991
Richmond College, London, England