Jennifer Barrett

Artist Bio:

Jennifer Barrett is a painter and printmaker and member of the board of directors at St. Michael's Printshop in St. John's. She currently works as a commercial screen printer. Her work revolves around the extrapolation of blind contour drawings and the modification of autobiographical comics. Barrett is a big fan of non-traditional comic artists, many of whom deal with personal stories that are often funny, tragic, and simply mundane. Right now, she attempts to make work that brings her comic characters off the printed page and computer screen and into a three-dimensional setting. Barrett's comics can be seen in The Scope, a bi-weekly St. John's entertainment newspaper, and on her blog.

Education

2004 Bachelor of Education (Intermediate/Secondary) Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL

2003 B.F.A. Visual Arts (Hon.) Sir Wilfred Grenfell College, Corner Brook, NL Minor in Art History

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Selected Exhibitions:

2009 - Werebears and Only Children, Solo, Eastern Edge Gallery, St. John s, NL
2008 - Moving On, First Space, QEII Library, MUN, St. John s, NL
2008 - Heart Full of Napalm, RCA Visual Gallery, St. John s, NL
2008 - Our Annual Summer Show, The Leyton Gallery of Fine Art, St. John s, NL
2008 - Community Show, A1C Gallery, St. John s, NL
2008 - Erotic, The Leyton Gallery of Fine Art, St. John s, NL
2007 - Arts and Letters Awards Exhibition, The Rooms, St. John s, NL
2007 - Four Artists, The Leyton Gallery of Fine Art, St. John s, NL
2007 - Residency: St. Michael s Printshop Visiting Artists 06-07,
Eastern Edge Gallery, St. John's, NL
2007 - Flattering the Masters IV, RCA Visual Gallery, St. John s, NL
2006 - Arts and Letters Awards Exhibition, The Rooms, St. John s, NL
2006 - Werebears and Only Children, Solo show at The Rogue, Eastern Edge Gallery, St. John s, NL
2006 - Flattering the Masters III, RCA Visual Gallery, St. John s, NL
2005 - Stills, Curator, Grenfell Alumni Exhibition, First Space, QEII Library, MUN
2004 - This Cabinet Contains Wonders, Curator, The Rogue, Eastern Edge Gallery, St. John's, NL
2004 - Works on Paper, First Space, QEII Library, MUN, St. John's, NL
2003 - 1st Art! Invitational Student Art Competition, The OandY Gallery, Toronto, ON
2003 - Of Saints, Sleveens, and One-Armed Surgeons, Struts Gallery, Sackville, NB
2003 - Between Arsphenamine and Artifact, SWGC Fourth Year Graduating Show, Corner Brook, NL

Grants and Awards:

2007 Winner, NL Arts and Letters Awards (Senior Division, Visual Art)
2007 Recipient, City of St. John s Arts Grant
2007 April  visiting artist at St. Michael s Printshop, St. John s, NL
2006 Winner, NL Arts and Letters Awards (Senior Division, Visual Art)
2005, 2006 Recipient, NLAC Project Grant
2005 Artwork included in 2005 deck of St Michael's Printshop limited edition playing cards
2005 Winner, The Young People s Comic Art Competition (19 and over category)

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