Jenny Morgan

Jenny Morgan is an inspiration to me because she is young, female, from Denver, and is making quite a name for herself through producing consistently high quality work. Morgan went to RMCAD in Colorado and then moved on to the School for Visual Art in NYC where she recieved an MFA. She shows at Plus Gallery, Pirate, and Like The Spice Gallery in Brooklyn. Morgan works with portraiture and the body primarily. She peels and sands off surface layers of the paintings to reveal layers underneath, a very poigniant act in portraiture. Her next show at Plus incorporates neon colors and asks questions about identity and reality. The solid backgrounds reference a pop aesthetic which is a nice touch, giving another subtle insight into the subjects. I look at these people and I wonder who they are, about their lives, what traumas left them so raw?  Love love love her! This work is profound!
 www.jennymorganart.com

"Absent", 2008 oil on canvas, 40"x 30"
"In Your Absence"