JENN SHIFFLET
BIO / ARTIST STATEMENT
Jenn Shifflet's work is an exploration into the inner experience of time, the perception of
space, and reflections of the natural world. Rhythmic, atmospheric, and organic in
nature, her paintings rest in the pause between movement and stillness, emergence and
dissolution, where time may unfold slowly through subtle interplays of color and shifting
light.
Shifflet sees the painting process as a balancing act of exercising control while also finding
freedom in stepping out of the way enough to allow for chance and intuition to guide her.
In the repetition of brushstrokes, she finds the meditative possibility of absorption in the
rhythm of the process. Each painting is slowly built up of many thin transparent glazes that
become saturated color, depth of space, and luminosity over time. While embodying a
symbolic relationship to the natural world, Shiffflet's paintings intend to remain ambivalent
in their reference to a particular time, place, or relationship to gravity, allowing them to
encourage the contemplative experience of personal resonance, recollection, or familiarity.
EDUCATION
2004 MFA, John F. Kennedy University, Berkeley, CA
1995 BA, Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2015
2013
2012
2011
2009
2005
2004
1998
Chandra Cerrito Contemporary, Prism, Oakland, CA
Oakland Museum Guild, studio tour and talk, El Cerrito, CA
Chandra Cerrito Contemporary, Verdant Refuge, Oakland, CA
SFMOMA Artist Gallery, Jenn Shifflet, San Francisco, CA
Chandra Cerrito Contemporary, Jenn Shifflet, SF Art Fair, CA
425 Market, Jenn Shifflet, curated by Casey Associates and Chandra Cerrito
Contemporary, San Francisco, CA
Chandra Cerrito Contemporary, Dream Pools, Light Drifts, Oakland, CA
Alta Bates Gallery, Layered in Subtlety, Berkeley, CA
John F. Kennedy University Gallery, Within the Between, Berkeley, CA
Studio 321, Cycles and Connections, Olympia, Washington
The Evergreen State College, Recent Works, Olympia, WA
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2015
2014
Yuma Art Center, Metaphysical Abstraction, Yuma Arizona
JGo Gallery, Massively Small, Park City, Utah
Chandra Cerrito Contemporary, SF Art Fair, San Francisco, CA
415-577-8007
Mill Valley, CA
www.sbfinearts.com
[email protected]
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
JGo Gallery, Inception, Park City, Utah
ICA, Annual Exhibition and Auction, San Jose, CA
JGo Gallery, Massively Small, Park City, Utah
Neiman Marcus, Fashion Night Out, Walnut Creek, CA
Chandra Cerrito Contemporary, SF Art Fair, San Francisco, CA
Fresh Paint, ELEMENTal, Culver City, CA
Danville Art Gallery, Colorscapes, Danville, CA
Neiman Marcus, Fashion Night Out, Walnut Creek, CA
Bedford Art Gallery, Outlandish, Walnut Creek, CA (invitational)
Kala Institute, Benefit Auction, Berkeley, CA
UC Berkeley, Worth Ryder Gallery, Cynosure, Berkeley, CA
JFK University Gallery, Odyssey, Berkeley, CA (3 person invitational)
Di Rosa Preserve, Artistic License, Annual Benefit Auction, Napa, CA
Susan Street Gallery, Just Add Water, San Diego, CA
Di Rosa Preserve, Artivore Antics, Napa, CA
Visual Aid, Benefit Auction, San Francisco, CA
The Berkeley Art Center, Metaphysical Abstraction, Berkeley, CA
The Stewart Gallery, Small Works, Boise, ID
Oakland Airport and Pro Arts, Four East Bay Artists, Oakland, CA
Visual Aid, Benefit Auction, San Francisco, CA
Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Impermanence, Sebastopol, CA (Merit
award)
Donna Seager Gallery, Three Headlands Artists, San Rafael, CA
Cavallo Point, Headlands Artists, Sausalito, CA
Artworks Downtown, Out of the Fog- Headlands Artists, San Rafael, CA
Chandra Cerrito Contemporary, Keira Kotler and Jenn Shifflet, Oakland,
CA
Di Rosa Preserve, Moon Proof Madness, Napa, CA
Root Division Gallery, Taste 2007, San Francisco, CA
Headlands Center for the Arts, Open House, Sausalito, CA
Contemporary Quarterly, Still, Curated by Chandra Cerrito
Kneedler Fauchere, Curated by Dolby Chadwick Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Di Rosa Preserve, California Dreamin’: 5th Annual Benefit Auction and
Exhibition, Napa, CA
Headlands Center for the Arts, Open House, Sausalito, CA
Donna Seager Gallery, Gallery Artists, San Rafael, CA
Kneedler Fauchere, Curated by Dolby Chadwick Gallery, San Francisco, CA
John F. Kennedy University Gallery, Alumni Show, Berkeley, CA
Headlands Center for the Arts, Open House, Sausalito, CA
SOMARTS, Big Deal, San Francisco, CA
UC Davis & The MIND Institute, Pain Exhibit, Sacramento, CA
(Invitational)
Artisans Art Gallery, Contemporary Abstracts, Juried Exhibition, Mill Valley,
CA
Walters Art Museum, Winners Circle, Baltimore, MD
Headlands Center for the Arts, Open House, Sausalito, CA
John F. Kennedy University Gallery, Rapture, Juried Exhibition, Berkeley,
CA
415-577-8007
Mill Valley, CA
www.sbfinearts.com
[email protected]
Alameda Art Center, Contemporary Abstract Juried Exhibition, Alameda, CA
John F. Kennedy University Gallery, Graduate Exhibit, Berkeley, CA
Artisans Art Gallery, Contemporary Abstracts Juried Exhibition, Mill Valley,
CA
2003
Off the Preserve Gallery, All in the Family, Napa, CA
New Langton Arts, Polaroid, San Francisco, CA (Invitational)
Artisans Art Gallery, National Juried Exhibition, Mill Valley, CA
Berkeley Art Center, Members’ Showcase, Berkeley, CA
2002
Builders Gallery, Polaroid, San Francisco, CA
2001/04 John F. Kennedy University Gallery, Annual 2x2 Show, Berkeley, CA
1998
State of the Arts Gallery, Arts Walk Showcase, Olympia, WA
The Evergreen State College Library Lobby, Celebrating Women Artists,
Olympia, WA
1996
Mariah Art Center, Arts Walk, Olympia, WA
University of California at Santa Cruz, Baskin Studios, Student Works,
Santa Cruz, CA
1990
Maryland College of Art and Design, Competition Showcase, Silver Spring,
MD National Scholastic Awards Exhibition: (Traveling Exhibition),
Towson State University, Towson, MD
Gudelsky Gallery, Silver Spring, MD
Thesis Gallery, Baltimore, MD
Mosely Gallery, Princess Anne, MD
Corcoran Gallery, Washington, MD
1989
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History Rotunda Gallery,
Smithsonian Resident Scholarship Awardees Show, Washington, D.C.
National Cathedral, Cathedral Works, Juried Exhibition, Washington, D.C.
Glen Echo Park Gallery, Labor Day Juried Show, Glen Echo, MD
1988
Strathmore Hall Arts Center, Annual Juried Show, Rockville, MD
AWARDS, HONORS AND GRANTS
2013
2009
Pollock Krasner Foundation Grant
Alameda County Purchase Program, Oakland, CA: Finalist
Alameda County Juvenile Justice Center: Commission Award Finalist
2004/07 Headlands Center for the Arts, Affiliate Artist Award, Sausalito, CA
1998
Olympia Sustaining Fund, Grant, Olympia, WA
1990
National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts, National Arts and
Recognition Talent Search, Honorable Mention
Sovran Bank Award, Purchase Award
Pratt Art School, National Talent Search Finalist
Maryland Artist Equity Foundation, Finalist
Maryland College of Art and Design, Competition, Honorable Mention
1989
Smithsonian Museum, Resident Associate Honors Award, Scholarship
State of Maryland, Federation of Women’s Clubs Competition, 2nd place
Washington Regional Scholastic Art Awards, Gold Key Recipient
National Scholastic Art Awards, Finalist
415-577-8007
Mill Valley, CA
www.sbfinearts.com
[email protected]
PRESS
2012
2011
2008
Art Ltd. Magazine, June, “Verdant Refuge at Chandra Cerrito
Contemporary”, Barbara Morris
East Bay Express, March, “Verdant Refuge”, Obi Kaufman
Berkeley Times, February, “Neiman Marcus Purchases Works by Berkeley
Artists”
San Francisco Art Beat, March, “SF MOMA Artist’s Gallery Group Show”
East Bay Express, May, “Slow Food at Arts and Consciousness Gallery”, by
DeWitt Cheng
Berkeley Daily Planet, October, “Lyric Representations of Sacred,
Unattainable Worlds”, Peter Selz
Square Cylinder, “Jenn Shifflet at Chandra Cerrito”, David Roth
East Bay Express, September, Museums & Galleries: “Water World”, DeWitt
Cheng
East Bay Express, October, “Metaphysical Abstractions”, DeWitt Cheng
Artweek Magazine, “Keira Kotler and Jenn Shifflet at Chandra Cerrito
Contemporary”, February Volume 39, Jacki Spicer
East Bay Express, October, Critic’s Choice: “Mercury 20 Gallery”
East Bay Express, November, Critic’s Choice: “ Keira Kotler and Jenn
Shifflet”
CATALOGS AND BOOKS
2011
2010
2009
Di Rosa Preserve, Artistic License, Annual Benefit Auction: Catalog
Di Rosa Preserve, Artivore Antics, Annual Benefit Auction: Catalog
Berkeley Art Center: Metaphysical Abstraction: Contemporary Approaches
to Spiritual Content, with essay by Mark Levy, Ph.D
Chandra Cerrito Contemporary: Bridge Art Fair Collection Book, and
The Westin Verasa Art Collection book, published by Chandra Cerrito
2008
ProArts, Open Studio Directory, Front cover image
2007
Contemporary Quarterly, with Essay by Chandra Cerrito, Still Exhibition
Di Rosa Preserve, Moon Proof Madness: 6th Annual Benefit Auction: Catalog
Di Rosa Preserve, California Dreamin’, 5th Annual Benefit Auction: Catalog
The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore MD., Winner’s Circle Exhibition:
Catalog
2003 Social Demo: An Artists Proof, edited by Ted Purves, A Collaborative Project
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Alameda County Public Art Collection
Alameda County Juvenile Justice Center
Capitol Hill Hilton, Washington, D.C, Presidential Suite
City of Olympia, WA, Department of Health and Social Services
415-577-8007
Mill Valley, CA
www.sbfinearts.com
[email protected]
DKS & Associates
DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary
The Evergreen State College
F&M Bank
Hilton, McLean, VA
John B. Collins & Associates
JW Marriott, Ankara Turkey
Kaiser Hospital, Vacaville, CA
LEK Consulting
Mascone Marriott, San Francisco, CA
Neiman Marcus: Walnut Creek, CA, Dallas, TX, North Carolina, Los Angeles
and New Jersey
Nordstrom Headquarters, Seattle, WA
Raffles Hotel, Istanbul, Turkey
Ritz Carlton, Shenzhen, China
Ritz Carlton, Dubai
Sovran Bank
St. Regis, Atlanta, GA, Presidential Suite
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP
The Westin Verasa, Napa, CA
415-577-8007
Mill Valley, CA
www.sbfinearts.com
[email protected]