Jen McCleary

Digital

Mixed Media

Contact Information

jen@jenmccleary.com

Phone: 215-908-2789

http://www.jenmccleary.com/

Gallery

Please contact artist for purchases, commissions, etc.

Mixed Media

Digital Art

Artist's Biography

Jen McCleary is originally from Coatesville, Pennsylvania. She received her BFA in Painting/Printmaking from Tyler School of Art in 1999, a certificate in Print Design from University of the Arts in 2005, and a custom interdisciplinary MLA focusing on art and society from the University of Pennsylvania in 2008. She works as a freelance artist and graphic designer.

Artist's Statement

The roots of my art lie in the process of collecting images, ephemera, and found objects, which I layer, alter, or arrange to create something new. I work both digitally (photo-collage and graphic design) and in more traditional forms (mixed-media collage/painting and jewelry made from found and vintage objects). No matter the medium, I prefer to work intuitively, letting each piece evolve over time and in unexpected directions. My work is more a form of exploration or play than a deliberate attempt at communicating a specific concept, although I do believe that images and objects can act as carriers of meaning and emotional resonance. I am interested in symbolism, wonder, hidden connections between things, the passage of time, imagined landscapes, ways of understanding the world, and dualities including the man-made vs. the natural worlds, light vs. dark (metaphorically and literally), and complexity vs. simplicity.

Selected Exhibitions

2014
Cut & Paste: New Mixed-Media and Digital Collages, The Hall, InLiquid at the Crane, Philadelphia, PA

Art Inspiring Art: works by visual artists who are inspired by the lighting, sets, characters, and stories of great films, InLiquid at Sundance, New York, NY
Curator: Sara McCorriston

2013
2013 Member Exhibition: Inliquid, PPAC, Second State Press, Ice Box Project Space and Grey Area, Crane Arts Building, Philadelphia, PA

Selected Mixed Media Works, The White Space, VIUS, Philadelphia, PA

Selected Mixed Media Works, The Art of Framing, Jenkintown, PA

2012
Seasons of Change: Human/Nature, Urban Outfitters HQ, Philadelphia, PA
Curator: Jennifer Zwilling

2009
That Bites Group Exhibition, Soloveev Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

2008
7 Group Exhibition, Mercantile Home, Easton, PA

2007
Imaginary Landscapes, Regency Coffee, Lansdowne, PA

2006
Voxumenta Juried Group Exhibition, Vox Populi, Philadelphia, PA

2005
Digital Art Group Exhibition, Drizzle Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

Education

2008
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Interdisciplinary MLA focusing on art history and society

2005
University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Continuing Education Certificate, Print Design

1999
Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Elkins Park, PA
BFA, Painting and Printmaking

Recent Artist Member Mentions on InLiquid

Behind the Snap

As the times sweep by, we focus on a visually interesting and abstract structure of the ongoing Carbon Snaps exhibition. … See Full Post
- From InLiquid
Carbon Snaps

Critical Junctures need a special cohesion. A five headed hydra held together with Carbon Snaps, these artists create a holographic … See Full Post
Members in Artblog’s “Artists in the Time of Coronavirus”

Artblog has created an open online community project: “Artists in the Time of Coronavirus.” Over the (so far) 26 parts, many InLiquid member artists have been included! See the full list below, and stay tuned for more updates as Artblog keeps adding new parts.

Part 1 – Jacqueline Unanue

Part 2 – Linda Dubin Garfield

Part 4 – Carole Loeffler

Part 5 – Constance McBride

Part 6 – Terri Fridkin

Part 7 – Ellen Rosenholtz

Part 8 – Krista Dedrick Lai

Part 10 – Lee Muslin

Part 11 – Sandi Neiman Lovitz

Part 12 – Phyllis Anderson

Part 13 – Pia De Girolamo, Tyler Kline, Dolores Poacelli, Florence Weisz

Part 15 – Jen McCleary, Rebecca Schultz

Part 16 – Linnie Greenberg, Lauren Rinaldi

Part 19 – Rebecca Jacob

Part 20 – Gerri Spilka, Rosalind Bloom

Part 24 – Karen Hunter-McLaughlin, Laura Storck

Part 25 – Alla Reznik

Part 26 – Su Knoll Horty

Part 27 – Andrew Chalfen

Part 28 – Ruth Miller

Part 31 – Pamela Tudor, Agathe Bouton

Part 37 – Paula Cahill

Part 38 – Constance Culpepper, Alan Lankin

Part 40 – Kirby Fredendall, Paula Mandel

Part 41 – Marilyn MacGregor

Part 43 – Sandra Benhaim

Part 44 – Patricia Ingersoll

Part 45 – Erica Harney

Part 50 – Francesca Costanzo

Part 52 – Mary Powers Holt

Part 53 – Jennifer Baker
Vernal Longing

“April is the cruelest month, breeding lilacs out of the dead land, mixing memory and desire, stirring dull roots with … See Full Post
Meet the Collector: Jen McCleary Collects All the Small Things

From vacationers to even the most seasoned travelers, we’ve seen them before: mugs, magnets, keychains, and postcards available in the … See Full Post
- Everyone is a Collector