Jen McCleary
Contact Information
Phone: 215-908-2789
Gallery
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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
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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
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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
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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
Part 55 – Ellen Benson
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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
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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