“The creation of my work is unpredictable and that is the very thing that
I find exciting about it. I am inspired by life events and I express the feelings
that those events conjure through texture and color. Once I introduce the
paint to the canvas, a dialogue between them begins. I become the conduit between the brush and the canvas. In the end, the finished piece tells a story unique to each viewer. To me, the marriage between the artist’s freedom of expression and the viewer’s freedom of interpretation is the fundamental
beauty of abstract art and where inspiration can be found.”
-- jennifer rivera
Jennifer Rivera is an abstract expressionist painter who works primarily with acrylics on canvas. Having been raised on the east coast of the United States, Jennifer was exposed to a culture rich in the arts at an early age. From dancing at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City as a child, to participating in advanced placement art classes as a teen, the arts were always a part of her world. Jennifer has traveled the United States extensively and has lived in many urban cities across the country. These travels have not only influenced her life, but her work as well. Jennifer’s work can be seen in exhibitions across the Kansas City area and many pieces reside in private collections in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Scottsdale, Kansas City, Virginia, Boca Raton, and New York City.
about the artist
Solo Exhibitions:
• Apex Art Space, Kansas City, MO (April/May 2011)
• Beggar’s Table Gallery, Kansas City, MO (Sep/Oct 2010)
• The Vine Fine Art Gallery, Osage Beach, MO (July 2010)
• Tomasic & Rehorn, Kansas City, KS (May 2010)
• Apex Art Space, Kansas City, MO (Dec 2009/Jan 2010)
• Sopra, Leawood, KS (Oct/Nov 2009)
• VC Johnston - Leawood, KS (Oct 2009)
Group Exhibitions & Invitationals:
• Room 39, Kansas City, MO (Jan/Feb 2011)
• ARTichokes Gallery, Leawood, KS (Nov/Dec 2010)
• Flash Space Art Gallery, Lawrence, KS (Oct/Nov 2010)
• Hilliard Gallery, Kansas City, MO (March/April 2010)
• Gaslight Studios, Paola, KS (Jan/Feb 2010)
curriculum vitae
Evolving Magazine [cover] (Nov 2010)
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Lake Lifestyles Magazine [pg 103] (Oct 2010)
Kansas City Home & Garden Magazine [online edition] (Sep 2010)
Nominated as one of Kansas City Magazine’s “KC’s Best” Top 5 Visual Artists (Aug 2010)
Review; Mid-America’s Visual Arts Publication [online edition] (Dec 2009)
publications
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