Jeanna Penn, "We Come Prepared"
2023
Mixed media collage
ARTIST STATEMENT
I describe my work as mixed media narrative collage. I aim to tell stories that are historical and/or personal through the use of recontextualized sourced imagery and material culture. My work is an abstract retelling of reclaimed narratives of the African diaspora around race, identity and unresolved legacies. By combining collage with watercolor, acrylic paint and ink I hope to evoke a sense of nostalgia, reflection and connection for the viewer.
ARTIST BIO
Jeanna Penn is a contemporary artist who lives and works in Oakland with her husband and ten year old son. She has been creating art for over twenty-five years in various forms including mixed media collage, soft sculpture, photography, zines and documentary film. Much of Jeanna’s work is centered around recontextualizing found imagery and documenting material histories.
Jeanna’s work has been shown at The Barret Art Center (NY); Eyelevel Centre (Nova Scotia); Jennifer Perlmutter Gallery (CA); the Delaplaine Art Center (MD); Yale Divinity School (CT) and 516 Arts (NM); The Henry Sheldon Museum (VT); and The DeYoung Museum (CA). Her work is in the permanent collections of the Henry Sheldon Museum and SFMOMA as well as several private collections.
2023
Mixed media collage
ARTIST STATEMENT
I describe my work as mixed media narrative collage. I aim to tell stories that are historical and/or personal through the use of recontextualized sourced imagery and material culture. My work is an abstract retelling of reclaimed narratives of the African diaspora around race, identity and unresolved legacies. By combining collage with watercolor, acrylic paint and ink I hope to evoke a sense of nostalgia, reflection and connection for the viewer.
ARTIST BIO
Jeanna Penn is a contemporary artist who lives and works in Oakland with her husband and ten year old son. She has been creating art for over twenty-five years in various forms including mixed media collage, soft sculpture, photography, zines and documentary film. Much of Jeanna’s work is centered around recontextualizing found imagery and documenting material histories.
Jeanna’s work has been shown at The Barret Art Center (NY); Eyelevel Centre (Nova Scotia); Jennifer Perlmutter Gallery (CA); the Delaplaine Art Center (MD); Yale Divinity School (CT) and 516 Arts (NM); The Henry Sheldon Museum (VT); and The DeYoung Museum (CA). Her work is in the permanent collections of the Henry Sheldon Museum and SFMOMA as well as several private collections.
2023
Mixed media collage
ARTIST STATEMENT
I describe my work as mixed media narrative collage. I aim to tell stories that are historical and/or personal through the use of recontextualized sourced imagery and material culture. My work is an abstract retelling of reclaimed narratives of the African diaspora around race, identity and unresolved legacies. By combining collage with watercolor, acrylic paint and ink I hope to evoke a sense of nostalgia, reflection and connection for the viewer.
ARTIST BIO
Jeanna Penn is a contemporary artist who lives and works in Oakland with her husband and ten year old son. She has been creating art for over twenty-five years in various forms including mixed media collage, soft sculpture, photography, zines and documentary film. Much of Jeanna’s work is centered around recontextualizing found imagery and documenting material histories.
Jeanna’s work has been shown at The Barret Art Center (NY); Eyelevel Centre (Nova Scotia); Jennifer Perlmutter Gallery (CA); the Delaplaine Art Center (MD); Yale Divinity School (CT) and 516 Arts (NM); The Henry Sheldon Museum (VT); and The DeYoung Museum (CA). Her work is in the permanent collections of the Henry Sheldon Museum and SFMOMA as well as several private collections.