MEET THE ARTIST
Jennifer Klemp
Jennifer Klemp is a fine artist based in St. Louis, MO. Her work is inspired by the artist’s own internal inner searching and manifestation. Her recent artwork taps into the spiritual and introspective nature found within one’s self. Each original piece is created laboriously, drop by drop, fusing traditional methods with abstract undertones. Attention to color theory is intentional, with bright punches of color found throughout.
Since receiving her M.F.A. from Fontbonne in 2001 Jennifer Klemp has created figurative work via traditional drawing and painting techniques. Drawing and painting the figure or still life with attention to the fundamentals is methodical, with unfinished and expressionistic marks and drips intentionally made to certain pieces. The process through which the art is created, whether the work be abstract or figurative is evaluated through each piece with anticipation for future works.
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The Riverfront Times
West End Word
St. Louis Post Dispatch
Streetscape Magazine,
Exhibitions & Appearances
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2022 Exclusive Appearance at Blues @ the Arch, Sponsored through the Gateway Arch Park Foundation, St. Louis, MO
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2021 Collaboration with Mother Art StL : Mother’s Day Print Series and Collaboration
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2021 Invitation/Collaboration to show at Asadorian Rug Company- St. Louis premier retailer for Middle Eastern, Indian, and Pakistani Rugs
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2020 Fontbonne University Alumni Invitational
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2013 ‘It’s About Time: Past, Present and Future’, “Invitational” St. Charles Community College
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2011 Chesterfield Arts “Invitational”, Samuel C. Sachs Library
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2009 Outside In, Chesterfield Arts, St. Louis, Missouri
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2008 Jennifer Klemp- Solo Exhibition: "Invitational": "Duality", Rose Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute, Indiana
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2008 Jennifer Klemp- Solo Exhibition: "Duality”, Opie Gallery, Leedy-Voulkos Art Center, Kansas City, Missouri
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2007 Juried Solo Appearance, curated by Art St. Louis, “Invitational”, The St. Louis Development Corporation,1015 Locust St., St. Louis, MO 63101
2007 4th Friday Art Walk, solo appearance, The Sachs Group, St. Charles, Missouri
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2007 Jennifer Klemp- Solo Exhibition: "Duality”, Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, Missouri
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2007 Open Studios Tours, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, Missouri
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2007 Mad Arf- 3rd Annual Benefit for Stray Rescue of St. Louis, Mad Art, St. Louis, Missouri
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2007 Paperwork In, On, and Of Paper, Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, Missouri
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2006 Three Things You Should Never Talk About, Art St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri
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2006 Jennifer Klemp and Dallas Woodson- New Paintings- “Mezzo”, Forest Park Community College, St. Louis, Missouri
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2006 Mad Arf - A Benefit for Stray Rescue of St. Louis, Mad Art, St. Louis, Missouri
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2006 Venus Envy, St. Louis Centre, St. Louis, Missouri
2005 Contemporary Realism, Mobile Centre for the Living Arts, Mobile, Alabama
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2005 Group 4 Award Exhibition, Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, Missouri
2005 Fresh Picked!- Solo Exhibition, Pick, St. Louis, Missouri
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2005 Mad Arf- An Exhibit to benefit Stray Rescue of St. Louis, Mad Art, St. Louis, Missouri
2005 Art St. Louis XXI- "The Exhibition”, Art St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri Curated by: Christian Rattemeyer of Artists Space, New York, NY Award recipient - Honorable Mention
2004 Venus Envy, Southside National Bank Building, St. Louis, Missouri
2004 OVERunder, Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, Missouri Award recipient- "Group 4 Award"
2004 Figurative #3, “Invitational”, Our Common Ground, Lebanon, Illinois
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2004 Paperwork In, On, and Of Paper, Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, Missouri
2003 Jennifer Klemp and John Hunn- New Paintings, Mossa Gallery, St. Louis, Missouri
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2003 Venus Envy, City Museum, St. Louis, Missouri
2002 23rd Annual Mini-Works on Paper Exhibition, Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, Alabama
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2002 Now Look Hear!, “Invitational”, featuring works by Jennifer Klemp, John Cross, and Mihyun Kwon, St. Louis Tap Room, St. Louis, Missouri
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2000 Not Your Ordinary Self Portrait, Art St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri
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2000 Napa/Sonoma Landscape Exhibition, Fontbonne Gallery of Art, St. Louis, Missouri
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1998-99 Annual Juried Exhibition, Forest Park Community College, St. Louis, Missouri
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1997 R.S.V.P. Earth Day II, Art St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri
Education
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Masters in Fine Arts, Fontbonne University, St. Louis, Missouri
Coursework in Painting, Studio Art Centers International, Florence, Italy
