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.
PRESS
The Riverfront Times
West End Word
St. Louis Post Dispatch
Streetscape Magazine,
Exhibitions & Appearances
2022 Exclusive Appearance at Blues @ the Arch, Sponsored through the Gateway Arch Park Foundation, St. Louis, MO
2021 Collaboration with Mother Art StL : Mother’s Day Print Series and Collaboration
2021 Invitation/Collaboration to show at Asadorian Rug Company- St. Louis premier retailer for Middle Eastern, Indian, and Pakistani Rugs
2020 Fontbonne University Alumni Invitational
2013 ‘It’s About Time: Past, Present and Future’, “Invitational” St. Charles Community College
2011 Chesterfield Arts “Invitational”, Samuel C. Sachs Library
2009 Outside In, Chesterfield Arts, St. Louis, Missouri
2008 Jennifer Klemp- Solo Exhibition: "Invitational": "Duality", Rose Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute, Indiana
2008 Jennifer Klemp- Solo Exhibition: "Duality”, Opie Gallery, Leedy-Voulkos Art Center, Kansas City, Missouri
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
2007 Jennifer Klemp- Solo Exhibition: "Duality”, Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, Missouri
2007 Open Studios Tours, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, Missouri
2007 Mad Arf- 3rd Annual Benefit for Stray Rescue of St. Louis, Mad Art, St. Louis, Missouri
2007 Paperwork In, On, and Of Paper, Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, Missouri
2006 Three Things You Should Never Talk About, Art St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri
2006 Jennifer Klemp and Dallas Woodson- New Paintings- “Mezzo”, Forest Park Community College, St. Louis, Missouri
2006 Mad Arf - A Benefit for Stray Rescue of St. Louis, Mad Art, St. Louis, Missouri
2006 Venus Envy, St. Louis Centre, St. Louis, Missouri
2005 Contemporary Realism, Mobile Centre for the Living Arts, Mobile, Alabama
2005 Group 4 Award Exhibition, Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, Missouri
2005 Fresh Picked!- Solo Exhibition, Pick, St. Louis, Missouri
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
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
2003 Venus Envy, City Museum, St. Louis, Missouri
2002 23rd Annual Mini-Works on Paper Exhibition, Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, Alabama
2002 Now Look Hear!, “Invitational”, featuring works by Jennifer Klemp, John Cross, and Mihyun Kwon, St. Louis Tap Room, St. Louis, Missouri
2000 Not Your Ordinary Self Portrait, Art St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri
2000 Napa/Sonoma Landscape Exhibition, Fontbonne Gallery of Art, St. Louis, Missouri
1998-99 Annual Juried Exhibition, Forest Park Community College, St. Louis, Missouri
1997 R.S.V.P. Earth Day II, Art St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri
Education
Masters in Fine Arts, Fontbonne University, St. Louis, Missouri
Coursework in Painting, Studio Art Centers International, Florence, Italy
