ARTIST STATEMENT

Through a process of dense ​patterning, I create images that ​reflect an inner state akin to ​dreaming.

In discovering archetypes from personal imagery, Jeanne O'Donnell has ​created paintings which resonate with awareness of the continuum of human ​experience. Free of any pretentious mystique or intellectual stodginess, these ​paintings represent an honest and sensitive personal search for ​understanding. Intriguing at first glance, with closer viewing they offer many ​levels of interpretation, along with an abiding sense of growth and potential. ​Mary McCoy

Black and White Series

In such compressed images the artist takes us deep into the details of organic life, examining the burgeoning cycle ​of growth and decay. The personal symbols she uses to illustrate her points are always accessible. Yet we are left ​with the sensation that these worlds are part of a teeming universe still infolding. Lee Flemming

EXPLORATIONS IN ARIZONA

MUSEUM AND GALLERY EXHIBITS

• The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC, ​"Prints: Washington DC, Print used to ​represent the group exhibition in Phillips ​Collection Brochure
• The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia, ​"Washington/Moscow Artists"
• Susquehanna Art Museum, Harrisburg, ​PA “Fantasy Dreams”
• Franz Bader Gallery, Washington, DC, ​numerous solo exhibitions
• Gallery Ten, Washington, DC, gallery ​member, solo and group exhibits
• International Association of the Study of ​Dreams Art Exhibit, several group ​exhibitions

EDUCATION

• American University, Washington, DC, ​M.F.A.
• Rutgers University, Institute of Cognitive ​Studies Graduate Program Emphasis on ​Visual Perception
• Bennington College, Vermont B.F.A., ​Painting & Ceramics

RECENT ART RESIDENCIES

• Advanced Painting class with Allyson & ​Alex Grey (2023)
  
• Byrdcliffe Artist in Residence in ​Woodstock, NY - Women’s Artist ​Fellowship Award (2024)

DISTINCTIONS

• Wolpoff Award for Works on Paper: ​Purchased by the American University ​Permanent Collection
• Glassman Award for Most Promising ​Female Artist: American University
• Juror for the Glassman Award: ​Washington D.C.
• Featured in the Junior League New York ​City House Tour: Her apartment and ​artwork were part of the tour.

FELLOWSHIPS & ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE

• American University MFA Program
• Yaddo
• Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture
• Vermont Studio Center
• Virginia Center for the Creative Arts
• Party Animals Commission: Public Art ​displayed in front of The National Theater, ​Washington, DC, 2002

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