Artist Bio:
Jennifer Lewis is a freelance illustrator and painter residing in Boston. She was born in Germany but grew up mostly on the East coast of America. She spent the majority of her childhood in Maine spending endless days playing with the small animals in the woods and drawing on her walls. Even as a child, Jennifer was fascinated with all the inner workings of animals, as she rooted through libraries of natural history books. She was captivated by the books of Beatrix Potter and Edward Gorey, as well as illustrations by Lisbeth Zwerger and Richard Scarry.
Inspired by these illustrators, she started taking oil painting classes and continued art classes throughout high school, attending courses at both the Maine College of Art and the Mass College of Art. For her undergraduate studies, Jennifer attended the Rhode Island School of Design where she graduated in 2000 with a BFA in Illustration.
After college Jennifer moved to Boston, where she now resides in her artist studio in the surrounded by lots of paintings and storybook imagery.
Jennifer can be found exhibiting at coffee shops and galleries throughout the country including Chicago, Boston, and Los Angeles.
Education
oo. Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, BFA. Illustration
Exhibitions
oo. RISD Illustration Department show Woods Gerry Gallery. Providence, RI Two Person Show Illustration building Gallery, Providence, RI
o2. Meat Annex , Grand Central Art Center,
Santa Ana, CA
o3. Inch by Inch Gibbs gallery,
Arlington, MA
o4. Living Room- 4RISD alumni
Boston Public library, West End
o5. 6 by 6 Miniature exhibition
Northern Kentucky University
o6. WBUR Studios
2007
BOSC Boston City Hall exhibit
Gulu-Gulu Cafe,
Lynn, MA
Small Works 8" by 8" ARC Gallery
Chicago, IL
National Woman's Art Exhibition, Oakland Community College,
Farmington Hills, MI
The Sketchbook Project, Art House,
Decantur, Ga.
North America Miniature Exhibition
Baltimore, MD.
Ozspirations, The School of Art and Design Gallery, 75 Arlington,
Boston MA
2008
The Hive Gallery , Group show,
Los Angeles CA.
Tread Lightly, The Waterfall Gallery,
Belfast, ME
Lavinia's Lament at the grand opening of Green and Greener, CA
The Monkeyhouse Gallery, CA.
* Sugar Rush, group show
* Alphabet Group show (the letter "C")
* Custom Vinyl Show
Small Canvas Show
Pop Euphoria, The Aurora Gallery,
Worchester Mass
Infinity Squared . Distinction Gallery & Artist Studios
Escondido, Ca.
2009
RISD Biannual, Arsenal Center for the arts,
Watertown Mass.
Sweet Meats and Sour Grapes, Gallery 242
Boston Mass
In Print and Awards
02. Mark Ryden Meat contest. Juxtapoz Magazine,
o5. Featured in Juxtapoz website's reader art Nov.
07. Weekly Dig cover Oct.
08.Featured in the January online publication of Flavorpill
08. Growth, The Shoplift Gallery
08. Mail Me Art book and show
08. The Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston curator’s award for “Squid Ink”