ARTIST CV

ARTIST STATEMENT

Jennifer Shea paints in oil, pastel, and mixed media, using abstracted realism and impressionist approaches to explore themes of new beginnings, resilience, and transformation. Her work evokes a quietly energetic, reflective and hopeful mood.

Professional Experience

2024 | Instructor, Expressive Painting Workshop | Canyon, TX

Education

2022 | Milan Art Institute - Contemporary Fine Art Program

Group Exhibitions

Light Unfolding
32 × 46
Oil on Canvas
The Best of the Southwest Art Show
Hosted by The Amarillo Art Association and The Amarillo Art Institute. in Amarillo, Texas
August 1, 2025 to September 8th, 2025.
- “Purple Haze”
  24 × 36
  Oil on canvas
- “Silent Bloom”
  11 × 14
  Oil Pastel
- “Petal and Stone”
  11×14
  Oil on Paper
Unbridled Art Show benefitting Dove Creek Equine Rescue in Amarillo, TX
Hosted by Dove Creek Equine Rescue at the Amarillo Art Institute.
Commissioned painting:
“The Wind Remembers Her Name”
30 × 40
Mixed Media Oil on canvas
Artwork displayed in STOEX Design Gallery July 2024 in Amarillo, TX
- “GOLDEN FIELDS”
  18 X 24
  Oil on Canvas
- “LIGHT BREAKS THROUGH”
  24 X 30
  Oil on Canvas
- “GEISHA FLOWER”
  11 × 14
  Oil Pastel on Art board
- “WINTER IS PASSING”
  11 X 14
  Oil on Art board
- “WAITING IN THE WINGS”
  11 X 14
  Oil on Art Board
- “FRIEDA”
  8 X 12
  Oil Pastel on recycled cardboard
July 2023
Artwork displayed in STOEX Design Gallery in Amarillo, TX
- “BLUE RAIN”
  36” X 48”
  Oil on Canvas
- “MARIPOSA”
  11” X 14”
  Oil on Canvas
- "HUMMINGBIRD”
  16 X 20
  Oil on Canvas
- “THE VESSEL”
  16 × 20
  Oil on Canvas
- “CARPE DIEM”
  12 X 12
  Oil on Canvas
- “PURPLE DAHLIA”
  12 X 12
  Mixed Media Oil on Canvas
- “RAINDANCE”
  12 X 12
  Oil on Canvas

Collections

Commissioned paintings for the Shirer Family Private Collection:
- “BEGONIA’S PARADISE” DIPTYCH
  2023
  2 - 30 X 40
  Mixed Media Oil on Canvas
- “THREE PINES”
  2025
  36 × 48
  Oil on Canvas
Commissioned paintings for the Gant Family Private Collection:
- “THE SECRET PLACE”
  2022
  30 X 48
  Mixed Media Oil on Canvas
- “KINTSUGI RAIN”
  2022
  30 X 40
  Mixed Media Oil on Canvas
- “SUN SOAKED”
  2022
  16 X 20
  Oil on Canvas
Commissioned paintings for the Cox Family Private Collection:
- “JUNEAU MORNING”
  2023
  11 X 14
  Oil on Art Board
- “TUSCAN FIELDS”
  2022
  36 × 48
  Mixed Media on Canvas
- “TREE OF LIFE”
  2008
  30 X 40
  Mixed Media on Canvas
- “WINDS. OF CHANGE”
  2007
  16 × 20
  Mixed Media on Canvas
Jackson Family Private Collection:
- “BLUE RAIN”
  36” X 48”
  Oil on Canvas
  2023
- “Waves of Change”
  30 × 40
  Mixed Media Oil on Canvas
  2024
Hammer Family Private Collection:
- “Raindance”
  12 × 12
  Oil on Canvas
  2023
- “The Prayer”
  11” X 14”
  Charcoal on Paper
  2024
- “Eye on the Future”
  11 × 14
  Soft Pastel on Paper
  2024