Welcome to the Art & Photography of Jennifer Swanson Downes. I am a low brow/pop surrealist artist. When I have an image that I like, I tend to make many variations of it, so I often have collections of works. Although right now I am focused on watercolor pencils on small paper, in the past I have done very large oil paintings on canvas, charcoal on paper, wood & acrylic mixed medium and photography.
I have been very successful in displaying my work. I started showing in the late 90’s, and have had over 40 exhibitions! My artwork has been displayed at the Somerville Museum, Bad Art for Bad People, in Canada, libraries, galleries, universities, community events, accepted into nation wide competitions, hung at coffee shops, clubs, restaurants and store fronts. It is not uncommon for me to sell half or more of my work during my openings. I’ve created art work for a Kid’s TV show, called JoJo’s Dream Cart who’s co-executive producer is Rex Trailor and aired on Mohamad Alli’s network television station, Bridges TV.
Along with being an artist, I am also a pet groomer, a Kindergarten teacher, Triple Black Belt in Karate, I wrote & illustrated a a children’s science book & published poetry. I am a HUGE collector of Wolverine action figures. I have taught myself to read palms, knit, and speak, read & write Japanese. I enjoy cooking, high end Vodka and listening to rock-n-roll.
I have been very successful in displaying my work. I started showing in the late 90’s, and have had over 40 exhibitions! My artwork has been displayed at the Somerville Museum, Bad Art for Bad People, in Canada, libraries, galleries, universities, community events, accepted into nation wide competitions, hung at coffee shops, clubs, restaurants and store fronts. It is not uncommon for me to sell half or more of my work during my openings. I’ve created art work for a Kid’s TV show, called JoJo’s Dream Cart who’s co-executive producer is Rex Trailor and aired on Mohamad Alli’s network television station, Bridges TV.
Along with being an artist, I am also a pet groomer, a Kindergarten teacher, Triple Black Belt in Karate, I wrote & illustrated a a children’s science book & published poetry. I am a HUGE collector of Wolverine action figures. I have taught myself to read palms, knit, and speak, read & write Japanese. I enjoy cooking, high end Vodka and listening to rock-n-roll.