Jenny Olsen
MFA ’22 Fine Arts 2D
I am a painter. Oil is my chosen medium. I use figures to anchor and to add physicality to my work. I paint people I know including myself. The painting “Cancan” featured in the show could be a self-portrait and is the first piece in my “Dance” series. The title itself is quite revealing: The cancan evokes images of festive Paris, brimming with pleasure, fun and freedom. In this dance, the woman leads, and in this painting, a woman in white takes center stage, embodying the freedom to do anything her heart desires.
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Jenny Olsen (MFA’22) is a visual artist who lives and works in Winchester, Massachusetts. She is a recipient of the Saint Botolph Club Foundation Emerging Artist award and grant in 2022, Mass MoCA MassArt Alum Fellowship in 2022, and the “Best in Show” winner of CAA’s National Prize Show in 2015. Jenny has shown her work in many solo and group exhibitions: most recent shows are solo at Southern Vermont Arts Center, 2024, and the four person show at LaiSun Keane Gallery, 2024.
