Artist Statement
For the past fifteen years, my artistic practice has explored issues of doubt, vulnerability, perceived ideals, and communication within the context of interpersonal relationships. Working with constructed narratives and a Feminist lens I describe the emotions and quiet moments of everyday life. Touch, gesture and gaze all play significant roles as conduits of conscious and unconscious modes of communication.
My interest in the experiences of women, and the limited representations in which they are depicted, spurs my practice and forms a lineage from my earliest work through to my current series. Since 2009 my artwork has concentrated on issues surrounding pregnancy and motherhood through the series Swallowing Ice (2009), Fold (2011-date), Imminent (2012-2014) and Nursing Mothers (in process). Linking all of these works are prominent themes of identity loss, self-reflection, isolation, the gaze, societal expectations, intimacy, routine and ambivalence.
Jennifer Long is a Toronto-based artist, curator, and educator holding a BAA from Ryerson University and a MFA from York University. For the last fifteen years, her artistic practice has explored issues of doubt, vulnerability, perceived ideals, and communication within the context of interpersonal relationships. This lens-based work uses constructed narratives to describe the emotions and quiet moments of everyday life. Jennifer’s artwork has been exhibited in over forty shows nationally and internationally, numerous publications, and has received funding from the Toronto Arts Council, Ontario Arts Council, and The Canada Council for The Arts. Jennifer works at OCAD University as an Assistant Professor and the Associate Chair of Cross-Disciplinary Art Practices
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