Thank you for registering for the artist talk by Jenny Mendez hosted by Giertz Gallery at Parkland College. We are excited to have you join us!
Date: Thursday, January 27, 2022
Time: 10:30 AM
This online artist talk is a free online public program. A link will be sent to the email you have provided and a reminder email with the link will be sent a day prior to the event.
About the artist:
Jenny Mendes was born in Cleveland Ohio. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Ceramics from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri in 1982 and continued her education at Penland School of Crafts in North Carolina. She later returned to Penland School as a resident artist for three years and has been an instructor there as well. She has participated in residencies and symposiums in Paris, Macedonia, Slovenia, Turkey, Serbia, The Netherlands, Philippines, Latvia and Greece. Jenny has taught ceramic workshops across the United States as well as internationally. She has been a fulltime studio artist for over 30 years in Chesterland Ohio. Her works, primarily in ceramics and more recently in painting, are an imaginative exploration of the internal and external landscapes of the psyche.
Artist Statement:
My ceramic work has always had a life of its own, separate from my desire to control it. If I look back at my ceramics over time, there is a continuous thread that runs through my work, a signature stylistic message from my unconscious to my conscious self. Always learning and relearning how to decipher and translate the special union I experience with this material, I find inspiration from deep connection to self and friends, from my relationships with nature, humans and animals, and from working with energy both tangible and intangible. My daily practice uses active imagination in conversation with the materiality of clay. I would like my work to offer a sense of being buoyed and comforted by love, hope, curiosity and the imagination.
If you plan to visit the Giertz Gallery at Parkland College, please note our new hours and policy changes. The gallery hours are Mon - Wed 10am-5pm, Thur 10am-7pm, Sat 12-2pm. Giertz Gallery is closed for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on January 17. The Ceramics Biennial will be on exhibit through February 5, 2022.
For questions, please call 217/351-2485.
Parkland College has limited the number of ways to enter the building and has greeters stationed at designated doors. While you may enter through any of the designated doors, we suggest using the M1 parking lot on the north corner of campus and entering door M1. Follow the signs to the gallery, located on the north side of the X wing.
No RSVP is necessary to visit the gallery during normal business hours, except for our special events. Masks must be worn on the Parkland College campus.
We look forward to having you attend the online lecture and see you in the gallery!