Artist’s Statement

Working with abstracted figures, symbols, and objects I create paintings with a modern/graphic aesthetic that explore our inherently flawed and imperfect human condition. My work is a space where I have control to show as much or as little of the story as I want. Paint is my medium of choice because it represents freedom— it can be bold and in your face or it can censor and hide, it can be soft and beautiful or unruly and rough.

Biography

Jenny Gray grew-up on a boat in Southern California, raised by her sailboat racing father. Summers were spent with her artist mother in San Francisco learning to “see” and make art. She moved up the coast to attend San Jose Sate University where she studied graphic design and fine art. After university she moved further up the coast to Oregon and worked as a graphic designer and art director for 15 years. In 2000 Jenny returned to fine art by way of bold abstract paintings. Jenny has had gallery shows in Eugene and Portland, Oregon. She has been accepted into many juried group shows and her work is in private and corporate collections nationally and internationally. Jenny currently resides in Eugene, Oregon.