ARTIST STATEMENT

Painting is a conversation. Although I may have an idea of what I want to say, the process is a give-and-take between myself and the marks on the canvas. There are always unexpected turns.

My textural, painterly works examine ever-changing relationships in life. I work on a body of five or more paintings at a time. When working on these paintings together, I begin with quick layers of acrylic paint, allowing me to build up texture. These first layers always show through somewhere in the finished work. They are where the conversation begins.

Next, I draw with charcoal, oil pastel, or pastel, these marks will not be the final drawing, there are many times during the work to draw again. Drawing is coming to shape conclusions. My favorite part is oil paint. The rich creamy texture and luminous color begin to tell the real story. The canvas and I understand each other and are better for the conversation we have had.

Dundas Valley School of Art, Ontario, Canada 1996-97
Lyme Academy of Fine Art, Old Lyme, Connecticut 1995-96
Studied With George William Allen, Salt Lake, Utah 1993-95
Nordstrom’s, City Creek, Salt Lake City, Utah
Southern Utah University, Cedar City, Utah
Fairview Museum of Art, Fairview, Utah
Gastronomy Inc., Salt Lake City, Utah
Salt Lake International Airport, Salt Lake City, Utah
Howa Construction, Salt Lake City, Utah
ATK Thiokol, Utah
Private Collections, Nationally
Exhibitions
Solo Show, Coming Together, Falling Apart, A Gallery Salt Lake City Utah, 2024
Solo Show, Petals Interpreted, A Gallery Salt Lake City, Utah, 2022
Solo Show, New Abstracts, A Gallery Salt Lake City, Utah, 2018
Solo Show, Figures, and Abstracts, Artworks, Cedar City Utah, 2018
The Color of Consciousness, DSC Sears Museum Gallery, St George, Utah, 2011
Walking Feet, Jackson Hole Art Association, Jackson Hole, Wyoming, 2010
Exchange, Solo Show, A Gallery, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009
Rose Wagner Art Gallery, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2007
Solo Show, A Gallery, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2005
Gastronomy Inc. Pillar, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2004
Building Abstraction, Phillips Gallery, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2001
Artworks Inc, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1998
Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2008
Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2007
Art in Bloom, Utah Museum of Art, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2006
Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2006
Fairfield Museum of Art, Fairfield, Utah, 1999
15 Bytes, Jennifer Rasmusson’s Delicate Balance of Form and Emotion at ‘A’ Gallery, Nolan Flynn, 2024
Daily Utah Chronicle, Petals Interpreted’: Solo Exhibition by Jennifer Rasmusson, Heather Hopkins, 2022
15 Bytes, If You Really Wanted to Get Me Something … Jennifer Rasmusson & Erin Margot, Heather Hopkins, 2022
Utah Style and Design, Spring Awakening, by Ashley Szanter, 2018
15 Bytes, Jennifer Rasmusson Takes Flight with New Abstracts at A Gallery, Rebecca Pyle, 2018
Utah Style and Design, Spring Awakening, by Ashley Szanter, 2018
Etched Magazine, June 2018
Iron County Today, Arts and Entertainment, Full page article, 2018
JH Weekly, Fragment of Figures, by Matthew Irwin, 2010
Jackson Hole News and Guide, Painter, Sculptor Converse About Time and Body, By Katy Niner, 2010
15 Bytes, Conversations with Jennifer Rasmusson, by Robyn Heirtzler, 2007
Southwest Art Magazine, Start your collection, 2006
Cedar City Review, Local Artist, 2005
15 Bytes, Jennifer Martisen Rasmusson, Utah Artist Directory, 2000
Director of the Cedar City Art Committee, 2007-2009
Cedar City Arts Council, Children’s Art, 2006
“Art in Elementary Schools”, North Elementary, Cedar City, Utah, 2006