Bio
Jennifer Grimm de Mello e Souza, originally from south central Virginia, has lived in Edmonds, WA with her family since 2002. Her hobbies include training her border collie and sailing on the Puget Sound. Jennie paints or sculpts almost daily in her home studio.
Jennie has been fascinated by art as far back as she can remember. As a child, art was always the activity she chose to do at home. She began to work seriously on her art when she spent a gap year studying at Abbots Bromley School in Staffordshire, UK, and visited as many art galleries and museums as she could.. Upon graduating from Franklin and Marshall College with a BA in Art and Art History, the reality of being a self-supporting artist seemed impossible. Jennie spent many years living in Brazil and France, also studying scientific illustration, printmaking, and ceramics. In 2012, she decided that if she did not try to make it as an artist, then she never would- she took a leap of faith. She dedicated a year in Brazil to studying painting, and produced a body of work that she then exhibited when she returned from Brazil. She has not stopped making art or exhibiting since then.
In Jennie's many years of art making, she has had numerous solo shows and participated in many group exhibitions. Jennie proudly sells her work locally at the Shoreline Lake Forest Park Gallery at Town Center. The online retailer Society6 sells quality reproductions of her work. Jennie has received awards for her art and has been featured in a variety of magazines and local papers. For many years, Jennie has done commissioned work and taught workshops. She currently teaches Visual Arts at a public high school.
Jennie has been fascinated by art as far back as she can remember. As a child, art was always the activity she chose to do at home. She began to work seriously on her art when she spent a gap year studying at Abbots Bromley School in Staffordshire, UK, and visited as many art galleries and museums as she could.. Upon graduating from Franklin and Marshall College with a BA in Art and Art History, the reality of being a self-supporting artist seemed impossible. Jennie spent many years living in Brazil and France, also studying scientific illustration, printmaking, and ceramics. In 2012, she decided that if she did not try to make it as an artist, then she never would- she took a leap of faith. She dedicated a year in Brazil to studying painting, and produced a body of work that she then exhibited when she returned from Brazil. She has not stopped making art or exhibiting since then.
In Jennie's many years of art making, she has had numerous solo shows and participated in many group exhibitions. Jennie proudly sells her work locally at the Shoreline Lake Forest Park Gallery at Town Center. The online retailer Society6 sells quality reproductions of her work. Jennie has received awards for her art and has been featured in a variety of magazines and local papers. For many years, Jennie has done commissioned work and taught workshops. She currently teaches Visual Arts at a public high school.
Art Resume
RECENT EXHIBITS
50 Years: A Celebration of F&M’s Alumnae Artists, Phillips Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA Sept 3- Dec 6, 2019 NOW ONLINE
Solo Show, Maize and Barley, Edmonds, WA, November 2019
Solo Show, Gather Kitchen and Bar, Ballard, Seattle, WA December 11 - January 31, 2019
Healing Nature, Cape Cod Museum of Art, Dennis, MA March 29- May 27, 2018
Abstraction at Large Site: Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY April 11- May 6, 2018
Re: Acclimating, Kirkland Arts Center, WA January 2018
Edmonds Art Walk Artist, Edmonds, WA 2014- Present
Edmonds Art Studio Tour, Edmonds, WA. 2015- Present
Any Umbrellas / Call of the Clouds, artEAST, Issaquah, WA, 2016
Small Works Show, Twilight Gallery, West Seattle, WA 2015
Stocking Stuffer & Featured Artist Show, Town Center Gallery, Shoreline, WA 2015-2017
Shoreline Arts Festival Juried Gallery, Honorable Mention, 2015
Edmonds Arts Festival Juried Gallery, Edmonds, WA 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019
AWARDS
2014, 2015, & 2016 Visual Arts Idea Grant, Edmonds Arts Festival Foundation, Edmonds, WA
Developed original classroom curriculum integrating Science, Social Studies and Art (STEAM) for 4th-6th grade.
SELECTED PRESS
Interview with images, "Artfully Edmonds: An artist guided by a love of nature." My Edmonds News, August 22, 2018
Interview with images, "Edmonds Art Studio Tour connects artists with art lovers." Everett Herald, September 14, 2017
Full page image and interview, North End Metro Magazine, October, 2016, page 75
Article on STEAM in the classroom, The Western Front, "Steam Adds Art into the Mix of Stem", May 17, 2016
Article on teaching Scientific Illustration in Anacortes, Anacortes American, "Program Brings Together Science, Art", Oct 19, 2016
New show at Shoreline Gallery at Town Center, Shoreline Area News, July 2, 2016
Image and description of show, "Call of the Clouds" at artEast, Issaquah, December 2015
"Teaching fine arts of living", Seattle Times. December 31, 2003.
VOLUNTEER
Vice President, Edmonds Arts Festival Foundation, Edmonds, WA, 2020- present
EDUCATION
Master in Teaching, Visual Arts K12 Endorsement, Western Washington University
Certificate in Natural Science Illustration, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France
Master in Health Administration, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
Bachelor of Arts, Art and Art History, Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, PA
50 Years: A Celebration of F&M’s Alumnae Artists, Phillips Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA Sept 3- Dec 6, 2019 NOW ONLINE
Solo Show, Maize and Barley, Edmonds, WA, November 2019
Solo Show, Gather Kitchen and Bar, Ballard, Seattle, WA December 11 - January 31, 2019
Healing Nature, Cape Cod Museum of Art, Dennis, MA March 29- May 27, 2018
Abstraction at Large Site: Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY April 11- May 6, 2018
Re: Acclimating, Kirkland Arts Center, WA January 2018
Edmonds Art Walk Artist, Edmonds, WA 2014- Present
Edmonds Art Studio Tour, Edmonds, WA. 2015- Present
Any Umbrellas / Call of the Clouds, artEAST, Issaquah, WA, 2016
Small Works Show, Twilight Gallery, West Seattle, WA 2015
Stocking Stuffer & Featured Artist Show, Town Center Gallery, Shoreline, WA 2015-2017
Shoreline Arts Festival Juried Gallery, Honorable Mention, 2015
Edmonds Arts Festival Juried Gallery, Edmonds, WA 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019
AWARDS
2014, 2015, & 2016 Visual Arts Idea Grant, Edmonds Arts Festival Foundation, Edmonds, WA
Developed original classroom curriculum integrating Science, Social Studies and Art (STEAM) for 4th-6th grade.
SELECTED PRESS
Interview with images, "Artfully Edmonds: An artist guided by a love of nature." My Edmonds News, August 22, 2018
Interview with images, "Edmonds Art Studio Tour connects artists with art lovers." Everett Herald, September 14, 2017
Full page image and interview, North End Metro Magazine, October, 2016, page 75
Article on STEAM in the classroom, The Western Front, "Steam Adds Art into the Mix of Stem", May 17, 2016
Article on teaching Scientific Illustration in Anacortes, Anacortes American, "Program Brings Together Science, Art", Oct 19, 2016
New show at Shoreline Gallery at Town Center, Shoreline Area News, July 2, 2016
Image and description of show, "Call of the Clouds" at artEast, Issaquah, December 2015
"Teaching fine arts of living", Seattle Times. December 31, 2003.
VOLUNTEER
Vice President, Edmonds Arts Festival Foundation, Edmonds, WA, 2020- present
EDUCATION
Master in Teaching, Visual Arts K12 Endorsement, Western Washington University
Certificate in Natural Science Illustration, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France
Master in Health Administration, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
Bachelor of Arts, Art and Art History, Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, PA
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