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Savannah College of Art and Design
Master of Fine Arts, 2011
The Cleveland Institute of Art
Bachelor of Fine Arts, 2009 |
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2008
- "Sentiment, Apathy, or Somewhere in Between", Wooltex Gallery, Cleveland, OH, US
- "Menagerie", Spaces, Cleveland, OH, US
- "Coup on Waterloo: The Ghetto Intelligentsia", Vision Gallery, Cleveland, OH, US
- "Curious Terrain - Curated by Tim Knapp", The Art Gallery, Cleveland, OH, US
- "Hide and Seek", Coffee House Gallery, Cleveland, OH, US
- "P.S. I Love You", Pop Shop Gallery, Lakewood, OH, US
2007
- "All Killer, No Filler", Coffee House Gallery, Cleveland, OH, US
- "Bottle Rocket Show", Pop Shop Gallery, Lakewood, OH, US
- "61st Annual Student Independent Exhibition", Reinberger Gallery, Cleveland, OH, US
2006
- "It All Begins Here", Reinberger Gallery, Cleveland, OH, US
2005
- "Super Fly", Pop Shop Gallery, Lakewood, OH, US
- "Free For All", Pop Shop Gallery, Lakewood, OH, US
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2009
- "Affordable Art Fair NYC", Ugallery booth, New York, NY, US
- "Insight", Coffee House Gallery, Cleveland, OH, US
2005
- "3rd Annual CIA/CSU Juried Exhibition", Edge Art Gallery, Cleveland, OH, US
- "Foundations Juried Exhibition", Reinberger Gallery, Cleveland, OH, US
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| Within my most recent body of work, my paintings depict strange moments of animal interaction that describe oscillation between survival instincts and extreme emotional responses that seem to go against modes of survival. Conveying truths and delusions about the wild, this work attempts to identify and evaluate the complex and contradictory nature of human/animal relations through anthropomorphic narratives. Entangled in their own internal and external dilemmas, I rely on animal body language as a means of identifying and reconsidering the possibility of their emotional needs and desires as parallel to our own. My work also proposes the possibility of this parallel through analyzing and evaluating what these interactions could mean. Through representational, symbolic, and formal strategies, this body of work becomes a device for the viewer to reflect on their own struggles, as well as re-evaluate their relationship with the wild.
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JenMarie Zeleznak
Master of Fine Arts, Painting
Graduating 2011
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UGALLERY | 7/29/2010 | 11:27 AM
Pop over to the Ugallery blog to meet JenMarie and learn more about her work: http://www.ugallery.com/blog/post/Artist-in-Focus-JenMarie-Zeleznak.aspx
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K Rayburn | 7/1/2010 | 10:02 AM
Do you have any photos to send of This is only a temporary solution?
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JenMarie Zeleznak | 6/19/2010 | 11:25 PM
K Stevenson,
Thanks for writing. These structures are metaphoric creations that I identify with as existing as a corporeal being, as a surrogate for the human being. They are seemingly empty, weathered, and unstable. They are the finality of something ending or something lost, but they also have a deep desire to be filled. They describe the complexities of the human condition...of love and loss, hope and despair, anticipation and disappointment, lust and loneliness.
Let me know if you have any other questions. I hope I brought some insight into that piece for you.
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K Stevenson | 6/19/2010 | 11:12 PM
Can you tell me more about "I never lost sight of you"? Are the structures real or a representation of something,etc...
Thanks
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JenMarie Zeleznak | 12/31/2008 | 5:20 PM
Hi E. Whitley, the image I have is a high resolution image...but what I can do is send you close ups. Someone from Ugallery will email them to you. Thank you and happy new year to you too.
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E Whitley | 12/31/2008 | 5:14 PM
I am very interested in "This Is Only A Temporary Solution" - is it possible to have a better picture emailed to me. I love your artwork. Please let me know. Thank you - Happy New Year
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JenMarie Zeleznak | 11/13/2008 | 11:24 AM
Hello, yes "I Have A Feeling..." sold the other day. Thank you for your kind words and interest though. I have a piece still available..."How Does One Fall Asleep When One Is Without" that was made at the same time as that work, it has a similar feel and is the same size...if you are interested, it is my last painting left of that series.
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I.S. | 11/13/2008 | 6:35 AM
Have you already sold "I have a feeling that you're feeling less days" already? I see it's not on the site anymore and I really want to purchase it. Please let me know, your work is really beautiful!
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JenMarie Zeleznak | 11/7/2008 | 7:05 PM
Welcome visitors from habituallychic's blog. I appreciate you taking the time to view my paintings. Please let me know if you have any questions about any particular pieces. I look forward to hearing from you.
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M Young | 10/28/2008 | 3:38 PM
JenMarie. I am interested in your painting PeaceMaker, Tell Myself That It Is Time to Say Goodbye. Can you send me a better quality image and could you give me a bit more information on it. Lastly, can you let me know the dimensions. Thank you very much. Matt.
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L Scholes | 7/11/2008 | 12:28 PM
Hi,
I just saw a beautiful painting of yours yesterday, the one titled something like "We are forgetting how to feel"...with 2 bears. Though I see it's gone now. I'm assuming it's sold? Can you let me know? Thanks so much.
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V Bartoloma | 6/2/2008 | 2:41 PM
Extremely powerful work. Your use of colors is absolutely beautiful in a very bleak way. "Hanging in the Wait of Fading Echoes..." is my favorite.
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JenMarie Zeleznak | 12/14/2007 | 9:30 AM
Thank you to whomever purchased "Remove Me From This Deception That I Called Love" I will miss this painting. Please enjoy it.
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