• Jennifer Worsley

    Woodblock Prints, Drawings and Pastels

     

     

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  • Moku hanga is a Japanese method of woodblock printmaking. It is water based, and brushes are used to apply pigment to the woodblock. A starch paste, traditionally made from rice, is also used to manipulate the pigment texture. The technique allows for subtle transparent layers of color, each of which adds a different dimension to the image.

     

    The interaction of paper, wood, and water in moku hanga lends itself to printing by hand. This is what I do with all my prints, using a baren, which is a Japanese rubbing tool designed specifically for woodblock printing.

     

    Many of my prints are made using a reduction technique, which involves printing the woodblock in one color, then carving areas of the block away, and printing over top of the first layer in a new color, revealing the carved areas as I go. This continues until I have the final image, often a process of fifteen or more colors and carving stages.

     

    With this reduction technique, my edition size (generally between fifteen and thirty prints) must be decided in advance, because the block is carved away in the process and the design can not be reprinted.

     

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    Education:

     

    Hudson River Fellowship, New York, NY. 2009

    The New York Academy of Art, New York, NY. 1998-1999

    Boston University School for the Arts, Boston, MA. BFA, 1996

     

    Gallery Exhibitions:

     

    2023 Solo Exhibit at the I.J.& Jeanné Wagner Jewish Community Center, Salt Lake City, UT

     

    2021 Printmakers Exhibition, Alpine Art Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT

     

    2020 Solo Exhibit at Red Butte Garden, Salt Lake City, UT

     

    2018 Solo Exhibit at Summit Sotheby's 9th and 9th Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT

     

    2014 "Water" - Solo Exhibit at Red Butte Garden, Salt Lake City, UT

     

    2013 Solo Exhibit at Red Butte Garden, Salt Lake City, UT

     

    2013 "LIKE" - Group Exhibition, Davidson Galleries, Seattle, WA

     

    2011 Group Exhibition, Davidson Galleries, Seattle, WA

     

    2010 Works On Paper - Group Exhibition. 15th Street Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT

     

    2008 "Rivers and Sunsets" - Solo Exhibit, Pickett Fairbanks Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT

     

    2006 "Pastels and Woodcuts" - Solo Exhibit, Pickett Fairbanks Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT

     

    2005 River Pastels. Finch Lane Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT

     

    2003 "River Pastels" - Solo Exhibit, Chroma Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT

     

     

    Awards:

     

    Park City Art Festival, "Best of Show - Printmaking" 2017, 2019, 2023

     

    Springville Art Museum Spring Salon - Award of Merit 2021

     

    St. George Art Museum - Purchase Award 2021

     

    Allied Artists of America Annual Exhibition - Dianne B. Bernhard Silver Medal Award in Pastel 2020

     

    Sun Valley Art Festival "Best of Printmaking" 2013, 2014, 2017, 2019

     

    Park City Art Festival, "Best of Show - Drawing" 2015

     

     

    Art Festivals:

     

    Utah Arts Festival, Salt Lake City, UT. 2001, 2003-2023


    Park City Art Festival, Park City, UT. 2001-2005, 2007-2023

     

    Sun Valley Arts and Crafts Festival, Ketchum, ID. 2013-2021

     

    Summerfest Arts Faire, Logan, UT 2021-2023

     

    Art in the High Desert, Bend, OR. 2013, 2015-2019

     

    St. George Art Festival, St. George, UT. 2015-2023

     

    Sonoma Plein Air Art Festival, Sonoma, CA. 2009-2011


    Bistro 45 Courtyard Show, McCall, ID. 2007-2010


    Art Fair Jackson Hole, Jackson, WY. 2006-2008


    Old Town Art Fair, Chicago, IL. 2003-2005