Spiritual and Religious Art
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Jenna Conlin is a painter interested in depicting what it means to be a modern-day disciple. She is especially interested in the intersection of abstraction and realism. She feels she can best portray spiritual experiences where these visual languages meet. Her paintings do not aim to provide definitive answers but rather explore questions and experiences.
Since graduating from BYU with a degree in the arts she continues to paint in her studio, aspiring to learn more about her Heavenly Parents and Jesus Christ. She currently lives and works in Louisiana with her husband and baby boys.
CURRICULUM VITAE
Awards, Honors, and Shows
Awards:
Oil Painters of America, 2nd Annual Student Show, 1st Place Winner - 2022
Portrait Society of America: The Art of the Portrait, Scholarship Winner – 2020
Provo Covey Center of the Arts, Fall Showcase, Honorable Mention – 2019
Brigham Young University, Student Show Winner – 2019
Creative Quarterly 50: Illustration Student Winner – Nov 2017
Brigham Young University, Illustration Talent Award 2017-2021
Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild Scholarship - 2017
Scholastics National Art Competition, Silver Medalist (Portfolio Award) – 2016
Congressional Art Contest, Arizona Grand Prize Winner – 2014
Press:
"21 Under 31" Young Artists to Watch, Southwest Art - 2022
Reflections on a Mother in Heaven - 2022
Published in Exponent II, Postcard Project - Winter 2021
True Identity: Understanding Your Divine Destiny, Rachel Tucker, Cover and inside art 2021
'Why Heavenly Mother is Essential: Part 4, Exponent II McArthur Krishna
Published in Inscape Journal - Fall 2020
Exhibitions:
Certain Women: The Measure of Her Creation, JKR Gallery - Spring 2024
Mosaic of Christ, Writ and Vision - Jan 2024
$1000 Show, JKR Gallery - Nov 2023
Restore: Faith Matters Conference - 2023
God’s Grace, JKR Gallery - Dec 2022, 2023
31st National Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils, Oil Painters of America, Steamboat Art Museum - June 2022
Havenlight, Mother's Day Show, 'Raising Strong Daughters' - May 2022
All Shapes and Sizes, JKR Gallery - March 2022
A New Page, JKR Gallery - January 2022
Business Card Art Show, JKR - 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Certain Women: Reflections on Mother in Heaven, Anthony's Fine Art - 2021
Manifest Gallery, Rites of Passage Show - 2021
96th Annual Spring Salon *Fall Edition, Springville Museum of Art – 2020
34th Annual Spiritual & Religious Art of Utah Exhibition, Springville Museum of Art – 2019
Provo Covey Center of the Arts Fall Showcase, Honorable Mention – 2019
Brigham Young University Student Show – 2019