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- Member Type:
- Artist
- About Me:
- Education: MA Fine Art, University of the Arts London, Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, 2006-7. BA (hons) Fine Art, School of Art, Design, Media and Culture, University of Sunderland, 1995-99.
Awards: University of the Arts London, Artist Exchange and Collectors Bursary, 2006. The Juliet Gomperts Trust Project Grant, 2006. The Oppenheim, John Downes Memorial Trust Award, 2005. ACE, Grant for individuals, 2003/2002/2000.
Forthcoming Exhibitions:
'Fortress' at Elevator Gallery, Hackney Wick, London, DTBD.
Jeni Snell 'Coast', The Coach House Gallery Guernsey, 4-30 July 2009.
Galeria Fruela, Madrid, Spain.
26 March- 30 April 2009 Anka Dabrowska and Jeni Snell- new work.
Santander Art Fair, Santander, Spain.
July 2008 New work represented by Galeria Fruela.
Ultra Lounge at Selfridges, Oxford Street, London, UK.
24 June- 30 July 2008 Anticipation; a Kay Saatchi exhibition.
Whitechapel Gallery, Whitechapel, London, UK.
13 June 2008 Iceberg Enters Obelisk. Guest-curated by Elevator Gallery.
Solo and group exhibitions include:
Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, Charing Cross Rd, London, UK, 31 August- 7 September 2007 Central Saint Martins MA Fine Art Degree Show.
The Old Boys Club, London, UK, 29 June- 1 July 2007 Invisible Traces.
The Arts Gallery, Davies Street, London, UK, 15 March- 13 April 2007 XHIBIT.
The Barge House, South Bank, London, UK, 26-28 January 2007 Central Saint Martins Interim MA Show.
Seven Seven Contemporary Art, London Fields, London, UK, 21 September- 6 October 2006 No-ship.
Stairs Space, Pimlico, London, UK, 21 April- 31 May Defence (conceived and curated).
Seven Seven Contemporary Art, London, UK, 14 March- 7 April 2006 They Also Draw.
The Hatton Gallery, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK, 19 March- 21 May 2005 Cultural Landscapes.
Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead, UK, 14 December 2004- 31 January 2005 Anka Dabrowska and Jeni Snell- Places Home (non public).
High Bridge House Studios, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK, 8-12 December 2004 Practice.
Seven Seven Contemporary Art, London, UK, 6- 21 August 2004 Places I Have Live- Jeni Snell, New work- drawing on board.
The Spitz Gallery, Spittal Fields, London, UK, 22- 30 October 2004 Return To Sender.
Frederick Street Studio, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, UK, 1-14 October 2004 ASSIGN 2.
The Embassy Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, 11 September- 26 October 2004 Best In Show.
Brown Smith Baker Architects, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK, June 2004 An Exhibition by Miles Thurlow and Paul Moss.
The New Greenham Gallery and The Corn Exchange, Greenham, UK, 28 January- 6 March 2004 The Foundation of Women’s Art, Art, Age and Gender.
Usher Gallery, Lincoln, UK, 15 November 2003- 20 January 2004 The Foundation of Women's Art , Art, Age and Gender.
Hatton Gallery, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK, September 2003 WERC.
Waygood Gallery, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK, August 2003 WERC.
Biscuit Factory, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK, July 2003 Pride Art Exhibition.
Live Theatre, Newcastle- Upon-Tyne, UK, July 2002 Pride Art Exhibition.
The Galleries, Washington, Tyne and Wear, UK, June 2002 ASSIGN Summer Exhibition.
Orleans House Gallery, London, UK, April- June 2002 The Foundation for Women’s Art, Art, Age and Gender Exhibition.
Grainger Arcade, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK, 16 March-13 April 2002 MULTI+ as part of VANE’s CAPITAL.
University Gallery, University of Northumbria, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK, March 2002 The People’s Show.
Museum of Gdynia City, Gdynia, Poland, July- September 2001 The 5TH International Baltic Biennial.
Live Theatre, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK, July 2001 SHOUT.
The German Occupation Museum Guernsey, Channel Islands, UK, March 2001 Sculptural Memorial.
Websites:
www.sevenseven.org.uk
www.julietgompertstrust.co.uk
www.johndeller.co.uk (see curatorial projects, ‘Lookoutpost’ artists).
Current/ ongoing work:
‘Coast’ features the rural landscape of Guernseys' west coast where I played and explored as a girl. Views up the beach from the waters edge at low tide evoke memories of stolen glances away from the innocence of rock pool adventures. Beyond the foreground of sand and seaweed debris (the outcome of a recently violent storm… an allusion to a dark historical past or a hermetically-sealed present?), massive blocks of granite (to keep out the sea) and steel-reinforced concrete anti-tank walls (to keep out the enemy) partially conceal domestic and military buildings. Generally devoid of human activity, the buildings become anthropomorphic. Within the eerie stillness; an atmosphere of subtle melancholy, they stare back at us daring us to venture further. Feeling unsettled we still stare back with wonder. This space implies the passing of time; of a knowing based on observation, study and experience… a sense of familiarity that threatens to reveal something unbearably disturbing. These paintings convey a sense of moral as well as ecological decay.
‘Fortress’ is a soft sculpture conceived primarily for an adult audience to bring about the act of play (within a gallery context) by presenting the viewer with an opportunity to ‘take part in art’ or to be ‘physically engaged with an artwork’. Referencing ‘military inflatable decoys’ whilst using the accessible language of the bouncy castle, ‘Fortress’ as an independent sculptural form is ever-so-slightly in perpetual motion due to the air stream that keeps it blown up. The audible humming of the motor and the inflatables’ exaggerated proportions gives it an appealingly comical character that becomes highlighted when activated by the viewer. Reclining, sitting, or jumping inside ‘Fortress’ provides a visual-spectacle for the onlooker as well as the all-important inner-spectacle for those participating. This is a playful yet political work that undermines the inherent meaning of the represented object of military aggression. The sculptures’ air-filled form, swollen with sexual connotation, contributes to make impotent the objects of war and in doing so stand in resistance to the use of weaponry and oppression. This work contributes to the debate of happiness as a tool for protest.
- Sex:
- Female
- Location
- Pimlico, Westminster, London.
- Website:
- http://www.jenisnell.co.uk
- Favourite Artists:
- Sam Dargen, James Rielly, Rosy Snell, Anka Dabrowska, Alex Lowery, Geraint Evans, George Shaw, Richard Bosman, Luc Tuymans, Edward Hopper, David Hockney, Nathan Coley, Stefan Gec, Langlands and Bell, Jane and Louise Wilson.
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any comments welcome! Hope all's going well with you. Sue.