Jennifer Bentson
3181 Linda Vista Road, Glendale, CA 91206
Cell (818) 243-5405
Email: jb@jenniferbentson.com
Web: www.jenniferbentson.com
Mediums:
Watercolor, Oil, Sketch - Charcoal, Pencil, and Pastel, Print, Chinese Brush Painting.
Commissions
California Technical Institute, Engelmann Oak, 2011
State of California, Air Resources Board, 2004
Publications
Six Visions, Wapshott Press
Storylandia, Wapshott Press, Cover 2013
Erotique, Wapshott Press Cover 2013
Chevy Chase Garden Cub, Member’s Directory, 2012
California State Garden Clubs, California Poppy, 2012
Current Correspondent for Art Quench Magazine, www.artquenchmagazine.com
Exhibits:
Chevy Chase Country Club – Solo Show 2009
Highland Taffy Art Assn., Summer Art Shows 2009, 2010, 2011
Brand Library, Glendale, CA , 2010
Modern Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, March, 2010
Descanso Gardens Art Gallery, La Canada, CA 1995, 1996
Montrose Art Walk – 2010, 2011
Bluebird House Art Gallery, Juried 2010
California State Air Resources Board, 2000-2010
The Advocate Gallery, 12-6- 2010 to 1-20-2011, Hollywood, CA
Segil Fine Art Gallery, Juried 2011, 2012
North Hollywood Performing Arts Center, Juried 2011
Gallery 800, Juried 2011, Juried 2012 winner of watercolor award. Juried 2013
Bonham and Butterfields 2011, APLA Juried 2012. 2013, 2014, 2015
California Institute of Technology, Permanent Collection 2011- present
Thomas Payne Foundation, Juried 2012
GAA – Silverlake Citibank Gallery - Group Show 2012
White’s Gallery 2012 – ( Two Shows) Fall Salon and October Show
Huntington Gardens and Library – Juried Show, 2012
La Canada Library – 2013 April Show
Anzoh Gallery – GAA – June 2013 Show
Burbank Creative Arts Gallery – July 2013 – Winner 2nd place, Watercolor
Glendale Youth Alliance, Juried Show, Nov. 2013
Valley Visions, Juried Show, June 2014, Winner “First Place Watercolor”
Thousand Oaks Gallery, “California Oaks as Art” 27 pieces with interpretative information.
Theodore Payne Foundation, Juried Art Show, 2014
GAA, Juried Show, October 2014, Winner “Honorable Mention” Sculpture
Lark Gallery, Brea Show, 2014-5
Aquarium of the Pacific, 2014, One of 20 artists juried into show.
Aquarium of the Pacific, 2015, One of 23 artists juried into show
Glendale Youth Authority, Juried Show, 2015
Far Niente, Curator, Oct. 2014 to March 2015, over 40 pieces of art hung on a rotating schedule, combining the artwork of two organizations.
Glendale Area Loves Art, Curator, Spring Show, 2015
White’s Gallery, GAA Spring Show, Juried, Winner “Honorable Mention” Figurative 2015
Blick Art Store Gallery, Pasadena, May, 2015
Exhibitions Produced
2013, Love of Art, Gallery 800, 50 participants, 95 pieces of art, SFVAC
2013 Masters of SFVAC Exhibition, CSUN Gallery, May, 2012, 22 artists, 34 pieces of art
2013 Small is Beautiful, White’s Gallery, 31 artists, 76 pieces of art
2014 Theodore Payne Foundation, Paint Out and Subsequent Gallery Show, 22 artists
2014 Thousand Oaks Gallery, open call, 43 artists, 87 pieces
2014 Thousand Oaks Gallery, 6 Visions Show, 6 artists, 95 pieces of art, published catalog created featuring the artists.
2014-5 Far Niente Restaurant, Glendale, CA, negotiated management of the walls of art for the restaurant. New show every two months, since October, 2014
2015 GALA, Glendale Area Loves Art, As GAA President, I curated and organized this show in a short period of time.
2015 GAA, White's Gallery, Spring Salon, Winner Honorable Mention, Figurative
2015, Children's Network Art Auction, Juried
2015 Bonham's, Art Project Auction, Juried
Presentations on “California Oaks as Art” Project
Chevy Chase Garden Club – 2012
Los Angeles County Arboretum – 2013
Delegate to China representing SFVAC – September 2014
Education:
BA Education, University of Arizona
MS Post Graduate Coursework in Educational Psychology
Professional Art Courses
Chinese Brush Painting, Xiamen University, Gulangyu Island, China
Figure and Portrait Painting – Animation Guild, Burbank, CA
Ceramics – La Canada Adult School – 2 sessions
Watercolor Painting – Glendale Adult School (7 sessions) and Monrovia Adult School (1 session)
Oil Painting – Glendale Adult School (3 sessions)
Figure Drawing – Glendale Adult School (3 sessions)
Perspective, Animation Guild, Burbank, CA
Leadership Roles
President, Glendale Art Association, 2015 - current
President, San Fernando Valley Art Club (2013-4)