JENNIFER CRONIN: Spectacularly Ordinary
Artist Lecture: Thursday, October 6, 2016, 11am
Show Dates: September 7, 2016 – October 20, 2016
Join the University of St. Francis Art Gallery on Thursday, October 6 at 11am as Jennifer Cronin speaks about her current body of work, Spectacularly Ordinary on display at the USF Art Gallery. Ms. Cronin will give a short presentation of her work and allow for Q&A. The lecture is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.
Jennifer Cronin, Pink, Oil on linen, 66″ x 38″, 2009
About the artist: Sometimes starkly real, and other times other-worldly, Jennifer Cronin’s style of captivating realism pulls the viewer into the world of her paintings and drawings. From exploring inner psychology to highlighting income inequality, Cronin is constantly working to explore what it means to be human. Most recently, Cronin embarked on a trip the remote Native Alaskan village of Newtok, where she documented the effects of climate change. She is currently in the process of developing a new series of work about this trip and our changing planet.
Jennifer Cronin, Lucky to Have Each Other, Oil on canvas, 52″ x 66″, 2011
Jennifer Cronin is a Chicago-based artist, born and raised in Oak Lawn, Illinois. She attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where she earned a dual BFA in painting and art education. Cronin studied painting at Camberwell College of Art in London, completing her education in 2009. Since then, Cronin has exhibited widely in the Chicago area, as well as nationally and internationally.
Jennifer Cronin, What was Once a Home (South Carpenter Street), 13″ x 24″, Carbon pencil on toned paper, 2015
USF Art Gallery is located in downtown Joliet, IL at 25 East Van Buren, Joliet, IL
All events are free and open to the public.
Fall Gallery Hours: Monday-Thursday, 10am-2pm Contact Gallery Director at jmoore@stfrancis.edu
Additional exhibition views:
Jennifer Cronin, Untitled no. 2 (from the peculiar manifestation of paint in my everyday life), Oil on canvas, 48″ x 72″, 2010
Jennifer Cronin, Shelter, Oil on canvas, 72″ x 112″, 2011
Jennifer Cronin, Perception of What May Not Be #2, 36” x 60”, Oil on canvas, 2013
Jennifer Cronin, Memory of a Place I Never Knew, Oil on canvas, 84″ x 50″, 2011
Jennifer Cronin, What was Once a Home (South Throop Street), 17″ x 25.5″, Carbon pencil on toned paper, 2015
