I am apart of a group show in Gallery 148 at MCAD. The title of the show is I Went to Art School and All I Got was a Pandemic - MFA Students Respond to Global Pandemic. It was curated by Trina Fernandez and runs from February 3rd - 28th.  

Lukas Carlson and my work is up from February 3rd - 14th. Here's a little description of our interpretation of going to school during a global pandemic:

"Jordyn and Lukas’s work examines the solitude that they faced during the pandemic.  Lukas’s work uses abstraction to embody physical gestures. He focuses on our isolated form and through painting and drawing, attempts to illustrate the human form unfiltered by social norms. Jordyn’s work reveals her mental state while being isolated.  Jordyn expresses the angry, confused, and fragile emotions she encountered in lockdown. Jordyn and Lukas reflected upon their time in isolation in different ways. But despite the difference in their process, the goal of Jordyn and Lukas’s work is to visualize an experience that is otherwise left behind; solitude."

I am so excited to announce that I will be painting a 35' by 85' mural in Faribault, MN.  I saw the RFP in October and finally submitted my proposal in mid-December. I did a good 4-5 designs before landing on this one.  Art is a visual medium so for most seeing it is pretty important.  Recently though, I have thought about what ways someone can experience art without physically seeing it.  This idea led to my design which I will breakdown the ideation below:

• LOVE: This past year has been tough on everyone for all sorts of reasons and I wanted to spread love in this mural. Love for ourselves, our families, friends, strangers etc.  
• FLOWERS:  I always love flowers for their array of color and life they bring to and wall. They represent the vibrant and colorful town that is Faribault!
  
• ALS ALPHABET: I wanted to bring awareness to American Sign Language. I paired the hands with the corresponding letter so those that aren't familiar with ALS can be introduced to it. Below the letters on each had will be the a plaque with the corresponding braille letter.  I want those who can't physically see it to be able to interact with the mural.
  
• AUDIO: Upon completion the mural will have an audio description so that those who cannot physically see the mural can have it described in great detail. 

This month I interned at the Franconia Sculpture Park. I assisted the visiting artist Andrew Erdos in creating his aluminum sculpture as well as helped to install and destall shows in the Mardag Gallery inside the newly constructed building! I've had such a great time and have learned so much!

My work has been selected for the Arts North International Exhibition at the Hopkins Center for the Arts.  My painting This is Us took 3rd place in the oil painting category.  I am extremely grateful to be among such talented artists in this show! 

This exhibition will run from January 9th to February 13th. You can see it in person at the Hopkins Center for the Arts in Hopkins, Minnesota or you can click the link below to see it virtually!!

https://www.hopkinsartscenter.com/223/Exhibitions 

Well I never would have guessed this is how my MFA classes would look like but I am super grateful for all my classmates and teachers at MCAD for making it so enjoyable!! 1 semester down 3 to go!!

This is inspired by my unexpected crying session. After driving home one night I started crying. This was a hard cry basically sobbing.  I am typically not a crier but when I do it is always done alone and in my car.  This made me wonder why. It also made me wonder if others experience this. Where do you cry? 

You know that one painting you started and it was just the ugliest thing ever? No matter what you did it just didn't work? Well, this is mine.  I started this in September and stuck it in the corner of my studio for months. I recently pulled it back out and added multiple gestural figures. Still don't know if it's done but it's slowly getting somewhere! 

Experimenting with unstretched canvas!