Jenny Perez (Florida, USA 04/10/1987 -)
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About
Jenny Perez has created a style which reflects the energy of street art while illustrating her admiration for formal abstraction. The imagery found in her most recent body of work represents the shadows of her past, and the whispers of her forward journey, as she commands it. The titles of her paintings lend even more dimension as simple observations, poetic markers, and almost indicators of change.
A strongly driven Caribbean-American artist, from the Dominican Republic, Jenny paints with a zest for exploration, relentlessly reworking and editing, with an inexhaustible preoccupation with the idea of process as a focal point. Her beginnings as a painter centered around her daily observations of Miami’s golden age of street art in the early 2000s. Being heavily influenced by this burgeoning scene along with friendships established with key street artists, Jenny has taken her learned skills and carried them into the formal studio setting, creating a stylized, electric and experimental language all her own.
Jenny’s current body of work explores tints and shades of rich color brushed onto biomorphic shaped canvases. Therein lies the contrast: in the pushing and pulling, breaking and putting back together, she creates volumes of spatial perception encompassing a composition in motion. There is movement and still points on which to rest in her work, which commingle to voice her vision of what was, what is, and what she desires to come.
Her inspiration behind the collection initiated with the shape of the canvas itself as she had custom made the sculptural forms that hark back to those of Victorian aristocratic portraits. There are even hints of the rich, dark palettes used to paint the refined, composed and dignified, noble men and women of those years privileged enough to be immortalized on canvas.
At the same time, her paintings are a love note to her own heritage, celebrating women of color in their own right and royalty. She bestows upon each of her paintings a tender abstraction to render them universal, both in time and space.
A strongly driven Caribbean-American artist, from the Dominican Republic, Jenny paints with a zest for exploration, relentlessly reworking and editing, with an inexhaustible preoccupation with the idea of process as a focal point. Her beginnings as a painter centered around her daily observations of Miami’s golden age of street art in the early 2000s. Being heavily influenced by this burgeoning scene along with friendships established with key street artists, Jenny has taken her learned skills and carried them into the formal studio setting, creating a stylized, electric and experimental language all her own.
Jenny’s current body of work explores tints and shades of rich color brushed onto biomorphic shaped canvases. Therein lies the contrast: in the pushing and pulling, breaking and putting back together, she creates volumes of spatial perception encompassing a composition in motion. There is movement and still points on which to rest in her work, which commingle to voice her vision of what was, what is, and what she desires to come.
Her inspiration behind the collection initiated with the shape of the canvas itself as she had custom made the sculptural forms that hark back to those of Victorian aristocratic portraits. There are even hints of the rich, dark palettes used to paint the refined, composed and dignified, noble men and women of those years privileged enough to be immortalized on canvas.
At the same time, her paintings are a love note to her own heritage, celebrating women of color in their own right and royalty. She bestows upon each of her paintings a tender abstraction to render them universal, both in time and space.
Exhibition
JENNY PEREZ
United States
EDUCATION
Self Taught
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS / ART FAIRS
December 2023- February 2024
Reflections - A Decade with Wyn 317, Wyn 317 Gallery, Miami, FL,
December 2023 Miami Art Week
Art Miami, Miami Robert Fontaine Gallery
August 12- September 12, 2023
Quilla, Miami Art Society- Miami, FL
July 14 - August 24, 2023
Portraits In Focus. Robert Fontaine Gallery- Miami Beach, FL,
March 2023
Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary Fair, West Palm Beach, FL,
Espinasse31 Gallery, Milan, Italy
February 2023, March 2023
Robert Fontaine Gallery, Miami Beach, FL,
Postwar Masters and Contemporary Artists
December 2022 Miami Art Week,
Museum of Graffiti, Miami, FL
SCOPE Art Fair, Miami Beach, FL,
Project Art Box, Contemporary Modern Art Project
February 2022
10/20 Collective, Erie, PA
February 2022
Peel Off the Surface, New York, NY
August 2019
Intercontinental Hotel, Miami, FL, Markowicz Fine Art
May 2019
Blink Group Gallery, Miami, FL
May 2019
Lucid Dreams
Miami Art Society, Miami, FL
Miami Art Week December 2017
Urban Legends, The Sagamore Hotel, Miami Beach, FL
December 2016
Art Wynwood Fair- Miami, FL, Dorian Gray Gallery, New York
October 2015
LAB Art Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
February 2015
Art Wynwood Fair
Miami Independent Thinkers, Miami, FL, 2X2
January 2015
Art Palm Beach Art Fair
Irreversible Projects, Urban Art Series
2012
POP International Gallery- New York, NY
Miami Art Week, Miami, FL,
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
Sept 2022
Impressions of Jenny Perez
The Contemporary Art Modern Project, Miami FL,
Feb. to March 2022
I Was Born in the Spring, Miami Beach Botanical Garden, Miami Beach, FL,
March, May 2020
Neither Here Nor There, Miami Art Society Gallery, Miami, FL,
March 2019
Jenny Perez
Delano Hotel, Miami Beach, FL, February,
July, August 2016
Introspection, Gallery 2612, Miami, FL,
October 2014
Rich Girl
Street Art Dubai Gallery - United Arab Emirates
GRANTS / AWARDS
August 2022
The Art of Black, Miami, FL,
Second Place, Artist Competition
Organized by the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau
2022
Catalyst Award Winner DVCAI
RESIDENCIES
December 2023- Jan 2024
Bed-Stuy Art Residency- New York, NY
April 2022
DVCAI, Belize International Cultural Exchange Project
August 2022
DVCAI, Miami, FL, Dec 2021
July 2020
Old 77 Hotel, New Orleans Residency Program
December 2016
Espinasse 31, Milan, Italy - Artist Residency
October 2016
Cuba One Foundation, Havana, Cuba Artists Trip, second frontier
PARTNERSHIPS
Dec 2021
Mark Levinson Art Basel Collaboration Social Media Partnership Miami, FL
April 2021
Afro Punk Black Spring Artist Highlight
December 2020
Prada, Miami Design District
Holiday Packaging Collaboration
August 2020
lululemon
On the Move
Global Campaign
Featured artist, promotional materials
2019 to Present
lululemon, South Florida Locations Ambassador, Aventura, FL
November 2017 - Jan 2018
lululemon ‘Breathe It All In’ local campaign Store installation, local product design
December 2019
Live Your Own Nature, London, UK Apparel Artist Ambassador
2018 to Present
Midtown 29 by Morgan Group Miami, FL, Resident Artist, Commissioned Works
October 2017
Armani Exchange
Product design for global campaign AX Street Art
January 2016
Miami Marathon Medal Design
September 2014
AT&T via VICE: Mobile Movement
Featured artist, Nationwide media campaign, on-Air,
Social, Print featured in Latina Magazine
PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
Dean-Kluger Collection
De La Cruz Collection
McCraw Collection
PUBLIC ART
April 2023
Find Yourself Here
Sculpture, Chesterfield, MO Wild Horse Village
2014 + 2023
Whole Foods Market, Miami, FL
Featured artist, Brickell location mural, store launch
April 2022
The Sugar Factory Aventura for Aventura Mall Monumental Sculpture, Aventura, FL, Aventura Mall
October 2020
Black History mural project Miramar Cultural Center, Miramar, FL
April 2019
Midtown Garden Center, Miami, FL
December 2018
Delano Hotel, Miami Beach, FL
December 2017, present
Barry’s Bootcamp, South Florida
August 2017
La Virgen, La Reina, Monsignor Edward Pace High School Miami, FL,
December 2016
Miami-Dade County Public Transit Featured public transportation bus artwork wrap
June 2015
JMZ Walls & Street Art NYC, Manhattan, NY
March 2014
Coral Gables Hospital Miami, FL
United States
EDUCATION
Self Taught
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS / ART FAIRS
December 2023- February 2024
Reflections - A Decade with Wyn 317, Wyn 317 Gallery, Miami, FL,
December 2023 Miami Art Week
Art Miami, Miami Robert Fontaine Gallery
August 12- September 12, 2023
Quilla, Miami Art Society- Miami, FL
July 14 - August 24, 2023
Portraits In Focus. Robert Fontaine Gallery- Miami Beach, FL,
March 2023
Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary Fair, West Palm Beach, FL,
Espinasse31 Gallery, Milan, Italy
February 2023, March 2023
Robert Fontaine Gallery, Miami Beach, FL,
Postwar Masters and Contemporary Artists
December 2022 Miami Art Week,
Museum of Graffiti, Miami, FL
SCOPE Art Fair, Miami Beach, FL,
Project Art Box, Contemporary Modern Art Project
February 2022
10/20 Collective, Erie, PA
February 2022
Peel Off the Surface, New York, NY
August 2019
Intercontinental Hotel, Miami, FL, Markowicz Fine Art
May 2019
Blink Group Gallery, Miami, FL
May 2019
Lucid Dreams
Miami Art Society, Miami, FL
Miami Art Week December 2017
Urban Legends, The Sagamore Hotel, Miami Beach, FL
December 2016
Art Wynwood Fair- Miami, FL, Dorian Gray Gallery, New York
October 2015
LAB Art Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
February 2015
Art Wynwood Fair
Miami Independent Thinkers, Miami, FL, 2X2
January 2015
Art Palm Beach Art Fair
Irreversible Projects, Urban Art Series
2012
POP International Gallery- New York, NY
Miami Art Week, Miami, FL,
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
Sept 2022
Impressions of Jenny Perez
The Contemporary Art Modern Project, Miami FL,
Feb. to March 2022
I Was Born in the Spring, Miami Beach Botanical Garden, Miami Beach, FL,
March, May 2020
Neither Here Nor There, Miami Art Society Gallery, Miami, FL,
March 2019
Jenny Perez
Delano Hotel, Miami Beach, FL, February,
July, August 2016
Introspection, Gallery 2612, Miami, FL,
October 2014
Rich Girl
Street Art Dubai Gallery - United Arab Emirates
GRANTS / AWARDS
August 2022
The Art of Black, Miami, FL,
Second Place, Artist Competition
Organized by the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau
2022
Catalyst Award Winner DVCAI
RESIDENCIES
December 2023- Jan 2024
Bed-Stuy Art Residency- New York, NY
April 2022
DVCAI, Belize International Cultural Exchange Project
August 2022
DVCAI, Miami, FL, Dec 2021
July 2020
Old 77 Hotel, New Orleans Residency Program
December 2016
Espinasse 31, Milan, Italy - Artist Residency
October 2016
Cuba One Foundation, Havana, Cuba Artists Trip, second frontier
PARTNERSHIPS
Dec 2021
Mark Levinson Art Basel Collaboration Social Media Partnership Miami, FL
April 2021
Afro Punk Black Spring Artist Highlight
December 2020
Prada, Miami Design District
Holiday Packaging Collaboration
August 2020
lululemon
On the Move
Global Campaign
Featured artist, promotional materials
2019 to Present
lululemon, South Florida Locations Ambassador, Aventura, FL
November 2017 - Jan 2018
lululemon ‘Breathe It All In’ local campaign Store installation, local product design
December 2019
Live Your Own Nature, London, UK Apparel Artist Ambassador
2018 to Present
Midtown 29 by Morgan Group Miami, FL, Resident Artist, Commissioned Works
October 2017
Armani Exchange
Product design for global campaign AX Street Art
January 2016
Miami Marathon Medal Design
September 2014
AT&T via VICE: Mobile Movement
Featured artist, Nationwide media campaign, on-Air,
Social, Print featured in Latina Magazine
PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
Dean-Kluger Collection
De La Cruz Collection
McCraw Collection
PUBLIC ART
April 2023
Find Yourself Here
Sculpture, Chesterfield, MO Wild Horse Village
2014 + 2023
Whole Foods Market, Miami, FL
Featured artist, Brickell location mural, store launch
April 2022
The Sugar Factory Aventura for Aventura Mall Monumental Sculpture, Aventura, FL, Aventura Mall
October 2020
Black History mural project Miramar Cultural Center, Miramar, FL
April 2019
Midtown Garden Center, Miami, FL
December 2018
Delano Hotel, Miami Beach, FL
December 2017, present
Barry’s Bootcamp, South Florida
August 2017
La Virgen, La Reina, Monsignor Edward Pace High School Miami, FL,
December 2016
Miami-Dade County Public Transit Featured public transportation bus artwork wrap
June 2015
JMZ Walls & Street Art NYC, Manhattan, NY
March 2014
Coral Gables Hospital Miami, FL
Work Selection
Coming to Earth
A Relic or a Dream