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Biography

Born in California, Jennifer Sampson is a plein air and studio oil painter who has lived all over the world. Her interest in art began at a young age (she enjoyed drawing Ninja Turtles), and then intensified in high school, when she won a scholarship to attend a summer art camp in Kerrville, Texas. After one year of college in a visual arts associates program, she decided her time was better spent pursuing a residency at a Zen center, where she was surrounded by Japanese calligraphic art. A desire to be able to read the characters led her to take Chinese 101 at Syracuse University, and it spiraled from there.

Jennifer moved to Taiwan in 2007, initially planning to stay only a year, but wound up staying seven and finally finished a bachelor's degree, in Chinese literature. Throughout her time on the island, she continued painting on gessoed paper taped to the wall of her room and eventually compiled her paintings into a collection that became part of her thesis. In 2015, she moved to Australia to obtain a master's in translation and interpreting. On Saturdays, she attended a plein air class at the Julian Ashton School of Art, which whetted her appetite.

After returning to the States in 2017, Jennifer took a job in higher education near the Adirondacks, where she remains for the time being, enjoying the quiet of the countryside and the awe-inspiring beauty of the mountains.

Artist's Statement

For most of my adult life, I've painted urban landscapes, primarily in the studio, because I've found myself in urban environments. While I initially was drawn to subject matter with strong contrasts between shafts of sunlight and shadow, I find myself increasingly interested in the subtler shifts in tones on gray, dreary days. What I love most about urban subjects is being able to translate some forgotten corner or gritty scene into a piece that shows the viewer something they might not have noticed otherwise.

Over the past few years, I've been taking advantage of the beautiful location I find myself in to practice landscapes. I struggle more with nature because I esteem it so greatly. If it's already perfect, how can I hope to do it justice? So I'm working to push past my feelings of inadequacy and instead focus on the enjoyment of being surrounded by beauty, practicing, experimenting, and hoping it turns out.

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