Jennifer Farina
Have you ever found yourself “out looking for beauty”? By this, I mean finding comfort, kinship, and meaning in seeing all kinds of things—really seeing them—giving them the full attention and understanding they deserve. A new moon against an early evening sky, a train whistle in the still dark morning, a conversation with a friend, or even a loneliness that creeps in from time to time.
It’s been my natural inclination to write poems and make paintings that give attention to the beauty in these everyday experiences. Over the past few years, that inclination grew more focused in a desire to share that expression—so I started this business—JFarina Studio.
In addition to selling my original watercolor paintings, I share my creative process of combining words and images to explore the inner and outer world. An aspect of that process is writing a haiku-a-day—a practice to explore and communicate about feeling, memory, heartbreak, and beauty of the world. Here, each day I write a haiku and pair it with an image. I hope that you find some beauty and meaning in this exploration as well. Visit my Haiku-a-day page.
Exhibitions
CURRENT GROUP
Wonders of Water, University of Michigan Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, November 29, 2024 - January 26, 2025.
Visit the Matthaei event page.
PAST SOLO
University Commons, Exhibit of 22 paintings titled: All the beloved things, Ann Arbor, Michigan
September 14, 2022 - January 10, 2023
The Village Theater Gallery, Canton, Michigan
Exhibit of 40 Paintings titled, Transmutations, January 3 - January 29, 2020
. Opening reception: January 9, 7-9pm
Haiku & Painting Workshop, Wednesday, January 22,
6-8pm Canton, Michigan
University of Michigan Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Exhibit of 40 paintings titled, The Mind Bloom, January 12 - March 24, 2019
PAST GROUP
Time in the Garden, University of Michigan Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, May 21, 2022 - June 26, 2022.
Lansing Art Gallery & Education Center, Lansing, Michigan
Four paintings featured in the Michigan Made: Holiday Art Exhibition, November 5 - December 23, 2020. There will be a strong online presence with socially distanced-opportunities to see all of the work in person as well.
Old Courthouse Arts Center, Woodstock, Illinois
Painting featured in the 33rd Annual Women’s Work Exhibition,
June 1-June 30, 2020.
Lansing Art Gallery & Education Center, Lansing, Michigan
Six paintings featured in the Michigan Made: Holiday Art Exhibition, November 8 - December 23, 2019. Opening reception: November 8.
Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon, Michigan
Two paintings in the 91st Annual Michigan Contemporary Art Exhibition, September 5 - November 13, 2019
Ann Arbor Art Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Painting featured in the 97th Annual All Media Exhibition, October 18-November 13, 2019. Opening reception: October 18.
Concordia University, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Two paintings in the 2019 Kreft National Juried Exhibition on the theme of Permanence and Change, April 3 - May 8, 2019
Events & Features
CURRENT
Ann Arbor Art Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Six paintings in the Holiday Shop, December 7, 2024 - January 5, 2025
Visit the shop.
PAST EVENTS
Westside Art Hop, Ann Arbor, Michigan
June 11-12, 2022 | 10am-5pm / 12-5pm
Westside Art Hop, Ann Arbor, Michigan
October 16-17, 2021 | 10am-5pm / 12-5pm
At Second & Jefferson location.
FEATURE
House & Garden Magazine, U.K.
Featured in the ‘Art Edit’ pages of the November, 2021 issue.
House & Garden Magazine, U.K.
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JFarina Studio is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.A.