Jennifer Bowman

Jennifer Bowman Utterback
Hopkinsville, KY 42240
United States
ph: 615-417-5470
jennifer@ArtPeaceStudio.com

About the artist

JENNIFER BOWMAN UTTERBACK

Being from Kentucky, Jennifer recently moved back to her home state to be closer to family and to continue on with her art career amongst familiar surroundings. However, she lived in Nashville, TN from 1998 through 2010. Although the talent and desire for art was always present, the lure of a more conventional career lead to an RN degree. After living in Nashville a while, she found herself surrounded by very creative and inspiring people who gave her the strength to venture into what she had always loved so much. Being a self-taught artist has given her the freedom to explore and experiment while absorbing inspiration from nature, the city streets, a rustic old warehouse, or even a quiet afternoon. While utilizing a variety of mediums she creates layers of rich earth tones consisting of mostly acrylic, coffee, glaze, and oil, with a foundation of molding paste for a textural effect.
The abstract style lends itself to your projections and symbols. In the sweeps, arcs, and shafts of layered color, you will see what you need to see - a figure, a forest fire, a desert canyon, perhaps the surface of a planet never seen before.

“I approach each piece with an idea, but rarely is the finished product what I initially envisioned. It's taken time and practice to realize the organic nature of each piece and how with little guidance from me, each piece seems to actualize in my hands."

SHOWS / EXHIBITIONS

2011 Dec. "Art Basel" MAC fine art gallery, Miami FL

Nov. "Artsy Chicks Art Show" Station Inn, Nashville TN

Nov. "St. George's Art Show" Memphis, TN

Sept. "Rising Sun Art Fest" Rising Sun, IN (Award winner: Best of Show 2011)

Aug. "New Beginnings" Solo Exhibit HCC, Hopkinsville KY

Aug. "Tomato Art Fest" Art & Invention, Nashville TN

June "Artsy Chicks" Station Inn, Nashville TN

May "Lower Town Art and Music Festival" Paducah, KY

May "Harding Art Show" Harding Academy, Nashville, TN

Mar. "Artxtravaganza" Webb School, Knoxville, TN

Mar. Featured Artist, Nouveau Classics, Nashville, TN

2010 Nov. "Artsy Chicks" Station Inn, Nashville, TN

Nov. "Artist Showcase" solo exhibit, Nouveau Classics, Nashville, TN

Oct. "Pennyroyal Juried Art Exhibit" Hopkinsville, KY

July "Fusion" Jack Art Gallery, Atlanta, GA

April "Harding Art Show" Harding Academy, Nashville, TN

April "4 Bridges Art Fest" Chattanooga, TN

March "Southern Lights" Gallery 101, Fort Lauderdale, FL

March “ArtXtravaganza” Webb School of Knoxville, TN

Jan. "Art Rendezvous" View Gallery, Ridgeland, MS

2009 Dec. "Island of Misfit Art" Untitled Group, Nashville, TN

Dec. "5 Elements" Square Space Gallery, Gallatin, TN

Nov. "Moss Rock Art Festival" Hoover, AL

Oct. "Cast a Wide Net" Square Space Gallery, Gallatin, TN

August "Tomato Fest!" Art & Invention, East Nashville, TN

June "Firefly Art Festival" Dickson, TN

June "Billups Art Fair" Billups Art, Nashville, TN

May "Hands Together in Flatrock" Coleman Park, Nashville, TN

May "Birmingham Art Festival" The Summit, Birmingham, TN

April "4 Bridges Art Festival" Chattanooga, TN

April "Sugarloaf Festival" Gaithersburg, MD

March "Art In Bloom" Junior Service League, Hendersonville, TN

March "The Birdhouse Thing" W.O. Smith Music School, Nashville, TN

Feb. "Juried Invitational Exhibit" Shaw Gallery, Bonita Springs, FL

2008 Nov. "Quirky Bunch" Timothy Michael Gallery, Roswell, GA

Oct. "Fell's Point Art & Craft Festival" Baltimore, MD

Sept. "Rising Sun Art Festival" Rising Sun, IN

Sept. "Colors of Hope" Daystar Ministries Charity Show, Nashville, TN

                   August "Harmony of Life" solo exhibit, Hopkinsville Community College, KY
                   July "Artscape" festival, Baltimore MD
                   June "Multiple Origami" untitled group of Nashville, Nashville TN
         May "Hands Together in Flatrock Festival", Coleman Park, Nashville, TN
                   May "Derby Arts Festival", Hopkinsville KY
                   Feb “Art in Bloom” Benefit Show, Junior Service League of Gallatin
                 Oct. '07 – Feb. '08 “Grand Opening” Hotel Indigo Lounge, Nashville TN
                   Sept. '07 - Feb. '08, Rumba Restaurant, Nashville TN

2007          Dec “Small Works of the Holidays” Rumba Restaurant, Nashville TN
                   Nov “Cider Carols” Hope Clinic for Women Benefit Show, Nashville TN
                   Nov “Artrageous” Bennett Gallery, Nashville TN
                 Nov “Small Delights” Hanging Around Gallery, Nashville TN
                   Sept “Mix it Up” Hanging Around Gallery, Nashville TN
                 Aug “Evolution” Urban Décor, Nashville TN
                   July – Sept “Summer Show of Southern Art” Rumba, Nashville TN
                   April “Color of Hope” Benefit Show, Nashville TN