Artist Bio Jennyfer Stratman grew up in Phoenix, Arizona. In 1997 Stratman completed her Fine Art Degree at Arizona State University. Today she is a full-time established artist with studios operating in Phoenix, Arizona and Melbourne, Australia. Her time is divided between the two countries with each location informing and influencing the creative process. Her works explore the interconnectedness between everything from the subatomic to the galactic, expressed primarily through figuration and natural elements. Artist’s Statement“Transforming my experience and interpretation of the world into the visual language of sculpture is what inspires me to create. I aim to construct artwork rich with emotion, content and form. My work reveals a personal journey by contemplating the interior landscape of the psyche and how this resonates with my experience of the exterior world. My work is a continued exploration of interconnections between all things from the subatomic to the galactic, expressed primarily through figuration and natural elements. The narrative qualities in my work evoke an emotional response that speaks broadly about the experience of being human. All of us have a primordial knowledge of the universe locked inside our bodies that is manifest in our varied ways of viewing our world and beyond. For me, expressed through my sculpture, it is my way of understanding the cosmos and my small part in it. There is a metaphorical interplay between the natural imagery I use and its multiple meanings. While the human figure features strongly, it is the essence of the body that is important to me, not the representation. Particularly, I imagine trees and branches as a figurative link between the natural environment and our physical presence. The implied internal landscape of the body can also be reflected in how our surroundings from birth affect our sense of identity. By exploring landscapes of the body and mind, I also hope to comment on the larger picture of our impact on the natural world.” Curriculum Vitae Education 1997 Bachelor of Fine Arts and Art Education (Specialization: Sculpture), summa cum laude, Arizona State University, Arizona Solo Exhibitions 2023 Solo Exhibition, Grace Renee Gallery, Carefree, Arizona2021 Natural Connections, Manyung Gallery, Melbourne, Australia 2020 Celestial Forms, Manyung Gallery, Melbourne, Australia 2019 Solo Exhibition, Grace Renee Gallery, Carefree, Arizona2018 The Ethereal Garden, Manyung Gallery, Melbourne, Australia The Gravity Between Us, Calvin Charles Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona 2017 Tree Within Me, Avran Fine Art, Laguna, California 2016 Constellation, Manyung Gallery, Melbourne, Australia Cultivating The Wild, Calvin Charles Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona 2015 Connection, Mirada Fine Art, Denver, Colorado Transformation, Contemporary Fine Arts Gallery, La Jolla, California 2014 Cultivating Memory, Michele Mariaud Gallery, Soho, New York City Connected Elements, Calvin Charles Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona 2013 Interconnection, Contemporary Fine Arts Gallery, La Jolla, California 2012 Internal Landscapes, Mirada Fine Art, Denver, Colorado Mirror: Two-person show with Pascal, Calvin Charles Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona2011 Reflective Landscapes, Stockroom, Kyneton, Victoria Propagated Reflections, Calvin Charles Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona 2010 How Does Your Garden Grow?, Yarra Sculpture Gallery, Abbotsford, Victoria Hybrid, GF Contemporary, Santa Fe, New Mexico 2008 Between Silhouettes and Shadows, Calvin Charles Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona 2007 Collective Memory, Über Gallery, Melbourne, Victoria 2006 Anatomy In The Landscape, Montalto Vineyard, Red Hill, Victoria Metamorphosis, Fairfield Library, Fairfield, Victoria Grafting Nature, Calvin Charles Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona 2005 The Journey, Über Gallery, Melbourne, Victoria2004 Calvin Charles Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona2003 Reconstructing Nature, Modified Arts, Phoenix, Arizona 2002 humaNATURE, Yarra Sculpture Gallery, Abbotsford, Victoria 2001 Links, Universal Gallery, Hawthorn, Victoria The Spaces Between, MARS Artspace, Phoenix, Arizona 2000 Appendages, Art Detour 12, Eleven East Ashland, Phoenix, Arizona 1999 “what (s)he wants”, Art Detour 11, Luhr’s Building, Phoenix, Arizona Selected Group Exhibitions 2023 Nature Art Soiree, Manyung Gallery, Melbourne, Australia Affordable Art Fair Sydney, Manyung Gallery, Sydney, Australia2022 Affordable Art Fair Melbourne, Manyung Gallery, Melbourne, Australia CHAOS Theory 22, Legend City Studios, Phoenix, Arizona Endings And Beginnings, Modified Arts, Phoenix, Arizona Skies of Fruitful Nights, Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, California2021 Every Artist Ever Ten Year Anniversary Show, Stockroom Gallery, Melbourne, Australia CHAOS Theory 21, Legend City Studios, Phoenix, Arizona 2020 Affordable Online Art Fair, Manyung Gallery, Worldwide 2019 Portland on the Park Collection Exhibition, Phoenix, Arizona CHAOS Theory 20, Legend City Studios, Phoenix, Arizona Loreto Spring Art 2019 Group Exhibition, Adelaide, Australia Toorak Village Festival of Sculpture 2019, Melbourne, Australia 1997 – 2018 Exhibited in over 90 group exhibitions. Details can be provided upon request 2004 – 2019 Represented at 28 Art Fairs in Hong Kong, Singapore, London and New York in over 82 group exhibitions. Details can be provided upon request Public and Corporate Collections Valley Metro, Pheonix, Arizona, Public Sculpture, ArizonaCity of Tempe, Arizona, Public Sculpture, Tempe, ArizonaWestern New Mexico University, Public Sculpture, Silver City, New Mexico Willsmere Community Garden, Public Sculpture, Melbourne, AustraliaCity of Phoenix, Arizona, Public Sculpture, Phoenix, ArizonaCity of Cardinia, Victoria, Public Sculpture, Melbourne, AustraliaJewish Community Centre, Public Sculpture, Omaha, Nebraska ASU Biomedical Campus, Phoenix, Arizona AC Marriott, San Jose, CaliforniaIdaho College of Osteopathic Medicine, Meridian, Idaho Palos Verde Golf Club, South Bay, CaliforniaCoushatta Grand Hotel, Kinder, LouisianaMarriott Hotel, Atlanta, GeorgiaRangely Hospital, Chicago, IllinoisThe Patrón Spirits Company, Schaffhausen, Switzerland and Las Vegas, NevadaDial Corporation, Phoenix, ArizonaHealthpoint Ltd, Fort Worth, TexasDuo Design, Phoenix, ArizonaPhoenix Downtown Magazine, Phoenix, ArizonaDreams: Melbourne Central, Melbourne, AustraliaHermanns Group, Melbourne, AustraliaPinpoint HRM, Melbourne, Australia