Jennyfer Stratman
Born
USA 1972. Migrated to Australia 2001. Divide studio time between both countries.
Education
1997 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Art Education Specialization: Sculpture
Arizona State University-Tempe, Arizona
summa cum laude
Solo/Dual Exhibitions
2004 Calvin Charles Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona
2003 Reconstructuring Nature, Modified Arts, Phoenix, Arizona
2002 humaNATURE, Yarra Sculpture Gallery, Abbotsford, Victoria Australia
2001Links, Universal Gallery, Hawthorn, Victoria Australia
2001 The Spaces Between, MARS Artspace, Phoenix, Arizona
2000 Appendage, Art Detour 12, Eleven East Ashland, Phoenix, Arizona
Awarded "Honorable Mention"
Selected Group Exhibitions
2004
The Collectors’ Show, Uber Gallery, Melbourne, Victoria
I Am Woman: Courage, Spirit & Strength, Calvin Charles Gallery, Scottsdale Arizona
Toorak Village Festival of Sculpture 2004, Toorak, Victoria
Affordable Art Show, Melbourne Exhibition Centre, Melbourne, Victoria
Threadbo "Art with Altitude" competition, Threadbo Alpine Hotel, Threadbo NSW
Montalto Acquisitive Sculpture Prize 2004, Montalto Vineyard, Red Hill, Victoria
2003
A4 Art, West Space, Melbourne, Victoria
Summer Spectacular, Calvin Charles Galler, Scottsdale, Arizona
Bonanza, Yarra Sculpture Gallery, Abbotsford, Victoria
Hermanns Art Award, Christine Abrahams Gallery, Richmond, Victoria, Tours
Shepparton Regional Art Gallery, Quadrivium Sydney and Grafton Regional Art Gallery
CONstruct, Dante’s Upstairs Gallery, Fitroy, Victoria
Montalto Acquisitive Sculpture Prize 2003, Montalto Vineyard and Olive Grove, Red Hill, Victoria
Awarded "Peoples Choice Award"
2002
Summer Spectacular, L’Asietique Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona
The Darebin Art Show, Federation Centre for the Arts, Bundoora, Victoria
Shopfronts/ARTFRONTS, Coburg Public Art Project, Coburg, Victoria
Toorak Village Festival of Sculpture 2002, Replique, Toorak, Victoria
Central Goldfields Sculpture Prize and Exhibition, Central Goldfields Art Gallery, Maryborough, Victoria
Emerging Artist Program, Mira Fine Art Gallery, Melbourne, Victoria
2001
Bonanza, Yarra Sculpture Gallery, Abbotsford, Victoria
The Yering Station Sculpture Exhibition 2001, Yering Station Winery, Yarra Glen, Victoria
Fundere Sculpture Prize, Yarra Sculpture Gallery, Abbotsford, Victoria
Darebin~La Trobe Acquisitive Art Prize, Federation Centre for the Arts, Bundoora, Victoria
Thursday Plantation East Coast Sculpture Show, Ballina, New South Wales
171-II, Mansour & Hill Gallery, Melbourne, Victoria
2000
Blue-Lite Invitational, MARS Artspace, Phoenix, Arizona
Presence in Metal, Tempe Center Sculpture Gallery, Tempe, Arizona
Roots: Environmental Issues of Interconnectedness, GOCAIA Gallery of Contemporary And Indigenous Art, Tucson, Arizona
Awarded "Best of Show"
Solarlobotomy, MARS Artspace, Phoenix, Arizona
Sites Around the City-Art and the Environment, Tempe Beach Park, Arizona
Hot Off the Ladle, Tempe Center Sculpture Gallery, Tempe, Arizona
3 Person Show, Modified Arts, Phoenix, Arizona
1999
Cleavage: an exhibition on the breast, Jonson Gallery, Albuquerque, New Mexico
In Flux, Harry Wood Gallery, Tempe, Arizona
Yoni, Ice House and Step Gallery, Phoenix, Arizona
1998
Milieu: of art and space, Spine Gallery, Phoenix, Arizona
SCULPTURE: New Works, Harry Wood Gallery, Tempe, Arizona
An Altogether Different Self Portrait, Step Gallery, Tempe, Arizona
Farhenheit 2150, Contemporary Cast Metal, Step Gallery, Tempe, Arizona
1997
Clay Doh: a shoe of ceramic works, Step Gallery, Tempe, Arizona
(skulp Cher), Harry Wood Gallery, Tempe, Arizona
¼ Inch, Tempe Center for the Arts, Tempe, Arizona
The Fifth Dimension, Sculpture Exhibition, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona
Reviews/Interviews
In addition to appearing in exhibition catalogues, I have featured in the following articles and reviews:
Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies, Vol. 27, University of Nebraska Press (to be published Sept. 2005)
Arizona Foothills Magazine (Mar. 2004)
The Age Newspaper (Feb. 2004)
Contemporary Sculptors Association News (July 2003)
Radio Interview on Roger Taylor’s Hi and Lo Arts Program, 3 Triple R, Melbourne, Australia (Mar. 2003)
Herald Sun Newspaper (Apr. 2003)
The Age Newspaper (Apr. 2003)
Java-Phoenix Arts and Culture Magazine (Jan. 2001)
The Sunday Journal, Albuquerque, New Mexico (Sep. 1999)
Performances
February 14, 1999, The Vagina Monologues (College Initiative) by Eve Ensler, ASU-Tempe, Arizona
1998, One of the lead roles in an art film by Hitomi Asahi
1996, The Cell-f, Art on the Inside, Tempe, Arizona
Professional Memberships and Activities
Committee member of the Contemporary Sculptors Association, Victoria, Australia 2002-03
International Sculpture Center Member, 1998-2003
MARS, Artspace Member, Phoenix, Arizona, 2000-2001
18th International Sculpture Conference, Houston, TX 2000
17th International Sculpture Conference, Chicago, Illinois 1998
3rd International Conference of Contemporary Cast Iron, Hamilton, New Jersey 1999
Artlink Member, Organization supporting Phoenix artists, 1998-2001
President of Fahrenheit 2150, ASU’s art foundry association, 1998-2000
American Foundrymen’s Society, 1998-2001