Artist's Statement The western landscape is defined by huge skies, expanse reaching all the way to the horizon, and light that can take ones breath away. I hope that my paintings convey the serene beauty of these open spaces, what it feels like to stand out on the open plains. There is a powerful stillness here that penetrates through the distraction of stressful activity, a beauty that demands pause. These images are iconic of the West.
About Jenny Glenn Wuerker
Represented by: Robischon Gallery, Denver CO
Jenny lives and paints in the shadow of the Bighorn Mountains, Wyoming, with her husband Aaron and two teenage children.
Education
1987 BA, Yale University, New Haven CT, Major: Studio Art Painting.
1992 MFA, The American University, Washington DC, MFA: Painting.
Of Note
Nicolaysen Art Museum: Duo exhibition in their main McMurray Gallery, summer 2017.
Fellowship: Wyoming Arts Council, 2012: $3,000 cash award and museum exhibition.
Book: Painted Sky: 106 Artists of the Rocky Mountain West, by Ashley Rooney.
Gallery owner and director since 2009. Crazy Woman Fine Art Gallery, Buffalo WY.
Mural Project for Crazy Woman Square, $48,500. 2012-2013: part of a 3 artist team that painted two 80 foot murals in downtown Buffalo WY.
Selected Major Exhibitions
2017: The Nicolaysen Art Museum, Married to the Landscape: Paintings by Aaron and Jenny Wuerker, Casper WY.
2013: The Nicolaysen Art Museum, Fellowship Exhibition, Casper WY.
2011: Ucross Foundation, In the Presence of Trees, Ucross WY.
2009: The Nicolaysen Art Museum, Next Generation, Casper WY.
2003: The Brinton Museum, Jenny Wuerker: Wyoming Landscapes, Bighorn WY.
2002: Ucross Foundation, In the Shadow of the Big Horns, Ucross WY.
1998: Streeterville Gallery, Aaron and Jenny Wuerker, Chicago IL.
1994: US House of Representatives, Monuments, Cannon Building Rotunda, Washington DC.
1989: The Washington Art Association, Paintings and Prints, Washington CT.
Selected Juried Exhibitions
2005 to 2017: The Nicolaysen Art Museum, Annual Invitationals, Casper WY.
2003 to 2017: Yellowstone Art Museum, Annual Invitationals, Billings MT.
2013: Fowler-Kellogg Art Center, Chautauqua NY.
2013-2016: The Brinton Museum, Small works Exhibition, Bighorn, WY.
2012: Governor’s Biennial Juried Art Exhibition, Cheyenne WY.
2004 to 2013: The Brinton Museum, Biannual Invitationals, Bighorn WY.
Selected Collections
The Nicolaysen Museum of Art, Permanent Collection, Casper WY
The McMurry Foundation, Casper WY
Gillette Hospital, Gilette WY
Governor Robert Taft, OH
Aetna Corporation, CT
Representative Nancy Johnson, CT
The Taft School, CT
Numerous private collections.
Selected Media Exposure, Juror positions, Advisory Engagements, Awards
Painted Sky: 106 Artists of the Rocky Mountain West, by Ashley Rooney. Included in book.
Southwest Art Magazine, “Where the Wild Things Are, Wyoming”, Sept. 2003, p 106-111. (click on link below)
K2TV interview: July 2017 (click on link below)
Biographical film, Wyoming Arts Council: vimeo.com/76640734 “WAC Fellow J.Wuerker” (click on link below)
The Taft Bulletin: front and back cover, May 2017.
Ucorss Foundation: speaking invitation to board, July 2017.
Casper Star Tribune: Sept. 27, 2013, photo, p. D1.
Juror for: Big West Arts Fest 2008
Juror for SAGE (Sheridan Artists Guild) 2012.
“Did You Hear About the Morgans?”, Sony Pictures, starring Hugh Grant and Sarah Jessica Parker, paintings purchased for set, 2009.
Buffalo Bulletin: Oct. 31, 2013, “Distilling the Infinite”. Sept. 19, 2013, Sept. 26, 2013, p. A1.
The Taft Bulletin, “A Season Apart”, Taft Alumni Magazine, Fall 1999.
American University Graduate Fellowship Award: Full tuition coverage for graduate studies in painting, 1990-1992.
The Washington Times, “Jenny Glenn”, Washington DC, 3/23/94, p. C15.
TV Laurel Cable Vision 5, Torrington CT, interview about exhibition at House of Representatives, DC. 1994
Yale Center For British Art, Teacher Advisory Committee, 1998 - 2000. Community outreach advising on student and teacher programs.
Selected Teaching
2009-2017: Sheridan Artists’ Guild, Sheridan WY.
2004 to 2011: Sheridan College Extension, Instructor, Buffalo WY.
1995 to 2000: The Taft School, Faculty, Watertown CT, grades 9 – 12.
1994 to 1995: Naugatuck Community-Technical College, Adjunct Instructor, Waterbury CT.
1992 to 1994: The Smithsonian Institution, Resident Associate Program, Washington DC.
Click "Sheridan Media" link below for a TV interview about one of my classes.
1987 BA, Yale University, New Haven CT, Major: Studio Art Painting.
1992 MFA, The American University, Washington DC, MFA: Painting.
Of Note
Nicolaysen Art Museum: Duo exhibition in their main McMurray Gallery, summer 2017.
Fellowship: Wyoming Arts Council, 2012: $3,000 cash award and museum exhibition.
Book: Painted Sky: 106 Artists of the Rocky Mountain West, by Ashley Rooney.
Gallery owner and director since 2009. Crazy Woman Fine Art Gallery, Buffalo WY.
Mural Project for Crazy Woman Square, $48,500. 2012-2013: part of a 3 artist team that painted two 80 foot murals in downtown Buffalo WY.
Selected Major Exhibitions
2017: The Nicolaysen Art Museum, Married to the Landscape: Paintings by Aaron and Jenny Wuerker, Casper WY.
2013: The Nicolaysen Art Museum, Fellowship Exhibition, Casper WY.
2011: Ucross Foundation, In the Presence of Trees, Ucross WY.
2009: The Nicolaysen Art Museum, Next Generation, Casper WY.
2003: The Brinton Museum, Jenny Wuerker: Wyoming Landscapes, Bighorn WY.
2002: Ucross Foundation, In the Shadow of the Big Horns, Ucross WY.
1998: Streeterville Gallery, Aaron and Jenny Wuerker, Chicago IL.
1994: US House of Representatives, Monuments, Cannon Building Rotunda, Washington DC.
1989: The Washington Art Association, Paintings and Prints, Washington CT.
Selected Juried Exhibitions
2005 to 2017: The Nicolaysen Art Museum, Annual Invitationals, Casper WY.
2003 to 2017: Yellowstone Art Museum, Annual Invitationals, Billings MT.
2013: Fowler-Kellogg Art Center, Chautauqua NY.
2013-2016: The Brinton Museum, Small works Exhibition, Bighorn, WY.
2012: Governor’s Biennial Juried Art Exhibition, Cheyenne WY.
2004 to 2013: The Brinton Museum, Biannual Invitationals, Bighorn WY.
Selected Collections
The Nicolaysen Museum of Art, Permanent Collection, Casper WY
The McMurry Foundation, Casper WY
Gillette Hospital, Gilette WY
Governor Robert Taft, OH
Aetna Corporation, CT
Representative Nancy Johnson, CT
The Taft School, CT
Numerous private collections.
Selected Media Exposure, Juror positions, Advisory Engagements, Awards
Painted Sky: 106 Artists of the Rocky Mountain West, by Ashley Rooney. Included in book.
Southwest Art Magazine, “Where the Wild Things Are, Wyoming”, Sept. 2003, p 106-111. (click on link below)
K2TV interview: July 2017 (click on link below)
Biographical film, Wyoming Arts Council: vimeo.com/76640734 “WAC Fellow J.Wuerker” (click on link below)
The Taft Bulletin: front and back cover, May 2017.
Ucorss Foundation: speaking invitation to board, July 2017.
Casper Star Tribune: Sept. 27, 2013, photo, p. D1.
Juror for: Big West Arts Fest 2008
Juror for SAGE (Sheridan Artists Guild) 2012.
“Did You Hear About the Morgans?”, Sony Pictures, starring Hugh Grant and Sarah Jessica Parker, paintings purchased for set, 2009.
Buffalo Bulletin: Oct. 31, 2013, “Distilling the Infinite”. Sept. 19, 2013, Sept. 26, 2013, p. A1.
The Taft Bulletin, “A Season Apart”, Taft Alumni Magazine, Fall 1999.
American University Graduate Fellowship Award: Full tuition coverage for graduate studies in painting, 1990-1992.
The Washington Times, “Jenny Glenn”, Washington DC, 3/23/94, p. C15.
TV Laurel Cable Vision 5, Torrington CT, interview about exhibition at House of Representatives, DC. 1994
Yale Center For British Art, Teacher Advisory Committee, 1998 - 2000. Community outreach advising on student and teacher programs.
Selected Teaching
2009-2017: Sheridan Artists’ Guild, Sheridan WY.
2004 to 2011: Sheridan College Extension, Instructor, Buffalo WY.
1995 to 2000: The Taft School, Faculty, Watertown CT, grades 9 – 12.
1994 to 1995: Naugatuck Community-Technical College, Adjunct Instructor, Waterbury CT.
1992 to 1994: The Smithsonian Institution, Resident Associate Program, Washington DC.
Click "Sheridan Media" link below for a TV interview about one of my classes.
