Jenny Scobel
Jenny Scobel (born 1955) is an American painter who lives and works in New York City. She makes paintings of women and children weaving a sense of innocence with foreboding or darkness. Her works, compared to Romaine Brooks, have been auctioned at Christie's and Sotheby's.
Jenny Scobel | |
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| Born | 1955 |
| Alma mater | Cleveland Institute of Art (BFA), Pratt Institute (MFA) |
| Known for | Painting |
| Website | jennyscobel |
Early and personal life edit
Jenny Scobel was born in Orrville, Ohio[1] and grew up in Mentor, Ohio.[2] At Cleveland Institute of Art, Scobel received her Bachelor of Fine Arts. She received her Master of Fine Arts from Pratt Institute.[3]
She lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.[4]
Paintings edit
Scobel makes portraits or figurative paintings of children and women that blend a scene of innocent-like faces with images that suggest an underlying dark or disturbing story. The subtle mixed messages creates a "disarming perspective" and "present a mature approach to creating complex and disarming works.[3][4] Family tree of a young girl in the foreground, hands in her pockets and a disturbing background of a tree and running blood is one example.[4] She often works in wax and graphite.[3] Journalist Kristin Capp likened her work to that of Romaine Brooks.[5]
Raphael Rubinstein of Art In America said "Scobel is an artist whose attention to detail reaches manic (and sublime) proportions. She poses her subjects - in this show, pensive young women - against wallpaper per whose intricate motifs would exhaust a less patient artist. These backgrounds often seem to reveal the subjects' thoughts, as if the women had dreamed the allegorical scenes into existence."[3]
She gives lectures, such as the April 7, 2010 engagement at the School of Art at Illinois State.[3] Kerry James Marshall is her favorite artist.[2]
Works edit
A few of Scobel's works are:
- Untitled man, 1993, oil on panel[6]
- One Rose, 1995, Rita Krauss Fine Art[7]
- Blue veil, 2003-2004, graphite, wax and watercolor on masonite.[6] Sold at Sotheby's in 2009[8]
- Words fell, 2005, graphite, wax and watercolor on gessoed board.[6] Sold at Christie's, London, 2013[9]
- All that before, 2006, Zeno X Gallery, Antwerp[7]
- Among friends, 2006, Zeno X Gallery, Antwerp[7]
- Just the same, 2006, graphite, wax and watercolor on gessoed board[6]
- Jenny Scobel, 2006 (exhibition catalog)[10]
- Untitled girl, 2006, etching and drypoint[6]
- Day at a time, 2009, Zeno X Gallery, Antwerp[7]
- Family tree, 2012, Zeno X Gallery, Antwerp[4]
- What the last man took, 2013[2]
Her works are in the public collections at Hudson Valley for Contemporary Art, New York and the Rubell Family Collection in Miami, Florida.[1]
Exhibitions edit
Solo exhibitions edit
Scobel's work has been exhibited since about 1985. She has had solo shows at:
- Galerie der Stadt Backnang in Backnang, Germany[3] in 2006
- Michel Soskine, Madrid in 2010[11]
- Kendall School of Design in Grand Rapids, Michigan[3]
- Thomas Erben Gallery in New York City.[3]
- "Unsolved Mysteries" at Molloy College, Rockville Centre, New York in 1999.
- Zeno X in Antwerp, Belgium[3][12]
Group exhibitions edit
Her work has been exhibited with other artists in London, New York,[3] and Chicago.[13] In 2004, Scobel participated in the exhibition "Sagt holde Frauen: 15 zeitgenössische Kunstlerinnen und das Medium Zeichnung" at the Fridericianum in Kassel, Germany
References edit
- ^ a b "Jenny Scobel". Zeno X. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- ^ a b c "It Starts with a Face: A Conversation with Jenny Scobel". Atwood Magazine. 2015-05-25. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j . US Fed News Service, Including US State News. The Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Ltd. April 1, 2010. Archived from the original on June 10, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2014 – via HighBeam Research.
- ^ a b c d "Artists To Look Out For At Frieze Art Fair New York 2012: Jenny Scobel Family Tree, 2012 Zeno X Gallery, Antwerp". Huffington Post. May 4, 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- ^ Kriston Capps (May 9, 2012). "Five Portraitists Who Deserve a Spot in the National Portrait Gallery". Washington City Paper. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- ^ a b c d e "Jenny Scobel, auction sales". Artnet.com. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Jenny Scobel". Artnet.com. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- ^ "Jenny Scobel". Mutual Art. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- ^ "Jenny Scobel, Words fell". Christie's. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- ^ Scobel, Jenny; Doninck, Rose van; Galerie der Stadt Backnang (2006). Jenny Scobel. Backnang: Galerie der Stadt Backnang. OCLC 228302806.
- ^ "JENNY SCOBEL - EXHIBITIONS - MICHEL SOSKINE INC". www.soskine.com. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
- ^ . Zeno X Gallery. Archived from the original on 2007-03-11. Retrieved 2007-03-22.
- ^ Rosetta Stone (November 17, 2010). "Artnet Insider". Artnet.com. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
External links edit
- Official website
- Solo exhibition at Thomas Erben Gallery