About

Short Bio

Jennifer Cannon is a Bay Area artist who earned her MFA from San Jose State University. She is best known for her outdoor public artwork of polished aluminum and brass which speak to our ability, or inability to exert control. Some of her permanent public work can be seen in Imperial Beach, CA: Durango, CO; Sioux Falls, SD and Lampasas, TX. Cannon was inspired to become a sculptor when as a small child, she watched her father work on farm machinery, and was attracted to the ingenuity and grit of transforming raw materials into something imagined. She uses a combination of inventiveness, perseverance, and dedication to craftsmanship to create each uniquely fabricated artwork. These artistic qualities are also evident in Cannon’s gallery work, where she incorporates a wide range of materials to express themes of control on a more intimate scale.

Statement

My artwork has always centered around the theme of control. As the youngest of seven, I realized that I couldn’t control much of the world around me but have always strived to do so. I believe that much of what people are fighting for is simply a livable wage, equity, and the ability to pursue happiness. As individuals we are only small pieces of a much larger system, so we need to work together to make significant change. My work portrays this theme in a variety of ways such as a surfer riding a giant wave, or small mechanized units attempting to control a larger flowing form. During the pandemic, I addressed the alienation and food insecurity many of us felt. As we begin to close out the first quarter of the twenty-first century we are in a state of great societal turbulence, uncertainty, and reckoning. As an artist I hope to help elucidate these events, capture moments for posterity, and bring people together by incorporating personal experiences that have universal meaning.

Resume / CV

JENNIFER CANNON
| (408) 306-8294 | jennifer@jcsculpture.com | www.jcsculpture.com
EDUCATION
San Jose State University
Master of Fine Art – Spatial Art 2022
Northern California Public Art Academy 2009
Bradley University
B.S. Studio Art 1995
Sculpture Emphasis
Bradley University
B.S. Marketing 1988
Science and Mathematics Emphasis
AWARDS
Virtuoso Sculptor Certification – Sioux Falls SculptureWalk 2021
Best of Show II – Sioux Falls SculptureWalk 2021
Best of Show II – Sioux Falls SculptureWalk 2018
Best of Show II – Sioux Falls SculptureWalk 2016
Third Prize – Sculpture for All 2015
Director’s Award – Sioux Falls SculptureWalk 2012
Advanced Student Sculptor of the Year 1995
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
The Gown – Art Kiosk, Redwood City, CA 2022
The Gown – Jo Farb Hernandez Gallery, San Jose, CA 2022
The Dinner Date – Jo Farb Hernandez Gallery, San Jose, CA 2020
Reining in Water - Black Gallery, San Jose, CA 2019
Beginning Motherhood – University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 1998
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Women of the Foundry – Santa Cruz, CA 2023
SculptureWalk Sioux Falls – Sioux Falls, SD 2023
Downtown Sculpture Walk – Johnson City, TN 2023
Lift Off - Institute for Contemporary Art – San Jose, CA 2022
Art in the Time of Corona – DAB Art, on-line, Los Angeles, CA 2022
Baytown Sculpture Trail – Baytown, TX 2022
Refamiliarization – Platform Artspace, Berkeley, CA 2021
SculptureWalk – Sioux Falls, SD 2021
Hutchinson Community College – Hutchinson, KS 2020
Sculpture Walk Downtown Hutchinson – Hutchinson, KS 2020
J. Crew Collection – San Jose State University – Herbert Sanders Gallery 2020
M.F.A Group Show – San Jose State University – Gallery II 2019
Art on the Town - Mankato, MN 2019
SculptureWalk - Sioux Falls, SD 2018
Castlegar Sculpturewalk - Castlegar, British Columbia 2018
River City Sculptures on Parade - Mason City, IA 2017
SculptureWalk - Sioux Falls, SD 2016
Sculpture for All - Nacogdoches, TX 2015
Art on the Street – Colorado Springs, CO 2013
SculptureWalk - Sioux Falls, SD 2012
Avera McKennan Sculpture Walk – Sioux Falls, SD 2012
Urban Trees – San Diego, CA 2010
Urban Trees – San Diego, CA 2008
Urban Trees – San Diego, CA 2007
Bradley University Student Show – Peoria, IL 1995

SELECTED PERMANENT COLLECTIONS
Washington Pavilion – Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Transit Center - City of Durango, Colorado
Hanna Springs Sculpture Garden - Lampasas, Texas
Triangle Park – City of Imperial Beach, California
Sarah’s Vineyard – Gilroy, California
Complete Dental Care – Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Magee Women’s Hospital – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Aluminum, steel and stainless-steel fabrication
Stone carving
Bronze casting, aluminum casting, bi-metal casting, silver casting, glass casting
Mold making in silicone, latex and plaster
Epoxy resins, fiberglass, paper casting
Laser cutting
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
San Jose State University 2021-2022
Sakamoto Elementary School 2008-2010