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Jennyfer Stratman

Jennyfer Stratman

Jennyfer Stratman's artistic journey, born amidst the sun-soaked landscapes of Phoenix, Arizona, has evolved into a profound exploration of form and substance, transcending the earthly confines of clay to embrace the resolute embrace of bronze, steel, and mixed media. Commencing her odyssey into the realm of visual arts and art education at Arizona State University in 1992, she first embraced the tactile allure of ceramics, only to traverse the vast expanse of creative horizons within the university foundry.

At the heart of Stratman's artistic lexicon lies a metaphorical interplay between nature's tableau and its myriad interpretations. The human figure, a recurring motif, transcends mere representation to embody the essence of corporeal existence. Within this thematic framework, trees and branches assume a figurative mantle, serving as conduits linking the natural world to our physical presence. The artist, with a visionary gaze, navigates the internal landscapes of body and mind, contemplating the profound interplay between our origins and the shaping of identity. With 33 solo exhibitions and over 100 group exhibitions on her illustrious resume, Stratman's artistic resonance reverberates nationally and internationally.




Jennyfer Stratman grew up in Phoenix, Arizona. In 1992 she commenced her studies at Arizona State University majoring in visual arts and art education. Stratman entered academia as a ceramicist. With each passing semester, the scale of her creations expanded and the material limitations of working with clay ultimately led her to the university foundry. This opened a door into another world of creative possibilities, profoundly changing her artistic direction. She replaced fired clay with larger-scale bronze, steel, and mixed media sculptures yet retained a delicacy, intimacy, and intricacy imbued from the ceramic process.

There is a metaphorical interplay between the natural imagery Stratman uses and its multiple meanings. While the human figure features strongly, it is the essence of the body that is important to her, not the representation. Particularly, the artist imagines 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, she also hopes to comment on the larger picture of our impact on the natural world.
 
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. She has exhibited in 33 solo exhibitions and over 100 group exhibitions nationally and internationally. Her sculptures, gracing both indoor sanctuaries and the vast expanse of outdoor landscapes, find sanctuary in public and private collections across the globe including the United States, Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, Israel, England, and Europe.

Through this intricate dance of form and concept, Jennyfer Stratman beckons viewers into a realm where the boundaries between self and nature blur, inviting contemplation on humanity's profound impact on the world that cradles it.
Jennyfer Stratman grew up in Phoenix, Arizona. In 1992 she commenced her studies at Arizona State University majoring in visual arts and art education. Stratman entered academia as a ceramicist. With each passing semester, the scale of her creations expanded and the material limitations of working with clay ultimately led her to the university foundry. This opened a door into another world of creative possibilities, profoundly changing her artistic direction. She replaced fired clay with larger-scale bronze, steel, and mixed media sculptures yet retained a delicacy, intimacy, and intricacy imbued from the ceramic process.

There is a metaphorical interplay between the natural imagery Stratman uses and its multiple meanings. While the human figure features strongly, it is the essence of the body that is important to her, not the representation. Particularly, the artist imagines 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, she also hopes to comment on the larger picture of our impact on the natural world.
 
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. She has exhibited in 33 solo exhibitions and over 100 group exhibitions nationally and internationally. Her sculptures, gracing both indoor sanctuaries and the vast expanse of outdoor landscapes, find sanctuary in public and private collections across the globe including the United States, Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, Israel, England, and Europe.

Through this intricate dance of form and concept, Jennyfer Stratman beckons viewers into a realm where the boundaries between self and nature blur, inviting contemplation on humanity's profound impact on the world that cradles it.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023 Solo Exhibition, Grace Renee Gallery, Carefree, Arizona
2021 “Natural Connections”, Manyung Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
2020    “Celestial Forms”, Manyung Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
2019 “Solo Exhibition”, Grace Renee Gallery, Carefree, AZ
2018 “The Etheral Garden”, Manyung Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
“The Gravity Between Us”, Calvin Charles Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
2017 “Tree Within Me”, Avran Fine Art, Laguna, CA
2016 “Constellation”, Manyung Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
“Cultivating The Wild”, Calvin Charles Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
2015 “Connection”, Mirada Fine Art, Denver, CO
“Transformation”, Contemporary Fine Arts Gallery, La Jolla, CA
2014 “Cultivating Memory”, Michele Mariaud Gallery, NYC
“Connected Elements”, Calvin Charles Gallery, Scottsdale AZ
2013 “Interconnection”, Contemporary Fine Arts Gallery, La Jolla, CA
2012 “Internal Landscapes”, Mirada Fine Art, Denver, CO
2011 “Reflective Landscapes”, Stockroom, Kyneton, Australia
“Propagated Reflections”, Calvin Charles Gallery, Scottsdale,AZ
2010 “Hybrid”, GF Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM


GROUP EXHIBITIONS 
2023 Nature Art Soiree, Manyung Gallery, Melbourne Australia
Affordable Art Fair Sydney, Manyung Gallery, Sydney Australia
2022 Affordable Art Fair Melbourne, Manyung Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
CHAOS Theory 22, Legend City Studios, Pheonix, Arizona
Endings And Beginnings, Modified Arts, Pheonix, Arizona
Skies of Fruitful Nights, Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, California
2021 Every Artist Ever Ten Year Anniversary Show, Stockroom Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
CHAOS Theory 21, Legend City Studios, Pheonix, 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, Marryatville, South Australia
Toorak Village Festival of Sculpture, Melbourne, Australia
2018 Carmody Foundation Grant Recipient, Phoenix, Arizona
CHAOS Theory 19, Legend City Studios, Phoenix, Arizona
Affordable Art Fair Hong Kong, with TAG Fine Arts, Hong Kong 
Toorak Village Festival of Sculpture 2018, Toorak, Victoria
Affordable Art Fair New York, with TAG Fine Arts, New York
Battersea Art Fair, TAG Fine Arts, London, England
2017 Affordable Art Fair Singapore, TAG Fine Arts, Singapore
Choice Cuts, The Lodge Art Studio, Phoenix, Arizona
CHAOS Theory 18, Legend City Studios, Phoenix, Arizona
INFLUX 2017, Public Sculpture Outdoor Installation, City of Gilbert, Arizona
Affordable Art Fair Hong Kong, TAG Fine Arts, Hong Kong
Affordable Art Fair Hampstead, TAG Fine Arts, London, England
Calm In The Storm, Mirada Fine Art, Denver, Colorado
Battersea Art Fair, TAG Fine Arts, London, England
London Art Fair, TAG Fine Arts, London, England
2016 Expatriates, & Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
Affordable Art Fair London, Mark Jason Gallery, London
Affordable Art Fair Singapore, Mark Jason Gallery, Singapore
Affordable Art Fair Hong Kong, Mark Jason Gallery, Hong Kong
Affordable Art Fair New York, Michele Mariaud Gallery, New York
2015 Solidity, Calvin Charles Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona
littleSCULPTURE Show, Int’l Sculpture Conference, Bentley Gallery, Phoenix, Arizona
Distilled In The Desert, Grant Street Studios, Arizona State University, Phoenix
Manyung Gallery Group Exhibition, Manyung Gallery, Mt Eliza, Victoria
Connecting With Nature, Calvin Charles Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona
Affordable Art Fair Hong Kong, Mark Jason Gallery, Hong Kong
2014 Affordable Art Fair Singapore, Mark Jason Gallery, Singapore
Affordable Art Fair Hong Kong, Michele Mariaud Gallery, Hong Kong
Art Palm Beach 2014, Michele Mariaud Gallery, Palm Beach, Florida
Darebin Art Show, Bundoora Homestead Art Centre, Bundoora, Victoria
2013 Affordable Art Fair New York City, Living With Art, New York City
Affordable Art Fair Hong Kong, Living With Art, Hong Kong
Northern Lights, Bundoora Homestead Art Centre, Bundoora, Victoria
Art Palm Beach 2013, Living With Art, Palm Beach, Florida
2012 Affordable Art Fair Seattle, GF Contemporary, Seattle, Washington
Petite, Calvin Charles Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona
Affordable Art Fair New York City, with Living With Art, New York City
Ladies Night, Contemporary Fine Arts Gallery, La Jolla, California
AD 20/21- Art and Design of the 20th & 21st Centuries, Boston Center for the Arts, Boston, Massachusetts 
Montalto Acquisitive Sculpture Prize 2012, Montalto Vineyard, Red Hill, Victoria
2011 You Are Here, Stockroom, Kyneton, Victoria, awarded “Fundere Fine Art Prize”
Transformation, Box Hill Community Arts Centre 4th Biennial Art Competition, Box Hill, Victoria
Darebin Art Show, Bundoora Homestead Art Centre, Bundoora, Victoria
San Francisco Art Fair, GF Contemporary, San Francisco, California
AD 20/21- Art and Design of the 20th & 21st Centuries, Boston Center for the Arts, Boston, Massachusetts 
2010 Alive, Shemer Art Center and Museum, Phoenix, Arizona
Williamstown Contemporary Art Prize 2010, The Substation Arts Centre, Williamstown, Victoria 
Bonanza, Yarra Sculpture Gallery, Abbotsford, Victoria
Montalto Acquisitive Sculpture Prize 2010, Montalto Vineyard, Red Hill, Victoria
2009 2009 Toyota Sculpture Exhibition, Toyota Community Spirit Gallery, Port Melbourne
Sanctuary Resort, outdoor sculpture, Scottsdale, Arizona 
Toorak Village Sculpture Exhibition 2009, Toorak, Victoria 
Williamstown Contemporary Art Prize 2009, The Substation Arts Centre, Williamstown, Victoria 
Montalto Acquisitive Sculpture Prize 2009, Montalto Vineyard, Red Hill, Victoria
2008 Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville, Tennessee 
Northern Exposure 08, High Street Northcote Visual Arts Showcase, Northcote, Victoria
2007 Affordable Art Fair New York City, 707 Contemporary, New York City
2007 Toyota Sculpture Exhibition, Toyota Community Spirit Gallery, Port Melbourne, Victoria 
Posted, Yarra Sculpture Gallery, Abbotsford, Victoria 
Tattersall’s Contemporary Art Prize 2007, The Substation Arts Centre, Williamstown, Victoria
Montalto Acquisitive Sculpture Prize 2007, Montalto Vineyard, Red Hill, Victoria
2006 Contemporary Landscape (4 woman show), Contemporary Fine Art Gallery, La Jolla, California
Melbourne Art Fair, with Über Gallery, Melbourne, Victoria
Affordable Art Fair New York City, 707 Contemporary, New York City
Contemporary Forum Art Auction, Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, Arizona
Art Scottsdale, Phoenix, Arizona
Toorak Village Festival of Sculpture 2006, Toorak, Victoria
Montalto Acquisitive Sculpture Prize 2006, Montalto Vineyard, Red Hill, Victoria
2005 Toorak Village Festival of Sculpture 2005, Toorak, Victoria
Neo Millennium, Toyota Community Spirit Gallery, Port Melbourne, Victoria
Montalto Acquisitive Sculpture Prize 2005, Montalto Vineyard, Red Hill, Victoria
2004 The Collectors’ Show, Über Gallery, Melbourne, Victoria
Contemporary Fine Arts Gallery, La Jolla, California
I am Woman: Courage, Spirit, & Strength, Calvin Charles Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona 
Toorak Village Festival of Sculpture 2004, Toorak, Victoria
Affordable Art Fair, 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 Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona    
Bonanza, Yarra Sculpture Gallery, Abbotsford, Victoria
Hermanns Art Award, Christine Abrahams Gallery, Richmond, Victoria, Toured 
Shepparton Regional Art Gallery, Quadrivium Sydney and Grafton Regional Art Gallery 
CONstruct, Dante’s Upstairs Gallery, Fitzroy, Victoria
Montalto Acquisitive Sculpture Prize 2003, Montalto Vineyard and Olive Grove, 
Red Hill, Victoria, awarded “People’s 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, Repliqué, Toorak, Victoria
Central Goldfields Sculpture Prize and Exhibition, Central Goldfields Art Gallery, Maryborough, Victoria
Emerging Artist Program, Mirá Fine Art Gallery, Melbourne, Victoria
Linden Postcard Show, Linden Centre for Contemporary Art, St Kilda, Victoria
2001 Bonanza, Yarra Sculpture Gallery, Abbotsford, Victoria
Yering Station Winery, Yarra Glen, Victoria
Fundêre 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
Phoenix First Fridays, The Lofts at Filmore, Phoenix Arizona
2000 Blue-Lite Invitational, MARS Artspace, Phoenix, Arizona
Presence in Metal, Tempe Center Sculpture Gallery, Tempe, Arizona
Drawings for Sculpture, Harry Wood Annex, 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
Fahrenheit 2150, Contemporary Cast Metal, Step Gallery, Tempe, Arizona
1997    Clay Doh: a show of ceramic works, Step Gallery, Tempe, Arizona
(skulp’Cher), Harry Wood Gallery, Tempe, Arizona 
1/4 Inch, Tempe Center for the Arts, Tempe, Arizona
The Fifth Dimension, Sculpture Exhibition, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona

PUBLIC AND CORPORATE COLLECTIONS
ASU Biomedical Campus Phoenix, Arizona
City of Phoenix, Arizona Phoenix Bike Rack Project, Public Sculpture
City of Gilbert, Arizona, “Connection Point”, Public Sculpture
City of Cardinia, Victoria, “Segmented Landscape”, Public Sculpture
Jewish Community Centre Omaha, Nebraska
AC Marriott, San Jose, California
Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine Meridian, Idaho
Palos Verde Golf Club South Bay, California 
Coushatta Grand Hotel Kinder, Louisiana 
Marriott Hotel Atlanta, Georgia
Rangely Hospital Chicago, Illinois
The Patrón Spirits Schaffhausen, Switzerland and Las Vegas, NV
Pinpoint HRM Melbourne, Australia Dial Corporation Phoenix, Arizona 
Healthpoint Ltd Fort Worth, Texas  
Hermanns Group Melbourne, Australia
Dreams: Melbourne Central Melbourne, Australia
Duo Design Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix Downtown Magazine Phoenix, Arizona
In addition to hundreds of private collections

MEDIA APPEARANCES, PUBLICATIONS
2021 Thrive: Arizona State University Magazine, ‘Champion The Arts’, Arizona (Volume 24)
2020 The Jewish Press, ‘Art On Our Campus: Connection Point’, Omaha 
2019 Arizona Images Magazine, ‘Forging Connections’, Arizona 
2018 Voyage Phoenix Magazine, ‘Thought Provokers Series’, Arizona 
Java Magazine, ‘Jennyfer Stratman: Casting Connections’, Arizona 
Phoenix Home and Garden Magazine, ‘The World Within’, Arizona 
Downtown Phoenix Journal, ‘Locally Designed Bike Racks Unveiled Mar 17, 2018’, Arizona
YabYum Music and Arts, Arizona 
2015 Sculpture Magazine, ‘You Can’t Contain A Wildflower’, 
Denver Post, YourHub, ‘Artists share an affinity in nature, emotion’, 
The Arizona Republic, ‘Scottsdale gallery presents 3 artists who are “Connecting with Nature”’ 
2014 ABC 15 television news interview, ‘Tues Afternoon News’, Arizona (March)
ABC 15 television news interview, ‘Sunday Mornings’, Arizona  (March)
2012 303 Magazine, ‘Internal Landscapes at Mirada Fine Art Gallery’, Denver Post, YourHub, ‘Stratman’s First CO Show Debuts June 22’,
Television Segment/ Interview ‘Sonoran Living ABC15’, Arizona 
Phoenix Home & Garden Magazine 
2011 Luxe Magazine 
2010 American Art Collector 
Australian Financial Review 
Trouble Magazine, Australia 
2007 The Age Newspaper, ‘A2’, Meagan Backhouse, Australia 
The Age Newspaper, ‘Upfront’, Brigitte Barta, Australia 
The Age Newspaper, Australia 
Emerald Hill Weekly: ‘Statuesque Showing’, Sharon Green 
Pakenham Journal, ‘Loving The Land’, Diana Wells, Australia 
Berwick Gazette and Pakenham Gazette, Australia 
Delicious Magazine, Australia 
2006 Berwick Gazette and Pakenham Gazette, Australia 
Northcote Leader, Australia 
First Mondays, monthly art salons (public art lecture), Phoenix Public Library 
The New Times, Arizona 
2005 The Phoenix Gazette, Arizona 
Sunday Arts, television program on the ABC (Australian Public Broadcast) 
The Age Newspaper, Australia 
Australian Art Collector 
Art Almanac: The Essential Guide to Australian Galleries  
Radio Interview: Fiona Gruber’s ‘The Opening’ Arts Program- PBS Radio, Melbourne 
Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies, Vol. 27, University of Nebraska Press   
Pre 2004 Arizona Foothills Magazine 
The Age Newspaper, Australia 
Contemporary Sculptors Association News, Australia 
Radio Interview: Roger Taylor’s ‘Hi and Lo’ Arts Program- 3 Triple R, Melbourne 
Herald Sun Newspaper, Australia 
The Age Newspaper, Australia 
Java-Phoenix Arts and Culture Magazine, Arizona 
Tucson Weekly, Arizona 
The Sunday Journal, Albuquerque, New Mexico