Capucines Boulevard Features Artist Jennifer Feeney

about the artist

Jennifer Feeney’s path to a career in art has been a rather circuitous one. Her interest in art began at a young age. With encouragement from her family, she took classes at a local art association at the age of 13, received her first easel and set of oils at 14, and received a fine art scholarship to attend Herron School of Art (Indianapolis, IN). Once in college, her varies interests led her in all sorts of directions. 

She graduated with a degree in Art History and Anthropology; lived in Niger, West Africa for two years as a Peace Corps Volunteer; and returning to the United States with desire to pursue a more practical way of life, switched from art to science. Within the realm of science she has worked as a lab technician in various university laboratories including the University of Chicago’s Cancer Research Center DNA Sequencing Facility and has worked as a freelance science/technical writer. 

Practicality, however, cannot trump creative inspiration. With the advent of digital photography, Jennifer finally found the perfect medium upon which to unleash her creative drive. Her background in fine art, art history, and science gives her a unique perspective on life. This can be seen in the way she zooms in on an object turning it into an abstract form; or, conversely, when she steps way back to capture a scene that tells a story or evokes a feeling. Her primary interests lie in recording aspects of the natural environment, as well the elements of design found in everyday objects. She currently resides in Munster, IN with her husband and three children.

artists' statement

“Creating art is a necessary outlet of pent up internal wanderings, ponderings, and energy. Through my many careers and jobs ranging from Peace Corp volunteer to DNA Sequencing Technician, I have attempted to suppress my creative drive. Thinking that it was not practical enough to pursue a career in art, I went as far as far away from art as possible. But here I am, back home again. Finally content and ENJOYING what I am doing. This is my motivator.

Living a life where I get up in the morning and know that I am doing what I have been called to do. Seeing beauty in everything, I shoot just about anything that crosses my path. Getting the best creative exposure is what I strive to do each time I depress the shutter button. But the real fun comes in when I go back to my studio. There I spend hours in the digital darkroom adjusting and recreating the image the way my mind’s eye says it should be. Whether realistic, abstract, or surreal, all of my photography attempts to evoke a feeling in the observer. This creative representation of life is what makes it art. And I am thrilled to be creating it.” Jennifer A. Feeney Fine Art Photographer & Artist