Over the past several years my practice has shifted from one focused on producing objects that live on a wall to a cycle of making that engages time and place. Using recycled fabrics, harvested plant materials and waste papers I make a variety of handmade papers to use as integrated surfaces for drawings. Drawing for me is a way of moving through the world and communicating through image.
In my current body of work I am creating site specific drawings on handmade paper that are primarily meant for private outdoor exhibition and engagement. These pieces reflect on climate change and human relationships to environment. Some of the questions I am asking myself are -
If process and community are important to my art practice, how do I make work that emphasizes these connections and lifts them up?
How can art live outside of the gallery or museum world? What animals and insects make up my greater community?
How can I be a more thoughtful and caring observer via my art practice?
What is my connection to time through my art practice?
How can I make work in which time, wind, rain, sun are collaborators?
How do I transform my relationship to making?
How do I let go of known cycles of control, access and commodification and move towards collaboration and shared power?
Ultimately I imagine that this series will be shared to an expanded audience via videos, photographs, and potentially a publication. While the process and dialogues unfold with participants I will continue to harvest and work with plants for paper fiber and dyes that I have not previously engaged with.
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Jennifer J. Woodward
Oregon City, OR
email me
Selected Exhibitions
2021 Group Show
Exquisite Scrolls, UPFOR Gallery - Portland, OR
2021 Alumni Exhibition
Sarah Lawrence College - Online
2017 Solo Show
Fruits of the sun (for all the unknowns), Portland Art Museum - Portland, OR
2017 Group Show
Debtfair, a project of Occupy Museums, Whitney Biennial 2017, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, New York.
2016 Group Show
Tempo & Transition, Cascade Gallery at Portland Community College- Portland, OR
2015 Solo Shows
Fancy Ghosts, Collaborative Exhibition with Gary A. Hanson, Back Matter Gallery - Portland, OR
Quotidian, Port City Gallery- Portland, OR
Hide & Seek, Basic Space Gallery- Portland, OR
2014 Group Shows
RiPPle Art Auction, Pacific Northwest College of Art- Portland, OR
Pressing & Pulling: Greetings from Pulp & Deckle, c3:initiative- Portland, OR
Tenth Annual Alumni Art Exhibit, Heimbold Visual Arts Center at Sarah Lawrence College- Bronxville, NY
2013 Group Shows
Portland Selects (on view during The Tool at Hand), Museum of Contemporary Craft- Portland, OR
Pieces & Parts, Good: a gallery- Portland, OR
2011 Group Show
October Show, The Freakybuttrue Peculiarium & Museum- Portland, OR
2010 Group Show
An Artist A Day, Muse Art & Design- Portland, OR
2009 Group Show
Dark Bohemian Carnival, Vino Vixens- Portland, OR
2008 Group Show
Meet the Board, Art on Alberta Gallery- Portland, OR
2007 Group Shows
Keep Portland Weird, Portland City Hall- Portland, OR
PDX Panels, Portland Art Center- Portland, OR
Secrets, Launchpad Gallery- Portland, OR
Proof of Purchase 2, Rhys Gallery- Boston, MA
Eyes on Alberta, Studio 1627- Portland, OR
2007 Solo Show
Doppelganger, Redbird Studio- Portland, OR
2006 Group Shows
MFA Thesis Exhibition Haven, Aidekman Arts Center at Tufts University- Boston, MA
PI 5 Performance & Intermedia Festival- Szczecin, Poland
Proof of Purchase, The Rhys Gallery- Boston, MA
2005 Group Shows
December Sale & Exhibition, School of the Museum of Fine Arts- Boston, MA
MFA Grad Student Show, SMFA Anderson Auditorium- Boston, MA
Affirming the Hand, Courtyard Gallery: Museum of Fine Arts- Boston, MA
Word of Mouth, The Rhys Gallery- Boston, MA
Teaching
Self Employed Lead Instructor at Pulp & Deckle, Portland, OR, 2012 - present
Portland Community College, Varied Papermaking, Mixed Media and Drawing Courses, 2014 - 2019
Design Week Portland Event - Paper + Print Workshop at c3:initiative, 2018
Guest instructor at PNCA, March 2018
Guest Instructor at WildCraft Studio School, March 2017 & September 2016
Guest Instructor at OMSI Mini Maker Faire, September 2016
Guest Instructor at IPRC, Summer 2016
Guest Instructor at the Northwest and Woodstock Libraries, 2016
Guest Instructor at ADX Makerspace, March 2017 February 2016
Guest Instructor at Pacific University, March 2016
Guest Instructor at Bamboo Garden, July 2015 & 2017
Guest Instructor at Project Grow, April 2015
Guest Instructor at Sitka Center for Art and Ecology, June 2014 & June 2016
Teacher’s Assistant, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, 2004-2005
Professional Experience
Co-founder and co-owner of handmade papermaking studio Pulp & Deckle, Portland, OR, 2012-present
Founder of the c3: Papermaking Residency 2015-present working with;
2015: Pat Boas, Bukola Koiki, Palmarin Merges, and Mami Takahashi
2016: Laura Foster, Ellen George, Tyler Peterson, and Ryan Woodring
2017: Mary Campbell, Brenda Mallory, Benjamin Mefford, and Jenene Nagy
2018: Yoonhee Choi, Elisabeth Horan, Michael Namkung, and Collin Richard
2019: Amy Bay, Hannah Kim Varamini, Jess Perlitz and Megan Hanley
2020: Antonius Bui, Madelynn Dubin, Garrick Imatani, and Lucia Monge
Co-leader, Stelo, 2021- present
Project Manager, c3:initiative, 2017 - 2020
Production Papermaker, Oblation Papers and Press, 2015 - 2016
Human Resources Coordinator, All Classical Portland, 2009-2014
Administrative Coordinator, Pittock Mansion, 2007-2009
Presentations, Lectures, Speaking Engagements
Paper Currents, North American Hand Papermakers Online Virtual Conference Presenter, Oct 2020
Monster Drawing Rally Guest Artist at the Portland Art Museum, 2017
Curious Gallery Presenter, 2017
Oregon College of Art & Craft (OCAC) Evening Lecture Series for Entrepreneurial Studies Course, 2016
Portland Art Museum Eastern Papermaking Demo, 2016
Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts Interactive Demos and Audience Engagement, 2016
St. Johns Art Constitutional Demo, 2016
ADX Makerspace Member Potluck Demo, 2015
Portland Radio Project Guest on Biz503 program, 2015
Friends of Dard Hunter Conference Presenter at Paper Points North in Banff, AB, 2015
Design Museum Portland Story Hour: Invisible Design Theme, Storyteller Presenter
Rewild Portland SkillShare Presentation and Demo, 2015
Design Week Portland Open House Event, 2014
OMSI Mini Maker Faire, 2014 & 2016
Varied demos at Portland area Farmers Markets, 2013-present
Museum of Oregon Territory Presentation and Demo, 2013
Art in the Pearl 2013
Press
News Interview with KGW anchor Tracy Barry, 2016 - http://www.kgw.com/life/movers-and-makers-turning-recycling-into-handmade-paper/326966066
Suchi Rudra, “How 4 Creatives Went from Full-Time Employee to Entrepreneur”, creativelive.com, July 20, 2016
Peggy Acott, "Jennifer Woodward: Pulp & Deckle", portlandmade.com, September 24, 2014
Kathryn Peifer, "Buy PDX: Timbuk2, Postcard Art and Q&A with RACHELLE M. Rustic House of Fashion. A weekly roundup of retail sales and events," Willamette Week, September 2, 2014
Christopher Tucker, "Making Paper in a Paperless World," thebillfold.com, March 11,2014
Awards
Regional Arts & Culture Council Project Grant, 2017
Lone Pine Farm Artist-in-Residence, 2017
Scholarship Recipient for Paper on the Press: Friends of Dard Hunter & The American Printing History Association Conference, October 2014
Creative Incubator Recipient from c3:initiative, 2014-2016
Volunteer & Member Affiliations
DEIA Committee, North American Hand Papermakers, 2021-present
Oregon City Arts Commission, 2021-2023
International Association of Hand Papermakers - 2020-present, member
VP of Communications, Friends of Dard Hunter Executive Board of Directors, 2016 - 2018
St. Johns Art Constitutional, 2017 Jury Committee
Will Draw for Smiles Draw-A-Thon, a benefit supporting the charity Smile Train, 2014
Friends of Dard Hunter Member & Publications Committee Member, 2014-2018
Board Member, Art on Alberta 2008-2010
Education
MFA, Combined degree program Tufts University and School of the Museum of Fine Arts, 2006
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, 2003
BFA, Sarah Lawrence College, 2000
Saturday Program, Glassell School Houston, 1995
HS Diploma, High School for the Performing & Visual Arts, Houston, TX, 1995
Illustration Summer Program, School of Visual Arts, 1994
Oregon City, OR
email me
Selected Exhibitions
2021 Group Show
Exquisite Scrolls, UPFOR Gallery - Portland, OR
2021 Alumni Exhibition
Sarah Lawrence College - Online
2017 Solo Show
Fruits of the sun (for all the unknowns), Portland Art Museum - Portland, OR
2017 Group Show
Debtfair, a project of Occupy Museums, Whitney Biennial 2017, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, New York.
2016 Group Show
Tempo & Transition, Cascade Gallery at Portland Community College- Portland, OR
2015 Solo Shows
Fancy Ghosts, Collaborative Exhibition with Gary A. Hanson, Back Matter Gallery - Portland, OR
Quotidian, Port City Gallery- Portland, OR
Hide & Seek, Basic Space Gallery- Portland, OR
2014 Group Shows
RiPPle Art Auction, Pacific Northwest College of Art- Portland, OR
Pressing & Pulling: Greetings from Pulp & Deckle, c3:initiative- Portland, OR
Tenth Annual Alumni Art Exhibit, Heimbold Visual Arts Center at Sarah Lawrence College- Bronxville, NY
2013 Group Shows
Portland Selects (on view during The Tool at Hand), Museum of Contemporary Craft- Portland, OR
Pieces & Parts, Good: a gallery- Portland, OR
2011 Group Show
October Show, The Freakybuttrue Peculiarium & Museum- Portland, OR
2010 Group Show
An Artist A Day, Muse Art & Design- Portland, OR
2009 Group Show
Dark Bohemian Carnival, Vino Vixens- Portland, OR
2008 Group Show
Meet the Board, Art on Alberta Gallery- Portland, OR
2007 Group Shows
Keep Portland Weird, Portland City Hall- Portland, OR
PDX Panels, Portland Art Center- Portland, OR
Secrets, Launchpad Gallery- Portland, OR
Proof of Purchase 2, Rhys Gallery- Boston, MA
Eyes on Alberta, Studio 1627- Portland, OR
2007 Solo Show
Doppelganger, Redbird Studio- Portland, OR
2006 Group Shows
MFA Thesis Exhibition Haven, Aidekman Arts Center at Tufts University- Boston, MA
PI 5 Performance & Intermedia Festival- Szczecin, Poland
Proof of Purchase, The Rhys Gallery- Boston, MA
2005 Group Shows
December Sale & Exhibition, School of the Museum of Fine Arts- Boston, MA
MFA Grad Student Show, SMFA Anderson Auditorium- Boston, MA
Affirming the Hand, Courtyard Gallery: Museum of Fine Arts- Boston, MA
Word of Mouth, The Rhys Gallery- Boston, MA
Teaching
Self Employed Lead Instructor at Pulp & Deckle, Portland, OR, 2012 - present
Portland Community College, Varied Papermaking, Mixed Media and Drawing Courses, 2014 - 2019
Design Week Portland Event - Paper + Print Workshop at c3:initiative, 2018
Guest instructor at PNCA, March 2018
Guest Instructor at WildCraft Studio School, March 2017 & September 2016
Guest Instructor at OMSI Mini Maker Faire, September 2016
Guest Instructor at IPRC, Summer 2016
Guest Instructor at the Northwest and Woodstock Libraries, 2016
Guest Instructor at ADX Makerspace, March 2017 February 2016
Guest Instructor at Pacific University, March 2016
Guest Instructor at Bamboo Garden, July 2015 & 2017
Guest Instructor at Project Grow, April 2015
Guest Instructor at Sitka Center for Art and Ecology, June 2014 & June 2016
Teacher’s Assistant, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, 2004-2005
Professional Experience
Co-founder and co-owner of handmade papermaking studio Pulp & Deckle, Portland, OR, 2012-present
Founder of the c3: Papermaking Residency 2015-present working with;
2015: Pat Boas, Bukola Koiki, Palmarin Merges, and Mami Takahashi
2016: Laura Foster, Ellen George, Tyler Peterson, and Ryan Woodring
2017: Mary Campbell, Brenda Mallory, Benjamin Mefford, and Jenene Nagy
2018: Yoonhee Choi, Elisabeth Horan, Michael Namkung, and Collin Richard
2019: Amy Bay, Hannah Kim Varamini, Jess Perlitz and Megan Hanley
2020: Antonius Bui, Madelynn Dubin, Garrick Imatani, and Lucia Monge
Co-leader, Stelo, 2021- present
Project Manager, c3:initiative, 2017 - 2020
Production Papermaker, Oblation Papers and Press, 2015 - 2016
Human Resources Coordinator, All Classical Portland, 2009-2014
Administrative Coordinator, Pittock Mansion, 2007-2009
Presentations, Lectures, Speaking Engagements
Paper Currents, North American Hand Papermakers Online Virtual Conference Presenter, Oct 2020
Monster Drawing Rally Guest Artist at the Portland Art Museum, 2017
Curious Gallery Presenter, 2017
Oregon College of Art & Craft (OCAC) Evening Lecture Series for Entrepreneurial Studies Course, 2016
Portland Art Museum Eastern Papermaking Demo, 2016
Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts Interactive Demos and Audience Engagement, 2016
St. Johns Art Constitutional Demo, 2016
ADX Makerspace Member Potluck Demo, 2015
Portland Radio Project Guest on Biz503 program, 2015
Friends of Dard Hunter Conference Presenter at Paper Points North in Banff, AB, 2015
Design Museum Portland Story Hour: Invisible Design Theme, Storyteller Presenter
Rewild Portland SkillShare Presentation and Demo, 2015
Design Week Portland Open House Event, 2014
OMSI Mini Maker Faire, 2014 & 2016
Varied demos at Portland area Farmers Markets, 2013-present
Museum of Oregon Territory Presentation and Demo, 2013
Art in the Pearl 2013
Press
News Interview with KGW anchor Tracy Barry, 2016 - http://www.kgw.com/life/movers-and-makers-turning-recycling-into-handmade-paper/326966066
Suchi Rudra, “How 4 Creatives Went from Full-Time Employee to Entrepreneur”, creativelive.com, July 20, 2016
Peggy Acott, "Jennifer Woodward: Pulp & Deckle", portlandmade.com, September 24, 2014
Kathryn Peifer, "Buy PDX: Timbuk2, Postcard Art and Q&A with RACHELLE M. Rustic House of Fashion. A weekly roundup of retail sales and events," Willamette Week, September 2, 2014
Christopher Tucker, "Making Paper in a Paperless World," thebillfold.com, March 11,2014
Awards
Regional Arts & Culture Council Project Grant, 2017
Lone Pine Farm Artist-in-Residence, 2017
Scholarship Recipient for Paper on the Press: Friends of Dard Hunter & The American Printing History Association Conference, October 2014
Creative Incubator Recipient from c3:initiative, 2014-2016
Volunteer & Member Affiliations
DEIA Committee, North American Hand Papermakers, 2021-present
Oregon City Arts Commission, 2021-2023
International Association of Hand Papermakers - 2020-present, member
VP of Communications, Friends of Dard Hunter Executive Board of Directors, 2016 - 2018
St. Johns Art Constitutional, 2017 Jury Committee
Will Draw for Smiles Draw-A-Thon, a benefit supporting the charity Smile Train, 2014
Friends of Dard Hunter Member & Publications Committee Member, 2014-2018
Board Member, Art on Alberta 2008-2010
Education
MFA, Combined degree program Tufts University and School of the Museum of Fine Arts, 2006
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, 2003
BFA, Sarah Lawrence College, 2000
Saturday Program, Glassell School Houston, 1995
HS Diploma, High School for the Performing & Visual Arts, Houston, TX, 1995
Illustration Summer Program, School of Visual Arts, 1994
