Jennifer Rae
Designer
Mentor
& Artist
Hello there.
I’m Jennifer Rae (she/they).
I am a visual artist. I am currently crafting a few short films, and a couple of large paintings. I also work in movement, portraiture, and immersive installations. Most recently, I self produced the art film and installation: Emotion Exhibitionism (2021) and I was part of Nasty Women CT’s annual art exhibition. I run the flexible collaborative artist space: Studio i Gallery.
I am a seasoned teacher of all ages (kindergarten - college). I am currently teaching through the amazing organization: Arts for Learning Connecticut. They connect me with residencies, museum & community workshops, as well as in-school, after school and summer programs. Head over to my TEACHING page to see more about the programs I am currently offering. I also offer a select number of internships for high school and university students. Please check out the MENTORSHIPS page if you are interested in more details.
I am also a digital & print content creator and consultant. I truly enjoy crafting different art forms in digital programs, and helping people realize their visions
If you have any questions for me, just click CONTACT and say hi!
Looking for some random facts? sure, I’m game.
I am 100% content working in my garden. My house plants are taking over and I love it.
My cat is majestic AF and loves road trips, water, and hiking. His name is Hellboy and my partner and I are completely gaga for him. We live in New Haven where the best pizza in the entire United States can be found. (my favorite is pictured: the GF Peccora pie from Nolo. or the GF Sweet & Salami from one6three.)
In 2009, I found my Doppelgänger. They currently live in Seattle (where they pump fresh mountain water into their room). In the end of 2020, beginning of 2021, we created the digital art film & installation piece: Emotion Exhibitionism. This piece was created simultaneously on two different coasts- in Seattle, WA and New Haven, CT. The end result is a powerful and vulnerable look into two different but similar queer + femme + nonbinary experiences, moving through fragmentation & trauma and towards healing & embodiment.
If you catch me in the studio, I will most likely be in clothes covered in paint, working with various power tools and wearing a HUGE smile on my face. (It’s a fair bet that Son Lux or Radiohead will also be playing in the background).
I believe that geocaching and hiking are both fantastic ways to spend a Saturday afternoon.
I graduated from design school where I picked up an undying love for film, old cameras, hookah, street art, and graphic novels.
I once created two two 8’x4’ panels that were comprised solely of abaca fibers that I hand pulled (handmade paper). These panels served as screens for film projection. When they were lit from behind, each had a hidden image that was then revealed.
I went to college for soccer, and came out with an art & design degree.
I went on tour twice with a choir and orchestra as a visual performer creating large live paintings (most of which were improv images). The energy from the musicians, the original score, and the visual & physical movements that my body created while being in synch with the performance was positively exhilarating!
