I am extremely excited to announce that I will be showing a piece as part of AURORA 2018 at the Samuel Lynne Gallery from Oct. 30- Nov. 3, 2018. Get ALL THE AURORA DETAILS HERE
KUZU Radio Event: Kaleidoscope Sound + Vision
Post Event Update: A huge thank you to the people at Campus Theater in Denton, Texas and the great people at KUZU Radio, a non-profit radio station in Denton that put together this arts event. Read The Dentonite Recap Here
BrewFest 2018 | Conception Art
Recap: Thank you to all that attended the art exhibition and sales at the 2018 Dallas BrewFest. This is the second year I’ve attended as an artist and it is always a lot of fun.
The Balancing Connection
Live Skate Painting Performance in coordination with the Ground Floor Project on Aug. 17th at the Alta Palisades Complex in Richardson, Texas. Learn more: https://thegroundfloorprojectpresentst.splashthat.com
Breaking Shadows VIDEO RELEASE
Online video footage is now available from the world premiere of Breaking Shadows at Dallas’ SOLUNA Festival 2018: See more project details and coverage HERE
D Magazine: A Figure Skater’s Ode to Shadow, Light and Balance
Click to read the latest article covering Breaking Shadows as Soluna Festival 2018: D Magazine
Paper City Magazine: Breaking Ice
Pick up the May 2018 issue of Paper City Magazine Dallas and turn to the article covering my work for Breaking Shadows in the Soluna Festival, entitled Breaking Ice! A huge thank you to the writer and publication for this coverage. I will post a link as soon as the […]
PATRON Magazine: Jennifer Wester: Breaking Shadows
PATRON Magazine covers Breaking Shadows in it’s APRIL/MAY 2018 Issue (pg. 111, Breathtaking Inclusivity | Jennifer Wester: Breaking Shadows)
Dallas Observer: Professional Figure Skater Jennifer Wester changes up sport for Soluna
Dallas Observer covers a preview of Breaking Shadows in anticipation of SOLUNA Festival 2018 “Breaking Shadows creates an experiential commentary on the often-overlooked components of the self that make up the whole,” Wester says. “The piece employs ice skating as the medium to explore the play of shadows of the […]
CONCEPTION Arts – DALLAS | Apr. 12
I’m excited to announce that I will be showing in the CONCEPTION ARTS show on Apr. 12, 2018 in Dallas at Community Beer Company, 1530 Inspiration Drive 5:00 pm -9:00 pm | Community Beer Company . The work presented will cover painting and print making using synthetic ice and blades that […]
WHISTLE a collective visual experience
I have signed on as an artist for an unusual art project inspired by Greek folklore mythology that promises to be an interesting international work featuring visual artists from Greece, India, Poland, USA, Brazil, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Sweden among others. Stay tuned for updates as the project progresses.
Dallas Observer wants you to know about SOLUNA 2018
I’m honored to be mentioned in this January 2018 article from the Dallas Observer titled ‘Why You Should Care About SOLUNA 2018’ “In partnership with the Cedars Union, Soluna has also commissioned a performance by Dallas artist Jennifer Wester, who will transform a downtown Dallas parking lot into a skating rink […]
Experiment On Ice | Holland | Dec. 2017
Experiment On Ice at the Media Arts Festival 2017, Leeuwarden, Holland. Piece shown: SoundSkate, December 14th, 2017 Follow-Up Post: The debut of SoundSkate at the Leeuwarden Media Arts Festival 2017 was a grande success as the concept and details of the project received commentary directly in line with my intentions […]
ArtCon 13 – recap
ArtCon13 was a tremendous success! The organization had a fantastic event full of music, art, and life. To my work, the event was also a wonderful experience as I was surprised to have the by-product board of my 18″x18″ auction piece re-purposed as the front of the Photo Booth! As people […]
“SoundSkate” HATCHFUND PROJECT
Update: FUNDED! 🙂 Please take a moment to fund my most ambitious audio-visual project to date that is about 10 years in the dreaming and 3 years in the making but will become a reality this fall with your help! UPDATE: We have officially raised (thanks to generous supporters of […]
ArtWalk West 2017
RECAP: This year’s ArtWalk West was great! I’m so honored to have participated with my live painting performance on canvas with skates. Here are some clips of the before, during, and after: Canvas pieces will now be stretched and can be purchased by contacting me. Follow me on Instagram to […]
Burning Man 2017
I’m so excited to announce that I was awarded a ticket and stipendfrom Glasstire to make art at Burning Man 2017! I will be using 9’x18’ canvas to create a performative ‘skated’ painting and a variety of watercolors on the rollerskates to skate through and with in this work. The lines […]
@ The Dallas Observer Brew Fest
I’m happy to announce I’ll be displaying work at the Community Beer gARTen exhibit @ the Dallas Observer Brew Fest on September 9th, 2017 in Deep Ellum.
IAA Printmaking Exhibit
Work from my recent investigations in printmaking will be shown and for sale at the IAA Printmaking Exhibit at the Jaycee Arts Center beginning July 30th, 2017. See the brochure Exhibit dates: July 30 – August 25, 2017 Reception: Sunday, August 6 2-4 pm
Captured Traces
I’m so excited to have finally started practicing a process to pull prints from my skated paths. These tracings are the heart of a skater’s story — you cannot skate on ice without leaving a mark. Some marks will heal, others will scar, and still others will alter the topographical […]