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Background: Jennifer Moon is a California based artist. She was born in Lafayette, Indiana in 1973. She was raised in Indiana and later moved to Los Angeles, California. There, she studied and earned her Bachelors degree in Art at UCLA (1996). Then, went over to Pasadena to study and complete her Masters degree in Fine Arts at Art Center College of Design (2002). Jennifer Moon is a conceptual and life-artist. Her artwork has been displayed for many to view in some China, Los Angeles, and New York exhibits or museums.

Portfolio: https://hammer.ucla.edu/made-in-la-2014/jennifer-moon https://collator.lacma.org/artworks/xJX/you-can-kill-my-body-but-you-can-t-kill-my-soul

https://collator.lacma.org/artworks/xJX/you-can-kill-my-body-but-you-can-t-kill-my-soul

Concepts Jennifer’s art varies in focus. Her artwork has focused on political topics, love, and evolution of self, mind, body, and society. These topics can make her work come off as controversial to some individuals. One of her pieces made in 2012 is called “Where I Learned of Love” and that is an example of her intentions in representing her own experiences with different aspects of life and relating to others.Moon also liked to focus on queer love, abstraction, social and real life. It helped carry her beliefs and power statements to society and all people who read her art. She has made a lot of statements in her art and has won many awards and has received a lot of recognition for her art and its meaning.

Achievements

In 1996, Moon presented and hosted her own exhibit.

In 2013, Moon was honored in the California Community Foundation as a fellowship in artwork.

In 2014, Moon received an (Artists’ Resource for Completion) ARC grant.

In 2014, Moon also received a Mohn Public Recognition Award

In 2015, Moon was honored with a Herb Alpert award in visual arts.

In 2016, Moon received a (Korean American Foundation of Arts) KAFA award.

In 2019, Moon was a part of other artists who received a Harpo Foundation grant for visual arts.

In 2019, Moon also received a gold award from AHL Foundation for their 16th annual Contemporary Visual Arts Awards.

References

Jennifer Moon. Harpo Foundation. (2021, March 16). Retrieved May 18, 2022, from https://www.harpofoundation.org/jennifer-moon-grants-for-visual-artists/

Jennifer Moon. Otis College of Art and Design. (2022). Retrieved May 17, 2022, from https://www.otis.edu/faculty/jennifer-moon

Moon, J. (2012). Welcome to Jennifer Moon & The Revolution. Jennifer Moon & The Revolution. Retrieved May 16, 2022, from http://jmoon.net/