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J.J. Allwood (Jennifer Judith) is a visual artist from St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada. Born in 1975 to Carl and Jeanette Allwood. JJ is the third child after Leigh and Carl (III). Art beginnings came at age nine after a gift of an art set revealed a natural talent. Hours lost in painting led to a mastery of watercolour followed by life drawing, still life drawing and eventually acrylics and oils. Early instruction came from Russian artist Alexander Koposov and local artist Gerald Squires who taught Allwood through Memorial University of Newfoundland’s life drawing course. Here Squires taught anatomy and bone structure involved in portraiture. Further studies and self teaching continued with acceptance to the Visual Arts program in Cornerbrook, NL at Memorials extension Grenfell College. Allwood did not complete the VArts degree yet still learned a great deal about painting, woodworking, sculpture and Art History. For almost five years JJ Allwood curated the Peter Lewis Gallery in St. John’s. Graphic Design, Social Media Certification, Exhibition design, organization and execution both local and abroad as well as skilled hanging and management of art collections became an artistic passion to great success. Allwood has built a dedicated following of collectors. Allwood’s art grows in both value and dimension over the years. Subject matter most often consists of still life from nature. Ocean scenes, portraits and some landscapes have also been produced. Painting eggs and nests are a favourite of the artists and often sell before finished. Allwood donates time and art to many worthy causes including her children’s schools as well as other local schools, Broken Earth, Opera on the Avalon, Atlantic Salmon Foundation, Janeway Children’s Hospital, Breastfeeding Coalition and others. JJ Allwood lives with her husband Paul and two children in St. John’s. www.jjallwood.com is her website