Stevan Jennis has been interested in painting, drawing and sculpture since childhood. He was inspired by his father, who was an artist and Merchant Mariner. Steve was born in Newark, New Jersey and the family moved to Los Angeles when he was eleven. Jennis attended UCLA graduate school, receiving an MA in art, then went on to the University of Massachusetts where he taught and earned an MFA in painting and sculpture. He moved to NYC in 1976 to pursue his career as an artist and received acclaim for his versatile work, in particular his notebook painting series, space paintings and his dog-inspired sculpture and paintings. Jennis moved to the Hudson Valley in 1996. His studio is in a renovated 1890 dairy barn in Red Hook, NY where he lives with his wife and furry son.

Jennis' artwork has been shown nationally and internationally including such places as The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Whitney Museum of Art, The Los Angeles Institute of Contemporary Art and the Albright-Knox Gallery. In addition, he has shown in several Hudson Valley venues such as The Hudson Opera House, Carrie Haddad Gallery (Hudson), Northpointe Cultural Center (Kinderhook), Spencertown Academy and The Arts Center of the Capital Region (Troy). He is represented in many private and corporate collections.

INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITIONS:

2023 MVN DESIGN, Kingston, NY
2019 SUZI K. EDWARDS GALLERY, West Palm Beach, FL
2018 MEMENTO, Albany International Airport, Albany, NY
2011 KEEPING TIME, Albany International Airport, Albany, NY
2007 VAN BRUNT GALLERY, Beacon, NY
2007 CARRIE HADDAD GALLERY, Hudson, NY
2005 VAN BRUNT GALLERY, Beacon, NY
2005 RICHARD SENA GALLERY, Hudson, NY
2005 CHILDREN'S MUSEUM of SCIENCE & TECH, Troy, NY
2004 VAN BRUNT GALLERY, Beacon, NY
2003 THE ARTS CENTER OF THE CAPITAL REGION, Troy, NY
2002 NORTHPOINTE ARTS CENTER, Kinderhook, NY
2000 HUDSON OPERA HOUSE, Hudson, NY
1999 CARRIE HADDAD GALLERY, Hudson, NY
1992 HELANDER GALLERY, New York, NY
1985 BARBARA TOLL FINE ARTS, New York, NY
1984 THE RED STUDIO, New York, NY
1982 BARBARA TOLL FINE ARTS, New York, NY
1980 BARBARA TOLL FINE ARTS, New York, NY
1979 CONNECTICUT COLLEGE, New London, CT
1979 BARBARA TOLL FINE ARTS, New York, NY
1978 ROBERT FREIDUS GALLERY, New York, NY
1976 WESTFIELD STATE COLLEGE, Westfield, MA
1973 HUNDRED ACRES GALLERY, New York, NY
1972 INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART, Boston, MA
1972 HUNDRED ACRES GALLERY, New York, NY

GROUP EXHIBITIONS:

2023 PAAM, Provincetown, MA
2023 TIVOLI ARTISTS GALLERY, Tivoli, NY
2022 EMERGE GALLERY, Saugerties, NY
2022 ASK ARTS GALLERY, Kingston, NY
2022 HAS BEANE BOOKS, Red Hook, NY
2019 TOY SHOW, ATHENS CULTURAL CENTER, Athens, NY
2019 FIVE EXHIBIT, ARTBAR GALLERY, Kingston, NY
2017 ATHENS CULTURAL CENTER, Athens, NY
2017 MORTON MEMORIAL LIBRARY, Rhinecliff, NY
2017 CHAUTAUQUA 60TH ANNUAL EXHIBIT OF CONTEMPORARY ART, Chautauqua, NY
2015 MODERN SCULPTURE & THE ROMANTIC LANDSCAPE AT WILDERSTEIN, Rhinebeck, NY
2014 BOSTON DESIGN WEEK, Cyclorama Building, Boston, MA
2013 CUT & PASTE, SUNY ULSTER, Stone Ridge, NY
2012 FU@WFG, Woodstock Framing Gallery, Woodstock, NY
2009 ARTSWALK, Hudson, NY
2007 RED DOT ART FAIR, Miami, FL
2007 PRESENCE, Center for Modern Psychoanalytic Studies, New York, NY
2007 WHEN WORLDS COLLAGE, Athens Cultural Center, Athens, NY
2007 ABOUT FACE: 6 ARTISTS NOT AFRAID of U-TURNS, GCCA Gallery, Catskill, NY
2007 SPRING ALIVE, Athens Cultural Center, Athens, NY
2007 OBSESSION, OBSESSION, Center Gallery at Old Church, Demarest, NJ
2007 MAKING A PLACE AT TABLE, Visions Gallery, Albany, NY
2007 RED AND WHITE, Lascano Gallery, Great Barrington, MA
2006 THE GIFT: A GROUP SHOW,Van Brunt Gallery, Beacon, NY
2006 ANNUAL PAINTING SHOW, Victory Hall, Jersey City, NJ
2005 SUMMER GROUP SHOW, Richard Sena Gallery, Hudson, NY
2005 GROUP SHOW, Spire Studios, Beacon, NY
2005 OBSESSION II, Haddad Lascano Gallery, Great Barrington, MA
2005 SPRING CLEANING, GCCA Catskill Gallery, Catskill, NY
2005 OPEN ENDS: THE NARRATIVE IMPULSE, SUNY Ulster, Stone Ridge, NY
2005 THIS MUST BE THE PLACE, Bard College Ctr. for Curatorial Studies, Annandale, NY
2004 OUTDOOR SCULPTURE GARDEN, Van Brunt Gallery, Beacon, NY
2004 VISIONS FROM THE OUTSIDER, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY
2003 I AM A SCIENTIST, GCCA Catskill Gallery, Catskill, NY
2003 ON PAPER, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY
2002 FOOD FOR THOUGHT, Spencertown Academy, Spencertown, NY
2002 NARRATIVE WORKS, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY
2002 WORKS ON PAPER, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY
2000 COLUMBIA COUNTY COUNCIL ON THE ARTS, Hudson, NY
1999 IT STUCK IN MY MIND, Chittenden Falls Factory, Stuyvesant Falls, NY
1997 NU-BREED: A SYNERGY OF THE ARTS, Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Ctr, NYC, NY
1992 GROUP SHOW, Helander Gallery, New York, NY
1992 THE DOG SHOW, Levinson Kane Gallery, Boston, MA
1989 GALLERY INAUGURAL EXHIBITION, Helander Gallery, New York, NY
1989 FANCIFUL/FUNCTIONAL, Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA
1989 FOLK & FUNKTIONAL, Helander Gallery, Palm Beach, FL
1988 NEW WORK NY, Helander Gallery, Palm Beach, FLA
1987 DOG DAYS OF AUGUST, Littlejohn Gallery, New York, NY
1986 DRAWING IN SITU, Hillwood Art Gallery, LI University, CW Post Campus, NY
1985 IMPACT IMAGES, Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA
1985 NEW VISTAS: CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN LANDSCAPES, Hudson River Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
1983 DOGS, Museum of Contemporary Arts, Chicago, IL and Hood Museum of Art,Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
1983 ELEVEN ALUMNI, University Gallery, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
1983 PAPER TRANSFORMATION, Organization of Independent Artists at Greene Space, New York, NY
1983 HUMOR AND PLAY IN ARTS, Thorpe Intermedia Center, Sparkhill, NY
1983 ONE CUBIC FOOT, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
1982 ART ON PAPER 1982, Weatherspoon Art Gallery, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, NC
1982 BY THE SEA, Barbara Toll Fine Arts, New York, NY
1981 WALLPAPER/ROOMPAPER, Los Angeles Institute of Contemporary Art, CA
1981 GROUP SHOW, Barbara Toll Fine Arts, New York, NY
1981 ALTERED IMAGES, Bennington College, VT
1981 PERTAINING TO HOUSES, Getler-Pall Gallery, New York, NY
1981 ANIMALS IN THE ARSENAL, New York City Arsenal, New York, NY
1980 ON PAPER ABOUT PAPER, Albright- Knox Gallery, Buffalo, NY and Museum of Fine Arts, Springfield, MA
1980 SMALL WORKS, Washington Square Galleries, New York, NY
1979 LET THERE BE LIGHT, Alternative Center for International Arts, New York, NY
1979 GROUP SHOW WITH A SMILE, Marion Goodman Gallery, New York, NY
1978 OBSTACLES, P.S.1, Long Island City, NY
1978 RECENT DRAWINGS BY YOUNGER ARTISTS, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY
1977 FLIEGEN-EIN TRAUM, Stadtische Kunsthalle, Recklinghausen, West Germany
1977 ANNUAL EXHIBITION, San Francisco Art Institute, CA
1976 ART ON PAPER, Weatherspoon Gallery, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, NC
1975 AQUISITIONS, Herter Art Gallery, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
1972 THE CONDITION OF THE TIE TODAY, Lajeski Gallery, New York, and Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, MA

AWARDS:

2007 JUROR'S AWARD, Making Place at Table, Visions Gallery, Albany, NY
1979/80 CAPS GRANT, New York, NY

COLLECTIONS:

CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, New York, NY / PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE CO., New York, NY/CHEMICAL BANK, New York, NY / NEWARK MUSEUM, Newark, NJ
NEUBERGER MUSEUM, Purchase, NY / UNIV. OF MASSACHUSETTS, Amherst, MA
WASHINGTON AND JEFFERSON COLLEGE, PA / LOWE ART MUSEUM, Fla
WEATHERSPOON ART GALLERY, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, NC
LEHMAN BROTHERS, KUHN & LOEB, New York, NY / ABC TV, New York, NY
PEAT, MARWICK, MITCHELL & COMPANY, New York, NY / FIDELITY, Boston, MA
VARIOUS PRIVATE COLLECTIONS

PUBLICATIONS (partial list):

2011 TROY RECORD, Latest airport exhibit a reflection of time, memory
2011 ALBANY TIMES UNION, Airport Gallery exhibition 'Keeping Time' explores nostalgia
2006 ART COLLECTOR MAGAZINE
2005 ELLE DÉCOR MAGAZINE
2004 “Outside In”, TACONIC WEEKEND (cover)
2002 THE ARTFUL MIND
2002 "Narrative Works by Ten Artists at Carrie Haddad Gallery", ANTIQUES & ART WEEKLY
2000 "Art Works Eye Science and Art Relationship", The Independent
1999 Review of Jennis' Work, Register-Star Newspaper
1992 ART IN AMERICA
1986 "On the Wall", NEW YORK TIMES and “Furniture By An Artist”, NEW YORK TIMES
1986 "Drawing in Situ", (catalogue)
1985 "Creativity: What Makes It Happen?", HORIZON MAGAZINE
1983 "New Vistas: Contemporary American Landscapes", (catalogue), RUTGERS ARCHIVES FOR PRINTMAKING STUDIOS
1982, 1981 ARTS MAGAZINE
1980 "With Paper about Paper" (catalogue); SOHO WEEKLY NEWS
1980 "Small Works" (catalogue); ART NEWS
1979 "Let There Be Light", (catalogue); ART IN AMERICA
1978 "Stevan Jennis at Robert Freidus"; ART IN AMERICA
1977 "Fliegen-Ein Traum", (catalogue)
1976 "Art On Paper", (catalogue)

EDUCATION:

MFA, University of Massachusetts, Amherst MA
MA, University of CA, Los Angeles, CA
BFA, San Fernando Valley College, CA