CBS-NY correspondent Lisa Rozner interviewed Jenna Lash about the newly minted selection of five accomplished American women whose images are now on U.S. quarters and their connection to her art which reinterprets the iconography of currency, especially as it relates to women.
Jenna Lash’s Quarantine Crumpled George No. 5 makes its debut in NY Artists Circle’s Lost + (Re)Found show at Carter Burden Gallery.
Quarantine Crumpled George No. 5, Quarantine/Crumpled Money Series, Acrylic On Canvas, 8” x 10”
NY Artists Circle’s Lost + (Re)Found:A Group Show at Carter Burden Gallery
548 West 28th Street #534, New York, NY 10001
January 13, 2022 – February 9, 2022
https://www.carterburdengallery.org/current-exhibition
“To question ‘what is lost and what is found’ becomes particularly prescient during a world pandemic. Jenna Lash’s paintings explore the iconography of currency. She re-interprets money to investigate how value is assigned, and the global images she uses become metaphor through her visual framework. In a larger sense, her work is about humanity’s challenge to live and work together.”
“The New York Artists Circle is thrilled to announce Backordered, a look at American consumption impacted by the pandemic on Tuesday, December 14 – Tuesday, Feb 28, 2022. Curated by Sara Nightingale, Gallerist and owner of the Sara Nightingale Gallery, Sag Harbor, NY, the show features 17 artists from the NY Artists Circle. Lois Bender led the curatorial project.”
Crumpled George No. 2, United States 1 Dollar Bill, Crumpled Money Series, Oil On Canvas, 40" x 30"
NY Artists Circle’s Backordered Online Exhibition
Tuesday, December 14, 2021 – Feb 28, 2022
https://nyartistscircle.com/curated-shows/backordered
AMNY Article
Curated by:
Sara Nightingale
Gallerist / Owner of The Sara Nightingale Gallery, Sag Harbor, NY
Lois Bender
NYAC Liaison
“Backordered is a look at the global supply chain’s disruption and its domino effect through artists’ eyes.”
“I’m so excited to announce that my painting, Masks & Village Women, will be appearing at Gallery GAIA this Thursday!”
Masks & Village Women, Back Of West African CFA Cote d'Ivoire 1000 Franc Note, Oil On Canvas, 14" x 11"
WE ARE ONE at Gallery GAIA
79 Hudson Ave, Brooklyn, NY
Thursday, December 2, 2021 – Sunday, Jan 2, 2022
Opening: Thursday, December 2, 2021 at 6 – 9pm EST
Event Page
“Jenna Lash began and explained how she is ‘thinking about money in a new way,’ in her crypto series. Her Crumpled Money Series explores folds in a traditional way and yet offers decay and questions of value with a very contemporary cutting edge offering.…”
ATOA’s 73rd Virtual Open Studio
Monday, September 20, 2021
Hosted by ATOA President, Barry Kostrinsky
https://www.atoanyc.org/
“I am pleased to announce that I have been selected by curator Bibiana Huang Matheis to be part of October’s exhibition by the Hammond Museum.”
Cosmic Currency No. 5, Abstract Currency, Cosmic Currency Series, Oil On Canvas, 12" Round
Hammond Museum October Virtual Exhibition: I Would Like to Smile
Saturday, October 2, 2021 – Friday, September 30, 2022
Opening: Saturday, October 2, 10am EST
Live Event on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hammondmuseum/
https://www.hammondmuseum.org/oct-2021-virtual-exhibition
“I am pleased to announce that my painting, Faceless Figures, has been chosen to appear in the People & Paintings Gallery’s Virtual Exhibition: Renewal. Curated by David Febland, this international exhibition focuses on how 20 selected artists express the renewal of life after the pandemic.”
Faceless Figures, Swiss 100 Franc Note, Acrylic On Canvas, 48" x 60"
People & Paintings Gallery’s Virtual Exhibition: Renewal
Monday, September 6, 2021 – Friday, September 17, 2021
https://www.peopleandpaintings.com/exhibitions/renewal
Exhibition Catalog
Jenna Lash was delighted to be included in the second annual Women Celebrate Women show at El Barrio’s ArtSpace!
Women Celebrate Women at El Barrio’s ArtSpace
215 E. 99th Street, New York, NY 10029
Thursday, August 12 – Wednesday, August 25, 2021
Opening: Thursday, August 12, 6pm EST
“I’m so pleased to share that one of my abstract paintings was selected for the Hammond Museum’s June Exhibition: Flowing in a Year Together.”
Red Dotted Abstract, Cosmic Currency Series, Acrylic On Canvas, 40" x 40"
"The fragmented dynamic of my atomized painted marks constantly expands.
The inner tension of subtly vibrating energy impacts how I breathe as it is reflected outward from the prism of my art universe.” — Jenna Lash
Hammond Museum June Virtual Exhibition: Flowing in a Year Together
June 5, 2021 – June 3, 2022
Opening: Saturday, June 5, 10am EST
https://www.hammondmuseum.org/june-2021-virtual-exhibition
“I am pleased to have co-curated for a worldwide selection of four exhibitions, which you may find the winners for at the link below. Collectively, we cast over 18,000 votes to determine the final exhibition proposal selections.”
ApexArt 2021 – 22 International Exhibit
https://hyperallergic.com/636009/apexart-2021-2022-international-open-call-winners/
“It is my pleasure to co-curate for Part Two: The Iconographic, as well as exhibit my own painting in this special show.”
Crumpled George No. 1, United States 1 Dollar Bill, Crumpled Money Series, Oil On Canvas, 40" x 30"
NY Artists Circle’s Lost & Found: A Personal Vision Virtual Exhibition
May 1, 2021 – August 31, 2021
Opening: Friday, May 7, 5 – 6pm ET
https://nyartistscircle.com/curated-shows/lost-and-found
Tiger, Tiger and Quiet Bird have been selected by curator Bibiana Huang Matheis for Hammond Museum’s January Virtual Exhibition: New Beginning.
Tiger, Tiger, Indian 10 Rupee Note, Endangered Species Series, Acrylic On Canvas, 40" Round
Quiet Bird, Japanese 1000 Yen Note, Endangered Species Series, Acrylic On Canvas, 40" Round
Hammond Museum January Virtual Exhibition: New Beginning
January 2, 2021 – December 31, 2021
Opening: Saturday, January 2, 10am EST
https://www.hammondmuseum.org/january-virtual-exhibition
Lash’s Unknown Soldier has been selected by the curator and proprietor of Estrada Garcia Gallery to be part of the Honoring All the Heroes exhibition honoring our service people on Veterans Day.
Unknown Soldier, United States 10 Dollar Military Certificate, Oil On Linen, 48" x 60"
Honoring All the Heroes
Friday, November 13 – Sunday, January 31, 2021
Online Exclusive on Artsy
https://www.artsy.net/show/estrada-garcia-gallery-honoring-all-the-heroes
Estrada Garcia Gallery
https://estradagarciagallery.org
“The exhibition is a small collection of poignant artwork that pays tribute to our courageous military veterans.”
Two of Lash’s works from the Monetary Series have been included in The Artist Perseveres, organized by the Mamaroneck Artists Guild.
No Foe Shall Gather Our Harvest, Australian 10 Dollar Note, Acrylic On Canvas, 60" x 48"
Elsbeth Tucher, German 20 Deutsche Mark Note, Acrylic On Canvas, 26" x 42"
The Artist Perseveres by Mamaroneck Artists Guild
Tuesday, November 3 – Monday, November 30, 2020
https://mamaroneckartistsguild.org/artist-perseveres/
“During good times and difficult times, artists persevere to express their ideas, feelings, or messages in their art. They hold true to the notion that art can heal, bring joy, change thinking, or translate a meaning of thought that we did not consider before.”
Five pieces from Lash’s Crumpled Money were series selected for the WORD exhibit by curator, Jackie Lima. The exhibit can be viewed on-line now with the Easton Book Art Festival.
Selection of five works from the Crumpled Money Series
WORD (Visual Art Show) by Easton Book Festival
November, 2020
https://eastonbookfestival.com/word-visual-art-show/
“WORD is an on-line exhibition of paintings, prints, fabric works, photographs and sculpture, which brings together seventeen artists who activate words with, in, on or as a visual experience.”
