A colorful art installation featuring a large panda sculpture made of various textured materials, positioned on a pink table covered with a multicolored cloth. Hanging above are several suspended, whimsical objects, and the scene is set in a gallery with plain walls and a concrete floor.
A woman in green overalls standing in an art studio with colorful paintings, including a large painting of a ship and white swans, and a red cart filled with art supplies.

About

Jenny Day lives in Cerrillos, New Mexico. She earned an MFA in Painting from the University of Arizona. Her paintings and mixed-media ceramic installations focus on environmental degradation, climate change, personal memory, and resilience. Day’s work has been exhibited across the United States and internationally.

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A colorful birthday cake with four lit candles on top, decorated with red, yellow, green, and white icing, on a multicolored ceramic plate against a plain white background.
Artwork

Work

Museum wall with paintings and a blue sign reading 'Letting Go of Utopia' by Jenny Day.
Exhibitions
  • A person walking among desert rocks and bushes on a sunny day with a blue sky and wispy clouds.
  • A white horse galloping in a fenced outdoor area with trees and mountains in the background.
  • Art gallery with three colorful paintings on white walls and a sculpture on a white pedestal in the center of the room.
  • A dimly lit room with a table covered in various art supplies and crafts, including jars of paint, brushes, and decorated items. There are shelves with more items and a small window letting in some light.
  • Woman in a red lace dress standing in front of a white wall with pink text that reads "Happy Birthday Stinky!" and "Jenny Day."
  • A collection of objects resembling shoes and bananas on a white background. The objects include three white, textured shoe-like shapes, a yellow banana peel, and a brown object that looks like a shoe with a purple flower-like decoration at the toe.
  • An art studio workspace with sculptures and crafting materials on the table, illuminated by a window with wooden framing.
  • Colorful, intricate art installation resembling a sculpture made of various beads, fabrics, and small lights, with a mix of pink, green, white, and red elements, displayed indoors against a neutral background.
  • A heron standing on a branch near its nest in a tree with pink and purple tones.
  • Art studio with shelves of paint jars on beige walls, wooden ceiling beams, a pink table with sculptures, and windows showing a scenic view outside.

News

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  • A sculpture of a pig with a human-like face, decorated with battered cigarettes, leaves, and candy litter, wearing a gilded necklace, set against a plain white background.

    The Morean Center for Clay Debuts Solo Show

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  • A woman with curly hair and glasses carefully paints a large abstract sculpture in an art studio.

    Meet Jenny Day / Bold Journey

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  • A colorful decorative piece adorned with pink, purple, silver, gold beads, and small lights, resembling a floral or jewelry craft display.

    A Feast to Remember Review / Jordan Eddy

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  • A colorful painting of a landscape with large green leaves, pink and purple mountains, and penguins walking on ice in the foreground.

    Jenny Day Creates Army of Friendly Creatures

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  • A person wearing glasses and a denim jacket working with glassblowing, shaping molten glass into a curved form in a workshop.

    Meet Jenny Day

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  • A colorful painting of two pandas in water surrounded by pink and red plants, with a large black and yellow striped pole and a gray structure in the background. The text at the bottom reads: "The New Intertidal, 2021, collection: Not Mirrors, Portals," and the bottom right says "JENNY DAY."

    Jenny Day , The Relation and Exploitation of the Natural Environment

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  • Woman working on a large clay sculpture in an art studio, with shelves of art supplies in the background.

    Greenwich House AIR Talk

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