Artist CV
Jennifer Budd
Artist Statement: Inspired by light and the land, I utilize the ancient craft of felt making to create felted paintings. I paint with wool and embellish my woolscapes with slow stitching. The tactile nature of working with wool and thread is a constant source of satisfaction for me.
Experience-2009 to present
Solo Exhibitions
Woolscapes Exhibition at Talla na Mara Isle of Harris Scotland UK 2023
Felted Landscapes, Oil and Watercolour Exhibit at The Dog Eared Cafe Paris ON 2022
The Hebrides in Wool and Thread at Talla na Mara Isle of Harris Scotland UK 2021
Exhibition of felted paintings of Norfolk County and Beyond at Gallery 23 Port Dover ON 2017
Solo Exhibit of Felted Paintings at The Blue Dog, Brantford December 2016
Homecoming Exhibition of felted paintings at Adelaide Hunter Hoodless National Historic Site and Museum May 2014
Woolscapes Exhibition at Waterford Town Hall May 2013
Solo Exhibit of Needlefelted Landscapes at The Station Gallery Brantford 2012
Juried Exhibitions
Glenhyrst Juried Art Exhibition May-June 2023 recipient of Award of Merit
Visual 62 Elements Biennial Juried Virtual Exhibition Woodstock Art Gallery 2020-recipient of Jurors Choice Award
Glenhyrst Juried Biennial Art Exhibition May-June 2018
Glenhyrst Juried Biennial Art Exhibition May-June 2016
Brant Studio Tour 2014-2019
Group Exhibitions
A Matter of Material Textile Exhibition with fellow fibre artist Kit Julian at Waterford Town Hall 2019
SPUN an exhibition of textiles at Illumine Gallery St Thomas ON 2017
Brant Colours Plein Air Event 2017-2018
Wincey Mills Paris 2016
Brant Studio Tour Group Show at The Yellow Brick Wall, Laurier University, 2016
Brant Studio Tour Group Show at The Blue Dog, Brantford, 2015
Brant Studio Tour Group Show at The Lighthouse Theatre, Port Dover 2014
Wooscapes Exhibit at Waterford Town Hall May 2013
Homecoming Canada/Scotland Textile Exhibition at Waterford Town Hall January 2015
Homecoming Scotland/Canada Textile Exhibition at The Iona Gallery, Kingussie, Scotland, UK October 2014
Woolscapes Exhibit at The Waterford Heritage Agricultural Museum March 2015
Annual Christmas in Paris Show 1992-2019
Annual Snow Show at The Station Gallery, Brantford 2010-2012
Threads and Strings at The Brantford Arts Block 2011
Watercolour and Other Media 1983 to present
Commissioned work of homes in watercolour 1992-2000
Miniature watercolours 1998-2005
Utilized art as a therapeutic mode of intervention as an Occupational Therapist in the areas of mental health and palliative/hospice care using the mediums of collage, mandala and hand built clay work 1983-2016
Art Educator 2010 to present
Art Awareness Speakers Program, Brantford Arts Block 2011
Facilitated Workshop and International Textile Homecoming Project between Iona Gallery, Scotland and Waterford Town Hall, 2014-2015 –workshop took place at Iona Gallery,Kingussie, Scotland, May 2014
Invited to develop and deliver a felting workshop utilizing Shetland wool for local women on the Isle of Fetlar, Shetland Islands, Scotland, June 2016
Invited to lead a needlefelting workshop for seniors at Talla na Mara, Isle of Harris Scotland 2022
Needle felting and wet felting workshop facilitator in south west Ontario 2010 to present.
I have shared my journey with wool as a guest speaker for various guilds, women's groups and lecture series.
Art Organizations
Co-chair of Banfield Art Crawl 2023-present
Coordinator for Brant Studio Tour 2016 to 2019
Kindred Spirits Artisans of Paris 1991-2022 (past chair, secretary and P.R rep)
Co-chair of Annual Artists’ Retreat 1996 to 2019
Awards
Recipient of Ontario Arts Council Exhibition grant