Jen Crowe is an abstract painter working in oil & cold wax. Her work focuses on ideas of emotional transition, passage of time and connection to place.
For the past twelve years, Jen has also worked as a jewelry designer, handcrafting her own line of sterling silver, gold and bronze jewelry. In 2016 she began weaving, learning the Japanese form of Saori floor loom weaving in Los Angeles. She creates one-of-a-kind warps to weave free form art pieces and woven wearables.
Jen spent her formative years in Wisconsin where she was involved in art and creativity throughout her middle and high school years. She has a bachelor’s degree in Art History from Lawrence University in Wisconsin. Jen still has a strong connection to her home state where much of her family resides.
After finishing her degree, Jen relocated to Los Angeles. Here she focused on developing her own work for over a decade. During this time, she helped support other artists by running pop-up galleries. Her time in California solidified her deep connection to the wild western lands. She spent all free time in the mountains, amongst the trees and in the desert before relocating to the Oregon coast in 2019 where she fell in love with the beauty and wildness of the pacific northwest. In 2021, Jen and her husband moved to Santa Barbara where she now works for the Santa Barbara Museum of Art as their Travel and Special Programs Coordinator.
With a hunger for travel and love of outdoor spaces, her work is often an expression of her emotional response to these experiences. To help preserve these natural places she loves, Jen has supported the National Forest Foundation’s tree planting program since 2016.