Jennifer Hagel

 

"Through the visual language of painting my work seeks to translate aspects of my outdoor experiences.

 

"I often explore two registers of representation to convey the same subject. As a result, my paintings are reflexive investigations which oscillate between abstraction and representation.

 

"My representational work is typically inspired by the local landscape. These paintings are helpful to my studio practice in a meditative way; furthermore, they provide direct inspiration for my abstract paintings.  The colours, lighting, and patterns of my landscapes are often reflected in my intuitive abstractions. Through these paintings, I seek to recreate an experience, rather than replicate the mere visual aspects of one. However, due to their ambiguous nature, these works are intended to leave space for the viewer’s own interpretation."

 

 

 

Jennifer Hagel is an emerging visual artist. She is thrilled to be back in her hometown of Nelson, BC after 15 years in Vancouver, BC.

 

After years of practicing art as a hobby, Jennifer decided to get a formal art education. She received a diploma of Fine Arts at Langara College (2010) and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Emily Carr University of Art and Design (2012). She believes that these two institutions provided a well rounded art education as a result of Langara’s primary focus on the technical fundamentals of art and design in contrast to Emily Carr’s more conceptual approach to art-making.