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September 12 - 20, 2020
Volume 50: Chronicling Fiber Art for Three Decades exhibit
browngrotta arts has invited me to participate in this exhibit! A much delayed and anticipated exhibit - it opens September 12th. It is an exhibit celebrating browngrotta's continued support of pioneers in the textile art field, documenting art for the past thirty years with 50 catalogs and monographs. For more information, please click here to view the press release which includes information on timed ticket entry to the exhibit. There is also an online exhibit for those who can not attend in person; please click through to www.browngrotta.com to view the online version of the exhibit. Also, Volume 50, a printed catalog, with essays and notes from each artist is available through browngrotta arts.  

January 1 - August 30, 2020
The Power of She: A Permanent Collection Exhibition
My work is included in this great exhibit... It’s the year 2020, and the Franklin G. Burroughs - Simeon B. Chapin Art Museum is celebrating women and all of their accomplishments, particularly in the arts. The Power of She is an exhibition of nearly 40 works of art from the Museum’s permanent collection featuring work created by, thematically representative of, and/or commemorating women, femininity and girl power. Both visually stunning and technically impressive, this body of work is a wonderful way to experience the beauty and power of the collective “SHE.”

November 8 - December 31, 2019
Hand in Hand exhibit
A special exhibition through Kirsten Muenster Projects presents works from leading national and international artists working in wood, paper, and metal. Each of these artists shares a love of the natural world and their materials - pieces are hand carved, cut, bent, raised, chased, formed, sandblasted, burned, weathered, rusted, patinated, and painted.

Intimate creative dialogue develops between artists and their material over the years. It's a partnership, working hand in hand, the resulting pieces are in essence a conversation between the two, human-made and nature-made.

Artists include David Barnhill, Todd Hoyer, David Huang, Richard Kennedy, Jennifer Falck Linssen, Alain Mailland, Pascal Oudet, Norm Sartorious, Betty Scarpino, Hayley Smith, Hans Weissflog.

April 27 - May 5, 2019
art +identity exhibit
browngrotta arts has invited me to take part in art +identiy: an international art exhibition. Please click through the image below to view the invite and details.

November 1- 4, 2018
Gallery Expo & Art Fair
Kirsten Muenster from K.M. Projects has invited me to show work at S.O.F.A., the Sculpture Objects & Functional Art Expo, at the Navy Pier in Chicago, IL. Hope you will stop in at her booth, #A32, to see my Reveal Series wall sculptures!

August 18 - October 15, 2018
Gallery Exhibition
I've been invited to participate in Tea Collaborative - Connecting Cultures, an exhibit at the Mary C. Daly RSM Art Gallery at Mercy By The Sea Retreat & Conference Center in Madison, CT. The aim of this collaborative exhibition organized by Ann Grasso is to foster cultural awareness and discussion of the similarities we share as humans. The work I submitted, Karesansui 1, is a moku hanga (Japanese woodblock) print, handcarved and printed with mineral pigments. Karesansui are the dry gravel gardens of Japan. These gardens include linear patterns of raked gravel representing water. It is the peaceful quality of these gardens that has always linked them in my mind to the care and joy of taking tea, whether with friends or for contemplative reflection.

May 4, 2018
Gallery Night
My work Ketsuro will be at Gallery Marzen in Madison, WI, for this Spring's MMoCA Gallery Night, 5-9pm.

April 28 - May 6, 2018
Gallery Exhibition
I've been invited to be a part of Blue/Green: color/code/context, an exhibit this spring at browngrotta arts in Wilton, CT. Artists were asked to provide work that explores these colors, literally or symbolically. The colors evoke a myriad of connotations. There was ground for those interested in exploring color as a mood, a musical genre, naivete, fertility, greed, rebirth or an affinity for nature. My sculpture "Channel" presses for a connection to nature. It represents an unbroken chain of quality, natural habitat channeling birds along their migratory route. This group exhibition of artists from 15 different countries participating in Blue/Green: color/code/context interprets these colors and what they symbolize in vastly different ways... as paintings, sculpture and tapestry. A catalog will be available.

April 6 - June 16, 2018
Two-Person Gallery Exhibition

October 2017
University Solo Exhibition

July 25 - Sept 23, 2017
Gallery Exhibition
A Natural Progression, a group exhibition at Gallery Marzen in Madison, WI, features paintings, illustration, and sculpture. Artists include Tina Duemler, Leslie Iwai, Linda Koenig, Aaron Laux, Andy Rubin, Colette Odya Smith, Barbara Walton, and me. This meditative exhibition is comprised of Wisconsin-based artists and emphasizes the sense of calm wonder instilled while taking in the great midwest American landscape.

April 22 - 30, 2017
Gallery Exhibition
I'll be taking part in the exhibition, Still Crazy After All These Years...30 years in Art, the 30th anniversary celebration at browngrotta arts in Wilton, CT. A catalog will be available. Opening reception: Saturday, April 22nd - I'll be there. Hope you'll stop in to say hello!

Nov 3 - 6, 2016
Expo - Art Fair
browngrotta arts will be taking my work to the Sculpture Objects & Functional Art Exposition at the Navy Pier, in Chicago, IL. Stop by the gallery's booth (#921) to see my work and other fantastic artists. I'll also be in the booth at 5pm on Friday November 4th for a Q&A.
Earlier on Friday, at 2:30pm, I'll participate in a panel discussion, "Innovative Techniques & Archival Work", featuring a conservator, an appraiser, a collector, a gallerist, and an artist (me) discussing caring for your new artwork. This lecture is sponsored by Chubb Fine Art Insurance. Be sure to check the listing that day to verify the lecture location.
For more information or tickets to SOFA, please visit www.sofaexpo.com.

September 16 - November 4, 2016
Art Center Exhibition

August 19 - October 15, 2016
Art Center Exhibition
A selection of my work will be in Pulp & Possibilities, a group exhibit at the Guenzel Gallery at the Peninsula Art School in Door County, Wisconsin. Door County is well known for its art community and I'm excited to take part.

March 3 - 6, 2016
Exposition in NYC

November 20, 2015 - January 23, 2016
Gallery Exhibition

September 9 - November 19, 2015
Exhibition
A new hanging work will be exhibited at the Republic Plaza this Fall in the exhibit, Haiku - Poetry in Art in Denver, Colorado. The Republic Plaza has grand airy spaces that accentuate the delicacy of Izumi. Izumi is Japanese for spring or fountain. This hanging sculpture is formed of many handcarved paper and metal "droplets" each suspended in action, each poised to fill the stillness and quench a dry, parched land. Like the Japanese wind chime bells - furin - meant to signal any breath of wind in the quiet heat of summer, Izumi's droplets catch light and cast droplets of shadow across walls and floor portending visionary rain. Republic Plaza is located at 370 17th Street along the 16th Street walking mall, Mon-Fri 8 AM - 6 PM, Saturday 9 AM - 2 PM. For more information, please visit artsbrookfield.com. Curated by Jane Guthridge and Andra Archer.

March 5-8, 2015
art fair in NYC

December 5, 2014 - January 16, 2015
Art Center Exhibition
Some places and people are truly special. When these two come together and coalesce to form an organization dedicated to learning and helping others, lives are touched. One such special organization is the guild. Guilds come in all shapes and sizes and are often dedicated to furthering art and skill. When I first moved to Colorado in 1999, I was blessed to become a part of the Handweaver's Guild of Boulder. For those of you who don't already know, I love textiles. I was trained at an early age in classical art: drawing, painting,and sculpture, but midway through college, I had a life changing event and discovered textiles. I switched my degree from drawing and painting to textile design with a specialty in jacquard and pattern design. Needless to say, my life since then continues to combine fine art and textile techniques. The guild in Boulder is large and filled with creative people who bring in nationally recognized speakers on all the fine crafts related to textiles. It was there that I first met John Marshall, my mentor in traditional katazome. And it was also with their help in the form of a scholarship that I first went to Japan. This coming winter, I've been invited to send work for their The Art of Fiber... Fifty Years of the Handweavers Guild of Boulder exhibition at The Dairy Center for the Arts in Boulder, Colorado. Many artists and craftspeople have been blessed by this substantial guild. I know that I am one of them.

September 21 - December 7, 2014
Museum Exhibition
My work will be part of "Pulp Culture: Paper is the Medium" at the Morris Museum in Morristown, NJ. There is a great line up of artists included in this invitational exhibition. Many thanks to browngrotta arts for making this possible!

September 2 - October 7, 2014
Selected Artist - Designer Showhouse

My work has been selected to be included in Chicago's 2014 Designer Showhouse, Gracious Home. This showhouse highlights contemporary art and furnishings - all to benefit the Prevent Child Abuse initiative. Many thanks to the designer and to Chicago Art Source Gallery for making this possible!

"Orvieto" at the designer showhouse. On loan through Chicago Art Source Gallery, Chicago, IL.
Interior credit: the designers of Gracious House showhouse partnered with Chicago Art Source Gallery.
Photo by Jackie Pernot.

September 6 - October 5, 2014
University Exhibition
"Considering the Kylix" exhibit will travel to Marywood University's Mahady Gallery in Scranton, PA. My sculpture "Undone" will be on view. This exhibition is curated by Maleyne Syracuse and is organized by Peters Valley Craft Center in Layton, NJ.
---Catalog available---Please click here.---

July 8 - September 7, 2014
Museum Exhibition
I've been invited to take part in a fascinating exhibit, Forming: The Synergy Between Basketry and Sculpture this summer and autumn at the Alden B. Dow Museum of the Midland Center for the Arts in Midland, MI. As the curator notes, "A selection of artists from across America inquisitively open our eyes to new alternatives in basketry and fiber-based sculptural form. The craftsmanship is superb, the creativity and technical finesse is complex, while the vision is beyond today, infused with inspiration from long revered fiber traditions." On view at the same time will be three additional exhibits, which I can personally say I can't wait to see... Modern Twist: Contemporary Japanese Bamboo Art, Poetry in Print: Japanese Woodblock Prints from the Saginaw Art Museum, and Forging A New Japan: Japanese Woodblock Prints from the Sheldon and Heather Siegel Collection.

May 2 - August 10, 2014
Museum Exhibition
Several of my pieces will be exhibited at the Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum, part of the Mesa Arts Center, in Mesa, Arizona in the exhibition: Fold, Paper, Scissors. The Mesa Arts Center is a gorgeous complex dedicated to the arts with multiple theaters, studios, and museum gallery spaces. It's a joy to visit and whenever I'm nearby, I make a point to stop in. Mesa, part of metropolitan Phoenix, is located east of the city. Many thanks to the curators for the invitation and to my gallery, browngrotta arts, for making this possible.

"Envelop" at Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum, Mesa, AZ, photo by Tom Grotta

April 4 - June 14, 2014
Gallery Exhibition
Featuring the work of three artists, Suzi Davidoff, Allison Svoboda, and myself, Organic Abstraction at the Chicago Art Source Gallery, 1871 N. Clybourn Avenue, in Chicago, Illinois, is an exhibit which serves to bridge the natural world around us with the visual language of abstraction. The opening reception is Friday, April 4th from 5 to 8pm.

detail of "Orvieto" wall sculpture
"Organic Abstraction" exhibit postcard

April 12 - May 18, 2014
Art Center Exhibition
I've been invited to take part in Considering the Kylix: Contemporary Interpretations of a Classical Form at the Peters Valley Art Center: Sally D. Francisco Gallery, Layton, NJ. This exhibition intends to offer a portal into the state of fine craftsmanship, materials, and process today, demonstrating a rich fusion of technical skills and creativity where form, surface, and content are successfully integrated.
---Catalog available---Please click here.---

"Undone"
Thoughts on "Undone"... Much of my recent work, the Reveal Series, deals with life's potential. It nestles itself comfortably between the worlds of cultural and written language, using codes, symbols, and forms to express humanity's promise and capacity. As I approached the Considering the Kylix exhibition, I studied the cultural symbols and patterns of the ancient kylix and examined the customary use of this vessel. Traditionally used in ceremonies celebrating Dionysus, this drinking cup brought to mind ideas of excess and disorder. I considered how a good thing like celebration and wine could be overdone. And how one step down a path could, for some, be their undoing. Undone began its construction as a standard oval kylix form. Here, though, conceptually a walk down the path of excess and addiction leads to a dark place. The strip design of a Greek kylix is deconstructed. The rope carving - a traditional kylix pattern - is subverted here to symbolize how easily life's potential can unravel. The formal bands unwind. Together, the rope pattern and banding take on the appearance of a road spiraling out of control. In ancient times, the black of the traditional kylix was balanced by the warm tones of iron oxide. In Undone, the startling black and somber gray tones convey the serious gravity of the situation. It is a life unraveled - a life undone.

2013
Published Book
Thames & Hudson recently published Textiles: the Art of Mankind by Mary Schoeser. This huge book celebrates the enduring appeal of textiles across the centuries and highlights contemporary works. Two of my pieces are featured in this volume. The book is available through Amazon and other retailers. The ISBN numbers are ISBN-10: 0500516456 and ISBN-13: 978-0500516454. Many thanks to both Ms. Schoeser and the collectors, whose art appears in this book.

September 14 - October 31, 2013
Gallery Exhibition
I've been invited to participate in the "Celebrating the Vessel" exhibition at Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA.

July 2013
Large-scale Commission

Metamorphosis ©2013 Jennifer Falck Linssen
Katagami-style handcarved paper wall sculpture installation. Size: 10'H x 14'W Reveal Series
...In situ photo of the lobby of the Grand Hyatt.
Collection of the Grand Hyatt, Denver, CO.
Through browngrotta arts, Wilton, CT.
Photo credit: Jill Powers

March 24 - May 5, 2013
Solo University Exhibition

October 2012 - May 2013
Gallery Exhibition

April - October 2012
Museum Exhibition in Japan
I feel very fortunate to be sought out and chosen for Katagami Style, a museum online exhibit, at the Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum in Tokyo, Japan. Three international contemporary artists utilizing the technique of katagami carving were curated into this online exhibit coinciding with the Katagami Style exhibition at the museum displaying traditional katagami and its influence on fine art in Europe during the 19th century. The exhibit runs April through October 2012.

April 28 - September 16, 2012
Solo Museum Exhibition

July 11 & 12, 2012
Lecture & Stencil Workshop
The Franklin G. Burroughs - Simeon B. Chapin Art Museum in Myrtle Beach, SC, will host my lecture, "Under the Knife", to coincide with my solo exhibition, plus a one day stencil design workshop. More details to come.

May 10 - 21, 2012
Gallery Exhibition
browngrotta arts in Wilton, CT will be curating the exhibit, Paperworks, at Flinn Gallery in Greenwich, CT. Look for my work in this great exhibition!

April 27, 2012
Stencil Workshop
During their "Year of Japan", the Denver Botanic Gardens is hosting my "Stencil Design: Katagami and More" workshop on Friday, April 27th, through their Botanical Art and Illustration program. Please see www.botanicgardens.org for more information. This is a basic stencil design class that covers both mylar and paper stencils. In this class we touch on the history of the paper stencil in Japan and learn the basics of stencil design by producing a "stand-alone" stencil in either mylar or shibugami paper suitable for either framing or applied stencil work.

April 19, 2012
Lecture
This year the Denver Botanic Gardens theme is the "Year of Japan" throughout the gardens and I will be lecturing on my handcarved katagami sculpture (lecture title: Under the Knife) in their "Cafe Botanique" lecture series Thursday evening, April 19th.

March 30 - April 1, 2012
Shifu Workshop
The Los Angeles Basketry Guild will be hosting a workshop where I will be teaching shifu - paper thread - spinning. For more information, please see the LA Basketry Guild website.

October 22 - November 30, 2011
Gallery Exhibition
browngrotta arts in Wilton, CT has invited me to send work for their "Stimulus" exhibition this fall. This October several dozen international artists will each exhibit a work of art along with another item that illustrates the genesis for their artwork - a concept, an image, an object, a place, or something else entirely. This exciting exhibition aims to give viewers a glimpse into an oft-unseen part of the creative process. This event includes a full-color catalog. To order the catalog, please contact browngrotta at (203) 834-0623.

"Golden" ©2011 Jennifer Falck Linssen

October 14, 2011
Lecture & Workshop
I will be lecturing on my work, Shape, Form, and Finish: From Textile Tool to Sculptural Art, at the Pikes Peak Weaver's Guild in Colorado Springs this October. The Guild will also be hosting an afternoon class on Preparing for your art career: competitions, galleries, museums, & beyond. Please see the Pikes Peak Weavers Guild website for more information.

August 2011
Gallery Exhibition
I've been invited to participate in the "The Vessel Redefined" exhibition at Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA. The exhibition is concurrent with the National Basketry Organization's annual conference this year in Easton, MA.

July 30 - August 28, 2011
Gallery Exhibition
I've been invited to participate in "A Haiku Moment", an exhibition of art that embodies the simplicity and empathy of haiku paired with haiku, at the Canyon Gallery in Boulder, CO. This exhibition is curated by Jane Guthridge.

- Please click here for "A Haiku Moment" exhibition press release -

June 2011
Published Book
My work was recently published in Papercraft 2, a large coffee table style book surveying current developments in paper in both the design and art fields, from Gestalten press, Berlin, Germany. The book shows six images of my work from the following series: Fire & Emotion, Wave/Water, Wind, and Earth. Many thanks to both Gestalten and the collectors of my work, whose art appears in this book.

April - June 2011
Gallery Exhibition
I've been invited to send work for the "Au Naturel" exhibition at the Katie Gingrass Gallery, Milwaukee, WI. Expect to find Earth, Canyon, and Echo series works there!

April 14 - 17, 2011
SOFA - New York Exposition
browngrotta arts will be taking my work to New York this April for the Sculpture, Objects, and Functional Art Exposition. The nation's premier fair for outstanding contemporary decorative arts and design, the 13th International Sculpture Objects & Functional Art Fair in New York City will open on the evening of Wednesday, April 13th and run through Sunday, April 17th, 2011 at the Park Avenue Armory.

January 7 - February 26, 2011
Arts Center Exhibition
I've been invited to send work for the Pulp Exhibition at the LUX Center for the Arts, Lincoln, NE. Pulp: Paper and Wood Invitational, January 7 - February 26, highlights seven Nebraska/Colorado artists who use wood or paper to make sculpture, turned vessels, installations, and prints on paper.


Pulp exhibition photo (Photo credit: Stephanie Leach Vendetti, LUX Center for the Arts)

December 11, 2010 - January 22, 2011
NYC Gallery Exhibition
For the next two months, cross-cultural, multi-genre, magical and/or visionary objects will be on display in Contained Excitement: Pleasures of the Void at the Cavin-Morris Gallery, 210 Eleventh Avenue, Suite 201, between 24th and 25th, New York, NY. The show focuses on the way artists control the sensual expectations of space in an object. The object is more than an attractive shape; it transgresses against expectations. The void is never really empty; it may contain mysterious objects or be the Mystery itself. In this observation is a secret of the soul of sensuality itself; the strategic withholding or timing of information in order to charge something with energy. Revelation is the artist's slave. Undergirding Contained Excitement: Pleasures of the Void is a fascination with the nexus points of Art and Design when craft is the tool of process that submits to more conceptual ideas. browngrotta arts has partnered with Cavin-Morris for Contained Excitement. The full press release may be accessed here.

September 17 - November 14, 2010
Solo Museum Exhibition
Between the Lines: The Katagami Sculpture of Jennifer Falck Linssen at the Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, MO.


Springfield Art Museum - Between the Lines postcard:
"Listening" detail ©2010 Jennifer Falck Linssen

- "Between the Lines" Press Release

November 5 - 7, 2010
SOFA - Chicago Exposition
browngrotta arts will be taking my work to Chicago this November for the Sculpture, Objects, and Functional Art Exposition. The nation's premier fair for outstanding contemporary decorative arts and design, the International Sculpture Objects & Functional Art Fair in Chicago will open on the evening of Thursday, November 4, and run through Sunday, November 7, 2010 at the Navy Pier. I will be giving a talk Saturday, November 6th, in the browngrotta arts booth.

September/October 2010
Fiberarts Magazine article
- My work is included in the September/October issue of Fiberarts Magazine in the Collecting article, Volume 37 Number 2, which discusses Sonny and Gloria Kamm's collection. An image of my "Nymphaea" set appears in the article.
- My work, "Listening", also appears in the Current & Coming section of the magazine.

September 2010
Southwest Art Magazine preview
"Point Break" appears in In Three Dimensions, a spotlight in the Beyond the West section of Southwest Art Magazine.

Featured in the magazine:
"Point Break"
©2009 Jennifer Falck Linssen
at the Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, MO.

October/November 2010
American Craft Magazine preview
"Listening" appears in Zoom - Hot Spots, a spotlight in the October/November issue of American Craft Magazine.

September 2010
SS&D preview
In Issue 163, Shuttle, Spindle, & Dyepot previews my solo exhibition at the Springfield Art Museum "Between the Lines: The Katagami Sculpture of Jennifer Falck Linssen".

Featured in the magazine:
"Embedded" detail
©2010 Jennifer Falck Linssen
at the Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, MO.

April 2010
Hand/Eye Magazine article
Hand/Eye Magazine has published an article on my work!

Hand/Eye Magazine
"Resiliency, Rebirth, Endurance"
article by Rebeca Schiller
April 1, 2010

ongoing 2009 - 2010
Television Program
Longmont's Channel 3 put together a wonderful program on my work highlighting my recent solo exhibition at the Longmont Museum, "Jennifer Falck Linssen: Beyond Katagami", and my lecture/presentation and gallery talk, Under the Knife: Carved Paper Sculpture. To check the schedule, please click here. In this lecture you get to hear what inspires me, how I create my work - including some of the techniques I use, and why I do what I do.

July 8 - 11, 2010
SOFA - Santa Fe Exposition
My sculptural work will be available through browngrotta arts at the Santa Fe Sculpture, Objects, and Functional Art Exposition this July.

Fall 2009
Magazine Article
The Surface Design Journal has published a wonderful six-page article about my work!



Surface Design Journal
"Katagami Inversions"
article by Ginger Knowlton
Fall 2009
Open Surfaces Issue
Volume 34, No 1

April 16 - 19, 2010
SOFA - New York Exposition
browngrotta arts will be taking my work to New York this April for the Sculpture, Objects, and Functional Art Exposition. The nation's premier fair for outstanding contemporary decorative arts and design, the 13th International Sculpture Objects & Functional Art Fair in New York City will open on the evening of Thursday, April 15 and run through Monday, April 19, 2010 at the Park Avenue Armory.

January 30 - April 18, 2010
Arts Center Exhibition
I've been invited to send work for ARTFUL PAPER: Cut, Folded, and Fabulous at the Decorative Arts Center of Ohio, Lancaster, OH.

Winter 2009 - 2010
Magazine Article
My work is included in the article, "Taking Liberties" - Baskets Unbound, in the Winter 2009 - 2010 American Style Magazine, Issue 70, which explores eleven contemporary basketmakers who've found that the best way to honor tradition is to push boundaries.


Featured in the magazine:
"Lapping Waves"
©2006 Jennifer Falck Linssen
Private Collection through del Mano Gallery

February 2 - 27, 2010
Gallery Exhibition
del Mano Gallery will show several pieces of my work in their "Selected Works" exhibition this spring. * Please note they have a new gallery space. After 32 years on San Vicente Boulevard in Brentwood, they are now in an expanded space located at 2001 Westwood Boulevard (at the corner of Westwood and La Grange Avenue).

February 2010
Newspaper Article
The Columbus Dispatch reviews The Decorative Arts Center's Artful Paper exhibition in Paper Trail including a large photo reproduction of "Falling Water".


"Falling Water" ©2009 Jennifer Falck Linssen
Paper Trail by Margaret Quamme

January 15 - February 12, 2010
Solo University Exhibition
Captured Light: the Contemporary Katagami Works of Jennifer Falck Linssen, Hope College, Holland, MI.
For more information, please click here.


Hope College - De Pree Art Center and Gallery postcard
"Rebirthing" detail ©2009 Jennifer Falck Linssen

January 15 - 19, 2010
Art Palm Beach Exposition
browngrotta arts will be taking my work to Palm Beach this January for the Art Palm Beach 2010 Exposition & Fair at the Palm Beach County Convention Center. Art Palm Beach gathers together international galleries in one location for an exposition of art, photography, sculpture, and design.

:: browngrotta arts Art Palm Beach Press Release ::
-- Press Ready hi-res "Shelter" image --
"Shelter" ©2009 Jennifer Falck Linssen, photo credit: Tom Grotta


browngrotta arts - Art Palm Beach 2010 postcard:
middle image: "Shelter" ©2009 Jennifer Falck Linssen
other images include:
Blue Zone by Ritzi Jacobi and Hybrid by Norma Minkowitz
photo credit: Tom Grotta
"Shelter" Private Collection through browngrotta arts

October - November 2009
Gallery Exhibition
browngrotta arts in Wilton, CT has invited me to send work for their "10th Wave III" exhibition this fall. The 10th Wave refers to a theory that waves come in series, increasing in size until the 10th and largest wave crests, then the series begins again. I'll be sending "Fire & Emotion" pieces to this exciting event, which will include a full-color catalog. To order the catalog, please contact browngrotta at (203) 834-0623.


"Waltz" ©2008 Jennifer Falck Linssen
available at browngrotta arts,
photo credit: Tom Grotta

October - November 2009
Solo University Exhibition
Inside Out: The Contemporary Katagami Work of Jennifer Falck Linssen, Illinois Central College, Peoria, Illinois.


ICC postcard:
detail of "Soft Caress" ©2008 Jennifer Falck Linssen
Private Collection through Cervini Haas Fine Art.

November 6-8, 2009
SOFA - Chicago Exposition
del Mano Gallery will present a collection of my work at this international exposition, Sculpture, Objects, and Functional Art, at the Navy Pier.

August 2009
Gallery Exhibition
I've been invited to send work for the "Contemporary Baskets" exhibition at The Fountainhead Gallery, Seattle, WA. Sue and Ron Peterson have a beautifully renovated space in the Queen Anne district of Seattle. I hope you'll stop in soon!

July - August 2009
Gallery Exhibition
Cervini Haas Gallery will be showing my miniature work: jewelry forms in their Pin Show. Check out my work front and center on their home page!

June - August 2009
Gallery Exhibition
Cut the Edge, Weave the Line exhibition at Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA.

June 2009
SOFA West: Santa Fe Exposition
Cervini Haas Gallery will be showing my miniature work: jewelry forms at SOFA-Santa Fe June 11 - 14, 2009.

April - May 2009
Gallery Exhibition
I've been invited to send work for Gump's Pearl: Inspiring Design and Desire exhibition in their gallery exhibition space in San Francisco, CA.

April 2009
SOFA New York Exposition
Mobilia Gallery will be showing my work at SOFA-NY April 16 - 19 at the Park Avenue Armory.

March/April 2009
Textile Center Exhibition
I've been invited to send work for Web and Flow, an international exhibition co-sponsored by the National Basketry Organization and the Textile Center in Minneapolis, MN. The exhibition will be on display in the Textile Center's Joan Mondale Gallery.

January - March 2009
Solo Museum Exhibition
Jennifer Falck Linssen: Beyond Katagami at the Longmont Museum and Cultural Center, Longmont, CO. I'll be lecturing on katagami and my work in Under the Knife: Carved Paper Sculpture at 7pm on Wednesday, January 28th, at the museum. For updates, please check the museum website at http://www.ci.longmont.co.us/museum/exhibits/katagami.htm.

:: Longmont Museum "Beyond Katagami" Press Release ::

...huge banner hanging from the staircase in the lobby of the Longmont Museum...
"Together" ©2008 Jennifer Falck Linssen
Private Collection through Gump's, San Francisco, CA.

November 2008 - February 2009
Museum Exhibition
The Shape of Things: Paper Traditions and Transformations mixes contemporary and traditional paper arts at the Museum of Craft and Folk Art, San Francisco, CA. A selection of my contemporary katagami sculpture will be paired with traditional Japanese katagami stencils. For more details please visit their website at www.mocfa.org.
:: MOCFA Press Release ::

January 21 - 25, 2009
FADA-LA Exposition
del Mano Gallery will be taking my work to FADA (The Fine Art Dealers Association): LA Art Show at the Los Angeles Convention Center January 21st through the 25th.

January 17 - February 14, 2009
Gallery Exposition
del Mano Gallery's Selected Works: A Curated Exhibition in Wood and Fiber.

January 2009
Gallery Exhibition
Cervini Haas Gallery in Scottsdale, Arizona, has included my work in their exhibition, Connected: The Stitch January 8th - 31st.

January & February 2009
Lecture and mini-workshop
Monday, January 12 and Tuesday, January 13 I'll be lecturing on my recent trip to Japan, historical katagami, and my contemporary katagami sculpture for the Handweavers Guild of Boulder, Boulder, CO. On Monday, February 9th, I will demonstrate shifu, paper thread spinning, for workshop participants.

January 16, 2009
Longmont Times-Call article
"Paper Cuts", the lead/cover story for the arts & entertainment section of the Longmont Times-Call, discusses my work and the "Beyond Katagami" exhibition at the Longmont Museum.

December 2008
whitehot Magazine
Emily Gonzalez favorably reviews my work in her article about The Shape of Things: Paper Traditions and Transformations exhibition at the Museum of Craft and Folk Art, San Francisco, CA for the online publication whitehot Magazine.

December 2008
Two person Gallery Exhibition
Cervini Haas Gallery in Scottsdale, Arizona, will present a collection of my work paired with Michael Kessler's paintings.

November 6-9, 2008
SOFA - Chicago Exposition
del Mano Gallery will present a collection of my work at this international exposition, Sculpture, Objects, and Functional Art, at the Navy Pier. On Friday, November 7th at 9am, I will be speaking about my sculptural katagami work for the Friends of Fiber Art International Forum. I will also give an informal talk in the del Mano booth on Saturday, November 8th at 1pm. For more details, please visit www.sofaexpo.com.

September/October 2008
Solo University Exhibition
Mesa State College located along the beautiful western slope of Colorado will showcase a solo exhibition of my work, Drawing with a Knife, in their Johnson Art Gallery. Thursday, October 16th, I will be sharing insights and thoughts on portfolios and art preparation for the Senior Seminar class. I will also be giving a lecture on my work, October 17 at 5pm for the closing reception. Visit them in Grand Junction, Colorado this fall.

September 2008
Travel
I'm off to Japan for two weeks absorbing the sights, sounds, and culture... sketching and dreaming! Happy travels!

June 20 - October 4, 2008
Salt Lake Art Center Exhibition
"Interweave: Innovations in Contemporary Basketry" at the Salt Lake Art Center, Salt Lake City, Utah.

August 2008
Gallery Exhibition
"New Directions in Fiber" at Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA.

July 2008
Gallery Exhibition
Summer Spectacular Exhibition at Cervini Haas Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ.

May 29 - June 1, 2008
SOFA - New York Exposition
Mobilia Gallery will present a collection of my work at this international exposition at the Park Avenue Armory. For more details, please visit www.sofaexpo.com. To see a sneak peek of the work, please click here.

April/May 2008
American Craft Magazine
With a listing on the cover of American Craft, delve inside to read Senior Editor Beverly Sander's preview of my Contemporary Katagami exhibition at the Craft and Folk Art Museum in "Sculpture in Hand-carved Paper". You may also read the article online here. Image featured: "Beauty Within." Private Collection.

April/May 2008
Fiberarts Magazine
In the Fiberarts Magazine Creative Process article "Contemporary Katagami: Stencils Made Sculptural" I discuss my working process and connection to katagami. Also featured are images of "Chasing the Curl" (Private Collection), "Order and Chaos", "Begin Again", and me in the studio.

April 2008
AmericanStyle Magazine
"Center" appears in the Datebook/Museums section of AmericanStyle magazine discussing my solo exhibition at the Craft and Folk Art Museum in Los Angeles.

February 9 - April 27, 2008
Solo museum exhibition
"Contemporary Katagami: Works by Jennifer Falck Linssen" at the Craft and Folk Art Museum, Los Angeles, CA.
........Catalog available through del Mano Gallery and the museum store. Please call 1-800-335-6266 to order your copy today.
:: CAFAM Press Release ::

February 2008
California Home + Design Magazine
"Origin", "Unzipped", and "Tree of Life" appear in the Arts + Antiques section of the California Home + Design magazine in "Paper Thin".

January 31, 2008
Los Angeles Times article
Lea Lion of the LA Times had a sneak peek of the CAFAM exhibit before in opened. In the ART.galleries.museums section (page 10 of The Guide), she previews my solo exhibition at the Craft and Folk Art Museum in "Cutting-Edge Visions Take Shape On Paper". The article may also be viewed online here. photo included: "Chasing the Curl", Private Collection.

Winter 2007/2008
SS&D preview
In Issue 153, Shuttle, Spindle, & Dyepot previews my solo exhibition at the Craft and Folk Art Museum "Contemporary Katagami Works of Jennifer Falck Linssen". photo included "Beauty Within"

December 2007
Southwest Art Magazine profile
Southwest Art Magazine's December 2007 "Innovators" issue features an article about my work, Paper Like You've Never Seen It. "Embrace" is featured as a full page spread on their Contents page and "Beauty in the Deep" images accompany the profile.
The article is also available online here.

Winter 2007
NBO News profile
The National Basketry Organization profiles my work in the "Featured Artist" column of NBO News (Volumn 7, Issue 4).

Winter 2007/Spring 2008
Surface Design Association advertising
The Surface Design Association has chosen my work "Beauty in the Deep" as the image to advertise their 2009 Conference Off the Grid. The first exposure to the advertising campaign appears in the Winter 2007 Surface Design Newsletter (Volume 21, No.1).