Jennifer Presant was born in New York City, in 1971 and currently lives and works in Evanston, Illinois. She received a BFA from Washington University in St. Louis in 1993 and an MFA in Painting from the New York Academy of Art in 2002. Her work is shown nationally and is held in various private collections. She is the recipient of the Prince of Wales Fellowship, the National Arts Club, O. Aldon James, Jr. Award and has received fellowships to attend the Vermont Studio Center. Her work has appeared in various publications, such as American Art Collector, Sheridan Road Magazine, New American Paintings No. 80, Flavorpill Chicago and her reviews include NewCity Art, The Chicago Sun Times, The Chicago Tribune and The Portland Phoenix. Interviews with the artist have been published in Poets and Artists Magazine and Whitewall Magazine.
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