“Aspens quaking against a brilliant blue sky or scarlet poppies bursting from their pods inspire me to create works of art that express my whimsical nature. I take scenes from the environment and push them to become something beyond what I see to what I feel. I am not married to a medium as much as an idea that I capture, re-create, and release into the world.”
Fennell’s work is inspired by the love of the natural environment and female form. Designs, textures and colors found in nature appear throughout her mixed media canvases. Each piece begins as an idea drawn onto the surface that comes alive as layers are added or scraped away and the texture and dimension appears. She strives not to imitate nature, but to bring her whimsical sprit into the piece. Her work can be found in numerous private and public collections throughout the United States.
She received her Masters of Fine Art from Northern Illinois University in 1992 and Bachelor’s degree from University of S. Indiana in 1990. She now calls Colorado home along with her husband, two kids and a home full of art.
Public Installations:
SELECTED PUBLIC ART
Castle Rock Hospital, Castle Rock, COKaiser Permanente, Lone Tree, CO
St. Luke Hospital, Denver CO
Melissa and Doug Toys, CT
Aspen Animal Hospital, Arvada CO
Shawnee Mission Medical Center, Shawnee Mission, KS
SkyRidge Hospital, Douglas Cty, CO
St. Mary’s Land and Trust Company
Denver Public Schools, Denver, CO
Exempla Good Samaritan Hospital, Lafayette
West Star Bank, Denver, CO
Montrose Hospital, Montrose, CO.
River Run Resort, Breckenridge, CO
Kaiser Permanente, Highlands Ranch, Rockland centers, CO
Children’s Hospital, Lutheran Campus, CO
Jeppesen Office, Los Gatos, CA.
SkyRidge Hospital, Douglas Cty,CO
Lakeshore Athletic Club, Broomfield,CO
St. Mary’s Land and Trust Company
Denver Public Schools, Denver, CO
MarshMerser, Denver, CO
Univ. Hospital, Fitsimmons,CO
Strictly Sculpture, Longmont Art Center, Longmont, CO
Aldie Mill. Leesburg, Virgina
West Star Bank, Denver, CO
Platte Valley Medical Center, Broomfield, CO
Loveland Medical Center, Loveland, CO
Vectra Bank, Denver, CO
Buchanan Recreation Center, Evergreen, CO
R. W. Beck, Inc
Paudre Valley Medial Center, CO
J. Crew Business Retreat, CA
Law Firm of Ivanston, Rosenbaum, Lewis and Levy
Jeppesen Office, Los Gatos, CA
Wheat Ridge Recreation Center, Wheat Ridge, CO
First Community Bank and Mortgage, Colorado Springs, CO
Holly Creek Assisted Living, Denver, CO
Greeley Hospital, Greeley
Art on a Whim, Breckenridge/Vail, Solo Show 2011-15 yearly
Stapleton Fine Art, Solo Show 2008-10, 13
Evergreen Gallery, Evergreen Featured Artist 2006-13
AUM, Denver, Invitational 2011-15
Arvada Center for the Arts, Arvada CO, Trading Voices Juried Exhibit 2006
Soho Evergreen, Solo Exhibit, 2006
Evergreen Art Festival, Purchase Award, 2003
Strictly Sculpture, Longmont Art Center, Longmont, CO 2002
Y2Klay, Denver International Airport, Juried Exhibition during NCECA/Denver 2000
Evergreen Artist Association, Juried Art Show, Denver, CO. First Place 2001
7th Annual Clay Invitational, Commonwheel Gallery, Manitou Springs, CO
Gilpin County Juried Art Exhibit, Central City, CO. Merit, Best Sculpture 2000,02,03
This is Colorado, Temple Buelle Theatre, Denver,CO. Award of Execellence.
From the Garden, Red Rocks Community College, Lakewood. Merit Award 2000
PUBLISHED
Ceramics Monthly, November 2003 Col Springs Gazette, May 99
Critical Ceramic, May 2003 Denver Post July 99
Canyon Courier, August 03, Dec, Jan 04 Colorado Gulf, July 05
Serenity Magazine, January 2020
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