Jennybird Alcantara's minutely detailed oil paintings possess un-borrowed symbolism, drawing the viewer deeply into a world both strange and beautiful. Dreamlike narratives form the core her paintings where the complex interconnectedness of opposites appear through the prism of myth, fable and fantasy. Jennybird uses the symbolism of duality to explore the connection of life and death and the veil in between.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2013
AFA NYC Gallery, New York, NY (October)
2012
‘Creatures of Saintly Disguise’ Varnish Fine Art, San Francisco, CA. (June-July)
2010
‘Swooning at the River of Oblivion’ La Luz de Jesus, Los Angeles, CA (January)
2009
‘Treacherous Gardens’ Varnish Fine Art, San Francisco, CA (May)
2008
‘Creeps and Dreamers’ Black Maria Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (August)
2007
‘Blood Sister’ Black Maria Gallery, Los Angeles CA (February)
2006
‘Flies in the Buttermilk’, Anno Domini Gallery, San Jose CA (February-March)
2005
‘Red Motives’ Pawnbroker Gallery, San Francisco, CA (March)
2003
‘Victorian Dreams’, White Lions, Los Angeles, CA (November)
‘New Work’ Haggis Gallery, San Francisco, CA (February)
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2012
'CONTEXT-Art Miami' Varnish Fine Art, Miami, FL (December)
'beinArt Surreal Collective-Anomolies' Copro Gallery, Los Angles, CA (October)
'Santa Muerte' Sacred Machine Gallery, Tuscon, AZ (September)
'Awakened' Curated by Alix Sloan, AFANYC Gallery, New York, NY (September)
'ARTPAD SF' Varnish Fine Art, San Francisco, CA (May)
‘Dark Pop 4’ Last Rites Gallery, New York City, NY (March)
2011
‘SCOPE Miami’Varnish Fine Art, Miami, FL (December)
‘Spirit Board Group Show’ Articulated Gallery, San Francisco, CA (November)
‘Dig for Fire - Art Inspired by The Pixies’ C.A.V.E. Gallery, Venice, CA (October)
‘La Luz de jesus 25’ La Luz de Jesus Gallery, Hollywood, CA (October)
Carnival of Saints in Souls II,Poets Gallery, New Orleans, LA (October)
Varnish Relaunch Part I, Varnish Fine Art, San Francisco, CA (September)
‘Curiosities 2011’ SPop Santa Fe Gallery, Santa Fe, NM (July)
‘Beyond the Sacred Music & Arts Festival’ Sacred Machine-Museum & Curiosity Shop, Tucson, AZ (June)
‘Blood’ Sacred Machine-Museum and Curiosity Shop, Tucson, AZ (April)
‘Custom Nesting Dolls Show’ Rothick Art Haus, Anaheim, CA (April)
2010
‘MF TOYS SHOW’ MF Gallery, Brooklyn, NY (December)
‘BLOOOM’ Varnish Fine Art, Cologne, Germany (November)
‘A Carnival of Saints and Souls’ Poets Gallery, New Orleans, LA (November)
‘Santa Muerte Art Exhibition’ Sacred Machine-Museum & Curiosity Shop, Tucson, AZ (September)
‘LOWBROW TAROT PROJECT’ Exhibition & Book, Billy Shire Fine Arts Gallery, Hollywood, CA (October)
‘PLAYBOY REDUX: Contemporary Artists Interpret the Iconic Playboy Bunny’ Rotofugi Gallery, Chicago, IL (August)
‘THE NEW WORLD ORDER’ 99% Gallery, Brooklyn, NY (July)
‘Last Gasp 40th Anniversary Art Show’ 111 Minna Gallery, San Francisco, CA (April)
‘The Anxiety Show’ Project 1 Gallery, San Francisco, CA (April)
‘A Cry For Help: Benefit show for the endangered species of the world’ thinkspace gallery, Los Angeles CA (January)
2009
‘All Dolled Up’ Eclectix Gallery, El Cerrito, CA (October-November)
‘The Red Thread’ Strychnin Gallery, Berlin, Germany (August)
‘Whaleless’ Strychnin Gallery, Berlin, Germany (March-April)
2008
‘Stuff This - 2nd Annual Plush Show’ RIVET Gallery, Columbus, OH (December)
‘Art Basel-KNOW Exhibition’ Charcoal Studios, Miami, FL (December)
‘No Brow’ Black Maria Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (September-October)
‘East of Eden’ Los Angeles Municipal Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (September)
‘The Circus Show and Other Atrocities’ A Bitchin' Space, Sacramento, CA (September)
‘Whaleless: Group Show’ true hate art gallery, La Rochelle, France (September)
‘Creeps and Dreamers: JennyBird Alcantara and Craig La Rotonda’ Black Maria Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (August-September)
‘5th Anniversary Show’ Varnish Fine Art, San Francisco, CA (April)
‘LADIES ONLY-Art & Music Video Festival’ Tart Gallery, Vancouver, Canada (March)
‘GIRLS! GIRLS! GIRLS!’ MF Galler, New York, NY (February)
‘Sadly Beautiful: A Vinyl Show’ Black Maria Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (February)
‘FIGHT FOR FLIGHT’ thinkspace gallery, Los Angeles, CA (January)
2007
‘Skip the Mall’ Black Maria Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (November-December)
‘Off the Wall’ Varnish Fine Art. San Francisco, CA (November-December)
‘High Fructose: Bitters and Sweets’ Gallery 1988, Los Angeles, CA (November)
‘Grand Opening Show’ Harold Golen Gallery, Miami, FL (September)
‘The Re-Run Show’ Black Maria Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (July)
‘Seven Brides Electrified’ JAIL Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (April)
‘LADIES ONLY-Art & Music Video Festival’ IMVF and 1/ 2 A Tart/Surly Girl Productions, Ontario/Vancouver, Canada (March)
2006
‘The White Elephant Show’ ISM Quarterly, Newport Beach, CA (December)
‘PICKS OF THE HARVEST: BATCH THREE’ thinkspace gallery, Los Angeles, CA (September-October)
‘XXX’ true hate art gallery, La Rochelle, France (July)
‘Under the Table’ Black Maria Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (July)
‘Well Hung’ White Walls Gallery, San Francisco, CA (July)
‘GIRLS! GIRLS! GIRLS!’ MF Gallery, New York, NY (Spring)
2005
‘Toy Show 2005’,MF Gallery, New York, NY (December)
‘Fresh Produce’ Anno Domini, San Jose, CA (December)
‘Psych Show Freaks’ Burning Man Funhouse, Black Rock City, NV (August)
‘Red Motives’ Pawnbroker Gallery, San Francisco, CA (March)
2004
‘Misfit Toys’ Varnish Fine Art, San Francisco, CA (December)
‘Fresh Produce’ Anno Domini, San Jose, CA (December)
‘Panty Waste/ArtSF’ Crisis Theater, San Francisco, CA (December)
‘TOY SHOW 2004’ MF Gallery, New York, NY (November-December)
‘Wild Banana Project’ Whitney Young Mansion, San Francisco, CA (August-September)
‘Submission: Juxtapoz Group Show’ OnSix Gallery, San Francisco, CA (August)
‘Creepshow’ Balazo Gallery, San Francisco, CA (February)
‘From Your Valentine’ Copro Nason Gallery, Culver City, CA (February)
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
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Schnabel, JL. “Jennybird @ Varnish.” FecalFace.com. April 20, 2009. Web.
Owens, Annie and Attaboy. Hi Fructose Magazine Collected Edition Vol.1. San Francisco: Last Gasp of San Francisco, 2009. Print.
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“Cover Artist Jennybird Alcantara” IdeaFixa Art E-Magazine, Surrealism, No. 6, May 2007: Cover. Web.
Kristen, Christene. “Reconnecting Art & Life at Burning Man.” Raw Visions Magazine, Issue 57, Winter 2006: Print.
Singh, Gary. “Review: The Soul’s Sanctum” Metro/MetroActive, Feb. 15-21, 2006: Print/Web.
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