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California Tonalist Jennifer Moses attended Virginia Commonwealth University receiving a Bachelor of Fine Arts. After graduating, she moved to New York City where she began her professional career as an abstract painter in a studio just north of Canal Street. She had the opportunity to be immersed in the city’s art scene and worked part-time as an assistant for contemporary artist, Sandi Slone. In 1994, Jennifer relocated to Ojai, California. The transition facilitated a shift in style and subject matter. She was instantly drawn to her new environment and inspired by the pastoral charm of Ojai, the majestic California coastline and western landscape. In 2000, she came across the work of tonalist Daniel W. Pinkham whose emotive landscape paintings inspired Moses to search for the plein air tradition. Jennifer was introduced to the paintings of the Early California Impressionists and thus, the exploration into landscape painting began. Although mostly self taught in the plein air tradition, she studied privately with California Art Club Signature Artist, David Gallup and attended various workshops with other prominent plein air artists. While Moses draws inspiration from nature and creates compositional studies on location, her larger, studio works are elegantly refined and based on her spontaneous studies.

Artist's Statement

"Landscape painting cultivates my relationship with the honesty of nature and reveals itself in all aspects of my life. It is the essence of a place that is at the core of my work. I often find that I am drawn to the intimate aspects of a landscape; a moment in time or a specific feeling that unfolds when I’m quiet. The process for me is a celebration of beauty and the interrelatedness of all things. My greatest desire is to communicate that connection through the visual poetry of painting."

Exhibitions

Moses' paintings have been exhibited in various galleries and museums including the Pasadena Museum of California Art, Autry Museum of Western Art, USC Fisher Museum of Art, Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art, Santa Paula Art Museum, Carnegie Art Museum, Hilbert Museum, USC Pacific Asia Museum, and Carnegie Art Museum.

Professional Memberships

Signature Artist Member, California Art Club
Signature artist member, American Tonalist Society

Additional Influences

William Frederic Ritschel, Armin Carl Hansen, and John Henry Twachtman

Selected Achievements

2019 Curator Award, Inaugural American Tonalist Society Exhibition, “Shades of Gray”, Salmungundi Club, NY

2019 Patron Award, Inaugural American Tonalist Society Exhibition, “Shades of Gray”, Salmungundi Club, NYC

2014 Edgar Payne Landscape Award, California Art Club's 103rd Gold Medal Exhibition, Autry Museum, Los Angeles (Blushing Twilight, Oil, 40" x 44")

Press and Publications

Jennifer Moses Featured in Art of the West Magazine, Spring 2022 Issue

Walking with Grace has become a way of life for landscape artist Jennifer Moses. “I have always had an affinity for the word,” she says. “For me, grace encapsulates so …

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American Legacy Fine Arts presents Jennifer Moses featured in Art & Architecture Magazine, Summer 2020.

Jennifer Moses Featured in Western Art & Architecture Magazine Summer 2020 Issue

Standing on a dock along the Warwick River in Virginia one moonlit summer night, Jennifer Moses pulled out her portable set of gouache paints. She made coIor notes and sketches …

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American Legacy Fine Arts presents Jennifer Moses in Art of the West Magazine, January 2020 issue.

Jennifer Moses Featured in Art of the West Magazine, January 2020 Issue

Something magical, almost mystical occurs with a snowfall.  It brings with it great joy, which is readily apparent when you watch a young child seeing snow for the first time, …

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Los Angeles Times - Intuition: A Focus on Women

Personal Touches Reflect Female Artists’ “Intuition” in Glendale News-Press May 10, 2016

A contemporary exhibit by a group of women artists brings to mind all manner of installations, objects and videos that traffic in personal disclosure, laceration, exhibitionism and indictment. Not so …

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American Legacy Fine Arts in Plein Air Collector On-Line

Intuition: A Focus on Women Artists article in Plein Air’s Magazine on-line Plein Air Collector May 2016

From May 7-28, American Legacy Fine Arts in Pasadena, California, is hosting a show featuring the art of Jean LeGassick, Jennifer Moses, Teresa Oaxaca, Alicia N. Ponzio, and Amy Sidrane. …

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American Art Collector Cover

American Art Collector Magazine, April 2016 Issue, Notes ALFA Artists Peter Adams, Jennifer Moses, Alicia Ponzio, Mian Situ and Christopher Slatoff

California Art Club’s 105th annual Gold Medal Exhibition pays tribute to its pioneering artists while showcasing art that pushes boundaries. With more than 200 contemporary-traditional paintings and sculpture on display, …

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