Thursday, September 9, 2010

8. Jemison Faust




Jemison Faust is a painter and mixed media artist, originally from Ohio, where she received her BA from Antioch College. She has resided in New England since receiving a Masters in Education from Tufts University and an MFA from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts. She has been a member of the Bromfield Gallery in Boston since 1990.

Her work has been shown in numerous locations including the Limner Gallery and Amos Eno Gallery in New York, the Erector Square Gallery in Connecticut, the Cushing Martin Gallery at Stonehill College and the Fitchburg Museum in Massachusetts. Her work is represented in Private Collections throughout the New England area.

Her awards include a Fellowship in Painting from the RI State Council on the Arts as well as a Fellowship from the MacDowell Artists Colony. In Rhode Island she is a founding member of the Art League of RI and has exhibited at the Newport Art Museum, the Wheeler School, Providence Art Club, Salve Regina University and elsewhere.

Jemison twice received 1st place in Painting at the Annual Member’s Juried Exhibition at the Newport Art Museum, most recently for her current series “Before the Work Begins: Tipping Point Series”. She also received 3rd prize at the Fidelity Investments All Media Exhibition at the Providence Art Club. 

Jemison lives in Newport, Rhode Island where she has run a personal organizing business called YOUR CHOICE Organizing for over 20 years. She is a Golden Circle Member of NAPO (National Association of Professional Organizers), NAPO-NE (New England Professional Organizers) and NSGCD (National Study Group on Chronic Disorganization). Her organizing business web site is www.yourchoiceorganizing.com

See more work by Jemison HERE

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