Artist Spotlight: Jennifer McClory, Art In Motion
True to the Maplewood Division of Arts & Culture mission of ensuring that art and culture experiences are inclusive and accessible to all, this week’s featured artist is Jennifer McClory with the Maplewood Arts Council Art In Motion Project. Residents can enjoy public artwork safely while outdoors and socially distant.
Maplewood Moments by Shauna Cagan and Jennifer McClory, Maplewood. [Doodle,vinyl wallpaper.
Mayor Victor De Luca poses with Jennifer’s Daughter.
Location: Maplewood Train Station Tunnel
“We were excited to think about the little places and things that make Maplewood feel distinctive, from the rubber ducks of Memorial Day to the rainbow crosswalk near Town Hall.” Jennifer McClory and Shauna Cagan.
Jennifer McClory is an illustrator and graphic designer living in Maplewood, NJ. She is also an itinerant Teacher of the Deaf in northern New Jersey. She has exhibited her drawings at the Pierro Gallery in South Orange, the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey in Summit, and on Post-It Notes in her kitchen. She is originally from Evanston, IL, the Maplewood of the Midwest.
Jennifer shares her experience in working the the Maplewood Arts Council and Art In Motion: “I’m so grateful an organization like that exists in our area and that there is so much support for the arts in this tiny town!”
A Comic Strip by Jennifer McClory
Other Works by Jennifer McClory:
Dancing Beetle
Taco Night
Little Chickens Wrapping Paper
Little Chickens Buttons
Hammer and Nail
Jennifer McClory
Instagram: @jennifermcclory
http://www.jennifermcclory.com/
Art In Motion, presented by the Maplewood Arts Council (MAC), is a collection of eight paintings that hang on the tunnel walls of the Maplewood Train Station underpass. MAC received 100 applications solicited from artists living along the Morris and Essex train line. 100% of donations for Art In Motion went to paying the artists for their work, and for the installation and maintenance of the paintings. Major sponsors for Art In Motion: The Able Baker, [words] Bookstore, Pollock Properties Group, and Michael Choy & Shannon Moffet. Big thanks to NJ Transit, and Maplewood’s Department of Public Works.