Jen Stark

American artist Jen Stark was born in Miami, Florida in 1983 and received her BFA from Maryland Institute College of Art in 2005, majoring in bers with a minor in animation. Her kaleidoscopic artwork brings to mind fractals, rainbows, geodes and topographic maps.

Although Stark is most recognized for her paper sculptures, she has explored a variety of media including wood, drawing and animation. Her ideas are based on replication and innity as well as hypnotic, optical designs that mimic mandalas and sacred objects.

Stark’s captivating sculptures can be traced back to a study abroad trip in the south of France, during which a declining dollar forced Jen to choose an aordable art medium with great potential. Using her vivid imagination and an X-acto knife, she is a modern day magician who transforms humble materials like construction paper and glue into fantastic, intricate sculptures that mesmerize the eye. Her optically and methodologically baing sculptures, animations and drawings gather inspiration from plants, outer space, microscopic designs in nature, color, math and science.

Stark has exhibited globally with major shows in NYC, Los Angeles, Miami, Washington DC, Chicago, Seattle, Thailand, Canada, London and Australia. Her work is part of the Smithsonian American ArtMuseum's Permanent Collection, The Goldman Collection, the West Collection, the Microsoft Art Collection, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, the Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale and the Museum of Contemporary Art Miami among others. Stark lives and works in Los Angeles.