Amanita House

Welcome! My name is Jen, and I am an Alaska-based artist and illustrator working in traditional media and scanned collage.I have loved drawing ever since I was a small child. I studied fine art painting and sculpture in Detroit, Michigan, before moving to Anchorage in 2016 to work a variety of odd jobs, including floral designer, picture framer, and sleep lab tech.My inspiration comes from wildlife, toy animals, old legends and poetry, mushrooms, mosses, and lichens.
I love hearing from people near and far and I encourage you to reach out and say hi!

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CV and Resume:Current Memberships:
• Society of Children's Books Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI)
• International Gallery of Contemporary Art (IGCA)Exhibitions:
• Within These Walls: An Art Exhibition for Healing Spaces at Green Connection - Anchorage, April 2026
• IGCA Annual Member's Exhibition at IGCA - Anchorage, 2019-2026
• Annual Big Red HeArt Show at Middle Way Cafe - Anchorage, 2025-2026
• SCBWI Illustrators show at Wild Scoops - Anchorage, September & October 2025
• When Nature Calls at Public Pool Art Gallery - Hamtramck, MI, 2023
• Spaysky Fine Art Gallery LLC at Good Weather: Volume 1 at Good Weather Gallery - Chicago, 2021
• Ever Get the Feeling We're Not Alone in this World? at What Pipeline - Detroit, 2016
• Between Places, group show at 6018 North Gallery - Chicago, 2012
• Expanded Field, group show at Ford Field - Detroit, 2012Mural Work:
• JBER Outdoor Rec (794 Davis Hwy, JBER Fort Richardson, AK)
• JBER Arts and Crafts (755 D St, JBER Fort Richardson, AK)
• Private residence, Lang family, Livonia MI
• Churchill High School (8900 Newburgh Rd, Livonia, MI)Published Work:
• The Sea Unseen: A Marine Zine (illustration), 2026
• Spheres of Ourania (cover), Dwayne Shearill, 2016
• Loki: Nine Naughty Tales of the Trickster (illustrations), Mike Vasich, 2011Education:
• College for Creative Studies - BFA in Fine ArtsAwards/Other:
• AWAIC Shelter Artist Collaboration Grant, 2026
• Alaska Writers and Illustrators 2026 Conference poster design winner
• Artist participant in 2026 Bag It Up! auction for AWAIC and 4As
• Feature in Alaska Current by Sam Davenport, 2024