Jeana Jaeger McGivern

medium: sculpture

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Paleolithic Echo 1989 Ceramics	Emerging Terra Firma #1 2006 Ceramics	Emerging Terra Firma #2 2006 Ceramics
Emerging Terra Firma #3 2006 Ceramics	Emerging Terra Firma #4 2006 Ceramics	Reflective Patterns 2007 Ceramics
Ancient Voices II 1990 Ceramics	Neolithic Rhythms 2006 Ceramics	Harmonics 1998 Ceramics
Fortitude 2007 Ceramics

Contact information
5206 Lombardy Dr.
Wausau, WI 54401
Phone Number: 715-848-2423
Email Address: jm5206@yahoo.com

Artist statement
My sculptures are hand built, coil and slab construction, high-fire stoneware clay. Each sculpture is one-of-a-kind, and takes three to six months from start to finish. Earth tone stains and glazes--and an occasional touch of color--are added to emphasize and enhance the forms and textures.

I have worked in clay for over twenty-five years and was initially attracted to clay as a sculpture medium because of its wonderful plasticity and the endless creative possibilities it invites. As a keen observer of natural forms, colors, and textures, the medium has allowed me to recreate in various scales and abstractions, the beauty and history of the earth’s topography.

I also was attracted to high fired clay because of its permanence; I appreciate the fact that my work will outlive me and future generations.

Biography
Education:
1980 B.S. Studio Art/Art Education, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Art History Minor
1988 Master’s Degree in Education, UW-Stevens Point

Employment:
Art Specialist, Wausau School District

Exhibitions:
I have exhibited my work since 1980 statewide, nationally and internationally, including exhibitions at The Cudahy Gallery, Milwaukee; Neville Public Museum, Green Bay; Western Montana College Gallery, Dillon, Montana; Bonifas Fine Art Center, Escanaba, Michigan; Jewish Community Center, Margate, New Jersey; Springfield Illinois Art Center Gallery; UW-Green Bay, UW-Eau Claire, Edna Carlsten Gallery, UW-Stevens Point; Bradley Gallery, Lakeland College, Sheboygan; John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan; Nicolet College, Rhinelander; Carlisle Arts Center, Carlisle, Pennsylvania; Manhattan Arts Online Gallery, New York; Appleton Arts Center; New Visions Gallery, Marshfield; Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau; Museum of Arts and Crafts, Zagreb, Yugoslavia; and Masterworks Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand.