D Delreverda-Jennings

On Location... HGTV Production Crew Films Syndicated Television Episode:


HGTV film crew shot a " That's Clever!" episode with artist D. DelReverda-Jennings in her Indianapolis, IN. studio. The episode included DelReverda-Jennings creating a mixed-media, textural abstract, wall art piece.

D. DelReverda-Jennings has been featured on a number of television shows including HGTV and DIYNETwork.

AWARDS & HONORS:


Arts Council of Indianapolis, Creative Renewal Arts Fellow, 2003. / Indiana Arts Commission, Individual Artist Project Grant Recipient, '04, '06, '08, '10, '12. / Illinois IC Master Artist Fellow. / Fmr. IBE Inc. Chairwoman ~ Curator -Cultural Arts Pavilion, Artists' Market. 2003-2008. / Fmr. IBE Inc. Chair. ~ Curator: Classic Saturday Art Fair. 2005, 2006: / Numerous IMCPLibrary Annual " Meet The Artists " Exhibition Awards. / MELANGE FINE ART. / United Way, LTD 13. / Indiana Arts Commission Grants Advisory Panelist. / Scholastic Arts And Writing Awards Adjudicator. / Indiana Artisan Adjudicator. /


AFFILATIONS: Professional Memberships - Professional Organizations:

Arts Council of Indianapolis. / The Indiana Arts Commission. / DelReverda-Jennings LLC, Publishing. / Who's Who In Black Indianapolis. / The Indiana Downtown Artists and Dealers Association (IDADA). / URBANE D'ART. / URBANE D'ART KIDS Inc. / Founder~Independent Curator~Sponsor of FLAVA FRESH! I - 10 __ Celebration of Spirit 1 - 3: / Creator~Independent Curator~Sponsor of the INTERLACE ~ WOMAN'S HAND: Exhibition. / Regional Arts Editor for >>> The Indiana Herald Newspaper. / ArtsForum. / Community InSight. / Community ArtsSight. / Community View. / Community InSight~Featured Artists. / Cultural Community. / Recent Art/Event "SNAPSHOTS." / INDYTOPSHOPS. / Arts Dialogue. / Artists' Guide. / SESQ News. / Artists' Initiative. / Artist Dialogue. /

Founder~CEO - URBANE D'ART / URBANE D'ART KIDS Inc. / Founder - MELANGE FINE ART. / Arts Council of Indianapolis. / The Indiana Arts Commission. / The Hoosier Salon Patrons Association & Gallery, Member. / Founder-Independent Curator of the FLAVA FRESH! I - X, Annual Juried, Multi Venue, Art Exhibition Presentation Series. / IDADA (Indianapolis Downtown Artists and Dealers Association.)_ Member. / The Illinois IC Artists. / The Illinois I.C. Master Artist Fellow Award, Member./ Regional Arts Editor, IL., IN., KY., OH., / Journalist ./ The Indiana Herald Newspaper, South East Square News, Artsforum, Mapleton FallCreek Gazette, INDYTOP SHOPS. / ' I AM ' Artists Group, Former Member. / Indianapolis and Dayton Artists Speak, Past Artist Associate. / 2000 United Way of Indiana LTD Alumni. / AAVAG - Member. / Woman Made Gallery, Member. / The Women Arts Network. / The Fund For Women Artists. / Fmr. Member, Urban Arts Society. / The Indiana Black Expo Inc., Fmr. ChairWoman~Curator - Cultural Arts Pavilion ' Artists Market '. 2004-'08. / The IBE Inc. Classic Saturday Art Fair, _Fmr. Chair~Curator. 2005 - '06. / Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art_ Member. / Indianapolis Museum of Art - Member. / NSI, '99-'07 Participatory Member. / Former Community Liaison for the Citizen's Neighborhood Coalition (C.N.C). / Fmr. Member of The Alaska Metal Arts Guild (AMAG). / The Writer's Center, Past Member / Fmr. VP, Etheridge Knight Inc. /

D. DelReverda-Jennings: Interdisciplinary Artist: Multi-Media Art Design:

My distinctive sculptural works are known for being metaphors of ancestral connection, evocative of the spiritual powers existing between women and nature. I incorporate expression of ancestral spiritual existence as an individual and as part of the human continuum, as well as naturalistic and symbolism from many ancient and modern cultures related to me through heritage to formulate a personal imagery. This work provides an apt metaphor not only for my feminine perspective of spiritual and cultural conservation but for ideas and associations that persist over time in the collective human consciousness. Many of my pieces are psychological portraits that explore the diverse sides of human nature, such as our desires, strengths, continual change, the everlasting, the fragility and beauty of life as I experience it through the triad of my inherent cultures, African American / Latino - Caribbean / Alaskan native. I feel that as an artist, the material used and the spiritual essence unite in ritual expression as a means to discover, relate and interpret the meaning of life. Creative ritual can transform materials and/or objects to make them function spiritually as well as physically and my intent is to attempt to give physical form to the hidden processes of the spiritual and natural worlds. I hope to make objects that embody these compelling qualities..


I work within a wide spectrum of materials, technique, and textures. From Steel to Stone ~ Paint to Paper. The diversity of materials add to the complexity of the pieces that I create and incorporates edginess and intricate detail into the imagery, which also happens to develop a visual dialogue and a physical reference or presence. The textural abstract paintings that I create are lavishly tactile, original mixed-media pieces which explore essentially abstract, nonrepresentational expressionism in contemporary media through bold vibrant color, form, sensual depth and complex textural composition.

D. DelReverda-Jennings


Through art I give voice, celebration and inspiration. I make the many forms of my work for all who appreciate the unusual and it becomes more richly textured and more complex as ideas rapidly evolve through my life participation of creativity, wanderlust and beauty.

I create to be heard, to show my joy, to tell my story. I create because I am driven. I hope that others in experiencing a taste of my artistic magic will come away with the same appreciation and enthusiasm that I receive in producing each piece.



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Type of Artist:


Interdisciplinary Artist:

Painter / Sculptor / Design / Illustrator / Author / Editor / Arts Educator / Writer / Performance Poet - Artist / Curator / Event Coordinator / Arts Entrepreneur /



General Themes:

Sexuality / Race / Ethnicity / Woman / Cultural Identity / Religion / Spirituality / History / Feminism / Gender Issues / Ancestral / Goddess / Womanistic Roots / Sensuality / Dominance / Queen / Power of the Feminine / Identity / Multicultural / Multi-Racial / Bi-Racial / Bohemian / Free Spirit / Duality / Abuse /
Wild Women / Assimilation / Artistic Diversity / Feminine Diversity / Culture / Freedom / Tactility / Emotion / Textural /


Keywords:

Ancestral /Goddess / Metaphor / Abstract / Design / Roots / Contemporary Metaphor / Identity / Ethnic / Diversity / Mother Earth / Women / Transformation / Perception / Duality / Culture / AfroLatina / Latina / Multi-Culturalism / African-American / Taino / African / Alaskan / Latino / Caribbean / Hispanic / Woman / Feminine Power / Womb / Earthly Roots / Spiritual Warrior / Fetish / Totem / Sensual / Spiritual Seeker / Connection / Creative / Creator / Nuturing / Proactive / Activisim / Advocate / Free /



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MY FAVORITE LINKS:


HGTV: hgtv/cr_painting/article/0,,HGTV_3282_4487927,00.html

IDADA: artistDetail.asp?ArtistID=15

Arts Council of Indianapolis:
artist_detail.aspx?id=784&ty=dis&lr=Visual Arts - Sculpture

Image Title: INTERLACE ~ WOMAN'S HAND: By D. DelReverda-Jennings: 2006
Featured in INTAKE Magazine December 2006. Indianapolis, IN.


The INTERLACE ~ WOMAN'S HAND: Exhibition is an annual, multidisciplinary, invitational group exhibition of Indiana Women in the Arts, representing a wide spectrum of generation, stage, style and media in the participants careers. The exhibition is curated and coordinated by interdisciplinary artist D. DelReverda-Jennings, homebase Indianapolis, IN. who created the event to recognize and celebrate the invaluable contributions made by women practicioners of the visual, literary and performing arts within the experience of the feminine.

The 2006-2007 event was held at the IUPUI Cultural Arts Gallery located on the IUPUI Campus, University College Building.

The event was sponsored by IUPUI, the IUPUI University Cultural Arts Gallery and URBANE D'ART Inc. /
D. DelReverda-Jennings is the Founding CEO.

FLAVA FRESH! III Exhibition. Featured in NUVO NewsWeekly Newspaper. December 2006 - January 2007.

Featured in INTake Magazine. December 2006.



The FLAVA FRESH! III Dual Exhibition is an annual mixed-media, multi-cultural, visual celebration of contemporary art in a variety of genres. Created, curated and coordinated by Artist, D. DelReverda-Jennings. Home base - Indianapolis, IN.

The recent exhibitions were held September 25, 2006 through January 12, 2007. At the Indianapolis Arts Garden and the North College Indianapolis Marion County Public Library ( IMCPL ) in Indianapolis, IN.

Sponsored by: The Indianapolis Marion County Public Library ( IMCPL ), Prizm: The Artists Supply Store, the Arts Council of Indianapolis, the Indianapolis Arts Garden /ACI, and URBANE D'ART Inc.
DelReverda-Jennings is the Founding CEO of URBANE D'ART Inc.

FLAVA FRESH! III 2006 Dual Exhibition. Indianapolis, IN.


This is an annual event created, curated and coordinated by artist, D. DelReverda-Jennings.


COMING SOON!!! FLAVA FRESH! III JULY 1 - 31, 2007:

The first portion of the 2007 Annual Dual FLAVA FRESH! IV Exhibition will be held July 1 - 31, 2007 at the Indianapolis Arts Garden, at the Circle Centre Mall located in downtown Indy, the intersection of Washington and Illinois Streets.

Names of PARTICIPATING ARTISTS: TBA:


On view during usual Mall hours. This Exhibition is FREE! and Open to the Public.

Contact:

Lamp Fine Arts Gallery:

Fountain Square IMCPL: 2006: " MELANGE: "

Four Star Gallery:

The Indianapolis Marion County Public Library Annual presentation of " Meet The Artists " 2006.

" Get Out The Art!: 2006 " , " Functionality: 2006 " , " One Piece Holiday Show 2007. " - Dean Johnson Gallery:

" Black Pearls...Our Legacy Past and Present: 2006" , " Celebracion De Artes Latinas: 2006 ". The Garfield Park Arts Center:

The Fountain Square Library.

The Indianapolis Arts Garden: 2006: IAC Exhibition. " Distinct Perspectives. "

The Brightwood Library.

The Hoosier Salon Patron Association and Gallery: The Annual Hoosier Salon Exhibition.

The Indiana State Museum.

CONVERSATIONS IN BLACKNESS: The Collective Art Gallery: INDPLS, IN. 2006.

FLAVA FRESH! III: The Indianapolis Arts Garden / The IMCPLibrary. 2006 - 2007.

INTERLACE ~ WOMAN'S HAND: The IUPUI Cultural Arts Gallery: INDPLS, IN. 2006 - 2007.

BroadRipple Art & Design: INDPLS, IN. 2007.

The 2007 Museum of Science and Industry, Black Creativity Juried Art Exhibition: 1/10/ - 3/10, 2007. Chicago, IL.

BroadRipple Art & Design, ( BRAD ): INDPLS, IN. 2007.

The Hoosier Salon Patron's Association and Gallery. 2007.

Dean Johnson Gallery. 2007.

The Indiana Black EXPO Inc. Cultural Arts Pavilion, ARTISTS' MARKET: 2007.
The Indiana Black EXPO Inc. Classic Saturday Arts Fair. 2007.

FLAVA FRESH! IV: July 1, 2007 - through - October 31, 2007.
The Arts Council of Indianapolis~Indianapolis Arts Garden.
Loudermilk Studio and Gallery.
North College Avenue Branch IMCPLibrary.

The ART BANK Artist Studio's and Gallery. 2007.

Indianapolis Marion County Public Library - Meet The Artists - Annual Gala Artists Opening and Exhibition. Feb 2, 2008

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D. DELREVERDA-JENNINGS:


My work is both unusual and unique. I utilize mixed-media, producing dimensional sculptural pieces inclusive of highly charged, worked and reworked (chased and repousse`) surfaces or deep variant tactile compositions. I create ethereal, organic sculptural work reminiscent of ancient entities which whisper near silent inner voices, intimate of whom I was before I became who I want to be.

My utilitarian pieces mediate between functionality and existence as objects of beauty. There is a common physical thread that runs within all of my works, whether 2 or 3 -Dimensional, from sculpture to installations in that it involves working within the technique of deep surface enhancement, tactility, the basis of textural work. Light shimmers in undulating patinas within the incised sections or speak in bold character in the unusual intricate relief textures. I bring facets of my sculptural techniques to my textural abstract compositional work, utilizing vibrant hues and complex surfaces. My illustrative work is distinct in that it powerfully displays both sides of the coin through my unique graphic dimensional techniques.

I create my work to provoke the viewer, to suggest something that is just on the other side of consciousness and strive to have the end product reflect my own sensitivity, ancestral / spiritual connection and contemporary awareness to the material itself and its traditions. I believe that everything consists of matter and a spiritual realm. The material existence erodes and gradually fades away, while the spiritual existence remains as a memory... It is that very memory that I hope to preserve.

I create to be heard, to show my joy, to tell my story. I create because I am driven. Through art I give voice to celebration and inspiration and make the many forms of my work for all who appreciate the unusual, it becomes more richly textured and more complex as ideas rapidly evolve through my life participation of creativity, wanderlust and beauty. I hope that others in experiencing a taste of my artistic magic will come away with the same appreciation and enthusiasm that I receive in producing each piece.



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IMAGE: ETHNOCENTRIC HOLIDAY TREE ORNAMENTS: Created by D. DelReverda-Jennings: Exhibited - DEAN JOHNSON GALLERY Located 646 Massachusetts Ave. Indianapolis, IN.

Featured in INTAKE Magazine. Indianapolis, IN. December, 2005:


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COMMISSIONS / ARTIST RESIDENCIES WELCOME:
WORKSHOPS / PROGRAMS / CLASSES ... CALL FOR Availability:

Commissioned Works.
Art Demonstrations.
Education presentations to schools, art groups, community organizations.
Exhibition.
ArtWorks - retail.
Performances / Readings .
Speaking About My Work Before a Group.
Teach Art Form.
Other: Visual Artist / Regional Arts Editor / Author / Writer / Arts Activist, Curator, Coordinator / Spokesperson for organizations, Arts events, Artists Groups and Community events: Grants Panelist / Teaching Artist: Performance Poet - Artist / Arts Entrepreneur ./


Educational facilities, etc. must contact me directly. All arrangements for workshops, classes, exhibits, performances, visiting artists engagements / residencies, arts venue coordination, curatorial and speaking engagements must be made far in advance. Please contact me directly for the most up to date availability.


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WORKSHOP / CLASS / PROGRAM / DOCENT TOUR INFORMATION:



ADULT WORKSHOPS, CLASS: Participants will have a diverse choice to create unusual, colorful items, decorative and/or functional. ( Examples shown.)


CHILDREN'S WORKSHOPS, CLASSES or PROGRAMS: Offer a variety of highly interesting, fun tangible creations. ( On Site - Programs facilitated by educational institutions ).


DOCENT TOURS of Indianapolis Arts Facilities are available ( contact far in advance to arrange ) for groups of 6 or more children K - 6. ( Lunch Optional ).

Indianapolis:

Garfield Park Arts Center Exhibition: February 2006.

Indianapolis, IN:

Indianapolis Marion County Public Library ( IMCPL ) - Meet The Artists XVI - 2004:

Chicago, IL:


Museum of Science and Industry - Black Creativity Art Exhibition: 2007.

Indianapolis, IN:


The Indiana State Museum.

FLAVA FRESH IV! At the Arts Council of Indianapolis ~ Indianapolis Arts Garden / Circle Centre Mall 2007:

The first segment of the Annual Dual Presentations of FLAVA FRESH IV! a mixed-media, multicultural, visual celebration of contemporary art in a variety of genres created by local Indianapolis artists.

Sponsors: Arts Council of Indianapolis / PRIZM THE Artist Supply Store / URBANE D'ART INC.

FLAVA FRESH IV! ~ LOUDERMILK Studio and Gallery. The second presentation of the Annual Dual Art Exhibition. FLAVA FRESH! is a mixed-media, multicultural, visual celebration of contemporary art created by local Indianapolis artists.


Sponsors: LOUDERMILK Studio and Gallery / CHARTWELLS / URBANE D'ART INC. /
PRIZM THE Artists Supply Store / ALCATRAZ Brewing CO.

The New Garfield Park Arts Center showcase of Indianapolis' Finest Black Artists and Photographers. 2006:


Sponsors: An INDY Parks Presentation: