Jennifer Pereira
Jennifer Pereira is a maker and artist working out of Cobalt, Ontario. As an outdoor enthusiast and animal lover, inspiration for her works flow effortlessly from her experiences and surrounding environments. Working in oil she intertwines bold and precise brush work to fill the canvas with movement, capturing moments in time. Through her work she aims to expose the beauty and fragility of different ecosystems elevating the value of all life.
Jennifer has a bachelor of Fine Arts from Queens University where she majored in oil painting and printmaking. In 2007 Jennifer would take home her first ´Best in Show´ from the Oshawa Art Association´s 39th Annual Juried Art Exhibition at the Robert McLaughlin Gallery for her large scale oil painting On the Brink. This work explored the melting polar ice and its impact on the arctic ecosystem. It´s style, large size and animal/nature subject matter are typical of Jennifer's works to this day. Since then she has shown works in group and juried shows at the Agnes Etherington Art Centre(Kingston), Robert McLaughlin Gallery(Oshawa), Temiskaming Art Gallery(Haileybury) and in online virtual exhibitions, briefly selling works at Art On Main during her time in North Bay. Taking a break to pursue a teaching career and raise a young family Jennifer is just getting back into the art scene with works for sale at Local Authenticity in Temagami and Laura's Art Shop in Cobalt. Most recently Jennifer´s Hike to Cobalt Mountain was selected as part of the Group of Seven in Temiskaming: Reflections After 100 Years juried exhibition at the Temiskaming Art Gallery.
