Jennie Traill Schaeffer: CV
EDUCATION
2000 Syracuse University College of Visual and Performing Arts, Syracuse, NY
BFA, Dual Major in Painting / Art Education, magna cum laude
1999 Study Abroad, Syracuse University, Florence, Italy
Selected JURIED EXHIBITIONS
2022 Hermitage Handmade Festival, Hermitage Museum & Gardens, Norfolk, VA
Durham Art Walk Holiday Market, Durham, NC
Friends Exhibit, 311 Gallery, Raleigh, NC
2021 Durham Art Walk Holiday Market, Durham, NC
2020 Personal Landscapes, Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, NJ
Yellowstone Art Auction 52, Yellowstone Art Museum, Billings, MT
State of the Art 2020, Studio Montclair, Montclair, NJ
Jam at Mam, Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, NJ
Inspiring Minds, Herb & Milly Iris Gallery at SOPAC, South Orange, NJ
2019 Art at the Esplanade, Mountain Lakes, NJ
3rd Annual Juried Show: Mixed Media, Bethlehem House Contemporary Art Gallery, Bethlehem, PA
Inspiring Minds, Valley Arts Community Gallery, Orange, NJ
2018 Art to Go, Studio Montclair Gallery, Montclair, NJ
Bizarre Bazaar, The Woodland, Maplewood, NJ
Inspiring Minds, Valley Arts Community Gallery, Orange, NJ
Optimism in Action, Peg Williams Gallery at Short Stories Bookstore, Madison, NJ
2017 Friends of Arts Unbound, The Dora Stern Gallery at Arts Unbound, Orange, NJ
Optimism in Action, Peg Williams Gallery at Short Stories Bookstore, Madison, NJ
Optimism in Action, Museum of Early Trade & Craft, Madison, NJ
Art and Poetry HaHa, The Rectangle Studio & Gallery, Orange, NJ
Petit Deux: a group exhibition of smaller sized art 16” x 20” and under, Emerge Gallery, Saugerties, NY
2016 Petit: a group exhibition of smaller art, Emerge Gallery, Saugerties, NY
Great Spirits Among Us, Nails in the Wall Gallery @ St. Luke’s, Metuchen, NJ
An Eclectic Art Show, Peg Williams Gallery at Short Stories Bookstore, Madison, NJ
OPEN Orange, Firehouse Gallery, Orange, NJ
Maplewood Art Walk, Maplewood, NJ
Gaelen Juried Art Show & Sale, Gaelan Gallery West, Whippany, NJ
2015 Love of the Delaware River Valley, Peters Valley Craft Center, Layton, NJ
Maplewood Art Walk, Maplewood, NJ
2014 Painting Alumni Retrospective, 914Works, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
Open Orange, Firehouse Gallery, Orange, NJ
Friends & Neighbors, Pierro Gallery, South Orange, NJ
2011 24th Annual Skylands Juried Show, Sussex County Arts Center, Newton, NJ
2009 22nd Annual Skylands Juried Show, Sussex County Arts Center, Newton, NJ
23rd International Juried Show, Visual Arts Center of NJ, Summit, NJ
2008 21st Annual Skylands Juried Show, Sussex County Arts Center, Newton, NJ
2007 Peters Valley Craft Fair, Sussex County Fairgrounds, Augusta, NJ
Bethlehem Fine Arts Show, Bethlehem, PA
30th Small Works, 80 East Washington Square Galleries, NYU, New York, NY
21st International Juried Show, Visual Art Center of NJ, Summit, NJ
2006 19th Annual Skylands Juried Show, Sussex County Arts Center, Newton, NJ
2005 Small Matters of Great Importance, Hopper House Art Center, Nyack, NY
2004 Members’ Annual Juried Show, Somerset Art Association, Bedminster, NJ
2000 Summer Student Show, Lowe Art Gallery, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
Selected GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022 Taking Up Space, The Pocket Gallery, Raleigh, NC
Members Showcase Exhibition, Durham Art Guild, Durham, NC
2020 Candy Club Collective: 25 Women Artists, www.KatrinaBerg.com
2019 State of the Art 2019, Studio Montclair, Montclair, NJ
Artists of the Oranges, West Orange Arts Center, West Orange, NJ
2018 Friends of Arts Unbound, The Dora Stern Gallery at Arts Unbound, Orange, NJ
Artist Members Show, Valley Arts Community Gallery, Orange, NJ
ArtFull Holiday, Valley Arts Community Gallery, Orange, NJ
2017 MotherDaughter, Oceanic Free Library, Rumson, NJ
Artist Members Show, Valley Arts Community Gallery, Orange, NJ
Friends of Arts Unbound, The Dora Stern Gallery at Arts Unbound, Orange, NJ
Portrait Painting Mothers, The Rectangle Studio & Gallery, Orange, NJ
Art and Poetry HaHa, The Rectangle Studio & Gallery, Orange, NJ
2016 West Orange Arts Council Members Show, West Orange Arts Center, NJ
Into the Valley, West Orange Arts Center, NJ
Making Matters: Summer Faculty Show, Peters Valley Craft Center, Layton, NJ
SOMA Artists Studio Tour, JESPY House, South Orange, NJ
Twitter Art Exhibit, Trygve Lie Gallery, New York, NY
2015 SOMA Artists Studio Tour, JESPY House, South Orange, NJ
Studio Tour 11 x 14, Maplewood Memorial Library, Maplewood, NJ
West Orange Art Center Opening Exhibit, West Orange, NJ
BANG X: A Small Artworks Exhibition & Sale, 1978 Galley, Maplewood, NJ
2014 Annual Faculty and Studio Assistant Exhibition, Peters Valley Craft Center, Layton, NJ
Primar(il)y Red, Gallery U, Westfield, NJ
2013 Evolution: Works in Progress, TraillWorks, Newton, NJ
2012 Feast for the Eyes: The Art of Food, Noyes Museum, Oceanville, NJ
Good Things, Small Packages, Newton, NJ
Fresh, TraillWorks, Newton, NJ
Contemporary Landscapes, TraillWorks, Newton, NJ
Growth, Renewal, Change, TraillWorks, Newton, NJ
Blank Canvas Benefit, Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, Summit, NJ
2011 Good Things, Small Packages, TraillWorks, Newton, NJ
Women’s Invitational Exhibit, TraillWorks, Newton, NJ
2010 32nd Annual Art Exhibit and Sale, Hilltop Country Day School, Sparta, NJ
Two Sides to Every Story: Jennie Traill Schaeffer and Martha C. Hall, TraillWorks, Newton, NJ
2008 Kitchen Kitsch, TraillWorks, Newton, NJ
31st Annual Art Exhibit and Sale, Hilltop Country Day School, Sparta, NJ
Newark Open Doors 2008, 482 Washington St., Newark, NJ
Guest Artist Residency Exhibit, Sally D. Francisco Gallery at Peters Valley, Layton, NJ
Featured Artist, Sussex County Arts Center, Newton, NJ
2007 Blank Canvas Benefit, Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, Summit, NJ
30th Annual Art Exhibit and Sale, Hilltop Country Day School, Sparta, NJ
ICON: Redefining Contemporary Pop Art, Wired Gallery, Bethlehem, PA
2nd Annual Summer Show, Art at the Mill, Lafayette, NJ
Romanticism, Sussex County Arts Center, Newton, NJ
2006 29th Annual Art Exhibit and Sale, Hilltop Country Day School, Sparta, NJ
Large and Small Works, APeX Gallery, Asbury Park, NJ
Woman’s Art Walk, 4th Annual Women’s Art Festival, APeX Gallery, Asbury Park, NJ
Realism ’06, APeX Gallery, Asbury Park, NJ
Metamorphosis; A New Beginning, Art at the Mill, Lafayette, NJ
People, Places & Things and The Hundred Dollar Show, Art at the Mill, Lafayette, NJ
For Lovers Only, Art at the Mill, Lafayette, NJ
Arts Desire, Sussex County Arts Center, Newton, NJ
2005 HOMEwork, Benefit Concert & Sneak Preview of HOME, The Puffin Room, NYC
28th Annual Art Exhibit and Sale, Hilltop Country Day School, Sparta, NJ
Artist’s Choice, Sussex County Arts Center, Newton, NJ
Art in Sussex County 46th Annual Exhibit, Sussex County Fairgrounds, Augusta, NJ
2004 Non-Juried Show and Sale, Somerset Art Association, Bedminster, NJ
2003 Non-Juried Show and Sale, Somerset Art Association, Bedminster, NJ
1999 BFA Show, School of Art and Design, Syracuse University, NY
BFA Group Show, Storch Gallery, Syracuse Stage, Syracuse, NY
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2019 The Kitchen Gods, GSC Gallery, General Store Cooperative, Maplewood, NJ
2017 Red Carpet Icons & More, The ArtFull Bean Artisan Café, Valley Arts, Orange, NJ
2016 Jennie Traill Schaeffer at Twin Rivers Dance Academy, Easton, PA
Jennie Traill Schaeffer at the Maplewood Grille, Maplewood, NJ
2015 Red Carpet Icons: New Works, Hat City Kitchen, Orange, NJ
2012 Jennie Traill Schaeffer Selected Works, Gallery Within, Krave Café and Caterers, Newton, NJ
Jennie Traill Schaeffer: Regrouped, TraillWorks, Newton, NJ
2011 Taped Up, TraillWorks, Newton, NJ
2009 Kitchen Savories, Andre’s Restaurant, Newton, NJ
2007 Open Studio, TraillWorks, Newton, NJ
2006 Appliance Portraits, A Solo Show of Oils, The Snack Bar, Denville, NJ
2005 TraillWorks: Now Showing, Rockingham Coffee Lounge, Boonton, NJ
2000 Defining Moments: Painting and Process, White Cube Gallery, Syracuse, NY
RESIDENCIES
2022 Virtual Artist Mother Art Residency
2008 Guest Artist in Residence - Special Topics, Peters Valley Craft Center, Layton, NJ
AWARDS & HONORS
2016 2nd Place in Show, Maplewood Art Walk, Maplewood, NJ
2011 George W. Morville Honorable Mention, Skylands Juried Art Show, Sussex County Arts Council
2009 20 Under 40, New Jersey Herald, Newton, NJ
2008 Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Scholarship
Guest Artist in Residence - Special Topics, Peters Valley Craft Center, Layton, NJ
2006 Best New Artist, Skylands Juried Art Show, Sussex County Arts Council
Tranquility Gallery Award, Skylands Juried Art Show, Sussex County Arts Council
2004 Honorable Mention, Members’ Annual Juried Show, Somerset Art Association
2000 Hiram Gee Senior Painting Award (2nd Place), Senior Painting Competition, Syracuse University
1996 First Place Mixed Media, Riverfest Outdoor Exhibition, Phillipsburg, NJ
COMMISSIONS
2006 – present
Numerous Private Commissions
2011 -2012
Mural Designer and Painter, St. Joseph’s Regional School, Newton, NJ
2005 Set Designer for HOME, ACFDance, Inc., 14th Street Y Theater, NYC
COLLECTIONS
Mountain Creek, Vernon, NJ
Syracuse University: “Syracuse University Student Print Collection.”, Syracuse, NY
Private Collections: United States including NJ, PA, NY, CT, TX, UT, MI, OH, FL, NC, CA, IL
CURATORIAL PROJECTS
2012 Juror of Awards, Peters Valley Annual Juried Craft Fair
2008 - 2013
TraillWorks’ Gallery Exhibits, TraillWorks, Newton, NJ
TALKS, PANELS
2021 Speaker, The Art Educators Lounge, hosted on Zoom by Teaching Artist Podcast and Visionary Art Collective
2020 Speaker, The Candy Club Collective, hosted by Katrina Berg Fine Art, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNrRzggYe8I&t=9s
2012 Speaker, “The Evolution of My Work and Myself,” Culver Lake Women’s Group, Frankford, NJ
2011 Panelist, “Who Does She Think She Is Discussion,” TraillWorks, Newton, NJ
2010 Speaker, “The Apron and Its Place in History,” Newton Heritage Day, TraillWorks, Newton, NJ
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Hartnett, Michael. “The Art of Jennie Traill Schaeffer: Halos and Pearls.” Sussex Journal April, 2012: 12 – 14. Print.
“Exhibit to Benefit Cancer Research.” New Jersey Herald 22 Jan. 2012: Sun. Ed, D-6. Print.
“TraillWorks Art Gallery Moves to New Location.” New Jersey Herald 4 April, 2010.
Matt Fitzpatrick. Interview with Jennie Traill Schaeffer. WMBC-TV. 1 Oct. 2009. Television.
“Jennie Traill Schaeffer.” New Jersey Herald 27 Sept. 2009: Sun. Ed, “20 Under 40 Special Section,” 11. Print.
Brody, Millicent K. “Weekending: Newton” New Jersey Life 1 May, 2009: 103. Print.
Kalan, Susan. “Meet the Artist.” The Express-Times 9 May, 2008: D1: Print.
George Andrerson. “The Kitchen God’s Artist.” NJ Savvy Living Aug. 2008: 62-67.
Kelly Heyboer. “Life of the Artist.” Jersey Blogs. The Star-Ledger 25 April 2007: Web
Zimmer, Dave. “Local artist exhibits works at Jewelers.” AIM Jefferson [Jefferson, NJ]. 3 November 2006: J10.
Print.
“Apex Gallery New Realism Show Features Many Local Artists.” Upstage Magazine 4 September 2006: <http://www.upstagemagazine.com>. Web.
Schaeffer, Jennie Traill. St. Mixer. 1996. TraillWorks, Newton, NJ. New Jersey Arts Calendar. New York Times
3 September 1996: NJ edition, NJ 15.
Moszczynski. Joe. “Artist means to eat well, and paint the stove, too.” The Star-Ledger [Newton, NJ], 23
February 2006.
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
2021 - present
Thrive Together Network, Member (previously Artist/Mother Network)
2021 - present
Durham Art Guild, Member
2017 - Studio Montclair, Member
Valley Arts, Member
West Orange Arts Council, Member
2016 - Studio Montclair, Member
Montclair Art Museum, Member
Valley Arts, Member
West Orange Arts Council, Member
2015 - present
Studio Montclair, Member
1978 Maplewood Art Center, Member
Valley Arts, Member
2011 - present
Peters Valley Craft Center, Member
2005 - 2013
Sussex County Arts & Heritage Council, Member
Chairperson, Annual Juried Skylands Art Show and Sale (2006 / 2007)
Visual Arts Committee Member (2005 – 2008)
2007 - 2008
BOAS (Business of Art Sussex), Co-founder & President
2003 - 2004
Somerset Art Association, Member
ADDITIONAL EDUCATION
2022
"Wearing all the Hats," Professional Development Course led by Kaylan Buteyn and Isadora Stowe of the Artist / Mother Network
INSTRUCTION
2013 – present
Fine Arts Teacher, Art Coach, Workshop Instructor: Art Lessons, TraillWorks, West Orange, NJ
2016 Workshop Instructor, Finding Flow in Watercolor, Peters Valley Craft Center, Layton, NJ
2014 Workshop Instructor, Painting the Texture of Tea, Peters Valley Craft Center, Layton, NJ
Workshop Instructor, Drawing Reflections, Teen Arts, Sussex County Community College, Newton, NJ
2012 Workshop Instructor, Teen Arts, Sussex County Community College, Newton, NJ
2007 Workshop Instructor, Teen Arts, Sussex County Community College, Newton, NJ
Workshop Instructor, Hilltop Country Day School Teachers’ Orientation, Sparta, NJ
2006 – 2013
Fine Arts Teacher, Art Lessons, TraillWorks, Newton, NJ
2002 - 2003
Fine Arts Teacher, Hunterdon Central Regional High School, Flemington, NJ
2001 - 2002
Fine Arts Teacher, Copeland Middle School, Rockaway Township, NJ
ONLINE GALLERIES
2008 - 2013
JerseyArts.com, http://www.jerseyarts.com/ArtistGallery.aspx?ID=165
2007 – 2010
Gawker Artist, http://www.artists.gawker.com /387410/jennie-traill-schaeffer
2000 Syracuse University College of Visual and Performing Arts, Syracuse, NY
BFA, Dual Major in Painting / Art Education, magna cum laude
1999 Study Abroad, Syracuse University, Florence, Italy
Selected JURIED EXHIBITIONS
2022 Hermitage Handmade Festival, Hermitage Museum & Gardens, Norfolk, VA
Durham Art Walk Holiday Market, Durham, NC
Friends Exhibit, 311 Gallery, Raleigh, NC
2021 Durham Art Walk Holiday Market, Durham, NC
2020 Personal Landscapes, Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, NJ
Yellowstone Art Auction 52, Yellowstone Art Museum, Billings, MT
State of the Art 2020, Studio Montclair, Montclair, NJ
Jam at Mam, Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, NJ
Inspiring Minds, Herb & Milly Iris Gallery at SOPAC, South Orange, NJ
2019 Art at the Esplanade, Mountain Lakes, NJ
3rd Annual Juried Show: Mixed Media, Bethlehem House Contemporary Art Gallery, Bethlehem, PA
Inspiring Minds, Valley Arts Community Gallery, Orange, NJ
2018 Art to Go, Studio Montclair Gallery, Montclair, NJ
Bizarre Bazaar, The Woodland, Maplewood, NJ
Inspiring Minds, Valley Arts Community Gallery, Orange, NJ
Optimism in Action, Peg Williams Gallery at Short Stories Bookstore, Madison, NJ
2017 Friends of Arts Unbound, The Dora Stern Gallery at Arts Unbound, Orange, NJ
Optimism in Action, Peg Williams Gallery at Short Stories Bookstore, Madison, NJ
Optimism in Action, Museum of Early Trade & Craft, Madison, NJ
Art and Poetry HaHa, The Rectangle Studio & Gallery, Orange, NJ
Petit Deux: a group exhibition of smaller sized art 16” x 20” and under, Emerge Gallery, Saugerties, NY
2016 Petit: a group exhibition of smaller art, Emerge Gallery, Saugerties, NY
Great Spirits Among Us, Nails in the Wall Gallery @ St. Luke’s, Metuchen, NJ
An Eclectic Art Show, Peg Williams Gallery at Short Stories Bookstore, Madison, NJ
OPEN Orange, Firehouse Gallery, Orange, NJ
Maplewood Art Walk, Maplewood, NJ
Gaelen Juried Art Show & Sale, Gaelan Gallery West, Whippany, NJ
2015 Love of the Delaware River Valley, Peters Valley Craft Center, Layton, NJ
Maplewood Art Walk, Maplewood, NJ
2014 Painting Alumni Retrospective, 914Works, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
Open Orange, Firehouse Gallery, Orange, NJ
Friends & Neighbors, Pierro Gallery, South Orange, NJ
2011 24th Annual Skylands Juried Show, Sussex County Arts Center, Newton, NJ
2009 22nd Annual Skylands Juried Show, Sussex County Arts Center, Newton, NJ
23rd International Juried Show, Visual Arts Center of NJ, Summit, NJ
2008 21st Annual Skylands Juried Show, Sussex County Arts Center, Newton, NJ
2007 Peters Valley Craft Fair, Sussex County Fairgrounds, Augusta, NJ
Bethlehem Fine Arts Show, Bethlehem, PA
30th Small Works, 80 East Washington Square Galleries, NYU, New York, NY
21st International Juried Show, Visual Art Center of NJ, Summit, NJ
2006 19th Annual Skylands Juried Show, Sussex County Arts Center, Newton, NJ
2005 Small Matters of Great Importance, Hopper House Art Center, Nyack, NY
2004 Members’ Annual Juried Show, Somerset Art Association, Bedminster, NJ
2000 Summer Student Show, Lowe Art Gallery, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
Selected GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022 Taking Up Space, The Pocket Gallery, Raleigh, NC
Members Showcase Exhibition, Durham Art Guild, Durham, NC
2020 Candy Club Collective: 25 Women Artists, www.KatrinaBerg.com
2019 State of the Art 2019, Studio Montclair, Montclair, NJ
Artists of the Oranges, West Orange Arts Center, West Orange, NJ
2018 Friends of Arts Unbound, The Dora Stern Gallery at Arts Unbound, Orange, NJ
Artist Members Show, Valley Arts Community Gallery, Orange, NJ
ArtFull Holiday, Valley Arts Community Gallery, Orange, NJ
2017 MotherDaughter, Oceanic Free Library, Rumson, NJ
Artist Members Show, Valley Arts Community Gallery, Orange, NJ
Friends of Arts Unbound, The Dora Stern Gallery at Arts Unbound, Orange, NJ
Portrait Painting Mothers, The Rectangle Studio & Gallery, Orange, NJ
Art and Poetry HaHa, The Rectangle Studio & Gallery, Orange, NJ
2016 West Orange Arts Council Members Show, West Orange Arts Center, NJ
Into the Valley, West Orange Arts Center, NJ
Making Matters: Summer Faculty Show, Peters Valley Craft Center, Layton, NJ
SOMA Artists Studio Tour, JESPY House, South Orange, NJ
Twitter Art Exhibit, Trygve Lie Gallery, New York, NY
2015 SOMA Artists Studio Tour, JESPY House, South Orange, NJ
Studio Tour 11 x 14, Maplewood Memorial Library, Maplewood, NJ
West Orange Art Center Opening Exhibit, West Orange, NJ
BANG X: A Small Artworks Exhibition & Sale, 1978 Galley, Maplewood, NJ
2014 Annual Faculty and Studio Assistant Exhibition, Peters Valley Craft Center, Layton, NJ
Primar(il)y Red, Gallery U, Westfield, NJ
2013 Evolution: Works in Progress, TraillWorks, Newton, NJ
2012 Feast for the Eyes: The Art of Food, Noyes Museum, Oceanville, NJ
Good Things, Small Packages, Newton, NJ
Fresh, TraillWorks, Newton, NJ
Contemporary Landscapes, TraillWorks, Newton, NJ
Growth, Renewal, Change, TraillWorks, Newton, NJ
Blank Canvas Benefit, Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, Summit, NJ
2011 Good Things, Small Packages, TraillWorks, Newton, NJ
Women’s Invitational Exhibit, TraillWorks, Newton, NJ
2010 32nd Annual Art Exhibit and Sale, Hilltop Country Day School, Sparta, NJ
Two Sides to Every Story: Jennie Traill Schaeffer and Martha C. Hall, TraillWorks, Newton, NJ
2008 Kitchen Kitsch, TraillWorks, Newton, NJ
31st Annual Art Exhibit and Sale, Hilltop Country Day School, Sparta, NJ
Newark Open Doors 2008, 482 Washington St., Newark, NJ
Guest Artist Residency Exhibit, Sally D. Francisco Gallery at Peters Valley, Layton, NJ
Featured Artist, Sussex County Arts Center, Newton, NJ
2007 Blank Canvas Benefit, Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, Summit, NJ
30th Annual Art Exhibit and Sale, Hilltop Country Day School, Sparta, NJ
ICON: Redefining Contemporary Pop Art, Wired Gallery, Bethlehem, PA
2nd Annual Summer Show, Art at the Mill, Lafayette, NJ
Romanticism, Sussex County Arts Center, Newton, NJ
2006 29th Annual Art Exhibit and Sale, Hilltop Country Day School, Sparta, NJ
Large and Small Works, APeX Gallery, Asbury Park, NJ
Woman’s Art Walk, 4th Annual Women’s Art Festival, APeX Gallery, Asbury Park, NJ
Realism ’06, APeX Gallery, Asbury Park, NJ
Metamorphosis; A New Beginning, Art at the Mill, Lafayette, NJ
People, Places & Things and The Hundred Dollar Show, Art at the Mill, Lafayette, NJ
For Lovers Only, Art at the Mill, Lafayette, NJ
Arts Desire, Sussex County Arts Center, Newton, NJ
2005 HOMEwork, Benefit Concert & Sneak Preview of HOME, The Puffin Room, NYC
28th Annual Art Exhibit and Sale, Hilltop Country Day School, Sparta, NJ
Artist’s Choice, Sussex County Arts Center, Newton, NJ
Art in Sussex County 46th Annual Exhibit, Sussex County Fairgrounds, Augusta, NJ
2004 Non-Juried Show and Sale, Somerset Art Association, Bedminster, NJ
2003 Non-Juried Show and Sale, Somerset Art Association, Bedminster, NJ
1999 BFA Show, School of Art and Design, Syracuse University, NY
BFA Group Show, Storch Gallery, Syracuse Stage, Syracuse, NY
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2019 The Kitchen Gods, GSC Gallery, General Store Cooperative, Maplewood, NJ
2017 Red Carpet Icons & More, The ArtFull Bean Artisan Café, Valley Arts, Orange, NJ
2016 Jennie Traill Schaeffer at Twin Rivers Dance Academy, Easton, PA
Jennie Traill Schaeffer at the Maplewood Grille, Maplewood, NJ
2015 Red Carpet Icons: New Works, Hat City Kitchen, Orange, NJ
2012 Jennie Traill Schaeffer Selected Works, Gallery Within, Krave Café and Caterers, Newton, NJ
Jennie Traill Schaeffer: Regrouped, TraillWorks, Newton, NJ
2011 Taped Up, TraillWorks, Newton, NJ
2009 Kitchen Savories, Andre’s Restaurant, Newton, NJ
2007 Open Studio, TraillWorks, Newton, NJ
2006 Appliance Portraits, A Solo Show of Oils, The Snack Bar, Denville, NJ
2005 TraillWorks: Now Showing, Rockingham Coffee Lounge, Boonton, NJ
2000 Defining Moments: Painting and Process, White Cube Gallery, Syracuse, NY
RESIDENCIES
2022 Virtual Artist Mother Art Residency
2008 Guest Artist in Residence - Special Topics, Peters Valley Craft Center, Layton, NJ
AWARDS & HONORS
2016 2nd Place in Show, Maplewood Art Walk, Maplewood, NJ
2011 George W. Morville Honorable Mention, Skylands Juried Art Show, Sussex County Arts Council
2009 20 Under 40, New Jersey Herald, Newton, NJ
2008 Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Scholarship
Guest Artist in Residence - Special Topics, Peters Valley Craft Center, Layton, NJ
2006 Best New Artist, Skylands Juried Art Show, Sussex County Arts Council
Tranquility Gallery Award, Skylands Juried Art Show, Sussex County Arts Council
2004 Honorable Mention, Members’ Annual Juried Show, Somerset Art Association
2000 Hiram Gee Senior Painting Award (2nd Place), Senior Painting Competition, Syracuse University
1996 First Place Mixed Media, Riverfest Outdoor Exhibition, Phillipsburg, NJ
COMMISSIONS
2006 – present
Numerous Private Commissions
2011 -2012
Mural Designer and Painter, St. Joseph’s Regional School, Newton, NJ
2005 Set Designer for HOME, ACFDance, Inc., 14th Street Y Theater, NYC
COLLECTIONS
Mountain Creek, Vernon, NJ
Syracuse University: “Syracuse University Student Print Collection.”, Syracuse, NY
Private Collections: United States including NJ, PA, NY, CT, TX, UT, MI, OH, FL, NC, CA, IL
CURATORIAL PROJECTS
2012 Juror of Awards, Peters Valley Annual Juried Craft Fair
2008 - 2013
TraillWorks’ Gallery Exhibits, TraillWorks, Newton, NJ
TALKS, PANELS
2021 Speaker, The Art Educators Lounge, hosted on Zoom by Teaching Artist Podcast and Visionary Art Collective
2020 Speaker, The Candy Club Collective, hosted by Katrina Berg Fine Art, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNrRzggYe8I&t=9s
2012 Speaker, “The Evolution of My Work and Myself,” Culver Lake Women’s Group, Frankford, NJ
2011 Panelist, “Who Does She Think She Is Discussion,” TraillWorks, Newton, NJ
2010 Speaker, “The Apron and Its Place in History,” Newton Heritage Day, TraillWorks, Newton, NJ
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Hartnett, Michael. “The Art of Jennie Traill Schaeffer: Halos and Pearls.” Sussex Journal April, 2012: 12 – 14. Print.
“Exhibit to Benefit Cancer Research.” New Jersey Herald 22 Jan. 2012: Sun. Ed, D-6. Print.
“TraillWorks Art Gallery Moves to New Location.” New Jersey Herald 4 April, 2010.
Matt Fitzpatrick. Interview with Jennie Traill Schaeffer. WMBC-TV. 1 Oct. 2009. Television.
“Jennie Traill Schaeffer.” New Jersey Herald 27 Sept. 2009: Sun. Ed, “20 Under 40 Special Section,” 11. Print.
Brody, Millicent K. “Weekending: Newton” New Jersey Life 1 May, 2009: 103. Print.
Kalan, Susan. “Meet the Artist.” The Express-Times 9 May, 2008: D1: Print.
George Andrerson. “The Kitchen God’s Artist.” NJ Savvy Living Aug. 2008: 62-67.
Kelly Heyboer. “Life of the Artist.” Jersey Blogs. The Star-Ledger 25 April 2007: Web
Zimmer, Dave. “Local artist exhibits works at Jewelers.” AIM Jefferson [Jefferson, NJ]. 3 November 2006: J10.
Print.
“Apex Gallery New Realism Show Features Many Local Artists.” Upstage Magazine 4 September 2006: <http://www.upstagemagazine.com>. Web.
Schaeffer, Jennie Traill. St. Mixer. 1996. TraillWorks, Newton, NJ. New Jersey Arts Calendar. New York Times
3 September 1996: NJ edition, NJ 15.
Moszczynski. Joe. “Artist means to eat well, and paint the stove, too.” The Star-Ledger [Newton, NJ], 23
February 2006.
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
2021 - present
Thrive Together Network, Member (previously Artist/Mother Network)
2021 - present
Durham Art Guild, Member
2017 - Studio Montclair, Member
Valley Arts, Member
West Orange Arts Council, Member
2016 - Studio Montclair, Member
Montclair Art Museum, Member
Valley Arts, Member
West Orange Arts Council, Member
2015 - present
Studio Montclair, Member
1978 Maplewood Art Center, Member
Valley Arts, Member
2011 - present
Peters Valley Craft Center, Member
2005 - 2013
Sussex County Arts & Heritage Council, Member
Chairperson, Annual Juried Skylands Art Show and Sale (2006 / 2007)
Visual Arts Committee Member (2005 – 2008)
2007 - 2008
BOAS (Business of Art Sussex), Co-founder & President
2003 - 2004
Somerset Art Association, Member
ADDITIONAL EDUCATION
2022
"Wearing all the Hats," Professional Development Course led by Kaylan Buteyn and Isadora Stowe of the Artist / Mother Network
INSTRUCTION
2013 – present
Fine Arts Teacher, Art Coach, Workshop Instructor: Art Lessons, TraillWorks, West Orange, NJ
2016 Workshop Instructor, Finding Flow in Watercolor, Peters Valley Craft Center, Layton, NJ
2014 Workshop Instructor, Painting the Texture of Tea, Peters Valley Craft Center, Layton, NJ
Workshop Instructor, Drawing Reflections, Teen Arts, Sussex County Community College, Newton, NJ
2012 Workshop Instructor, Teen Arts, Sussex County Community College, Newton, NJ
2007 Workshop Instructor, Teen Arts, Sussex County Community College, Newton, NJ
Workshop Instructor, Hilltop Country Day School Teachers’ Orientation, Sparta, NJ
2006 – 2013
Fine Arts Teacher, Art Lessons, TraillWorks, Newton, NJ
2002 - 2003
Fine Arts Teacher, Hunterdon Central Regional High School, Flemington, NJ
2001 - 2002
Fine Arts Teacher, Copeland Middle School, Rockaway Township, NJ
ONLINE GALLERIES
2008 - 2013
JerseyArts.com, http://www.jerseyarts.com/ArtistGallery.aspx?ID=165
2007 – 2010
Gawker Artist, http://www.artists.gawker.com /387410/jennie-traill-schaeffer