The Water Project

Jenna Packer

Painting metaphorical and alternate histories, Jenna Packer comments on journeys of discovery, evolution, the survival instinct of escape, fragility, and the endless possibilities of life.

Jenna Packer paints delicately detailed works that appear at first to be historical observations, but upon closer inspection present alternative social and colonial histories. Using a rich, metaphoric language, Packer’s paintings confront the viewer with questions about the seen and unseen forces that control our day-to-day lives. Her practice explores the political, economic and social constructs that shape contemporary society at both global and local levels.

After graduating from Ilam School of Art in 1988 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, Jenna Packer went on to complete a Bachelor of Arts in History (First-Class Honours) at the University of Canterbury the following year. Through the 1990s she continued her education with time spent at the Glasgow Print Workshop, Otago Polytechnic, The Slade School of Art (London) and La Rouelle Studio (France). A painter, printmaker and illustrator, Packer has been exhibiting her work since 1990 both within New Zealand and abroad.

Courtesy:Milford Galleries