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A Mississippi Delta native, Jennifer Drinkwater - "JD," is an artist, a visual story teller, a paint brush author, and a cultural paint-journalist.
As an Associate Professor of Visual Art and Culture at lowa State University, Jennifer leads students through an exploratory adventure of transforming studio art into tangible and marketable practice, usefulness, productivity, and value.
Additionally, as the lowa State University Community Arts Specialist for Extension and Art Outreach JD breathes life into the HOW: how art-making and artistic expression can both build and shape community. Her life's portfolio includes installations in restored native Nebraska prairies; city development collaborations and partnerships on public art projects focused on "repurposing" vacant sites on lowa main streets; igniting the American "arts & crafts" movement through spearheading community knit-bombing projects; infusing the creative experience with the rich American history and culture of jazz and the Mississippi Delta through mural paintings in Central lowa schools, and providing audiences with affordable, accessible guides best practices, FAQ's, How To's, and toolkits.
JD is the visionary and creator of The What's Good Project and spends much of her creative practice at her studio in Ames, lowa. JD has a passion for the goodness in others and the meaningful stories connected to where we live, work, and play, through the culmination of community conversations and painting. Jennifer Drinkwater (JD) is one of five Monarch Shoppe STAR Resident Artists and a valuable member of the Kate Shu Collective. To learn more about Jennifer visit the Kate Shu Collective - Creative Consulting Solutions at https://kateshucollective.com/.
A Mississippi Delta native, Jennifer Drinkwater - "JD," is an artist, a visual story teller, a paint brush author, and a cultural paint-journalist.
As an Associate Professor of Visual Art and Culture at lowa State University, Jennifer leads students through an exploratory adventure of transforming studio art into tangible and marketable practice, usefulness, productivity, and value.
Additionally, as the lowa State University Community Arts Specialist for Extension and Art Outreach JD breathes life into the HOW: how art-making and artistic expression can both build and shape community. Her life's portfolio includes installations in restored native Nebraska prairies; city development collaborations and partnerships on public art projects focused on "repurposing" vacant sites on lowa main streets; igniting the American "arts & crafts" movement through spearheading community knit-bombing projects; infusing the creative experience with the rich American history and culture of jazz and the Mississippi Delta through mural paintings in Central lowa schools, and providing audiences with affordable, accessible guides best practices, FAQ's, How To's, and toolkits.
JD is the visionary and creator of The What's Good Project and spends much of her creative practice at her studio in Ames, lowa. JD has a passion for the goodness in others and the meaningful stories connected to where we live, work, and play, through the culmination of community conversations and painting. Jennifer Drinkwater (JD) is one of five Monarch Shoppe STAR Resident Artists and a valuable member of the Kate Shu Collective. To learn more about Jennifer visit the Kate Shu Collective - Creative Consulting Solutions at https://kateshucollective.com/.