Jen Packer

Jen Packer

Jen, BFA 2007, received her MFA from Yale in 2012. She was included in a group exhibition at Fredericks and Freiser, New York, NY, summer, 2012. and is currently  in the exhibition, ForeNov 11, 2012 Mar 10, 2013 at the Studio Museum of Harlem, New York.

Fore presents twenty-nine emerging artists of African descent who live and work across the United States. Born between 1971 and 1987, the artists in Fore work in diverse media, often blending artistic practices in new and innovative ways.

Fore is the fourth in a series of emerging artist exhibitions presented by the Studio Museum, following Freestyle (2001), Frequency (2005–06) and Flow (2008). This exhibition traces the development of artistic ideas since Flow, taking into account social, political and cultural conditions in the United States.

Jen is an artist-in-residence at the Studio Museum of Harlem, 2012. She is the recipient of The Robert Schoelkopf Memorial Traveling Fellowships,Yale University,  and the Gamblin Paint Prize, Yale University