Jessica Meuninck–Ganger is an American

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, educator, and

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. She is based in Milwaukee.

Early life and education

She began her professional career teaching in the

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art department, where she received the Sallie Mae Outstanding Beginning Teacher award. While teaching in Indiana, she co-chaired the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards for the Indiana/Michigan region and taught summer courses through the Elkhart School Corporation's Gifted and Talented Program. She received her MFA in

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from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in

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, in 2004 and a BS degree in visual arts education from

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, in 1995. She is currently an assistant professor of art at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee.

Work

Meuninck-Ganger is mostly known for her collaborations with new media artist

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; their work combines various forms of traditional

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with video and

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. As a duo, the artists "mount translucent prints and drawings on top of video monitors, which appear to bring moving images to life on paper." According to Chris Roper of South Africa's Mail and Guardian, "The work is funny, pretty and accessible, but it’s also complicated, surprising, exceedingly well crafted and rewards a long-term relationship." The works pay homage to and cite a number of artists, including

Diego Velázquez Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez (baptized June 6, 1599August 6, 1660) was a Spanish painter, the leading artist in the court of King Philip IV of Spain and Portugal, and of the Spanish Golden Age. He was an individualistic artist of th ...

Katsushika Hokusai , known simply as Hokusai, was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist of the Edo period, active as a painter and printmaker. He is best known for the woodblock print series '' Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji'', which includes the iconic print ''The Great W ...

,Art Spot, The Times, South Africa. February 2010 Eadweard Muybridge, Claude Monet,

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, William Kentridge, Utagawa Hiroshige and others. In 2019 Meuninck-Ganger was an artist in residence at Banyan Hearts studio with Marjan Cornelius.

Recognition

Meuninck-Ganger's work has been exhibited regionally, nationally and internationally and her prints and books are included in several private collections as well as in portfolios owned by the Weisman Art Museum and the Target Corporation. She's received numerous residencies and fellowships, and has instructed various printmaking courses and workshops at the

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, Charles Martin Youth Center, High Point, North Carolina Center for Printmaking,

Minnesota Center for Book Arts Minnesota Center for Book Arts (MCBA) is the largest and most comprehensive independent nonprofit book arts center in the United States. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, MCBA is a nationally recognized leader in the celebration and preservation of ...

, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, and the

Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design The Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) is a private art school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Founded in 1974, it offers the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. MIAD is considered the successor to the Layton School of Art, and was formerly known as ...

References

External links

Official website
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