The Awakener

Jennifer Wildermuth Reyes is an internationally exhibiting artist whose interest in wildlife started during her childhood in rural Wisconsin.  She grew up drawing the natural world surrounding her and eventually pursued a BFA at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.   From there she made her way to San Francisco where she received her MFA from the Academy of Art University in 2006.    She now lives in the Santa Cruz Mountains, surrounded by redwood grooves.  Her current portraits of wise woman are crowned and adorned with organic and spiritual forms.   The resulting pieces draw both on her current exposure to the natural world, her past artistic study and her interest in the wisdom of aging.