I am a multidisciplinary artist based on a farm in Roslin, Ontario. I create fine art, illustration, and graphic design for local businesses and national clients. My studio on the farm lets me work as a freelance illustrator, designer and portraitist, with a focus on texture, movement and storytelling. I’ve faced challenges, including a long healing gap after a life-changing accident in 2004. I’ve since rebuilt my practice, opened Studio on the Farm in 2019, and continue to paint, teach, and take commissions—finding art as a constant source of healing and connection.

Jenny Pries

I am a multidisciplinary artist based on a farm in Roslin, Ontario. I create fine art, illustration, and graphic design for local businesses and national clients. My studio on the farm lets me work as a freelance illustrator, designer and portraitist, with a focus on texture, movement and storytelling. I’ve faced challenges, including a long healing gap after a life-changing accident in 2004. I’ve since rebuilt my practice, opened Studio on the Farm in 2019, and continue to paint, teach, and take commissions—finding art as a constant source of healing and connection.

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I am a multidisciplinary artist based on a farm in Roslin, Ontario. I create fine art, illustration, and graphic design for local businesses and national clients. My studio on the farm lets me work as a freelance illustrator, designer and portraitist, with a focus on texture, movement and storytelling.

I’ve faced challenges, including a long healing gap after a life-changing accident in 2004. I’ve since rebuilt my practice, opened Studio on the Farm in 2019, and continue to paint, teach, and take commissions—finding art as a constant source of healing and connection.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Owner at Studio on the Farm
January 1, 2019 - Present
Opened a small art studio offering professional art services on the farm; freelance illustration and graphic design for local businesses to national corporations; teaching classical, academic in-studio painting and drawing classes; taking fine art and portrait commissions; hosted a free Sketchbook Club during Covid-19 (2019-2021).
Independent Fine Art Teacher at Self-employed (Studio at home)
January 1, 2002 - December 31, 2003
Taught weeknight and weekend art classes in my home studio covering acrylic and watercolour painting, drawing and colour theory to children and adults.
Freelance Interior Designer and Creative Director at Forestview Church
January 1, 2003 - December 31, 2005
Provided interior design and creative direction for Forestview Church, Burlington, ON.
Freelance Graphic Design/Illustration at Sanshin Martial Arts (Bushido Kids Karate)
January 1, 2007 - December 31, 2007
Created dragon t-shirt designs and karate-themed illustrations for Bushido Kids Karate; work conducted for Sanshin Martial Arts in Guelph, ON.
Freelance Graphic Design at Wickens Industrial Ltd.
January 1, 2006 - December 31, 2006
Freelance graphic design projects for Wickens Industrial Ltd., Milton, ON.
Freelance Graphic Design at Foresight Management
January 1, 2005 - December 31, 2005
Freelance graphic design projects for Foresight Management, Kitchener, ON.
Freelance Artist (Commissioned Works) at Oakville, ON (Seascape Mural)
January 1, 2004 - December 31, 2004
Created mural Seascape commissions for a children’s classroom; mural painting.
Freelance Artist (Commissioned Works) at Guelph, ON (Dog Sled Painting)
January 1, 2005 - January 1, 2005
Acrylic on canvas commission: Dog Sled Painting.

Education

Equine Science Certificate at University of Guelph
January 1, 2007 - January 1, 2009
Interdisciplinary Arts at Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
January 1, 1998 - January 1, 2000
Art Fundamentals at Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
January 1, 1997 - January 1, 1998

Qualifications

Arts Recognition Award, Quinte Arts Council (New & Emerging Artist)
January 1, 2020 - February 6, 2026
CARFAC Artist Member
January 1, 2024 - February 6, 2026

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Professional Services
    paper Kitty City Illustration

    Gouache on vellum illustration depicting several cats