Jennie Syson is an artist, curator, and consultant with over 20 years of experience in the visual arts. She is a practicing printmaker working primarily with relief print techniques on paper and ceramics, incorporating motifs from folklore, esoteric objects, and forgotten histories. Her recent editions feature green men, goddesses, and creatures from medieval bestiaries.
She studied Fine Art Printmaking at Norwich School of Art before completing an MA in Curating Contemporary Art at The Royal College of Art. She is currently a member of Leicester Print Workshop and an associate member of Two Queens Studios in Leicester and her print studio is based in Sherwood, Nottingham.
Through her printmaking project, Unquiet Arcadian, she creates limited-edition linocuts, screenprints, and letterpress prints, alongside handmade cards, calendars, and zines. She also produces an exclusive range of Tarot, Oracle, and Lenormand card decks, as well as a collection of hand-printed ceramics. She regularly exhibits at print fairs and was recently selected for the Royal Academy’s Summer Exhibition.
As a curator, she has worked with leading arts organisations including Contemporary Art Society, Arts Council England, and Nottingham Contemporary. She founded an independent gallery in Nottingham, curated the British Art Show Fringe, and has curated over 200 exhibitions, with a focus on public art projects. She also convened the CAMPUS independent study programme and coordinated the Midlands Higher Education and Culture Forum.
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