Jeannie O'Connor

Favorite Medium: art photography
Statement: I photograph in black-and-white, and then print the image on clear film, so that the result is like a large black-and-white slide. I then paint the reverse side of the film with acrylic paint and apply pastel and collage to a separate layer beneath. I invented this process in the 1970's and have been refining it ever since. I print the images from 18""x18"" to 40""x60"" in size. The layered process gives the image a striking three-dimensional quality.I am interested in the tension between the photograph, which is instantly rendered, and painting, which evolves over time. My work has explored the dichotomy of opposites: the hard and soft, the real and the artificial, the fixed and the mutable. Through means both photographic and painterly, I have sought to understand what lies beyond the appearance of things.
Bibliography: SELECTED LIST 2003 Susan Spiritus Gallery, Newport Beach, California 2002 India Revisited,SFMOMA Artists Gallery, San Francisco, California 2001 Contemporary Photogravure,Kala
Birth City: San Francisco, California
Birth Year: 1945

Awards: SELECTED LIST 2001-2003 Artist in School Award, California Art Council 2000 Alameda Art Commission: Photography 1984-86 Artist in Schools, California Art Council 1982 SECA Award-SFMOMA 1982 Phelan Award/Photography
Teaching Experience: 2001-02 Artist in Schools-California Art Council 1997-98 Photography Santa Rosa Junior College 1983-95 California College of Art 1994 Photography Processes-San Francisco Art Institute