JENNY VYAS CV
FINE ART • MURALS • PUBLIC ART
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2021 | AWAKEN, Pilsen Yards, Chicago, IL (September)
2020 | UNDONE, Pilsen Yards, Chicago, IL (December)
2019 | PURGE, Fulton Market Kitchen, Chicago, IL (May)
2016 | RISE, Fulton Market Kitchen, Chicago, IL (August)
GRANTS
2019 | Uptown United & Uptown Chamber of Commerce, Chicago, IL
2019 | Devon SSA 43 (Rogers Park Business Alliance), Chicago, IL
MURALS & PUBLIC ART
2021 | “AVIAN,” 800 Fulton, Chicago, IL
2021 | “KALKI,” Seva Indian, New York, IL
2021 | “ARYA,” Tashan Cuisine, Montclair, MA
2021 | “LEILA”, Jalwa Restaurant, Chicago, IL
2020 | “BE THE BRIDGE,” Community Mural Permanent Installation at Westfield Old Orchard, Chicago, IL
2020 | “BE THE BRIDGE,” Community Mural Summer Installation for #BLM at Soul City Church, Chicago, IL
2019 | “#HowWillYouRISE,” Community Mural at the Uptown Clifton Street, Chicago, IL
2019 | “AKEMI,” Roka Akor Oak Brook Restaurant, Chicago, IL
2019 | “THE INVITATION,” Rooh Chicago Restaurant, Chicago, IL
2018 | “RANI,” Rooh Columbus, Columbus, OH
2018 | “CHRISTINE,” Rooh Chicago Restaurant, Chicago, IL
2017 | “#FederalesCHI Wings”, Federales Restaurant, Chicago, IL
2017 | Private Residence, Chicago, IL
2016 | “#HowWillYouRISE,” Nonna’s Chicago, Chicago, IL
2016 | “#HowWillYouRISE,” The Violet Hour Facade, Chicago, IL
2014 | “The World We Want,” Public Art Installation, Chicago, IL
RECENT PRESS
2021 | Maxim Magazine
“These Powerful Paintings of the Female Figure Are Shaking Up Chicago’s Art Scene”
2021 | Street Art United States
“Welcome to the HeARTwork of Jenny Vyas”
2021 | Whitehot Magazine
"The Power of Vulnerability: the Art of Jenny Vyas"
2021 | Third Coast Review
"Review: Visual and Visceral Nourishment at Bright and Airy Pilsen Yards”
2021 | Timeout Chicago
"Chicago artist Jenny Vyas Shares her Favorite Spots in the West Loop"
2021 | Artist Replete
"Chicago Artist Jenny Vyas Debuts Her Most Powerful Solo Show Yet With Special Guests"
2020 | Chicago Sun Times
“Chicago muralist Jenny Vyas never planned to be an artist until a breakup”
EDUCATION
2002 | University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
Bachelors of Art & Architecture
ARTIST BIO
Jenny Vyas is a self-taught Contemporary Fine Artist and muralist from the Chicagoland area. She is highly influenced by beauty in complex human emotions and attempts to reveal them through multiple nuances in expressions through her work. Her interest in human frailty shows in her paintings where she creates abstracts of human silhouettes and fluctuating forms in half-light; all drawn from reality, personal experiences and memories.
CONTACT
Website | JennyVyas.com
Instagram | @JennyVyas
Facebook | @ArtByJennyVyas
LinkedIn | linkedin.com/in/jennyvyas
Twitter | @Jenny_Vyas