S.C. Jean, St. Euphrasia’s (2021), Acrylic on Canvas, 30” x 36”, exhibiting as part of Stories in My Pocket at the Alternator Centre for Contemporary Art.
Stories in My Pocket was an exhibition by artist S.C. Jean. The local artist invited viewers to take a peek inside her mind, process, and stories by sharing a collection of acrylic and oil paintings in her debut solo professional exhibition.
Curated by OAAA Board Members Patrick Lundeen and Dylan Ranney, this exhibition was an initiative to support a celebrated and active member of the Okanagan’s creative community. Lundeen and Ranney provided support for Jean through studio visits and artistic development to contextualize her work for the Alternators Main Gallery.
As a self-taught artist, Jean developed her own unique artistic voice outside of a typical institutional setting. As Lundeen describes, “Jean has not been subjected to [institutional training], and her work remains raw and filled with her own idiosyncrasies. These works are also not the work of your typical “Sunday painter”, but rather have a visceral and expressive quality that is extraordinary, unique and affecting”.
Jean's work drew from sights, sounds and emotions, and centred on deeply held experiences and memories. When Jean approaches a new work, she looks towards her inner-child, and paints to recollect another time; another place; and other circumstances through an abundance of textures, lines, colours to create vibrant portraits, landscapes, and scenes.
S.C. Jean is a self-taught painter whose impressionistic paintings are drawn from sights, sounds and emotions, and centred on deeply held experiences and memories. When Jean approaches a new work, she looks towards her inner-child, and paints to recollect another time; another place; and other circumstances through an abundance of textures, lines, colors to create vibrant portraits, landscapes, and scenes.
