Jennifer Linton presents drawings and etchings that fuse emotion with religious iconography to explore themes of female sexuality, the concept of virginity and the difficult territory of child abuse. St. Ursula and the Eleven Thousand Virgins features images of Linton masquerading as Ursula, the patron saint of schoolgirls. Blood transforms into flowers and kilt-clad schoolgirls behead monsters in fantastical works that combine camp and catharsis.
Jennifer Linton is a Canadian interdisciplinary visual artist working with animation, drawing and printmaking. Her animated films explore the traditional medium of paper cutout animation, combining a hand-drawn style with the texture and materiality of stop-motion. Thematically, her films often blend beautiful and erotic imagery with grotesque and uncanny elements. She holds an MFA in Visual Arts from York University (2010), and a BA in Art & Art History from the University of Toronto (1992). She also teaches art and design courses at post-secondary institutions such as OCAD University (Toronto) and Sheridan College (Oakville). Linton has been the recipient of numerous awards and grants from the Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council, and the Toronto Arts Council.
To learn more about Jennifer and her current work, visit her website.