tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36963198663742022422023-11-16T05:27:21.423-08:00pressReviews, articles, and viewer comments about the art of Cory Jaeger-Kenat.Cory Jaeger-Kenathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06953880812565876324noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3696319866374202242.post-18826001057120635282007-10-18T11:06:00.000-07:002010-06-17T11:12:56.640-07:00Jenner Art Gallery/Mountain Playhouse, Jennerstown, Pennsylvania<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYmLQl6QCmGDjPRRNBjaP1duVZ8vA266XhROUYGfIjMj7mwsAwyR2cCydT-bkyaCDxWbrzVZsXSte9ZN7zdNvhdUkAXJa5ZD2Pf_6WtrE4JsPJTOZzM3BF2a2ifIb9xZk6rK4t-Rb7I2NT/s1600/geotwo.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 220px; height: 308px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYmLQl6QCmGDjPRRNBjaP1duVZ8vA266XhROUYGfIjMj7mwsAwyR2cCydT-bkyaCDxWbrzVZsXSte9ZN7zdNvhdUkAXJa5ZD2Pf_6WtrE4JsPJTOZzM3BF2a2ifIb9xZk6rK4t-Rb7I2NT/s400/geotwo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483806107720332498" border="0" /></a>Dear Cory:<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Not Deliverable as Addressed</span> proved to be a thought and comment provoking exhibition according to the Box Office personnel at the Mountain Playhouse. It seems that you may have created a challenge--what can we do with junk mail before we throw it out. That, at least, was the thought behind at least some of the comments. I am always thrilled to have a show which makes the audience think, and you have my thanks for doing just that. In house personnel, actors and support people approved of the way it looked and flowed. It was unlike any show we have done in years, and I am grateful that you were willing to entrust it to us.<br /><br />Gratefully,<br />Madelon Sheedy, CuratorCory Jaeger-Kenathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06953880812565876324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3696319866374202242.post-30533008501405909212006-09-21T12:53:00.000-07:002010-07-08T13:17:11.215-07:00Comments about the Men SeriesDear Cory Jaeger-Kenat,<br /> <br />I am glad that you were pleased with my writeup. I always worry about that<br />when I don't know someone. I feel your work highlights a lot of the issues that<br />face women. Many issues they are afraid to address. (Like being embarrased<br />by a womans naked back :) What better way to get the ball rolling than a<br />beautiful <span class="yshortcuts"><span style="cursor: pointer; background-attachment: scroll;" id="lw_1278618715_2">work of art</span></span>.<br /><br />I do not like shock art. I can not stand to look at a picture and have the<br />painters ideas shouted at me. I like to look and form my own ideas - have<br />the chance to change them as I wish. Thats why I linked to you and Bill<br />Harris. You both do an excellent job of that.<br /><br />You can feel free to include my blog in your newsletter. I am honored that<br />you are considering it. If you will, add my e-mail to the list for your<br />newsletter. I think I'd like to hear what up and it'll be a good reminder<br />to go back and look at your site more often. I really do enjoy your work.<br /><br />I hope your move goes well. Funny how things work out!<br /><br />Best Wishes,<br />Sherry</p> <p class="MsoBodyText"><o:p> </o:p></p>Cory Jaeger-Kenathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06953880812565876324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3696319866374202242.post-66202444618998872392006-09-19T08:34:00.000-07:002010-06-12T09:20:26.357-07:00The Star Courier, Northern Cambria, Pennsylvania<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1XN9-1NjJNVaMXJow65XrWe9M8F9cT4vI-Cbz3FQXJu5c9-7w-q-OD6vTsv6s5ZNmZx0PUWfmtYe4MSTq9vwFYv2uKAaH-JF1ssbs-len-iQl7VuDXURi_-mCX0Ek-ZPia7VlwGRoOMxx/s1600/hastingshosplg.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 294px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1XN9-1NjJNVaMXJow65XrWe9M8F9cT4vI-Cbz3FQXJu5c9-7w-q-OD6vTsv6s5ZNmZx0PUWfmtYe4MSTq9vwFYv2uKAaH-JF1ssbs-len-iQl7VuDXURi_-mCX0Ek-ZPia7VlwGRoOMxx/s400/hastingshosplg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481915172675702050" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV2Sm_X3O_DTQ91INIWcR44Er_wQ11DHT12VcF-x1h5QOUSgoGSuw1IPeto74NgSdSUUYyAPjodYysQX5-EcIQLZGGhqsD3opwPGTpjTONL5gDSVsCCRfXpTQQwZHUUjQDWB3l55t71kNt/s1600/hastingshosplg.jpg"><br /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Painting dedicated to memory of fire victim</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">by Kasey Miller<br />of Mainline Newspapers<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Tuesday, Sept. 19 was a bittersweet day for the Depto family. It was the day their daughter, Lindsey would have celebrated her 16th birthday. It was also the day that a painting, that will be hung at the chapel inside of Miners Medical Center, was dedicated in her memory.<br /><br />Depto was 14 years old when she lost her life while attending a sleepover at a Hastings home that caught fire claiming her life and the lives of several others.<br /><br />In memory of the young girl, artist Cory Jaeger-Kenat presented a painting depicting a library to Debbie and Ron Depto, Lindsey's parents. She said the piece was originally to be placed in the second annual Lindsey Depto Scholarship Fund Silent Auction.<br /><br />"We contacted Cory to see if she would donate one of her artworks to the auction, but it was just too beautiful to be included," said Mrs. Depto.<br /><br />She went on to say that the painting is fitting as her daughter loved to read and that the hospital chapel was the perfect place to display the work.<br /><br />"All of the victims of the fire came here first," Depto said. "A lot of the people in the ER were really affected by what happened that night and this way, they and the community will be able to see it."<br /><br />Jaeger-Kenat, a second cousin to the Depto family, said the painting will help others remember Lindsey.<br /><br />"A library is where kids learn and dream and that's fitting," she said. "Art is something that goes on long after we're gone."<br /><br />The Deptos extended a thank you to all who attended the dedication and also to family member Tom Solnosky who had a part in completing the intricate wooden frame that surrounds the work.<br /><br />They spoke these words to the artist, "We thank Cory so much for the beautiful painting, for the beautiful gift for Lindsey's birthday."<br /><br /></span></span><br /></span>Cory Jaeger-Kenathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06953880812565876324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3696319866374202242.post-91644207948304036342005-08-21T09:21:00.000-07:002010-06-12T09:47:38.231-07:00The Tribune Democrat, Johnstown, Pennsylvania<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEbUakLEAJfauvLtmZuD49D10dbrZ4oA_RVA_ygzq68yEIkthA3qwYYeAW8rVGPOVdF6_KXBHWHs29dFO11nSISMFCj_3OzytpPmsgNb8DkgNJNSTsqcFGrEPaFa37ri5Xoll04dsSlGFi/s1600/bottleworkslg.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 328px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEbUakLEAJfauvLtmZuD49D10dbrZ4oA_RVA_ygzq68yEIkthA3qwYYeAW8rVGPOVdF6_KXBHWHs29dFO11nSISMFCj_3OzytpPmsgNb8DkgNJNSTsqcFGrEPaFa37ri5Xoll04dsSlGFi/s400/bottleworkslg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481926070162398162" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5S4jyI116wxAjLpzS8ZI8ErtQ-MsQ3a6USb2PV2uFkkuRTb7Cg4tURCyZDEvmopQMBflFTyjAHP9_53NmjEh8lzUd56hVyYQmMwBBgsMd3MnPi1EPg9SdtuxGIJS8ayLSl47Gt-atQmAf/s1600/bottleworkslg.jpg"><br /></a><span font="" style="color: rgb(124, 126, 128);font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" ><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />"Local Talent: Show Spotlights Works of Regional Artists"</span><span style="font-family:georgia;"> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:georgia;" ><br />by Ruth Rice</span><br /></span> <span font="" style="color: rgb(124, 126, 128);font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" ><br /></span>Excerpted from article:<br />Another pastel artist in the regional artists exhibit is Cory Jaeger-Kenat of Hastings, formerly of Billings, Mont.<br /><br />Her three pastels on paper are titled "Uncommon Dream", "What It Is To Paint", and "Internal Workings #2: Beneath the Lace."<br /><br />These works are about three years old. Jaeger-Kenat now works in acrylics.<br /><br />In her artist statement in the show brochure, Jaeger-Kenat said her work deals with the most private rooms in a woman's mind and her sacred beauty in all stages of life. Her pieces focus on who women truly are, rather than the pretty objects we have made them out to be.<br /><br />Jaeger-Kenat has been working in the arts for 10 years as a painter, educator, and artist consultant.<br /><br />She graduated top of her class in 1995 from Montana State University at Billings with a bachelor's degree in psychology and an art minor.<br /><br />Her studies focused on the healing qualities inherent in art, and she continues to create art that affects people and stimulates conversation.<br /><br />She came to the area about a month ago with her husband, who is originally from Hastings. Wanting to find out about artists in the area, Jaeger-Kenat did some online research and found Bottleworks.<br /><br />"I've never had such a nice reception," Jaeger-Kenat said.<br /><br />"I walked in to see the place, and they found out I was an artist and asked about my art. I love Johnstown."<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha1lIrCpR-jazFMwuz82bto6uv2Otl9MiDm9pffZlvFOTJQLYBwSc2JL_8i93_Gjw7-JTeq-onD4FBGuw13boTgpdEK356izDNEe-jpHJiJdoWgoBMsihwVmXxjrEi4Gxqlq2nSuWi-F5m/s1600/dreamag.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 319px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha1lIrCpR-jazFMwuz82bto6uv2Otl9MiDm9pffZlvFOTJQLYBwSc2JL_8i93_Gjw7-JTeq-onD4FBGuw13boTgpdEK356izDNEe-jpHJiJdoWgoBMsihwVmXxjrEi4Gxqlq2nSuWi-F5m/s400/dreamag.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481929005076392386" border="0" /></a>Cory Jaeger-Kenat's pastel "Uncommon Dream" is among the works on display in the Showcase of Regional Arts.Cory Jaeger-Kenathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06953880812565876324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3696319866374202242.post-45064244583500587202004-03-09T11:19:00.000-08:002010-06-17T14:03:52.348-07:00Yellowstone Valley Woman, Billings, Montana<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQQMkQtQtEB4eAZlamEE_gQMA5TbworbOaGSasL8vSCfAdIY3vI327SAn2diWHEQCEiLRJn-g9Wms679VUngpOlIv2weKczr_wE8C1lJiteB7AZlHHEvIAzUAhyphenhyphenFy53fRUCDRGztbF7ZKK/s1600/corymenpic.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 282px; height: 204px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQQMkQtQtEB4eAZlamEE_gQMA5TbworbOaGSasL8vSCfAdIY3vI327SAn2diWHEQCEiLRJn-g9Wms679VUngpOlIv2weKczr_wE8C1lJiteB7AZlHHEvIAzUAhyphenhyphenFy53fRUCDRGztbF7ZKK/s400/corymenpic.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483809093414812370" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cory Jaeger: Crafting a passion into a career</span><br /><br />by Heather Torrence<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" >(photo: Cory and "The Three Michaels"--three men, all named Michael, who have been important in her life.)</span><br /><br />Cory Jaeger, a Billings artist and entrepreneur, is a very busy woman these days. Having just closed an exhilarating show at the Yellowstone Art Museum, <span style="font-style: italic;">The Men Series</span>, in mid-January, Cory is not willing to rest for even a brief moment.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The Men Series</span> is a provocative show. Power, sexuality, love and politics all make their way into her colorful and passionate work. The series is not finished, however, the thirteen pieces displayed make a strong statement about the men in our culture. On a more personal note, Cory describes the works as "a series of pieces depicting the men I have known and loved." In fact, some of these poignant pieces will make their way to Sutton West gallery in Missoula, where Cory's work will be included in a March 2004 show.<br /><br />She also has earlier works on display at a solo show at the University of Illinois (Chicago); here, her art is showcased within a specifically feminist framework. Cory is not afraid of being called a feminist artist. In fact, she takes up the mantle proudly. Some of the artists she most admires are those who have intentionally brought a feminist perspective to their art, including Judy Chicago and Karen Kitchell. She speaks of a "new feminism," though--one "beyond equal pay." Instead, Cory's work is heavily influenced by her personal commitment to explore gender, courtship, relationships, and sometimes, violence. "I am reflecting back...on my own 37 years" Her work, she says, has become more and more personal with time, incorporating her experiences and reactions into the physical body of her work.<br /><br />Both the art and the artist are refreshingly open and candid. Cory's work--whether a portrait of still life--comes across boldly and honestly. Viewing her work, it is easy to match the paintings with this forthright and determined woman. Her visual style is colorful and vivid, seamlessly conveying powerful emotions like joy or anger, yet comfortable with a joke or bit of subtlety. In fact, Cory tackles big themes of violence and power with as much intensity and humor. She is unafraid to tackle something as big as AIDS in Africa, yet open to the simple, tiny beauty of a flower.<br /><br />Her art career has always required passion and sense of humor. Indeed, Cory calls herself a "virtuoso of stubborness." She majored in psychology at MSU Billings (with an art minor), graduating with Honors in 1995. Intending to dedicate her life to criminology, she changed her mind and decided to pursue her art for one year after graduation. Cory says she felt compelled to give painting at least one year of her full attention (it has now been 7 years of working as a professional artist.) She immediately started seeking exposure for her work and actively pursuing opportunities to show and sell, including cajoling cafe owners and other business people to hang her art on their walls.<br /><br />She says that when she was painting at first, she simply thought, "I am home." Her instincts remained steady and, as she began a full-time career as an artist, she knew that she needed to follow this path. She says she is "intrinsically motivated" by her love for art and sharing it with the world. In fact, when we talked about her inspirations, she becomes visibly impassioned. "I have so many ideas, and so many visions, and I can't wait to share them all." In fact, in the past seven years her body of work--and the shows including it--has grown robustly. Past exhibitions include numerous shows in Montana and Wyoming; in addition to the Yellowstone Art Museum, she has been shown at the Toucan Gallery here in Billings, the Danforth Gallery (Livingston, MT), the Kalispell Regional Medical Center (MT), the Nicolaysen Arts Museum (Casper, WY), and the Exit Gallery (<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs24ZCm5odijwPR04xuACR47mSKDHIKPnUdJPq5VpVQMnN94DgqYNdc0lSgdwUQ1o37f7pbdEY6ulxObV68pV6I-htTrEp-8br1g9H9Ty9x3Wbyzn8Pv7IfieUSpOnHUPuUxP30HC155jC/s1600/yellowstonewoman.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 220px; height: 189px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs24ZCm5odijwPR04xuACR47mSKDHIKPnUdJPq5VpVQMnN94DgqYNdc0lSgdwUQ1o37f7pbdEY6ulxObV68pV6I-htTrEp-8br1g9H9Ty9x3Wbyzn8Pv7IfieUSpOnHUPuUxP30HC155jC/s400/yellowstonewoman.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483816578610894546" border="0" /></a>Bozeman, MT). In addition, she continues to build a national career with exhibitions at the Richmond Arts Center (CA), the Alder Gallery (OR), the Idaho Falls Center for the Arts and the Corvallis Arts Center (OR). She also received a 2001 Barbara Deming Memorial Fund Grant, used for the "<span style="font-style: italic;">pressed beneath a heavy sky</span>" exhibit shown at Toucan Gallery.<br /><br />However satisfying, living as a full-time artist can be extremely challenging economically and emotionally. She still feels compelled to "fight the system", moving around obstacles and staying inspired. The business world of art is often remarkably difficult and can be very frustrating, often ignoring the "mind-jarring, consciousness-raising work out there" in favor of whatever is viewed as "cute, pretty, and easily understood." Cory points out, "art was never designed, and still isn't, to match the living room couch." To keep herself grounded and energized, she frequently reads biographies of other artists, looking for motivation and ideas to continue to survive, grow, and thrive. Legendary artists Frida Kahlo, Pablo Picasso, as well as the late Bill Stockton, influence her ongoing work through their own stories of persistence and stubbornness.<br /><br />Like all but a few artists, Cory faces stark financial reality in the art world; it doesn't usually pay well. To supplement her sales, she created Italics, a career consulting firm offering two primary services: resume development and artist portfolio services. She frequently works with those changing careers, noting that there is a surprisingly large group of people today who feel mismatched with their chosen professions. Her other group of clients are other artists who need help and support in launching the business aspects of their own careers--promoting themselves and marketing their work. Italics also supports a number of other projects through its website at www.italics.us.<br /><br />She is also an ardent supporter of public art, although she says she would like to see Billings expand its understanding of "public art". Cory wants to see more experimentation and more non-traditional art shared with the community--and more opportunities for emerging artists to share their visions. She mentions projects done in other communities through the Gunk Foundation, which supports "durable projects" that bring art into "less arty" parts of town. Rather than simply focusing on the historic or upscale venues in town, Cory vehemently supports public art that brightens the landscape of more impoverished or run-down neighborhoods.<br /><br />Cory repeatedly brings us the topic of new and/or young artists. In addition to providing them with technical assistance, Cory is drawn to their energy, ideas, and spirit. She says that she loves to go to the downtown coffee shop Artspace and check out new shows. She offers some focused advice to anyone starting out in the arts: "Never let anyone define your art. Expect one acceptance out of 50 rejections. You will not be an overnight sensation. " She suggests to others the one thing that has worked so well for her--persistence. When she began that first year as a working artist, she did not wait for galleries and patrons to come to her, she assertively pursued possible venues and opportunities. Today she has transformed herself into a confident, polished artist/businesswoman, but her sense of persistence still guides her.<br /><br />As a service to artists beginning their careers, she also teaches a free class through MacIntosh Art Supply called "Art and the Public Eye," which seeks to help artists develop a professional plan, something "nobody teaches you in art school." She also authors a seasonal newsletter called "revolution 101--for the brave...at art," which combines her desire to help other artists with her own creative interests. In the Fall/Winter issue, she profiles Karen Benner, an artist working in pastel and collage to express her chronic pain. In addition, she includes some thoughts on the working life of an artist.<br /><br />Cory says that many people, upon meeting her (and other "creative types") assume that "working artist" is shorthand for a luxuriously lazy life. People can see her job as a continual party or vacation, where she can show up when she chooses. The stereotype, says Cory, is that artists only work when they are "inspired" to create. Instead, her work life is much like anyone else's. Art is her job and she shows up every day, inspired or not. She often creates warm up activities for herself and will work on something quite a while, even if she feels dissatisfied or aggravated. She emphasizes that she does not simply pick up the brush and produce top quality, gallery-ready work: "I think I wrestle constantly with people thinking I am living this carefree life, when I often put in a twelve-hour workday, and only a few hours of that is actually painting. (The rest tends to be more business<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIGFHk4xmZZhyphenhyphenGP3xvJn1SAUOXAHVrH5oderdB4EDDnxENg8E9vrRDC_mn1V87cT8gdPw0U4s-IvpMCnjrpbTmptK_U-t3R9ExyQA8rdv5TdN2RqtSU1fAfR8OITb-qJeoa8a4uQUIceuQ/s1600/ninewishesyw.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIGFHk4xmZZhyphenhyphenGP3xvJn1SAUOXAHVrH5oderdB4EDDnxENg8E9vrRDC_mn1V87cT8gdPw0U4s-IvpMCnjrpbTmptK_U-t3R9ExyQA8rdv5TdN2RqtSU1fAfR8OITb-qJeoa8a4uQUIceuQ/s400/ninewishesyw.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483850695708317378" border="0" /></a>-oriented, including seeking locations for shows and planning publicity and marketing.) I think it has meant a great deal of sacrifice for my family and I. They have given me their support, although I must admit when my kids hit their teen years their mother's choice of career has been much harder to accept. However, I have the luxury of doing exactly what I feel I am supposed to be doing in my life, which is a rarity in this world." Cory heartily encourages everyone who feels compelled to express themselves creatively; as a woman who married very young and spent much of her time as a single mother (she was widowed at 24), she knows that it is difficult, but possible to live the artist's life.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">(photo: Cory's latest project, <span style="font-style: italic;">Nine Wishes</span>, is an internet-based project involving a host of other artists.)</span></span><br /><br />Her newest project is "Nine Wishes", an internet-based collaboration project combining the visual arts with an esoteric vision of energy, magic, and goodwill. Using the Italics website, Nine Wishes launched on January 31, 2004, with nine pieces shown, all originals by Cory. She created the initial wishes out of her own aspirations and hopes for the world. The "twist", however is that Cory sees these nine as only the beginning. She hopes that others will respond to the call for wishes that she has posted on the website. With a new take on collaborative art, Cory will work with the wish's "author" to create talismans that can "summon fresh spiritual energy for the...new year." Yet, she says, she has "no idea what will happen", as others become more involved and as she surrenders some of the creative process to others who she may only know through the Internet. Unlike most shared artistic ventures, Cory will continue to work as the sole visual artist, but will continue her energies with a countless number of creative thinkers.<br /><br />Her own family includes her two children, 17 year old Dallas and 20 year old Darrell, who live in Billings and continue to be a source of joy and support for her. She is also engaged to be married to Dave Kenat, a Billings detention officer. She laughs when she mentions his profession, as she has finally a nexus to her psychology degree and interest in criminology.<br /><br />Cory continues to passionately expand her vision and grow as a woman and an artist. Her dedication to the artist's community allows her to assist others in their creative development as well. In the poem (all the wishes have accompanying poetry, composed by Cory) accompanying Wish #9: "A Wish for Clear Vision," one can see Cory's hopes, not just for herself, but for the creator and artist in all of us: "Let us imagine/The future/Found in the quicksilver/Gleam/Of still and crystal water./We are now sure of the way/We have chosen--/Looking ahead/With eyes that see/The distant horizon." Cory takes this inspiration directly to our community--sharing a positive and affirming vision with all of us while supporting and encouraging many of the artists who work among us and inspire us each day.Cory Jaeger-Kenathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06953880812565876324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3696319866374202242.post-67779753088232494472004-02-04T06:20:00.000-08:002010-06-23T06:25:08.905-07:00The Billings Outpost, Billings, MT<span style="font-size:100%;">Ten Things Learned in Ten Years<br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">Artspace, 2719 First Avenue North: Cory Jaeger-Kenat's show "Ten Things Learned in Ten Years (or what they didn't teach me in art school.)".<br /><br />The farewell show for Jaeger-Kenat includes the last of her chalk pastel paintings, rare now since her permanent switch to the use of acrylic paint. Jaeger-Kenat is celebrating the end of a decade making art and friends in Billings with this retrospective show at the same gallery where her student art was shown. Viewers are invited to bid on each piece in a silent auction that continues through the month of February. It is Jaeger-Kenat's way of gifting her art back to the community before the relocates to the East Coast later this year. <br /></span></span>Cory Jaeger-Kenathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06953880812565876324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3696319866374202242.post-33523794466960055202004-02-02T11:36:00.000-08:002010-06-11T11:45:30.191-07:00UU World: Creations<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC9f3q3IYNyQMQQeDTAsad8I-lOUGsbqa6Y3T1F6vujzkEKAS54eiWv9-00jzqXSVpG4K7OzLOgwlyOTPRKARj8ntyQDSYS5XIQj6uBxLLY-ncOPM8YKPPCcdip2P11VeSfb3Dw0Vmcja-/s1600/croneag.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 139px; height: 217px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC9f3q3IYNyQMQQeDTAsad8I-lOUGsbqa6Y3T1F6vujzkEKAS54eiWv9-00jzqXSVpG4K7OzLOgwlyOTPRKARj8ntyQDSYS5XIQj6uBxLLY-ncOPM8YKPPCcdip2P11VeSfb3Dw0Vmcja-/s320/croneag.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481587210494322706" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhawbHtDftbkvOMT1wEx_xxJom_QXitYMEaRznuUScdNRkcQHsZ3e-KtU4n1UjOo8e6_n8A0iZzoBvfrEcJprzb8y0Z9ferXpolEjTRP-DFI1nPY7ZswEQvSa6rZ8fQyw6PsQLAZxxchoAW/s1600/motherag.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 199px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhawbHtDftbkvOMT1wEx_xxJom_QXitYMEaRznuUScdNRkcQHsZ3e-KtU4n1UjOo8e6_n8A0iZzoBvfrEcJprzb8y0Z9ferXpolEjTRP-DFI1nPY7ZswEQvSa6rZ8fQyw6PsQLAZxxchoAW/s320/motherag.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481587103532107474" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic1T2w7JWu6m5qfCe9oWbk_ox_SQhoPMYxdFyVxug2sTl2HHtz48QHnFDugWDcDXx9JwkSpeTWi9QE3D_Z8nH3rdVGzfNfqx34ZWWO9PiE2VDP3FnWRKbWfd3LhGVzVUeVPD-UwzCcovHL/s1600/adolescent.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 169px; height: 248px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic1T2w7JWu6m5qfCe9oWbk_ox_SQhoPMYxdFyVxug2sTl2HHtz48QHnFDugWDcDXx9JwkSpeTWi9QE3D_Z8nH3rdVGzfNfqx34ZWWO9PiE2VDP3FnWRKbWfd3LhGVzVUeVPD-UwzCcovHL/s320/adolescent.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481587009879074082" border="0" /></a>from <span style="font-style: italic;">Pieces of Eight</span>, 2001 by Cory Jaeger. Pastel on paper. From left: <span style="font-style: italic;">Adolescent,</span> 6x9 inches, <span style="font-style: italic;">Mother,</span> 9x12 inches,<span style="font-style: italic;"> Crone,</span> 6x9 inches. <br /><br />Cory Jaeger proudly calls herself a feminist artist, but she hasn't always. "Back in college", she recalls, "one of my professors told me that there was nothing worse than being labeled a 'feminist' artist." For several years, she took his word for it and avoided the communities that embrace feminist art.<br /><br />Claiming the name has been liberating. The three pastel paintings shown here draw on her interest in the psychology of women's experience. "In Adolescent, she is a young girl, the print of her book dissolving into fanciful butterflies, "Jaeger explains. "She thrusts out of the earth in Mother, her essence a combination of oak tree and pear-laden branches. And in Crone, her years have given her strength, the quiet power of the rugged crimson mountains surrounding her." The paintings were displayed at the University of Vermont Women's Center in the fall of 2003 and will be featured during Women's Heritage Month at the University of Illinois in the spring.<br /><br />Jaeger lives in Billings, Montana, where she is a member of the Billings Unitarian Universalist Fellowship.Cory Jaeger-Kenathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06953880812565876324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3696319866374202242.post-44936350868887557972004-01-12T10:49:00.000-08:002010-06-11T13:58:04.879-07:00Billings Outpost; Men, Criticism Essay by Vickie Bray<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfZD5KmQYs8OLA4yPYp3Lp2-wydWsUvJxHkR_GkZ8ZK2Z9lCchsitKU1JR3V1ZElPIpsUTHg84TwvJzPWbtcgmEgNt1MAskiRfnwWxnvNF4Rx8Va6f-K6y0ORYZp6D6vN-1p36OLsZ6a1o/s1600/boysag.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 218px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfZD5KmQYs8OLA4yPYp3Lp2-wydWsUvJxHkR_GkZ8ZK2Z9lCchsitKU1JR3V1ZElPIpsUTHg84TwvJzPWbtcgmEgNt1MAskiRfnwWxnvNF4Rx8Va6f-K6y0ORYZp6D6vN-1p36OLsZ6a1o/s320/boysag.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481607569649948466" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">The Dandelion Kings,</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> 24"x 16", Acrylic on Canvas, 2002.</span><br /><br /><br />This paper was written by a Vickie Bray, an art student at Montana State University-Billings who not only wrote an 'A' paper...she also published it in the Billings Outpost.<br /><br />Cory Jaeger is a native of Billings, Montana. She attended the Montana State University of Billings, graduating in 1995 with a B.S. in Psychology and a Minor in Art, earning high honors and an award for academic achievement. Her studies focused primarily on the healing power of art, as well as its application in psychoanalysis.<a style="" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.do#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style=""><!--[if !supportFootnotes]-->[1]<!--[endif]--></span></span></a><span style=""> </span><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 125%;">The overall content of the exhibition is thirteen paintings that convey some of Ms. Jaeger’s feelings and perceptions regarding her personal relationships with men as well as providing a perspective and commentary on the role of men within contemporary society. The primary medium is lightly textured acrylic on canvas. However, closer examination reveals portions of subtle collage created by incorporating bits of paper with handwriting done in ink, printed words and images, ribbon and razor blades. There are two motifs that reoccur frequently; flowers and alcohol and/or barroom scenes. Of the total, eight have flowers and four juxtapose either barrooms or booze with flowers. It is interesting to note that there is one scene that depicts a bar of a different type; that of a Denny’s Restaurant. It has no flowers. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 125%;">Thematic concentration of color is accomplished predominately by muted variants of red and burgundy accented by the gradation of blue and teal shades. Undertones of mauve and gray unify the pieces of the collection. While most of the works are balanced asymmetrically; <u>Transsexual Roses</u> is the exception. There is intriguing use of repetition, linear rhythm and perspective within many of the works, including the <u>Turtleneck Boys</u> who almost disappear into the expected vanishing point. Atmospheric perspective is also employed as “Her figures float in and out of the framework, some not even touching the ground, emphasizing a dreamlike memory that surpasses reality. Details such as recurring images of flowers refer to the artist’s presence in each of her works: from the dandelions and jonquils of her youth, to the roses of her more mature relationships.”<a style="" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.do#_ftn2" name="_ftnref2" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style=""><!--[if !supportFootnotes]-->[2]<!--[endif]--></span></span></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 125%;">There was a profusion of emotional facets within this postmodernist collection. I was comfortable interpreting some of the more easily perceived literal or figurative aspects; i.e., the maturation process, sexual awareness, sexism, machismo, personal growth, forgiveness, disillusionment, healing, alcohol abuse, identity search and humor laced with pain. However, I also sensed that there was much more to be uncovered here than what was evident.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 125%;">I found myself completely baffled by the meaning of the razor blades which are present in several of the pieces; most notably in <u>Dandelion Kings</u>. At first glance it is just a picture of two adolescent boys. There is a backdrop of a field of yellow flowers and the representations of a playground with a hopscotch pattern and swings. Three dandelion flowers are superimposed on the figures and each is covered at the base by a razor blade. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 125%;">I was most intrigued and puzzled by the work titled <u>The Marquis Always Used Blades to </u><st1:place><st1:city><u>Paint</u></st1:city><u> </u><st1:state><u>Me</u>.</st1:state></st1:place> It is clearly not portraying the current era. It depicts an artist at his easel painting a partially nude female form. Embedded within this figure are tiny pieces of collage with somewhat indistinct images of various animals, faces, and buildings. Her hand is cut off and “bleeds” on the painting. The artist’s back is to the viewer. Behind him is an expanse of what appears to be a garden with several female figures seen in the hazy distance. To his left is a guillotine with red roses entwined upon the frame. It rests, as does the painter, on a bed of rose petals covering the platform of the guillotine. Scattered beside the platform are broken pieces of a nude female sculpture. The chair legs of the artist’s seat are female legs with red shoes that are a part of the rose petal carpeting. It appears he is “mounting” the torso by the manner in which he is sitting.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 125%;">I appreciated the use of iconographic symbols of male power, i.e. the fedora, pinstripe suit, biceps<a style="" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.do#_ftn3" name="_ftnref3" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style=""><!--[if !supportFootnotes]-->[3]</span></span></a>, “tough guy” images, booze and the reversal of the classic female nude in <u>Adonis of the High School Jocks</u>. Historically the majority of the female nudes were portrayed with modestly downcast eyes. Since Ms. Jaeger’s subject reclines with sunglasses, he is similarly unable to return our gaze. The symbols of his “maleness”, his football uniform and helmet, are discarded on the floor beneath him and scattered appropriately with narcissus. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 125%;">The presentation begins with bar scenes that accent the “machismo” and ends with the smaller three piece grouping of <u>Transsexual Roses</u>, <u>Tough Guy in Front of Lace Curtains</u> and <u>Men at Denny’s</u>. I perceived an emergent awareness regarding sexual stereotypes that gradually evolves throughout the exhibition. These last three seem to indicate a “softening” of the maleness that is so predominant in many of the other pieces. The tough guy character hides behind a zipper of femininity, another one is coupled with lace curtains and drinks a Pepsi. And finally, the coffee shop “bar” scene could represent the acknowledgement of a life no longer tormented by the ravages of alcoholism. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 125%;">The more time that I spent with the images, the more compelling they became. I found myself quite curious about the artist’s intentions. Ms. Jaeger graciously agreed to meet me for coffee. She solved the mystery of the razor blades with an analogy of the “sharp and sometimes painful” aspects of relationships, whether they are of the cutting juvenile playground variety or the more adult love-hate versions we often experience later in life. Her “Marquis” was a dream state rendering of a bittersweet relationship that, although it was difficult, was also the catalyst for great gifts; an amalgamation of love, hate, desire, negatives and positives infused with currents of victimization, sacrifice and reflection. I thoroughly enjoyed my time with her, and I believe that she liked some of my interpretations and insights, which were not necessarily the same as her intentions. I quite honestly look forward to seeing more of her work as she expressed plans to further develop this thematic concentration. It seems virtually limitless in application, interpretation and relevance to the times in which we live.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 125%;">Ms. Jaeger paints in an expressionist manner, incorporating aspects of surrealism with meaning and metaphor. This collection begins by revealing the innocence and vulnerability of childhood gender recognition, which transitions into the awakened hormonal turbulence of the teen years, undergoes another metamorphosis into the sexual exploration of young adulthood, flirts sensually and humorously with a reversal of traditional gender objectification and finally arrives at an adult awareness that is tempered by the still unanswered queries of a social order in transition. Contemplating these depictions of the dubious advancement of social and sexual equality, I found myself conjuring up comparable scenes and forgotten but still poignant memories from my own life saga. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 125%;">Congruent with this very personal accounting, there is the pervasive positing of a society still silhouetting, yet stretching beyond, the “traditional” life roles that have been historically and predominately determined by gender. It was an instrumentally effective presentation. Without any overtly feminist ploys she presents the issues of sexism squarely before the viewer. With this gentle treatment of a complex and difficult subject, Ms. Jaeger invites us to look inwardly as individuals and collectively as a culture. </p><i>This display can be viewed at the Yellowstone Art Museum through January 12, 2004</i><p><br /></p><br /><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 100%;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <div style=""><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><br /><hr align="left" width="33%" size="1"> <!--[endif]--> <div style="" id="ftn1"> <p class="MsoFootnoteText"><a style="" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.do#_ftnref1" name="_ftn1" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style=""><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><!--[endif]--></span></span></a>[1] Artist Biography, Published on the occasion of the exhibition, <i style="">Cory Jaeger, Men</i>, <st1:place><st1:placename>Yellowstone</st1:placename> <st1:placetype>Art Museum</st1:placetype></st1:place>,<st1:state><st1:place><i style=""> Montana</i></st1:place></st1:state><i style=""> Projects</i> Series, November 6<sup>th</sup> to <st1:date month="1" day="12" year="2003">January 12<sup>th</sup>, 2003</st1:date></p> </div> <div style="" id="ftn2"> <p class="MsoFootnoteText"><a style="" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.do#_ftnref2" name="_ftn2" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style=""><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--></span></span></a> [2]In Dialogue: by Jennifer Hawke, Curatorial Assistant, <i style="">Cory Jaeger, Men</i>, <st1:place><st1:city>Yellowstone Art Museum</st1:city>, <st1:state><i style="">Montana</i></st1:state></st1:place><i style=""><o:p></o:p> Projects</i> Series, November 6<sup>th</sup> to <st1:date month="1" day="12" year="2003">January 12<sup>th</sup>, 2003</st1:date></p> <p class="MsoFootnoteText"><o:p> </o:p></p> </div> <div style="" id="ftn3"> <p class="MsoFootnoteText"><a style="" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.do#_ftnref3" name="_ftn3" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style=""><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--></span></span></a>[3]Artist Biography, <i style="">Cory Jaeger, Men</i>, <st1:place><st1:city>Yellowstone Art Museum</st1:city>, <st1:state><i style="">Montana</i></st1:state></st1:place><i style=""> Projects</i> Series, November 6<sup>th</sup> to <st1:date month="1" day="12" year="2003">January 12<sup>th</sup>, 2003</st1:date></p> <p class="MsoFootnoteText"><span style=""> </span></p> </div> </div>Cory Jaeger-Kenathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06953880812565876324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3696319866374202242.post-71775971777428725062003-11-21T07:11:00.000-08:002010-06-17T07:22:28.493-07:00Comments on the Men SeriesDear Cory,<br />On a snowy Friday, the 21st of November, I viewed with fascination your exhibit at the Yellowstone Art Museum. As I gazed at the paintings, I recalled the struggles it took for you to be here, now, in this place of honor. I savored the meanings in your work and felt also a great contentment at seeing your name painted on the wall. Congratulations! It was heartening for me to see the growth that had occurred in you. Your portrayal of men, far from being a bashing, contained an empathy of transcendence. Even in the darkest ones, I saw the wisdom gained from the sorrow. I'm so very proud of you. Again, well done, Cory.<br />With deep regard,<br />R. BurnsCory Jaeger-Kenathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06953880812565876324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3696319866374202242.post-44053672368793931132003-11-14T09:48:00.000-08:002010-06-12T10:27:56.662-07:00The Billings Gazette, Billings Montana<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLBBm8LUXVbYFqR5flLCo5-kgaLr28Wb9ZgxMw-_n-hl-JCJ7dJ2gNRI66wqIkaZGIjHMscqMZNzg1E-yAA6yafp6arhgKTzv1dnDbPO7hYQY7zWGwlTtEHLoLJNP-UIN_tJhImywNyRwZ/s1600/yamannounce.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 196px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLBBm8LUXVbYFqR5flLCo5-kgaLr28Wb9ZgxMw-_n-hl-JCJ7dJ2gNRI66wqIkaZGIjHMscqMZNzg1E-yAA6yafp6arhgKTzv1dnDbPO7hYQY7zWGwlTtEHLoLJNP-UIN_tJhImywNyRwZ/s400/yamannounce.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481930445120824498" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >Life takes form in art</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >by Jaci Webb</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >Of the Gazette Staff</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >(photo: James Woodcock. Cory Jaeger's display of "Men" is up at the Yellowstone Art Museum. )</span><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >Billings artist Cory Jaeger is painting the story of her life, one canvas at a time.<br /><br />"Men", her 12-piece show at the Yellowstone Art Museum, captures moments and men in Jaeger's life from sixth-grade crushes to her "groupie" years to more adult relationships. Every canvas holds a message and a question.<br /><br />One piece, "Dandelion Kings" shows two leering sixth-grade boys hanging onto a fence on the school playground. The piece appears pretty straight-forward--two young men competing for attention--but a closer look reveals the razor blades painted into the background.<br /><br />Jaeger says she wanted to show the innocence of youth but not overlook its cruelties.<br /><br />"The general idea was to look candidly at the men in my life," Jaeger said. "I just wanted to tell my story in paintings. I don't want to be a victim or a woman who blames men."<br /><br />"I guess the overriding thing is that, at this point in my life, I have seen how much I let men define me. Why did I let these people shape who I was?"<br /><br />On the eve of her show last week, Jaeger walked through the upstairs gallery at the YAM showing a visitor her surreal acrylic paintings. Jaeger has shown her work throughout the United States, including a recent show in Vermont and shows in California and Idaho, but seldom has she had the opportunity to see her show once it is hung.<br /><br />Jaeger said it was a powerful moment for her, seeing her display of such personal images.<br /><br />Jaeger, now 37, entered college as a single mom at the age of 24. She earned her bachelor's degree in psychology with a minor in art. Her intention was to use her art as therapy for her clients. Instead, Jaeger is creating art as therapy for herself.<br /><br />"I didn't think at first that I wanted these out in the public arena," Jaeger said of the show.<br /><br />She has worked as a professional artist for seven years, but only in the last year or so did she switch from creating pastel portraits of women to using acrylic paints to create the rich, surreal portraits of men.<br /><br />"Some of the paintings took up to six months to make because I had to teach myself how to do it," Jaeger said. "I literally took these paintings to bed with me. I'd prop one up next to the bed, looking to see what needs more work."<br /><br />Jaeger also represents other professional artists by composing descriptions of their work for galleries.<br /><br />Her pastels sold at a rate of about one a month, but Jaeger knows her new series, which she calls bittersweet, may not sit as well with her established customers. She also wonders whether she can part with some of them.<br /><br />Among her series of three Michaels in the YAM show, is a haunting portrait of her late husband, who died young of a brain aneurysm about the time their marriage was falling apart. The portrait of him was the way he looked at their final meeting, when he rested his hand on a wall and told her, "I want you to know that you were always a wonderful mother."<br /><br />Jaeger says she looks back at that conversation and his words that day and believes that he knew the end was coming. She painted that portrait and most of the others strictly from memory.<br /><br />One of the more humorous pieces is "Turtleneck Boys" in which a row of headless torsos in turtlenecks sits at tables with wine glasses before them while waiting for their dates.<br /><br />"This is talking about certain types of men," Jaeger said. "He's always dressed in a black turtleneck. It's about a type of man rather than a specific person."<br /><br />Perhaps the most jarring among the pieces is a pony-tailed artist whose painting of a woman has knife slashes in it. He is flanked by a guillotine and below him is a woman's body. The work, titled "The Marquis Always Used Blades to Paint Me," conveys the idea of women as victims.<br /><br />Jaeger said she hopes the piece and the rest of her show can work as a springboard to help men and women understand how relationships shape who we are.<br /><br /><br /><br /></span><br /></span></span>Cory Jaeger-Kenathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06953880812565876324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3696319866374202242.post-4056667323769788402003-10-02T07:29:00.000-07:002010-06-17T07:39:17.400-07:00University of Vermont-The Women's CenterDear Cory,<br />Thank you so much for the opportunity to show your work here at the University of Vermont Women's Center. This is the first art show the Women's Center has done in many years and we were thrilled to once again have fresh and provocative works in our space.<br /><br />In addition to the regular traffic through our building, we also hosted two events in conjunction with your work. During our Welcome Home Picnic, students, staff and faculty took a break from the sun and food to come inside and view your work. We also hosted a new staff women reception later in the month held in our makeshift gallery and people were greatly impressed with your work at both events.<br /><br />It is rare that one sees works, which are at once politically charged, deeply emotional, and aesthetically beautiful. Your works are all of these things and we were privileged to experience this combination firsthand.<br /><br />Thank you once again and we wish you the best of luck in your future endeavors and I hope that you will stay in touch, especially if you choose to join us in the Northeast.<br /><br />Timothy Shiner<br />Program CoordinatorCory Jaeger-Kenathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06953880812565876324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3696319866374202242.post-39769481813607425872003-06-17T07:03:00.000-07:002010-06-17T07:10:50.696-07:00Comments about the Nine Wishes ProjectCory--<br />You are a real inspiration! Your work is very real and touches the soul at great depths. Thanks for all you do.<br /><br />Warm wishes for a beautiful spring!<br />Peace and light,<br />Emily<br />(University of Idaho)<br />P.S. It's an honor to donate to the Nine Wishes Project. I wish I had more to donate in this moment...but I know that even small donations help.)<br /><br />Cory,<br />Thank you for painting my wish. It is a very special object, and yours is a very special act.<br />Love, light, luck,<br />JuliCory Jaeger-Kenathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06953880812565876324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3696319866374202242.post-61007114865552616612003-02-02T10:31:00.000-08:002010-06-12T10:53:30.389-07:00The Billings Gazette, Billings Montana<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwTfzi-6PGfeQUyixoQNJ0PJOKZUfsW3E91p3hJ707qb5mMnp1q4LZq0gdpDyQshpyQixiemAJbDfZlcm_3_qvhvC2DzFftyomIZcDqz-wn-c0W7r_SiCx3hUMSqv4b5dNcgDPUKk3dOje/s1600/plainag.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 328px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwTfzi-6PGfeQUyixoQNJ0PJOKZUfsW3E91p3hJ707qb5mMnp1q4LZq0gdpDyQshpyQixiemAJbDfZlcm_3_qvhvC2DzFftyomIZcDqz-wn-c0W7r_SiCx3hUMSqv4b5dNcgDPUKk3dOje/s400/plainag.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481943123707358242" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Southeastern Montana exhibit opens<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;">(photo: Works of art from the upcoming Custer County exhibit include Billings artist Cory Jaeger's "Emily Dickinson No. 2, Plain Poetry".<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:85%;" >MILES CITY--Custer County Art Center begins its 2003 exhibit year on Sunday, Feb. 2, with the opening of the 24th Annual Southeastern Montana Juried Exhibit. The public is invited to a reception from 1 to 4 pm. A gallery talk and awards given by juror Walter Piehl, Jr., will be presented at 1:30 pm. Piehl is a Professor of Art at Minot State University, N.D., as well as a well-known contemporary artist. He was featured at the CCAC in the 2001 Western Art Roundup and Quick Draw.<br /><br />Through the juried process, the exhibit consistently considers entries of the best works from both professional and amateur artists throughout Montana and the adjoining states. This all-media exhibit accepts slide entries of original artwork done in the past two years and represents a broad spectrum of styles being produced in the region. A variety of media including works in painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, and more were among the 154 entries submitted by 58 artists.<br /><br />The juror selected the entries to be included in the exhibit, and will also select the awards that include cash prizes totaling $1,000. Art Center staff will select approximately 25 works for a traveling exhibition that will tour Ekalaka, Forsyth, Hardin, Colstrip, and Sidney.<br /><br />The exhibition will continue through March 16, and is sponsored by Stockman Bank of Miles City and the William and Lorene Nefsy Foundation.<br /><br />The Art Center is located west of downtown Miles City on Waterplant Rd., and is open to the public from 1 to 5pm., Tuesday through Sunday. Donations are welcomed. For more information, please contact the Center at (406) 232-0635.<br /><br />Artists whose works have been accepted into the 24th Annual Southwestern Montana Juried Exhibit include artists from Billings, Havre, Hysham, Bozeman, Broadus, Livingston, Lewistown, Columbia Falls, Grass Range, Malta, Sidney, Miles City, Wolf Point, Glasgow, Terry and many others Montana towns, as well as various cities in North Dakota.<br /></span></span>Cory Jaeger-Kenathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06953880812565876324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3696319866374202242.post-27735304937347366872001-07-25T12:52:00.000-07:002010-06-11T13:37:58.120-07:00Billings Gazette, Chalk Art by Christene Meyers<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK64icAOlQE-cVmD8Cb3ovraTG1IDOLc9vL2DQa2qfrE3Cf_5BUxGRMgo4f0CLZTFSQVXMzlF9XsY1P4VzAT36OHhYbwlkmlWCIl-GzFTYrjVPU9V8iYcwRN-qQPASW9AxcK7F8ayIg_PV/s1600/sidewalkarttwo.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 206px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK64icAOlQE-cVmD8Cb3ovraTG1IDOLc9vL2DQa2qfrE3Cf_5BUxGRMgo4f0CLZTFSQVXMzlF9XsY1P4VzAT36OHhYbwlkmlWCIl-GzFTYrjVPU9V8iYcwRN-qQPASW9AxcK7F8ayIg_PV/s320/sidewalkarttwo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481606738258104690" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">On the sidewalk outside Parmly Billings Library, Billings artist Cory Jaeger, paints a chalk rendition of Georges Seurat's famed "Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte."</span><br /><br /><br />Legendary masterpieces reproduced in Billings to promote weekend events.<br /><br />A 19th century canvas of a light-filled Paris park inspired a 21st century creation on a summery Billings Tuesday.<br /><br />A week of chalk-art painting kicked off on the sidewalk by Parmly Billings Library, 510 N. Broadway, as artist Cory Jaeger re-created Georges Seurat's evocative work, "Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte."<br /><br />The much-admired painting introduced Seurat's pointillist technique of painting tiny dots of basic color that fuse in the viewer's eye rather than on the artist's palette. It also inspired the Tony-winning Broadway play, "Sunday in the Park with George," nearly 20 years ago.<br /><br />The shopgirls, soldiers, tourists, and servants of Seurat's canvas were reborn with intense chalks replacing the Frenchman's paint.<br /><br />Jaeger said, "We thought it was a good choice for the library's 100th birthday, because it comes from the era. It's Depot Days' present to the library."<br /><br />And, she said, "It's moody and tells a story, plus it lended itself to the bright pigments that chalk art offers."<br /><br />Jaeger said that she went through about $20 on the Tuesday painting, which took a couple hours to complete with elbow grease and bright chalk after she roughed out the initial sketch.<br /><br />She is one of several artists painting on sidewalks throughout the week, donating time and talent to promote Saturday's Chalk Art Festival during Depot Days on Montana Avenue.<br /><br />The temporary nature of the chalk art is part of its charm.<br /><br />One of this week's chalk artists, Carol Welch, said, "It's also a wonderful way of introducing classic paintings to the public, of drawing attention to the artwork."<br /><br />Encoring the Seurat rendition will be sidewalk collaborations of Monet's "Water Lilies" and Picasso's "Bouquet with Hands", along with an original piece.<br /><br />"We're just thrilled to have these artists painting on the sidewalks all week," said Vicki Van Buskirk, owner of Toucan Gallery. "There's a magic to chalk art because it's temporary and vibrant, and your canvas is a sidewalk."<br /><br />Van Buskirk recalled that, one year after festival, a huge rainstorm made polka dots on the sidewalk art and blurred everything.<br /><br />Montana Avenue merchants would like to leave the art around for a few weeks.<br /><br />"The ghosts live on after the festival, and it's fun to see people walk by and study them," she said.<br /><br />Chalk art has a history in the United States, and there are even chalk-art websites.<br /><br />Robert Knight, executive director of the Yellowstone Art Museum, said chalk-art fests thrive all over the world. He has been involved in several in earlier museum jobs in the Southwest.<br /><br />Knight said major chalk festivals in larger cities have drawn huge crowds and celebrated chalk artists.<br /><br />"I'd love to work with the Depot folks in securing one of the well-known chalk artists for next year," he said. "The chalk festival goes right along with my notion to expand the arts beyond the walls of the museum facility."<br /><br />Europeans have a long history of chalk art, and in the 1960s United States, hippies celebrated the times of chalk art as a way of passing on the masters' concepts and creating a fun social event.<br /><br />Depot Days organizers hope to expand the Chalk Art Festival in 2002 to attract a nationally known chalk artist.<br /><br />And, Van Buskirk said, "We'd like to get more of our own regional and local fine artists to participate, along with bringing in an expert."Cory Jaeger-Kenathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06953880812565876324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3696319866374202242.post-49638501431858186042001-06-01T12:33:00.000-07:002010-06-11T12:45:42.841-07:00Billings Gazette, Featured Toucan Artist Explores Repression in the lives of Women<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCGcHToizP8e7fzdOe-RHpSPrm3cwihpiYg5SWcjZFYqs6jVPtve6yt5HwLeDqVokyu74V8TBsxGGECJP0LeM74PNF9YIJF3WH_s-Owz8oD1f0Oy4e4tFPZdnZyN1Ra_xmreTydlODGWn3/s1600/makingladies.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 190px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCGcHToizP8e7fzdOe-RHpSPrm3cwihpiYg5SWcjZFYqs6jVPtve6yt5HwLeDqVokyu74V8TBsxGGECJP0LeM74PNF9YIJF3WH_s-Owz8oD1f0Oy4e4tFPZdnZyN1Ra_xmreTydlODGWn3/s320/makingladies.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481601886940946466" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cory Jaeger's pastel and paper work is titled "The Making of Little Ladies".</span><br /><br /><br />"Pressed Beneath a Heavy Sky"--new pastel works by Billings artist Cory Jaeger--will be featured at the Toucan Gallery on Montana Avenue through June and July.<br /><br />In these personal pieces, Jaeger explores repression in women's lives.<br /><br />"Not long ago, when I visited my great-aunt in North Dakota to celebrate her 80th birthday, I came to realize that that vast, flat and open landscape had undoubtedly shaped my life--even though I was born and raised in Billings," said Jaeger. "I realized that the harsh practicality of that farming culture rubbed my spirit raw. But I realized, too, that same harshness had given me my sense of integrity and an iron-clad work ethic."<br /><br />In addition, Jaeger noted, "that same environment had also convinced me that my creativity was somehow a disfiguring, shameful flaw. This show is for all those women, who are sorting through all the 'shoulds' and striving valiantly to reclaim who they truly were before they were made into nice little ladies."<br /><br />Jaeger conducts a variety of workshops and classes in the region. In addition to the Toucan Gallery, Sutton West in Missoula, the Danforth Gallery in Livingston and iTheo.com of San Francisco represent her.<br /><br />Her work has been selected for nationally juried competitions.<br /><br />"Pressed Beneath a Heavy Sky" shows through June and July at the Toucan Gallery, 2505 Montana Avenue. The public is invited to meet the artist at the opening night reception at the Downtown Artwalk tonight from 5 to 9 pm. For more information, call the Toucan Gallery at 252-0122.Cory Jaeger-Kenathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06953880812565876324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3696319866374202242.post-81770132263582608262000-08-18T13:38:00.000-07:002010-06-11T13:50:32.777-07:00Billings Gazette, Danforth Gallery Welcomes painters, sculptors tonight<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpj2MaLcYD3XXXDGV4IqtFlaS-4niTK0ZDWSLw4Cd-UoSyarTQhsCsOjvn6OxJucz2Y_8O1tnCwIX93WVl5XoFNI12Ro7XFKOVihtVVBInN4csbLsPyx5nl-EH-8XHqQvSH8Cw7If1AO15/s1600/amerstill.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 312px; height: 209px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpj2MaLcYD3XXXDGV4IqtFlaS-4niTK0ZDWSLw4Cd-UoSyarTQhsCsOjvn6OxJucz2Y_8O1tnCwIX93WVl5XoFNI12Ro7XFKOVihtVVBInN4csbLsPyx5nl-EH-8XHqQvSH8Cw7If1AO15/s320/amerstill.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481618574367149218" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">"American Still Life" by Cory Jaeger is on display.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span></span>Livingston--The Danforth Gallery has opened an exhibit featuring Cory Jaeger and Neil Jussila of Billings, Joan Rysavy and Brian Persha of Bozeman and Christy Wed of Glendive.<br /><br />An opening reception for the artists will be from 6:30 to 9:30 pm Friday, Aug. 18 during the Livingston Gallery Art Walk.<br /><br />In her pastels, Jaeger explores the tangles of her love relationships, the stale repetition of domestic life, the suppressed anxieties beneath the pretty tract houses with manicured lawns.<br /><br />Jussila has no qualms about presenting figurative paintings along with abstract ones. What remains important to him is form, with insight, he says.<br /><br />"I mindfully let drawings and paintings form themselves through consciousness where immediacy, freshness, power, ease and grace is always the desired goal," Jussila says.<br /><br />Ryshavy loves to paint birds on site, in their natural environment. She is "transfixed by their behavior and is more interested in capturing the moment than give an anatomically correct rendition of the critters."<br /><br />Persha will exhibit his bronze pieces as well as a few ceramic ones. He says his bronze-inset mirror and self-standing sink is "a testimony to my unflinching commitment to beauty and quality."<br /><br />For Wert, making pots is her way of "communicating the beauty she sees and feels in the world." She works in a technique called sgraffio.<br /><br />The show will run to Sept. 13. The Danforth Gallery is located at 106 N. Main in Livingston. For more information, call (406) 222-6510.Cory Jaeger-Kenathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06953880812565876324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3696319866374202242.post-61531448246326174862000-06-06T06:46:00.000-07:002010-06-17T07:01:02.738-07:00Student comments on Cory Jaeger-Kenat art classes"I've been wanting to express myself for several weeks. I can say this has been the first time I've really truly expressed an emotion on paper. Thank you so much for your lesson tonight."<br />Carol<br />(And thank you for coming into my life at the exact right time!!)Cory Jaeger-Kenathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06953880812565876324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3696319866374202242.post-3570850158809311781997-01-06T07:39:00.000-08:002010-06-17T10:55:50.174-07:00Regarding the piece, "Lady of Avalon"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdCd67qnaaNUxwzvZAgP4TqXzhIjy6eMT7rBpTIU_yuytYIe4J3kJimdIc3WFThO61RfYXWKUCe-p7h4KXE2o4e7f1fBS6OaTLUiwiGTy5ICPpoBsa17YHlS6aUmflmg2lTB9iPqZRP2Io/s1600/avalonag.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 196px; height: 295px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdCd67qnaaNUxwzvZAgP4TqXzhIjy6eMT7rBpTIU_yuytYIe4J3kJimdIc3WFThO61RfYXWKUCe-p7h4KXE2o4e7f1fBS6OaTLUiwiGTy5ICPpoBsa17YHlS6aUmflmg2lTB9iPqZRP2Io/s400/avalonag.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483802836916051890" border="0" /></a><br />Dear Cory,<br />We were delighted that your background information on "Lady of Avalon" reinforced so many of our feelings about the work.<br /><br />The geometric shapes that you said, "...have no real significance, other than they just seemed to need to be there..." drew my husband to the piece in the first place. He feels they are the needed masculine balance to the extremely feminine work. The long slender phallus rises up between two cubes to touch the full round moon (talk about fertility symbols!) . I personally love the use of pastels for the personal feel it communicates.<br /><br />Your work and your wonderfully frank letter have touched us. I feel a certain bond with you. We look forward to your exhibit at the Myrna in February.<br />Kay GrayCory Jaeger-Kenathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06953880812565876324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3696319866374202242.post-57332505212389042181996-11-18T10:52:00.000-08:002010-06-17T10:55:15.487-07:00Comments about the painting "Lady of Avalon"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgahf2Eb0m0iTI6H107RV8ioz6Hc8h2OGXsFRAykl0Mwib1lzaEwXTzlCZmwpIoble8gNH9NIDfLnSmCamo3FL5fuXDTvaXZnESg8Sg3rJ3pFEcG4mozfOHGSN0U_DE9D8bj_PX9fX1zRea/s1600/avalonag.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 196px; height: 295px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgahf2Eb0m0iTI6H107RV8ioz6Hc8h2OGXsFRAykl0Mwib1lzaEwXTzlCZmwpIoble8gNH9NIDfLnSmCamo3FL5fuXDTvaXZnESg8Sg3rJ3pFEcG4mozfOHGSN0U_DE9D8bj_PX9fX1zRea/s400/avalonag.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483802637551058562" border="0" /></a><br />Dear Ms. Jaeger,<br /><br />I wanted to write you before I talked myself out of it. My husband and I purchased your work "Lady of Avalon" at the Electrum art show yesterday. We found the work striking and could not resist its power. My husband was especially moved by the work. He commented several times that he did not understand how the judges could have missed it. He felt it was the only work in the show with true artistic value.<br /><br />We would like to know about you and your work. We would especially like to know about your inspiration for your "Lady of Avalon". We would appreciate whatever you feel comfortable sharing with us.<br /><br />Sincerely,<br />Kay GrayCory Jaeger-Kenathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06953880812565876324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3696319866374202242.post-61361840601310403711996-09-06T11:04:00.000-07:002010-06-12T11:42:00.204-07:00The Billings Gazette, Billings, Montana<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWFMFWf4JknX6Rm-xa7Yaj9ZGgrBjHx7mFcnR-2eiYKCAOD_AqQa8_ATMLKg-1PUg7-OvU3XVj9cdMrDDFCv24CM4pE_t81pPx4Yx57wndcr71PLkiASyNwSgwvXyy_rLTC7j9B_fZOjU6/s1600/avalonag.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 196px; height: 295px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWFMFWf4JknX6Rm-xa7Yaj9ZGgrBjHx7mFcnR-2eiYKCAOD_AqQa8_ATMLKg-1PUg7-OvU3XVj9cdMrDDFCv24CM4pE_t81pPx4Yx57wndcr71PLkiASyNwSgwvXyy_rLTC7j9B_fZOjU6/s400/avalonag.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481949929376224386" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >Artist has two shows</span><br /><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" ><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">"Mydieval Faire," an exhibit </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >of works in chalk pastel by artist Cory Jaeger will be held at Cold Mountain Pottery in September and the Kaleidoscope Gallery for the month of October. Receptions are scheduled 5 to 7 pm Friday, Sept. 6, at Cold Mountain and 5 to 9 pm Friday, Oct. 11, at Kaleidoscope.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >The exhibits of mainly new works include "Lady of Avalon", a chalk pastel at right, and center on Jaeger's fascination with medieval legend. Her vivid depictions of knights and ladies are, to Jaeger, a direct reaction to growing up in Billings. "We are in love with the legends of the Old West," she says, "but I am drawn to other legends, like those of Camelot...the sense of ritual, of chivalry, that were the ideals of medieval culture, are so needed, yet nearly lost today."</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >Jaeger has staged one-person shows before, and was part of a national exhibition in Corvallis, Ore. She also plans shows in Helena and Portland.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><br /></span>Cory Jaeger-Kenathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06953880812565876324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3696319866374202242.post-68832281971125884381996-06-17T11:00:00.000-07:002010-06-17T11:04:23.221-07:00Comments about the painting, "The Offering"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyAZRxeSN-rithC-7sLJKduTcv6BFPNMICykOA8IpF6xs2ZATAsMYbrseweQyrKYw1rXslevz1pZ0UkOupgp2xP7JgUJn-RQoBFSvK6GvVbpIkXKDn19grRfADwmywt3cBZYrZvDKlPhai/s1600/handrevag.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 220px; height: 285px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyAZRxeSN-rithC-7sLJKduTcv6BFPNMICykOA8IpF6xs2ZATAsMYbrseweQyrKYw1rXslevz1pZ0UkOupgp2xP7JgUJn-RQoBFSvK6GvVbpIkXKDn19grRfADwmywt3cBZYrZvDKlPhai/s400/handrevag.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483804181728827122" border="0" /></a>Dear Ms. Jaeger<br /><br />I recently purchased a piece of yours from the Toucan Gallery. I believe it's called "The Offering". It's a painting with a solitary woman figure, semi-kneeling, with her open hands in the foreground.<br /><br />It's a gorgeous piece. To me, it speaks of mercy and acceptance. It's hanging in my acupuncture room, and I love it there.<br /><br />Thank you for creating such a beautiful and poignant piece.<br /><br />Paul Amenson<br />Wellness CenterCory Jaeger-Kenathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06953880812565876324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3696319866374202242.post-54871317593000612761996-03-13T12:15:00.000-08:002010-06-11T12:28:31.315-07:00ArtSpirit, Corvallis, Oregon; Women's Art<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioy8OtqQpe_945p9tT_ZK5_6cP5hixgF7cpjVthQn6hkcpttHkUW2bOpV6o0NE_nJMCEmOXpBWmQ4yxdbgsPNgpz4spfwkHSxfIrFNcDh4mcVJeQXeO3dNhhG3ADSQTtxzdgGEdFpy1drW/s1600/incantationtwo.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 195px; height: 290px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioy8OtqQpe_945p9tT_ZK5_6cP5hixgF7cpjVthQn6hkcpttHkUW2bOpV6o0NE_nJMCEmOXpBWmQ4yxdbgsPNgpz4spfwkHSxfIrFNcDh4mcVJeQXeO3dNhhG3ADSQTtxzdgGEdFpy1drW/s320/incantationtwo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481596895433777506" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">"Incantation", 24"x 18", Pencil on Paper, 1995.</span><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /><br />Women's Vision</span>, at the Corvallis Art Center, features work by women in a wide variety of media. Artists were invited to share their vision of the world around them--from the politically charged messages of equality and womanhood, to explorations of daily rituals such as reading the morning paper. The show is a strong reminder that art produced by women is both varied and rich.<br /><br />This exhibit was the impetus for a two county celebration of women and their contributions to our world, also entitled, <span style="font-style: italic;">Women's Vision, </span>coordinated by the Corvallis Arts Center/LBCA. A listing of related events to take place in March can be found on page 4.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Vision</span>, was juried by Judy Howard of Hanson Howard Gallery in Ashland. Howard's gallery is a prestigious showcase for West Coast artists. Howard holds a Masters degree in Arts Education from San Jose State University, and is a strong voice for continued arts education. In addition to being an educator, administrator, gallery owner, and designer, she is also a painter. Her work is represented throughout the country. She was appointed to the Oregon Arts Commission in 1983, and has recently completed her second term. She is active in the Oregon Advocates for the Arts, Rogue Gallery Board, and the Oregon Art Education Association Board.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Calyx: A Journal for Women</span>, has selected pieces from this exhibit for publication in an upcoming journal. This selection will be announced at the March 13, artists reception, 6:30-8:30 pm at the Corvallis Arts Center along with additional awards. Calyx also will celebrate their 20th birthday during this reception. The public is welcome to attend.<br /><br />Artists from all over North America sent hundreds of entries to be juried--underscoring the need for more opportunities such as this. In addition to work from the Pacific Northwest, many regions were represented.Cory Jaeger-Kenathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06953880812565876324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3696319866374202242.post-45641026073045157831996-02-14T14:03:00.000-08:002010-06-11T14:19:21.907-07:00Billings Gazette, Fundraiser fights domestic violence<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2nPMkNS9YRcHI-5AP1MJyzRW1jnOCIhiifm770HLLNzAXnQHpe8td3quJiEvf5l3uRBzmrMyI1M-V1KuhiLmx-T7K1A-JoMg3uTnLpPhJ1fclMqfkZAW7gu2UaMpQbcPdSZItKvkdpkP3/s1600/gatewayfundraiser.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 277px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2nPMkNS9YRcHI-5AP1MJyzRW1jnOCIhiifm770HLLNzAXnQHpe8td3quJiEvf5l3uRBzmrMyI1M-V1KuhiLmx-T7K1A-JoMg3uTnLpPhJ1fclMqfkZAW7gu2UaMpQbcPdSZItKvkdpkP3/s320/gatewayfundraiser.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481625183757299698" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">A few items at the fundraiser are from Linda's Flower Fashions and Gifts and Glassworks, as well as "Grey Lady in Red," a pastel by Cory Jaeger, and Tiger Quilt by Vicky Thorpe.<br /><br /><br /></span>February, a month which traditionally<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>represents<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></span>love and romance, is once again time for the YWCA's benefit to aid in the fight of domestic violence.<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span><span>The</span><span> annual</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><span>fundraiser is next Friday</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">, </span><span>Feb. 21, according to Kate Weiss, YWCA director of Women's Services.<br /><br />The benefit will help support the YWCA Gateway House Domestic Violence Shelter.<br /><br />February has been set aside nationally by domestic violence advocates as a time to sponsor "Love Without Fear" events, Weiss said.<br /><br />Over 800 women and children found safety at Gateway House in 1996 and another 3,000 found support through the 24-hour crisis line and support groups. Sponsors of the Feb. 21 event at the Y, 909 Wyoming, are the Heights Exchange Club of Billings, the Junior Women's Club, Women in Construction, and Cosco.<br /><br />All proceeds from the auction go directly to providing services to victims of family violence through the YWCA Domestic Violence Program, Weiss said.<br /><br />For tickets, which are $30, call (406) 252-6303 or FAX (406) 245-7867. Advance purchase is necessary to plan for the meal.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span>Cory Jaeger-Kenathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06953880812565876324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3696319866374202242.post-18673306460778241351996-02-14T11:19:00.000-08:002010-06-12T11:44:08.469-07:00The Billings Gazette, Billings Montana<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLbJYvdSTX582E1iWUOvZr-dSvizR0D0GzurzNF6RX7fUO-zHgx3kGCxNZYiAS_Ja7iivmLnebi2wggHlp1KXzC-OtvQCIbcU7bzvkQq0wezBbAOtKTxL_eCX_sIRqvMPzxYOukLpJviaD/s1600/gatewaylg.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLbJYvdSTX582E1iWUOvZr-dSvizR0D0GzurzNF6RX7fUO-zHgx3kGCxNZYiAS_Ja7iivmLnebi2wggHlp1KXzC-OtvQCIbcU7bzvkQq0wezBbAOtKTxL_eCX_sIRqvMPzxYOukLpJviaD/s400/gatewaylg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481955123387214546" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Art from the Heart: Children put emotions on paper</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Christine C. Meyers<br />Gazette Arts & Leisure Editor<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">"You beat time on my head<br />With a palm caked with dirt,<br />Then waltzed me off to bed<br />Still clinging to your shirt."<br /><br />From Theodore Roethke's<br />"My Papa's Waltz"<br />circa 1950<br /><br /><br />The young are often forgiving.<br /><br />For them--even kids with broken hearts--Valentine's Day is a time of hope.<br /><br />Some abused children find art as a catharsis for their wounds.<br /><br />Through it, they temper their awareness of reality with the hope things will be better.<br /><br />Artist Cory Jaeger combined her love of kids and the paintbrush with a unique Valentine's Day project involving abused children.<br /><br />It stands to make $18,000 for YWCA's Gateway House for abused parents and children.<br /><br />Jaeger, a recent graduate in art from Montana State University-Billings, has experience as a site co-ordinator for the Y's Gateway program, which offers safe haven and counseling to abused and endangered families.<br /><br />YWCA Women's Services director Kate Weiss approached the artist about producing a fund-raising poster.<br /><br />"I had a feeling it was a good idea, one that would touch people and give them a way to help us, which we very much need," said Weiss.<br /><br />Working with Marty Bulgatz, shelter co-ordinator, Weiss put the artist together with some of the children, encouraging them to transfer their emotions and hopes to paper. The result is a heartfelt collage compiled by Jaeger from the kids' evening of art. Cutting sections from their paintings, she used her own sense of design and color to assemble the finished piece.<br /><br />"We wanted something upbeat, not dark or depressing, to illustrate our theme, 'Love Without Fear.' " Weiss said.<br /><br />The hearts are a rainbow of subtle colors, soft blues and greens, warm pinks and oranges. Some are cracked, or shadowed with a darker color. "As the kids worked, the tone of their conversations got very serious," Jaeger said. "They talked about their pain."<br /><br />One of the participating artists, an abused teenage boy, had to be hospitalized shortly after making his contribution. Tom, according to his mother, Marge, felt good about his painting. Her troubled son, she said, responds to art as therapy.<br /><br />"He has been so emotionally abused by his stepfather that his bowels don't work properly. He is back in medical and psychiatric treatment now, " Marge said Tuesday. "But I think the art has a real positive influence on him and I want him to draw more as he begins to feel better."<br /><br />The Gateway House kids have suffered a range of ravages, from physical injury and beatings to emotional abuse and badgering, to witnessing the violence of one parent on another, or on a sibling. Some are sexually abused as well.<br /><br />In two shelters, with protected addresses, up to 50 women and their children may be cared for. The 24-hour hotline is 259-8100.<br /><br />Jaeger donated her time and talent for the freestyle project and local businesses, including Artcraft Printers, offered discounts to the nonprofit Y.<br /><br />The poster is signed, "Cory Jaeger and the Gateway Kids" and includes the theme, "Love Without Fear."<br /><br />"It's the Y's Valentine to the city", says Jaeger, "because it's art from the heart."</span><br /></span>Cory Jaeger-Kenathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06953880812565876324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3696319866374202242.post-10547554624546213851995-09-02T11:47:00.000-07:002010-06-11T11:58:11.980-07:00Billings Gazette: Artist Has Show in Glasgow<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCRq2F7UnDUNGRfoREeLBfu3XiWYrcijC909TRcjgOHeUOKlD27SAhkoOIPhm0dAfxXkEcNw92h6FfqiOBtDg1mSSBNd7LTCZe-QGtppO9Y8cwlyfv5s3qN7657VkCvR7A1XFfJNQRy6KB/s1600/muse.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 153px; height: 230px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCRq2F7UnDUNGRfoREeLBfu3XiWYrcijC909TRcjgOHeUOKlD27SAhkoOIPhm0dAfxXkEcNw92h6FfqiOBtDg1mSSBNd7LTCZe-QGtppO9Y8cwlyfv5s3qN7657VkCvR7A1XFfJNQRy6KB/s320/muse.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481590011990732018" border="0" /></a><br />"Muse", Charcoal on Paper, 24"x 18"<br /><br />Glasgow--Artist Cory Jaeger opens a show at Holly and Co., with a reception Friday 4 to 6:30 p.m.<br /><br />A native of Billings, Jaeger graduated in May of 1995 with high honors in psychology. She has worked with battered women at a local shelter and spent time at Growth Thru Art, a studio experience for the developmentally disabled. She has eventual plans to become an art therapist, but currently is pursuing her own art career. She believes her pastels and drawings are about her passion for mythology and the medieval. Jaeger has written poetry and participated in various juried shows. She resides in Billings with her two young sons.<br /><br />The show is on view through September.Cory Jaeger-Kenathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06953880812565876324noreply@blogger.com0