Jennifer Cherniack

Jennifer Cherniack

Hello! This is the story of an artist and arts administrator who, in 2013, made the switch to arts administrator and artist. Subtle sentence restructure, huge identity shift.

And then, in 2017, I went ahead and had a baby. I suppose another work of art?

And now, 10 years after that shift, and 6 years after becoming a parent, I’m figuring out how to do all those things at the same time in a more balanced way. I’m re-learning how to be an artist that fits with my life today.

Follow my most recent work on Instagram:

the52in2project

Details of red collage from my bulletin board seri

Details of red collage from my bulletin board series. Yellow was my first, green was made in November at @artistparents and now this one. Think I'll make a new one each time I come to the island.

Tombstone tests @44point4

Tombstone tests @44point4

#WIP / tests / workshopping ideas for @44point4 ex

#WIP / tests / workshopping ideas for @44point4 exhibition March 2025 at City Hall Art Gallery (Ottawa)

Starting to get the juices flowing for @44point4's

Starting to get the juices flowing for @44point4's upcoming exhibition at City Hall Gallery in 2025. #wip

@44point4's next exhibition at the @ottawaartgalle

@44point4's next exhibition at the @ottawaartgallery March 1-31st. I'll be exhibiting new work alongside my amazing collective members. So inspired and proud of the 10 artists I work with.

Behold, google image search gift wrap for @44point

Behold, google image search gift wrap for @44point4 's exhibition Nobody sees a flower at the @ottawaartgallery in March.

52 projects all packed up in one box.

52 projects all packed up in one box.

2024. Empty wall. New possibilities. ✌️👋 to

2024. Empty wall. New possibilities. ✌️👋 to my 52 project. Hello to...?

Week 52: an afternoon into the evening into the ne

Week 52: an afternoon into the evening into the next day x 4. My first sewing project since 1991. End with a bang and a new skill!

Week 51: Paint by number pass time. Tracing paper,

Week 51: Paint by number pass time. Tracing paper, paint from my daughter's paint by number kit she got for Christmas

Week 50: The script must be incinerated or, how I

Week 50: The script must be incinerated or, how I feel about motherhood, made in collaboration with my kid Sybil. Paper, ink, markers.

Week 49: First bad idea. Paper, ink, marker.

Week 49: First bad idea. Paper, ink, marker.

Week 48: Studio 9 and the to-do list. The culmina

Week 48: Studio 9 and the to-do list. The culmination of my week at @artistparents

Week 47: Urgent. Stop-motion animation made in col

Week 47: Urgent. Stop-motion animation made in collaboration with @matthewlwilliamson during my week at @artistparents

Week 46: Silence Auction: stickers. Conceived duri

Week 46: Silence Auction: stickers. Conceived during my week at @artistparents and recreated in my studio.

Week 45: mock up wallpaper for upcoming exhibition

Week 45: mock up wallpaper for upcoming exhibition with @44point4 at the @ottawaartgallery.

Week 44: Hanging on for Dear Life in Green, test p

Week 44: Hanging on for Dear Life in Green, test print. The next print in this series (after yellow) Made during my week at @artistparents

Week 43: Grid-locked study 4, washi tape, paper, p

Week 43: Grid-locked study 4, washi tape, paper, pencil crayon. Made during my week at @artistparents

Week 42: confetti bag. Bag, marker. Made during my

Week 42: confetti bag. Bag, marker. Made during my week at @artistparents

Week 41: Write your Mother – prototype. paper and

Week 41: Write your Mother - prototype. paper and ink. This will soon be @44point4 merch available for purchase! Made during my week at @artistparents

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I also make work collaboratively with the 44.4 Mother Artist Collective.

And of course, I am still an arts administrator!

Me and Kiddo at the Still Tho exhibition at Âjagemô, the gallery at my day job at the Canada Council for the Arts in May 2022.
Photo: Brandon Clarida Image Services