Jennifer Packer MOCA Exhibition Every Shut Eye Ain’t Sleep

The deeply emotional exhibition, Every Shut Eye Ain’t Sleep commands the viewer’s attention. It is on view at MOCA from July 1, 2021 - February 21, 2022, featuring highly acclaimed portraits and floral still lives. The drawings and paintings express feelings of intimacy and loss while also channeling profoundly political, personal, and magical narratives.

Jennifer Packer, Idle Hands, 2021, Oil on canvas, 90 x 84 inches

The work urges the viewer to ruminate about the elusiveness and ephemeral qualities of life. Jennifer Packer finds a balance between delicate tendencies and bold expressive moves. Her work is representational, but takes elements typically seen in abstract painting and composes complex thought-evoking work. There is an incredible loose fragility intertwined with confident specificity, which leaves the viewer in awe.