Artist Biography

	Artist Inger Jorgensen

Inger Nova Jorgensen began her life in the bustling university town of East Lansing, Michigan. Each of her parent's (both artists) were able to show her the importance of the creative force and ways to harness it. She was encouraged to be creative from a very young age and began to draw figures constantly at the age of three. Inger moved on to the Pacific Northwest in her late teens and earned a Bachelor of Fine Art and Teaching with honors at Humboldt State University in Arcata, CA.

Inger now resides with her inspirational and creative son in Ashland,
Oregon — a small, cultural, mountain, community where she paints
regularly and owns and operates Bohemia Gallery and Framing with her
business partner, Nicole Hurley. Inger is also a muralist and a
portrait artist. She enjoys using her skills as a large-scale painter
to bring in new energy to restaurants, shops or people's homes. Her
favorite public space to paint is a club that focuses on live music.
Inger incorporates her passion for music to create thematic murals
according to the style of the venue. She is also a vocalist and is
continuously cultivating musical projects as well as performing
occasionally. Inger is a skilled portrait artist and often works by
commission from photographs or life.

Art and music weave interchangeably in Inger's studio. Her paintings are often inspired by the passion she has developed in her own musical style: jazz, R & B, soul, alternative, and folk- rock. Her work includes musicians and instruments using a high-energy color and technique referred to as figurative impressionism. Each completed piece captivates and pulls the viewer into another dimension, connecting each person to unseen spiritual aspect of life that emanate s as the true universal essence in all of her work. Inger often refers to her process as "being an open conduit" that "allows the images to show themselves to the world."

Next to raising her son (a creative endeavor in and of itself) and singing, painting is only second to the basic essentials: nourishment and shelter. Inger lives and breathes art. Painting and sculpture are her chosen media because they have a fluidity that she seems to carry as a theme throughout her life.

Threshold by Inger Jorgensen

"Oil paints and clay are like food for me... the nourishment I receive from creating art is healing to my soul and an absolutely essential part of my life, my meditation and my spiritual existence. This is the way in which I will leave my mark, how I stay alive and the reason that I am who I am. I feel very blessed to know this and to be able to be given the opportunity to pour myself into my work."

Inger's favorite medium is oil on canvas. She often equates oil paints with silk sheets... Oils offer a luxurious experience to the artist: vibrancy of color, richness and depth achieved with translucent layers, and the flexibility in paint consistency. With clay it is a similar experience for Inger and working directly in the medium with her hands gives her a unique connection. She often uses her fingers to paint; Threshold being one of her favorites.

Inger intends to continue creating art until she leaves this world and plans to share her knowledge with young people. She feels very strongly about working with kids, especially teens, to help them find their individual creativity, help them to become empowered, and allow them to express their authentic selves through the arts. She teaches classes privately out of her new studio space/frame shop in Ashland. Inger recently served a year on the Public Art Commission and enjoys community-minded projects. She often works with groups of kids to create murals for schools.

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