Jenna York

Jennifer York grew up in rural Indiana, earned a BFA in Sculpture from Pratt Institute, and an MFA in Fibers from the Savannah College of Art and Design. She has lived in  Charleston since 2020, creating intricately illustrated dioramas in vintage suitcases and mirrors and large-scale papercuts from Tyvek house wrap. 

York was named 2024 Griffith-Reyburn Lowcountry Artist of the Year. Solo exhibitions include “New Histories'' at the Gibbes Museum of Art, “Estuary Blues” at the Myrtle Beach Art Museum, and “Thunder and Wonder” at Francis Marion University. 

Meanwhile, York is a SC journeyman beekeeper who has developed Jeometry Beewear™, an innovative line of women’s beekeeping apparel manufactured in North Carolina, USA. She lives near Folly Beach with her husband, two cats, and thousands of honeybees.