Jenny Schmid is a professor of printmaking at the University of Minnesota, and deeply influenced by the history of printmaking; in particular, Medieval and Renaissance engraving and images of social commentary and political satire by Goya and Breugel. Early themes are combined with 21st century popular culture that reference feminist non-fiction, rock music, the Czech and Slovak Republics, and film noir. Using this diverse artistic language Schmid creates a personal imaginary world, a gender utiopia she calls Dzenska Republika (Repulic of Jenny in Czech/Slovak).
Medium: Screenprint Dimensions: 15 x 12 inches (image) 17 x 13 3/4 inches (sheet) Signature: Signed Artist details: American, 1969 Date finished: 2014 Edition: of 16
Medium: Lithograph Dimensions: 8 x 8 inches Signature: Signed Artist details: American, 1969 Date finished: 2006
Recommended by Nikki (Fine Print Photographer & Content Publisher):
"In traditional western visual art, women are often depicted lounging and passive, while men are shown in active roles. Here, in Jenny Schmid’s imagined world of DzR, these roles are flipped. A skateboarding young woman is watching a lounging young man read a book. As she rides her skateboard, the young woman is literally breathing life and energy into the square scene built up of vibrant blues and oranges, offset by an analogous yellow background. Jenny Schmid’s work continues to grow in popularity with her contemporary takes on traditional ideas. This piece is one of her few left at Davidson Galleries still available for under $200."
Medium: Screenprint Dimensions: 15 1/4 x 11 inches (Image) 17 1/2 x 13 inches (Sheet) Signature: Signed Artist details: American, 1969 Date finished: 2021 Edition: of 15
Medium: Etching and chîne-collé Dimensions: 4 3/4 x 3 1/2 inches (image) 10 1/2 x 10 inches (sheet) Signature: Signed Artist details: American, 1969 Date finished: 2014 Edition: of 25