Jen McGowan’s (she/her) practice is currently centred in the Invisible Labour of Motherhood and interrogates the systemic undervaluing of that care labour. Ethics of production direct her choice of materials, carefully considering the impact of what she makes with and why it is the best medium for the message. She has a BFA in Studio Art with distinction from Concordia University in Montreal, a BEd in Secondary Art from UBC, a Post-Graduate Printmaking Certificate from Capilano University and is a 2024 MFA candidate at Emily Carr University in Vancouver (link to her MFA blog). She has exhibited throughout the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.
Jen McGowan has been an Art Educator both inside and outside the public school system in the Metro Vancouver area since 2001. She lives with her young family in Vancouver.