A solo exhibition of artworks by a Trinity College faculty member is being presented at a Connecticut gallery this spring.
Suspended Possibilities is a collection of 17 new paintings by Jenny Wu, visiting assistant professor of fine arts, featured at Jennifer Terzian Gallery in Litchfield from March 7 to April 11, 2026.
“My sculptural paintings explore composition, color, expertise, control, chance, and surprise,” Wu said in the introduction to her exhibition. “They acknowledge the sensational and perceptual properties of materiality and then transforms the materials, from their original forms and purpose, to present them within new contexts.”
Wu’s process transforms liquid paint into sculpture, which she said she derived from making oil on canvas paintings and discovering the many layers of oil paint beneath the surface. “Those layers of oil paint embody linear time, repetitive processes, and material characteristics,” she said. “Now, I exemplify the layering by pouring a thick coat of latex paint one color at a time on a silicone surface, allowing each color dry completely before adding another layer, and repeating the process many times.”
Wu added that these works question basic assumptions about what paintings and sculptures can be. “Transforming latex paint from its original, liquid form—before fashioning it within new contexts and forms—the artworks acknowledge an abiding passion for the sensational and perceptual properties of materiality,” she said. “Balancing clarity and surprise, my sculptural paintings are the result of countless juxtapositions and an expanding set of contexts.”
In addition to teaching at Trinity, Wu also is the chair of Touchstone Foundation for the Arts in Washington, D.C. Her work has been reviewed by The Washington Post and has been exhibited in galleries and museums including Denise Bibro Fine Art, Katzen Museum, Huntington Museum of Art, Reece Museum, Vilnius Academy of Arts in Lithuania, and CICA Museum in South Korea.
Wu’s works are in the permanent collections of Flamboyan Foundation, University of Maryland, College Park, Boston Consulting Group, Chautauqua Institution, DC Art Bank, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, and more.
She has participated in numerous Artist-in-Residence programs across the country and has been awarded fellowships from Vermont Studio Center and funding from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation to attend the Woodstock Byrdcliffe residency.
Wu was born in Nanjing, China. She holds a B.A. from Hobart and William Smith Colleges in studio art and architectural studies and an M.F.A. in studio art from American University.
Jennifer Terzian Gallery is open by appointment. For more information, call Jennifer Terzian at 714-932-5497 or email [email protected].
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