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Jennifer Bonaventura is originally from Dallas,
Texas where she has been involved in art all of
her life. As a child and young adult, she
participated in art workshops, community
volunteer projects and freelance design work.
She won the "Award for Excellence" in art for her
graduating class in high school in 1988. Following
graduation, she continued on to study fine art
at Brookhaven College in North Dallas. Included
in her studies were not only painting, drawing,
design, and sculpture, but also computer
graphics and graphic design. She worked in the
art department of the college where she further
learned through specialized workshops and in
the art gallery. Throughout her educational
experience, Jennifer won several awards for the
work she entered into shows and was accepted
to show paintings at the First Annual Unions
Competition at the University of Texas in 1989.
Jennifer went on to work in the art department
of a children's television show produced for the
Family Channel painting backdrops, sets, and
creating props. Afterwards, she moved to
Phoenix, Arizona where she was hired as an
artist's assistant for a fine art studio and studied
under different artists including Liz Jardine,
Richard Hall, and John Douglas Kline. She was
promoted to rep portfolio designer and created
numerous designs for art representatives in
different areas of the country as well as
producing original pieces for well known clients
including Ethan Allen.
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