My books and art promote wellbeing through innovative design and by synthesizing art and science to create high-impact content.

Complex topics are distilled into compelling messages, staying with an audience long after the presentation.

I work with industries, professionals and non-profits to draw attention to ecological subjects and solutions in innovative formats.

Examples include designing posters for environmental education campaigns, poetry videos for conservation conferences, installing interactive public art projects and writing picture books.

Visual Storytelling

My designs are provocative and irreverent, both cautionary tales and messages of hope.

Connecting my skills with Earth advocacy allows me to offer fresh perspectives and share my passion for protecting our planet and people.

I am a painter, photographer and digital designer. My body of work encompasses a broad spectrum of settings, from fine art to the utilitarian. It has been featured in exhibitions, appeared on products like calendars and as a letterpress print. It has been exhibited in a London gallery and installed on utility boxes in suburban neighborhoods.

Large public art installations for municipal buildings, window displays, pop-up art shows, trail maps and magazines exemplify the breadth and scope of my work.

"I respect Jennifer's courage to take risks as a business owner and creative each and every day! Her work is brilliant - yes - but it is this magnificent human who makes it come alive for all of us!"

Regina Carey, Carey On President

Eco-Advocacy

Helping our world and bodies become healthier and whole motivates me each day.

My investigations are driven by uncovering and illuminating the dysfunction inherent in our damaging lifestyles.

Discoveries led me to the complex mind / body connection and to the relationships between health, tech, pharmacological proliferation and environmental pollution.

Surprisingly, a return to balance and ecological sustainability is both possible and simple. We begin by rekindling our relationship with the land and each other with thoughtful, respectful practices.

My art focuses on these holistic approaches based in social ecology. By utilizing a multi-media, interdisciplinary approach to eco-based outreach, I create stories that entertain, educate and enact healthy social change.

The natural world and scientific discovery are a constant source of inspiration and wonder. Whether I'm putting together a picture book from start to finish, installing public artwork or writing an eco-article, my objective is to offer projects that promote peace and wellness. (And sometimes laughter, too!)

Crafting Community

I facilitate collaborations between artists and the community by curating interactive public art projects.

I relish providing opportunities for collaboration with engaging installations that allow people to share perspectives.

By giving voice to diverse views, we engage in sparkling moments of authentic transformation that transcend individual vision.

Each time I host an event or provide a space for sharing, healing conversations full of grace leave me in awe and with renewed hope for the human race.

Once differences dissolve, we see our similarities and are guided to powerful growth. I am honored to act as a conduit for participants as strong, lasting bonds are effortlessly built.

"Her comfort not only with the written word but as a public speaker guarantees that whatever content is being presented, will be so with the utmost excellence."

Jackie Fender, Creative Colloquy, Founder and Director

TESTIMONIALS

“ A talented artist, poet, and environmentalist who brings joy to everyone she meets! . . . Jennifer has the ability to capture our imaginations in a blink, scoop us up and off into a world of possibilities and teach us how to slow down to appreciate color, movement and prose.”

— Regina Carey, Carey On President

“As the opening for our program, your video was moving and perfectly set the tone for an inspiring and motivational event. Your art is truly amazing and touched the hearts of our audience. ”

— Washington Conservation Voters

“The dreamlike quality of the combination of poetry and amazing photography makes you turn page after page while reliving similar experiences. Interwoven are mind-blowing facts about Washington State’s nature and agriculture.”

— Susanne Bacon, Author of Home from Home

“The poet’s artistry in the use of language, meter, and formatting create a poignant collection. ”

— DL Fowler, author of The Turn

“Jenn’s cadence and presence draw those around her in - transforming the experience from mere spectator to an opportunity to steep oneself in the words within, a momentary pause from reality. ”

— Jackie Fender, Creative Colloquy Founder and Director

“Her exploration of water in our state is a visual, scientific, and spiritual journey through native ecosystems large and small.”

Traci Kelly, Tacoma Arts Commissioner

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SELECTED ART PROJECTS

CLEAN WATER CAMPAIGN, XR environmental posters/graphics, United Kingdom

CABINET OF CURIOSITIES and PORTHOLES TO PORTALS, public art project utility box vinyl wraps, WA
ECHOLOGY Poetry Walk, public art project, Creative Endeavor Grant, WA
ILLUMINATE, Spaceworks Exhibition and Curation, WA
THE BODY BELOVED, THE BODY BETRAYED, Spaceworks Exhibition and Curation, WA
NATURAL INVESTIGATIONS (solo show), WA
RECYCLED ARTS FESTIVAL, WA
FLOW, Water Flume Line Trail public art project, collaboration with Clark Wiegman of Artifacture and City of Tacoma, WA
TOUCH, Struggle + Strength: PNW Artist Response to Art AIDS America, Tacoma Art Museum, WA
LET'S PRETEND THIS ISN'T HAPPENING, Multi-media art installation, Arts Month Opening Show, Tacoma Armory, WA
CONNECT, Urban Forestry Project, Pacific Avenue banner, WA
RIBBONS OF REFLECTION, Pierce County AIDS Foundation, WA
KEYS TO FREEDOM (solo show), WA
REQUIEM FOR TREES, Washington State History Museum, WA

SELECT PUBLICATIONS

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS column, Gig Harbor Now
I SING THE SALMON HOME, anthology edited by WA State Poet Laureate and Lummi tribal member Rena Priest, Empty Bowl Press
MISS LILY’s WOBBILITY BOBBILTY HOUSE, children’s picture book, 32pgs, Autumn’s End Press
HOME: WA129, anthology edited by WA State Poet Laureate Tod Marshall
STARFISH, 56 Days of August, anthology edited by Paul Nelson Editor/Founder of August Poetry Postcard Festival
WA IS WATER: An Intimate Portrait, a book of poems, photos and facts about Washington’s climate, geology, environmental concerns and water systems, 240 pgs, Autumn's End Press, funded by the Tacoma Artists Initiative Project Grant
THRIVING AND SURVIVING; Learning to Love the Rain, anthology, Nearsighted Narwal
THE PILINGS, Laureate Listening Project with Tacoma’s Poet Laureate, Lucas Smiraldo
TINY TREASURES, limited-edition letterpress print, collaboration with Tacoma artists, Chandler O’Leary and Jessica Spring
SNOWFLAKES POP-UP BOOK, Jumping Jack Press

PRESS

TACOMA ARTIST CELEBRATES WASHINGTON'S WATER, Tacoma News Tribune, Rosemary Ponnekanti, http://www.thenewstribune.com/entertainment/arts-culture/article32447697.html

ARE YOU A PLUVIOPHILE?, Tacoma Arts, Traci Kelly, https://tacomaarts.wordpress.com/tag/jennifer-chushcoff/
LITERALLY TACOMA PODCAST, hosted by William Turbyfill, https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/jennifer-chushcoff/id913405283?i=1000369229623&mt=2
ART EXHIBITS, PERFORMANCES, AWARDS AT THE TACOMA ARMORY, Spaceworks Tacoma, https://spaceworkstacoma.com/2015/09/28/art-exhibits-performances-awards-at-the-tacoma-armory/
MINIATURES AND MUSES AT THE TACOMA POST OFFICE BUILDING, Spaceworks Tacoma, https://spaceworkstacoma.com/2014/06/11/miniatures-and-muses-at-tacoma-post-office-building/
CLICK! ON DEMAND FEATURES LOCAL ARTISTS ON NEW TACOMA ART & CULTURE CHANNEL, https://www.mytpu.org/news.aspx?news_id=135

EDUCATION / FURTHER STUDY

UC Berkeley, Art History B.A.
SCBWI professional conferences and Creative Writing courses
Peninsula Writers’ Association conferences and workshops
Certified Washington State University Master Gardener

SELECT HONORS AND AWARDS

WA is Water: An Intimate Portrait, Independent Publishers Gold Medal, Autumn’s End Press
Easter Numbers Pop-Up, Moonbeam Bronze Medal, Jumping Jack Press
Thrills, Chills and Fairy Tales, featured author with Marissa Meyer, Jennifer Shaw Wolf and Kimberly Derting, Creative Colloquy Crawl, Tacoma, WA
WA is Water: An Intimate Portrait, Tacoma Artists Initiative Program (TAIP) grant for a two-year travel and research project, which resulted in a book of poems, photos and facts about Washington’s water, Tacoma, WA
Let’s Pretend This Isn’t Happening, Spaceworks grant, multimedia art exhibit drawing attention to the consequences of prescription drug abuse in the U.S. military, Tacoma Armory, Tacoma, WA
Drought, Tacoma Art Museum, World AIDS Day poetry reading, Tacoma, WA
Invoke the Muse, Spaceworks Project grant, 3-month interactive multimedia installation featuring contemporary community muses. Public was invited to send thank-you’s to people that inspire and support them, Old Post Office, Tacoma, WA
Train Town, Finalist, Star Center Art Competition, Tacoma, WA
Snowflakes Pop-up Book, Moonbeam Gold Medal, Jumping Jack Press
Keys to Freedom, Honorary Mention, Proctor Art Show, Tacoma, WA
The Meek Shall Inherit the Earth, The Brave Will Get the Oceans, Joe Award, Harbor History Museum, Gig Harbor, WA
Engrave, Honorary Mention, Ekphrastic poetry contest, Grand Impromptu Gallery, Tacoma, WA
WSU Master Gardener Magazine, Pierce County Volunteer Award, Editor