Jordyn Owens is an artist born and raised in Reno, Nevada. Her art practice is a contemplative process where she uses photographic mediums to explore the past, present, and future self.
By exploring her inner world, her artwork demonstrates the powerful effects of self-reflection and the impact it has on the evolution of identity.
EDUCATION
Spring 2023, Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of Nevada, Reno
AWARDS
2023 - Reno Tahoe Award, Excellence in Fine Art Photography
2022 - Reno Tahoe Award, Excellence in Fine Art Photography
2025 - Reno City Artist
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
March 16 – April 13, 2024, Protecting Ours, Archival Pigment Print, The Holland Project, Reno, Nevada
September 2024 - September 2024, Involution, Archival Pigment Prints, SGS Jot Travis, Reno, Nevada
April 2023 - April 2023, Introspection, Archival Pigment Prints, SGS Jot Travis, Reno, Nevada
August 2022 – September 2022, Ferocity, Holland Project Billboard Gallery, Reno, Nevada
February 2022 – March 2022, Into the Shadows, Archival Pigment Prints, Sheppards Gallery Gallery, University of Nevada, Reno
August 2021 - October 2021, Versions, Archival Pigment Prints, Cafe Capello, Reno, Nevada
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
August 13, 2024- August 31, 2024, Of the Sol, Archival Pigment Print, Holland Project, Reno, Nevada
January 9, 2024 - February 9, 2024 For Good Luck, Archival Pigment Print, Holland Project, Reno, Nevada
January 6 - January 8, 2024, Mixed, Matched, Made Whole, Collage, The Depot Gallery, Reno, Nevada
August 2023 - October 2023, Veracity, SGS, Archival Pigment Print, University of Nevada, Reno
Upcoming Events
Ancestral Wisdom exhibition at the Northwest Reno Library.
So much of my life I have been fixated on ancestral trauma. I have thought tirelessly about the suffering and pain inflicted upon my ancestors. The fear that was instilled within them, corrupting their way of living. It’s a dark reverie that haunts me. It habitually takes me from the present. After seeking assistance to relieve this pain, my healer reminded me that my ancestors carried much more than just pain. They carried wisdom.
Ancestral Wisdom is a work beyond me. I’m in communion with those of the unseen, specifically setting an intention to work with my ancestors. I channel them utilizing various photographic mediums, some from my own archive such as photographs I have taken before in the past and those that are within my family albums. Other materials are sourced in old books, magazines, and newspapers.
This project is supported in part by the Nevada Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Art.