About Jocelyn
Jocelyn Elizabeth is a mixed media artist, writer and mom living north of Boston, Massachusetts. She is primarily a self-taught painter with a formal education in Human Resources and French from Fairfield University (CT). She first became an artist for a creative outlet from her corporate career, where she spent 15 years working in HR for Fortune 100 companies. After her uncle's brain injury and the birth of her son, she started to really question what it means to be alive, and knew she was meant to be a professional artist.
She paints to create the freedom she is seeking through vibrant and expressive abstract paintings that incorporate her original photography and writing. Her work is inspired by the people and places that are meaningful to her, with a focus on abstraction and the natural landscapes of coastal New England. She has also spent time living in California and France, and those influences also appear in her work. She has exhibited across New England, including at the University of Rhode Island - Providence, the Peabody Institute Library, and the Boston Office of Arts and Culture's Fay Chandler Emerging Artists Exhibit. Notable public art projects include a commission by the town of Wellesley, Massachusetts (2022), Cow Parade New England (2023) and "We Share One Sky" Murals Project with Newburyport Art Association (forthcoming, 2024). She was an Artist-in-Residence at Chateau d'Orquevaux, France in 2024 and is a member of Cape Cod Art Center, the Cambridge Art Association and the National Association of Women Artists as well as a Click Pro Elite photographer. Her art and writing has been published in Uppercase Magazine, All She Makes Magazine, Humana Obscura, and the In Her Space Literary Journal.
It is important to her that her work is aligned to a greater good. As a vegetarian and nature-lover, she is mindful of the impact her art has on the planet and works to keep her studio free of animal products (vegan) and be environmentally conscious in her practices and materials. A portion of sales supports causes that are most meaningful to her, such as advocating for brain injury survivors and those with invisible disabilities as well as the rights of women, children and the LGBTQIA+ community.
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The specific organizations she donates to varies depending on what is happening in the world at the time of her releases. Examples of organizations supported include Sandy Hook Promise, UNICEF, The Loveland Foundation, The Boston Alliance of LGBTQ+ Youth (BAGLY), and the Brain Injury Association of Massachusetts.
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Artist Statement
My creative practice centers on the question of what it means to be alive. I observe the world with curiosity for the people and places around me, my colorful abstract mixed-media paintings capturing the essence of those that are meaningful to me.
I am inspired by the seasonality of life in coastal New England and the interconnectedness of our human experience and natural world. If our stories are proof we were here, my work acts as a mirror that reveals me to myself and asks me to reflect on my role in creating a collective future where we live better alongside the earth and each other.
I paint to create the freedom I am seeking and am drawn to techniques that help me relinquish control and the conditioned need for constant productivity. My work begins outside, where I source natural materials, paint in plein air, or let rain water wash over my watercolor paintings. Inside my vegan studio, I paint intuitively, accompanied by intentionally curated audio playlists that evoke the feelings I want to convey. I build history with layers of acrylic paint, collage or image transfer of my own photos, and original writing. I can't help but let the energy pour out of me - my use of saturated color and playful mark making allowing each painting to take on a life of its own.