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Born a son of Virginia, Stu Jenks has lived in Upstate New York, the
Piedmont of North Carolina and, for the last twenty years, in Southern Arizona. He graduated
with a BFA in Studio Art from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1979. For a
number of years Stu has been exploring the symbols of the Circle, the Hoop, and the Spiral,
creating them in sand, in flame, in water, in Christmas lights, and in time. "Each time I shoot,"
he says, “I learn a little more about the space I'm in — both emotionally, internal to my
experiences, and physically, external to my environment. My images are often as much about
an exploration of my spiritual reality as they are about an appreciation of form, space, place
and design. And sometimes they are just about being playful and magical."
Stu's photographs and installations have been exhibited in galleries and museums around
the U.S., including solo shows at Metroform Gallery, Tohono Chul Park, and the Museum of
Contemporary Art in Tucson. His work appeared in "Ancient Spirit, Modern Voice," a major
exhibition of mythic art in Atlanta, Georgia (2004); "Wildfire," an exhibition on the theme of
desert wildfires at the Tohono Chul Park Gallery in Tucson (2004); the 10th Biennial National
Juried Exhibition at Dinnerware Gallery in Tucson (2003); "Saguaro: Popular Image and Cultural
Icon," an Arizona Commission of the Arts Touring Exhibition (2002-2004); the Rocky Mountain
Biennial at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Fort Collins, Colorado (2002); and in numerous
other exhibitions since 1979. His images have also appeared in books, magazines, and on
CD covers. Stu's flaming spiral "Icon" is Mythic Imagination Institute's logo.
Stu has recently released his second CD of 'electronic spirituals' entitled
West of the Fire: Soundtracks for
Photographs, Vol. 2 on Fezziwig Records.
To see more Stu's work, and for a full list of exhibition's, please visit his web site:
stujenks.com.
Stu Jenks is a regular contributor to Mythic Passages of both stories and photography:
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