Padilla is a studio artist @Redux Studios
She is a graduate of the North Carolina State University College of Design and has studied at the California College of Arts and Crafts in San Francisco, Scuola Internazionale di Grafica in Venice, Italy and La Llotja Escola d’Art in Barcelona, Spain.
Currently, she creates in a renovated two-story hangar in downtown Charleston, where she shares space with over 37 artists, fostering a vibrant and collaborative environment.
Her recent paintings explore what’s in season—from poison ivy to cherries—drawing inspiration from the shifting natural landscape and her surroundings in Charleston. Previously, she was a member of Antfarm, a cooperative studio in downtown Raleigh, housed in the historic Raleigh Washboard Factory. The studio’s rustic, urban setting and the dynamic energy of a co-op community deeply shaped her artistic perspective.
Padilla also traveled to Barcelona, where she studied with world- renowned Spanish artists Tom Carr and Carmen Miguel. Of her journey, Padilla says, “Barcelona was the most artistic and inspiring city I have ever been to. I was amazed by all the incredible graffiti, museums, public art, architecture, mass transit, design, city planning, performance art, and landscapes.”
Making the grass greener
This is Venice, not Charleston but also unique with beautiful scenery. I enjoy seeing what is in front of me, not taking it for granted and trying to see it with fresh eyes – making the grass greener.
“My work is directly influenced by my surroundings, my travel experiences, and by food. Especially the delicate shapes, textures and colors of fruit, the mark of graffiti and tag art, the shapes and lines created by cityscapes, mass transit, and the trains that pass by.”
– Jenifer Padilla