highlights

• Guest post, Jesuit Media Lab. A Visio Divina based on Mark 3:20-35
• Participant in Sacred Art Live! Exhibit and Sale, Houston, TX, 2024.
• Inaugural Artist, Solo exhibition at the Faith Gallery, part of the Museum of Family Prayer, 518 Washington St, North Easton, MA. The gallery featured 14 of my Blessed Mother pieces as part of their Grand Opening exhibit during fall of 2023.
• My “Hail Mary” artwork is included in the Ancient Mothers’ Art Gallery resource for educators, St. Norbert College, 2023.
• Completion of the “Sacred Journey” spiritual formation program, December 2022, Mercy Institute of Spiritual Formation.
• FIRST PLACE, Association of Catholic Publishers 2021 Excellence in Publishing Awards, Prayer category for my book, “Surrender All”.
• “Surrender All” received two Honorable Mentions from the Catholic Media Association Book awards in the Design and Production and First-time Author categories.
• “Patriot Act” (watermedia on paper) becomes part of the permanent collection at the Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA.
• Gallery Representation by The Sacred Art Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ., 2016-current.
• Illustration for “Exploring Blended Learning Leadership” on the edSurge blog, October 6, 2015.
• My “Hail Mary” and “Canticle of Mary” paintings are featured in a collection of 60 sacred works of art on the Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary by Catholic author Jerry Windley-Daoust. www.pbgrace.com/books
• My “Hail Mary” Painting is featured in a special online issue of America Magazine about “Women in the Life of the Church”. The collection of art by Catholic women can be seen here: http://americamagazine.org/media/gallery/women-life-church-contemporary-catholic-artwork
• Featured on San Jose Creatives blog, January 29, 2012: http://sanjosecreatives.blogspot.com/2012/01/name-jen-norton-website-httpwww.html
• Guest blogger on FineArtTips.com on Dec 14, 2011. Article on becoming braver through making art.
• Painted Seed Library for the Santa Cruz Reskilling Expo, permanent display at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History, 2011.
• Third Place: Painted “Bee Happy” chair, A Rare Chair Affair benefit for the Symphony of Santa Cruz.
• Selected for the International Society of Acrylic Painters’ (ISAP) online juried show, 2010. Juror: John Salminen.
• “Inspirations of John Muir” group exhibit with Allied Artists West; Linsey Dirx Brown Gallery, San Ramon; Nov, 2010.
• California Imagination Invitational Show & Sale, The California Museum, Sacramento, March 2010.
• First Place Award Winner for “Pig Racing in Belturbet”, Santa Clara Valley Watercolor Society Annual Show, 2009, Rose Shensen Community Gallery at the Triton Museum of Art; Judge: Christopher Schink.
• Featured Artist, Kaleid Gallery, San Jose, CA, April 2008.
• Award of Merit for “Patriot Act”, California Statewide Watercolor Competition, Triton Museum of Art,  2007; Artwork is now part of the Triton Museum’s permanent collection.
• First Place Award Winner for “From Here to There”, Santa Clara Valley Watercolor Society Annual Show, Oct—Nov, 2006, Rose Shensen Community Gallery at the Triton Museum of Art; Judge: Dale Laitinen.
• Sobi Artists’ Gallery, Burlingame, CA. Solo exhibition, Oct 14-28, 2004.
• South Bay Art Momentum. My painting, “Worldly Women” was chosen as one of 14 pieces by Silicon Valley artists to be part of a traveling exhibition to showcase South Bay art nationally and internationally.
• “The American Experience” juried exhibition, Santa Cruz Art League, August 2004. Juror: Karen Kienzle, Curator of Exhibitions at the De Saisset Museum, Santa Clara University.
• “Art By My Mother” Group Exhibition of seven Bay Area professional artists who are mothers, Whitney Young Child Development Center, San Francisco, CA, August 2—15, 2003..
• California Watercolor Association, San Francisco, CA: Work accepted into the CWA 34th Annual National Art Competition, displayed at the Academy of Art Gallery, 2002.
• SharkByte Art, San Jose, CA: Creator of the “Hang Your Hat in San Jose” shark, commissioned by the Hotel deAnza for the SharkByte Art Exhibition, Summer 2001.

PARTIAL LIST OF ILLUSTRATION CLIENTS

• Ave Maria Press
• Liturgical Training Publications
• Diocesan Publications
• Catechesis of the Good Shepherd
• Our Sunday Visitor
• Catholic Extension Magazine
• Mercy Partners (Australia)
• Oregon Catholic Press (OCP)
• Liturgical Press (Give Us This Day)
• Franciscan Media
• Dickson’s Gifts

BACKGROUND

• Graduate of the Sacred Journey spiritual formation program, Mercy Institute of Spiritual Formation, 2022.
• B.A. in Fine Arts, Minor in Business, Santa Clara University, 1987.
• Graphic Designer, USWeb/CKS, 1990-1999
• Fine artist and illustrator, 1999-current