About Me

Biography

Grew up in the Beer Belt.

15 Years Old

Headed west in 1980 to San Francisco for a few unsuccessful months.

19 years old

New Orleans from 1980 to 1985. Left on the Mississippi Queen Steamboat as a fulltime bartender.

29 Years Old - Easter Sunday

Warehouse District of Cleveland, Ohio in mid to late 80's. Graphic Artist at Cuyahoga Community College. Installed a modem to a DOS based typesetter in 1986 at 300 baud rate.

Circa 1987 32 or 33 or thirty-through.

Atlanta, Georgia as a freelance typesetter for two years.

Mardi Gras is very special to me because it is where I met my husband.

The Bead Trick

Florida Panhandle, from an apartment on the beach at Fort Walton to a condo in Gulf Breeze; when I married Ricky and we left on a nine month honeymoon on his boat

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Nine Months on the Jazzhead, from Penscaola Bay to Marsh Harbor in the Bahamas.

Two years in St. Croix, US Virgin Islands for Ricky's job at Hess Oil Refinery.

Ten years in Mrs. Hippie. Built our own house in the country.

Currently living in home in New Orleans Lakeview purchased after Katrina.

Annual Salsa Dance on Mardi Gras Day

Sculpture/family member, Mr. Red Studmuffin.

2007 Barbie Christmas Tree.

Mardi Gas 2008

From Morgana Press: Jennifer Porter has resided in many locations nationwide but chooses to make her home in Post-Katrina New Orleans. Porter's unique, lifelong bond to one of the world's most intriguing cities drew her to relocate in the Crescent City where she is rebuilding a flood-damaged property. Among her varied aesthetic experience she is a talented pen-and-ink artist with a highly imaginative eye. Porter's sculpture works, murals and paintings are displayed in New Orleans and Caribbean art galleries. She is also known for her work in calligraphy, papier maché, miniaturism and Rococo (silk ribbon) embroidery. With a diverse background in graphic design and the visual arts, she is now immersed in all things New Orleanian, capturing slice-of-life visions of her adopted hometown.

Art Galleries

Avenue Art

By Suzanne Pfefferle

Lakeview is coming back better than ever, and Avenue Art is proof. In a neighborhood in need of some art appreciation, this gallery, which is tucked in between a brand new restaurant and a Saints shop, supplies the perfect solution.

Among the artists featured in the Harrison Avenue gallery is New Orleans’ own Jennifer Porter. Porter, who is currently rebuilding her home in the Lakeview area, strives to paint a “unique portrait of the city” for her audience. The innovative artist shows her versatility by experimenting with different techniques. With a background in graphic design and visual arts, she’s created several sculptures, murals, paintings, and even rococo, which is silk embroidery. Currently, she’s providing sketches for TJ Fisher’s Hearsay from Heaven and Hades: New Orleans Secrets of Sinners and Saints, a book illustrating the emotional unrest felt during the days following Katrina.

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Avenue Art is located in New Orleans at 902 Harrison Ave. 504-483-8901

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