Jantje Visscher works with fiberglass, synthetic and found materials to construct textured sculptural pieces, creating compelling visual effects. Works from her Drawings in Light series play with rhythm while capturing and reflecting light. The patterned surfaces of works from the Weaving Hearts series evoke the connections and complexities of interpersonal bonds over time. These pieces are cast and often embellished with acrylic paint.
For decades, Jantje, a painter, printmaker, photographer and sculptor, has been a working artist in the Twin Cities. She was a founding member of the Women’s Art Registry of Minnesota, and served as a WARM mentor for many years. She has been an art instructor at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, the University of Minnesota and Macalester College. Jantje was awarded fellowships from the Bush Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts as well as numerous other grants and honors over the years. Her commissioned works include stained glass windows at the University of St. Thomas, St. Paul campus, and a mural for the State of Minnesota sited at the Centennial Building in St. Paul. Jantje’s work is represented in the collections of the Walker Art Center, the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, the Minnesota Museum of American Art, and the Minnesota Historical Society.
The artist holds an MA in fine arts from the University of California, Berkeley and a BA in political science from Antioch College, Yellow Springs, OH.
