ABOUT THE ARTIST

Jennifer de Mello e Souza is a Seattle-based ceramic artist and painter whose work explores the fragility of life and the quiet, inner worlds of animals. Her sculptural ceramics—often depicting animals with subtle human qualities—highlight the preciousness and individuality of each living being.

Working from her home studio, she creates hand-built ceramic animal sculptures and nature-inspired paintings that balance whimsy with careful observation. Her work is influenced by international study in the United Kingdom, Brazil, and France, including training in scientific illustration at the Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle in Paris.

Jennifer has exhibited in solo and group shows, including the Edmonds Art Studio Tour. In addition to her studio practice, she teaches ceramics and leads workshops in watercolor and clay.

SELECTED EXHIBITS

Washington Clay Arts Show, Kirkland Art Center, July, 2025

ICON Show, Lynn Hanson Gallery, Seattle, WA. April 2025

Ravens and Crows, Red Sky Gallery, Lake Forest Park, WA. Oct-Nov 2024

Animalia, Art Fluent On-Line Gallery, April 2023

Edmonds Art Studio Tour, Edmonds, WA. 2015- Present

Edmonds Arts Festival Juried Gallery, Edmonds, WA. 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 Honorable Mention Ceramics, 2023 Juror for Mixed Media 2D, 2025, Juror for Student Art.

Teachers as Artists, Maryhill Museum of Art, Goldendale, WA. March 15 to April 25, 2021 WA ONLINE

50 Years: A Celebration of F&M’s Alumnae Artists, Phillips Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA. Sept 3- Dec 6, 2019 ONLINE

​Healing Nature, Cape Cod Museum of Art, Dennis, MA. March 29- May 27, 2018

Abstraction at Large Site: Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY. April 11- May 6, 2018

Re: Acclimating, Kirkland Arts Center, WA. January 2018

Any Umbrellas / Call of the Clouds, artEAST, Issaquah, WA. 2016

Shoreline Arts Festival Juried Gallery, Honorable Mention, Shoreline, WA. 2015