Biography
Jen (b.1988) is an Ecuadorian American, NYC-based multidisciplinary artist whose work examines memory, the archive, and Latinx identity through material process. Using ceramics, installation, and organic materials, her practice explores how personal and collective histories are preserved, fragmented, and reimagined over time. Through tactile, time-based processes, she creates works that reflect on inheritance, loss, and the ways cultural and institutional archives shape identity. She will receive her Bachelor of Arts degree in Visual Arts from Columbia University in February 2026.
Curriculum Vitae
Education
Feb 2026 Columbia University in the City of New York, B.A, Visual Arts with a Concentration in
Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Awards & Recognitions
2025 Columbia University GS Student Scholarship New York, NY
Dean’s list distinction, Spring and Fall
2024 Columbia University GS Student Scholarship New York, NY
Dean’s List Distinction, Summer & Fall
Exhibitions and Publications
2026
2025 Columbia University Senior Thesis Open Studios, New York, NY
Columbia University Senior Thesis Exhibition, LeRoy Neiman Gallery, New York, NY
Columbia University Senior Thesis Group Exhibition, Prentis Hall, New York, NY
Columbia University Spring 2025 Exhibition, Prentis Hall, New York, NY
Columbia University First Generation Student Show, Dodge Hall, New York, NY
Roots Journal, Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race, Columbia University (forthcoming April
2025)
2024 Columbia Fall 2024 Exhibition, Prentis Hall, New York, NY
Professional Experience
2025 Program Assistant, Columbia Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY
2022-2024 Assistant Director, Academic Administration, Columbia School of the Arts, New York, NY
2018-2022 Program Coordinator, Columbia Business School, New York, NY
2017-2018 Administrative Assistant, Columbia Department of Economics, New York, NY