About Jennifer Shuey

Promoting the appreciation and conservation of central Pennsylvania's natural landscapes

Jennifer Shuey is a pastel artist living in Pleasant Gap, Pennsylvania who loves to paint the lands and waters in this beautiful place.  She is also the Director of Development for the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts, where she raises the money to produce the community's nationally-renowned annual Arts Festival in downtown State College and the adjoining University Park campus of The Pennsylvania State University. In her job, she also coordinates the Arts Festival's annual Images juried fine art exhibition that is open to Pennsylvania's 2D artists and is displayed throughout the month of July.

Prior to that she served nearly fifteen years as Executive Director of ClearWater Conservancy of Central Pennsylvania. Jennifer is a native of Centre County, Pennsylvania. She holds a B.S. of Landscape Architecture with a minor in Geography from the Pennsylvania State University and is committed to using her time and talents to make her community a better place. She is particularly interested in conserving the beautiful natural landscapes of central Pennsylvania and engaging more people in the protection of land and water through the arts.

Jennifer's journey as an artist started with an oil painting class in 2004 at the Art Alliance of Central Pennsylvania. Later at an artists' retreat at Hameau Farm, Jennifer borrowed some pastels, experimented with the medium, and fell in love with its ability to quickly capture the beauty and character of nature. Pastels are vibrant and spontaneous, and working with them gives Jennifer an almost meditative creative outlet that balances well with her professional life.  

Jennifer is an Associate Member of the Pastel Society of America, a Signature Member of the Central Pennsylvania Pastel Society and served five years on the Board of the Art Alliance of Central Pennsylvania. She is on the Bellefonte Art Museum's Artist Registry and is a juried member of the Farmland Preservation Artists of Central Pennsylvania.  

Jennifer is also a Trustee of the Hamer Foundation.