Jenny Eden

Senior Lecturer in Fine Art (Painting)

Jenny Eden's research is situated in the field of contemporary painting and explores the medium’s psychological and ontological capacity in the context of the unique painter-painting relationship. It brings together new paintings with writing about the painting process, associated theory and other practices, and curatorial activity at Oceans Apart (a gallery dedicated to contemporary painting in Salford), to investigate current themes within international contemporary painting.

Jenny’s part-time By Practice PhD, with a working title ‘Process and Relational Dynamics in Painting and Writing’, is due for completion in October 2023 and will comprise a thesis and exhibition of work. Connected and other projects / outputs are detailed below as a list of exhibitions, publications and conferences. Jenny is currently developing her Research Profile within the Department of Art and Performance, with Core Membership of the Manchester School of Art Research Centre (MSARC).


EXHIBITIONS

Crocker, A., Eden, J., Hemmersbach, L., Howard, G., Wainwright, M., Wharton, R. (2022) Windowpane (curated by Alex Crocker), Oceans Apart, Salford.

Bergmann, G., Bielik, K., Bryson, P., Cossey, G., Dillon, R., Domart, M., Eden, J., Erbacher, D., Gayford, M., Haward, J., Jendri, N., Juhler, L., Niederberger, C., Stark, C., Warr, J. (2022) Seeing With The Lights Out, Terrace Gallery, London.

Dorsett, C., Eden, J., Mountford, B., O’Rourke, J. (2022) FOOD FOR THOUGHT (curated by Jenny Eden, as part of A Modest Show), Oceans Apart, Salford.

Bacchi-Andreoli, J., Bramley, P., Baker, R., Chambers, L., Eden, J., Olateju, M., Hollis, J., Jackson, A., Kemp, G., Tansey, C., (2022) In the Flat Field, Mersey View, Liverpool.

Eden, J. et al (2021) Love Thy Neighbour: Asia Triennial Manchester (curated by Alnoor Mitha), Manchester Poetry Library, Manchester Metropolitan University.

Antrobus, T., Bielik, K., Booker, K., Bowman, D., Dalton, G., Dover, A., Eden, J., Goodman, G., Gregory, J., Hayes, G., Haward, J., Horton, D., Hutchings, M., Johnson, A., McKenzie, D., Romeril, D., Segave, I., Spratt, G., Thompson, K., Ward, H. (2021) Oxlade Soup (After Roy), Terrace Gallery, London.

Eden, J. et al (2020) Dance First Think Later, General Practice, Lincoln.

Eden, J. et al (2020) Enough is Definitely Enough (curated by Andrew Bracey), Pineapple Black, Middlesborough.

Eden, J. et al (2020) Enough is Definitely Enough (curated by Andrew Bracey), Oceans Apart, Salford.

Barr, S., Baguley, T., Eden, J., Ghalamdar, P., Lee-Davies, M., Mustin, F., Pomykalski, A., (2020) Upside Down Bucket, PS Mirabel, Salford.

Acloque, H., Ashcroft, K., Baker, R., Bradley, Z., Coyne, L., Crane, C., Eden, J., Gilman, S., Harland, D., Jesk, S., Kemp, G., Krishanu, M., Lister, A., Moloney, D., Mosley, D., Newell, R., Newsome, C., Newsome, J., Palin, T., Payne, M., Piper, M., Price, N., Ridgeway, P., Stone, A., Tansey, C., Thompson, M., Turner, A., Virgoe, A., Whittle, J., Yuille, M. (2020) ALPS, The Brunswick Gallery, Leeds.

Eden, J., et al (2019) Rogue Women, Rogue Artists Studios (curated by Ann Bukantas from Walker Art Gallery), Manchester.

Eden, J. et al (2019) Between Us: Biennial Conversations and Exchanges (An ongoing dialogue between artists from China and Britain), Ex Marks the Spot, Great Yarmouth & University of Suffolk, Ipswich.

Ashcroft, K., Bradley, Z., Caul, G., Eden, J., Fung, U., Gillman, S., Godfrey, O., Greenhalgh, R., Hible, B., Hollis, J., Jenkins, J., Ketskemety, A., Lacey, M., Lavender, L., Lock. D., Lyons, B., Mallender, M., Marra, E., Newsham, D., Nicholls, J., Orpin, J., O’Toole, B., Quin, J. (2019) ALPS, Oceans Apart, Salford.

Eden, J. et al (2019) Contemporary British Painting Prize Exhibition, Menier Gallery, London.

Eden, J. et al (2019) C. R. McBerny (curated by Andrew Hunt), Manchester Central Library, Manchester.

Eden, J. et al (2018) Contemporary British Painting Prize Exhibition, Huddersfield Art Gallery, Huddersfield.

Caul, G., Eden, J., Fung, U., Gillman, S., Godfrey, O., Greenhalgh, R., Hollis, R. V., Hollis, J., Jenkins, J., Ketskemety, A., Lacey, M., Lyons, B., Orpin, J., O’Toole, B., Quin, J. (2018) A Little Painting Show, Arena Studios and Gallery, Liverpool.

Brooks, C.. Doherty, C., Eden, J., Griffin, J., Nicholls, H., Rapsey, T., Uvieghara, J., Zadra, M. (2018) LOOK, Freelands Foundation, London.

Bradley, Z., Denyer, L., Dorsett, C., Eden, J., Edmundson, E., Fletcher, O., Goodwin, D., Giovanelli, L., Hemmersbach, L., Neal, F., Megannity, R., Newsham, D., Nixon, D., Iles, S., O’Rourke, J., Thomas, D., (2018) Bunker Gallery, Salford.

Eden, J. et al (2018) Beep Painting Biennial, Elysium Gallery, Swansea.

Auborn, D., Baraggioli, N., Bielik, K., Buckeridge, S., Bunker, J., Cash, N., Dennis, M., Dowler, B., EC, Eden, J., Edmonds, B., Hale, M., Harley, A., Lister, A., Maeda, K., Nicholls, B., Pike, S., Price, C., Peters, C., Smith, T., Teare, K., Vollmer, S. (2018) Testing 1>2, ASC Gallery, London.

Eden, J. et al (2018) C. R. McBerny (curated by Andrew Hunt), Zwinglistrasse 4, Berlin.

Eden, J., Eleftheriadou, K. & Neal, F. (2017) The Manchester Contemporary, for Manchester School of Art, Manchester Central, Manchester.

Azhar, E., Eden, J., Eleftheriadou, K., Jack, C., Moffa, S., Neal, F., Newsham, D., Pinto, M., Huerta, J., Thompson, M (2017) This Is It (MFA Show), Holden Gallery, Manchester School of Art, Manchester.

Eden, J. & Tomlinson, P. (2017) Jenny Eden & Polly Tomlinson, Cornerstone Gallery, Liverpool Hope University, Liverpool.

Eden, J. et al (2017) MA & other Postgraduates Exhibition, The Atkinson Gallery, Somerset.

Asimakopoulos, V., Eden, J., Innes, P., Leach. K. (2016) The Manchester Contemporary, for Castlefield Gallery, Old Granada Studios, Manchester.

Eden J. et al (2016) Spectrum, PS Mirabel, Manchester.

Eden, J. (2015) Painting with Content (Solo), The Portico Library, Manchester.

Bramley P. & Eden J. (2015) FORWARD, Sunny Bank Mills, Leeds.

Eden, J. (2014) New Paintings by Jenny Eden (Solo), Frith Street Pop-up Space, London.

Eden J. & Simpson J. (2014) New Artworks, Little Stonegate, York.

Eden, J. et al (2012) York Open Studios, Bar Lane Studios, York.


OCEANS APART EXHIBITIONS (as co-director)

Copsey, R. Cordwell, P. (2023) Place: Abstract Painting (curated by Rick Copsey and Paul Cordwell).

Crocker, A., Eden, J., Hemmersbach, L., Howard, G., Wainwright, M., Wharton, R. (2022) Windowpane (curated by Alex Crocker).
Dorsett, C., Eden, J., Mountford, B., O’Rourke, J. (2022) FOOD FOR THOUGHT (curated by Jenny Eden, as part of A Modest Show), Oceans Apart, Salford.

Roach, D., Sitar, R. (2022) Mudlarks II (in association with Eagle Gallery, London), curated by Dan Roach and Rebecca Sitar.

Anderson, J., Blake, H., Philippa, B., Chester, P., Davies, L., Down, T., Goldring, A., Goodger, S., Griffith, G., Kelly, T., Marra, E., Moore, J., Powell, J., Woodrow, J., Williams, R., Williams, D. (2021) Walking in Two Worlds, curated by Steph Goodger and Jonathan Powell.

Brown, J., Brown, K., Calland, R., Crane, A., Dellow, J., Denyer, L., Ella, L., Faram, R., Hamilton, S., Hanna, A., Lock, D., Manley, D., Marra, E., Pain, G., Pilkington, A., Quin, J., Samuel-Thomas, D., Trick, K., Trussler, R., Watson, G., White, C., Williams, D. (2021) Stand Close and Breathe Me In, curated by Enzo Mara.

Birch, S., Bradley, Z., Burns, P., Chehayeb, B., Cross, M., Horsley, A., Ilsley, A., Newton, D. R., Pollard, A. R., Power, J., Risk, B., Russell, J., Simpson, J., Simpson, J. (2021) Lovers Lane, curated with Zac Bradley.

Bradford, S., Bramley, P., Bunker, J., Elton, L., Ginno, J., Grave, L., Hallum, J., Hayward, H., Holdstock, C., Keehan, A., McGonigal, J., Wald, A., Wilson, S. K. (2020) Yellow Archangel, curated by Paul Bramley.

Altintzoglou, E., Ashcroft, K., Aver, T., Ayliffe, M., Bennett, S., Bolivar, J., Bracey, A., Bristow, L., Buckley, K., Chambers, L., Curran, F., Dalton, G., David, K., Dickens, P., Dover, D., Eden, J., Fitzmaurice, L., Fletcher, B., Gillman, S., Fortnum, R., Goodyear, R., Granell, S., Hackney, T., Hall, S., Halliwell, L., Harris, S., Jenkins, J., Kiss, I., Litherland, G. D., Lloyd, A., Lomax, C., Lumsden, R., Maier, D., Manley, D., Marra, E., Megannity, R., Pepper, A., Popova, Y., Quaife, M., Quin, J., Rapley, D., Renton, L., Rimmer, J., Robinson, J. M., Ryan, D., Simpson, N., Snoddy, S., Sokhanvari, S., Tenneson, C., Tilley, A., Tomlinson, T., Williams, A., Williams, G., (2020) Enough is Definitely Enough, curated by Andrew Bracey.

Hemmersbach, T., Jones, N. J., McLean, W., Musgrave, M., Renshaw, T., Swaine, S. (2020) The Continuous Image, curated by Linda Hemmersbach.

Ashcroft, K., Baker, R., Burton, S., Gilvan-Cartwright, C., Clark, J., Douglas, S., Golland, M., Goodger, S., Hartshorne, I., Hylander, T., Ivory, L., King, P., Mustin, F., R Newton, D. R., Palin, T., Payne, M., O’Rourke, J., Smith, P., Swann, D., Whittle, J. (2019) Two-Fold, curated by Keith Ashcroft.


PUBLICATIONS

Eden, J. (2023) Visual Artist’s Workbook: Essays and Exercises on Teaching Arts [ed. Ziegler, D. & Porkola, P.]. Helsinki: Academy of Fine Arts [available at chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://taju.uniarts.fi/bitstream/handle/10024/7673/Kirjoituksia_Kuvataideakatemiasta_8_2022.pdf?sequence=1].

Eden, J. (2022) SHIFT: Summer Reading List. London: Freelands Foundation [available at https://freelandsfoundation.co.uk/education/shift-summer-reading-list].

Eden, J. (2022) Living and Breathing. Huddersfield: University of Huddersfield Press.

Eden, J. (2021) Inside the Physical: An Essay on Katie Tomlinson’s Exhibition ‘Fight the Moon’ at Paradise Works [available at https://www.a-n.co.uk/reviews/inside-the-physical-by-jenny-eden/].

Eden, J. (2021) SHIFT: Jenny Eden. Freelands Foundation [available at https://freelandsfoundation.co.uk/education/shift-2021].

Eden, J. (2021) Friday Focus: Jenny Eden. Parapluie [available at http://parapluieart.com/focus-jennyeden].

Eden, J. (2020) Between the Back and the Loin. Workplace Foundation [available at https://workplacefoundation.art/exhibitions/62-parham-ghalamdar-workplace-foundation-gateshead/press/]

Eden, J. (2019) Opening up the Receptors. Instantloveland [available at https://instantloveland.com/wp/2019/07/04/jenny-eden-opening-up-the-receptors/].

Eden, J. (2018) [PDF Transcript] On Responding to a Painting. Reverie Symposium, University of Aberdeen, part of Amanda Ravetz and Tim Ingold’s European Research Council funded ’Knowing From the Inside’ [available at https://reverieconnected.wordpress.com/symposium/].


CONFERENCES, PRESENTATIONS AND PANEL DISCUSSIONS

Why Artists Should Teach, with Joseph Cartwright, Jenny Eden, Shepherd Manyika and Raksha Patel (2023) Freelands Foundation, London [available at https://freelandsfoundation.co.uk/event/talk-why-artists-should-teach].

Metamodernism, Psychoanalysis and Contemporary painting (2022) AHRC Metamodernism Summit 2022, Seattle [available at https://ahrc-metamodernism.co.uk/seattle-recordings/].

Andrew Bracey in Conversation with Jenny Eden & Book Launch (2022) Beam Editions, Nottingham.

Panel Discussion as part of Keith Ashcroft’s solo exhibition at Huddersfield Art Gallery (2022) Huddersfield Art Gallery, Huddersfield.

Painting, Psychology and Simultaneity (2021) United Kingdom of Painting: Painters Talking Painting (as part of Teaching Painting) [available at https://freelandsfoundation.co.uk/event/jenny-eden-painting-psychology-and-simultaneity].

Painting, Psychology and Simultaneity: A Case for Painting Today (2021) Research and Scholarly Activity Symposium, University Centre St Helens.

Artist Talk (2021) University Centre: Blackpool and The Fylde College, a talk to BA Fine Art students.

Fully Awake 03: The United Kingdom of Painting (2021) Freelands Foundation, London [available at https://freelandsfoundation.co.uk/event/talk-fully-awake-03-the-united-kingdom-of-painting].

A Case for Painting (June 2020) Call and Response, Royal College of Art, University of Greenwich, NAFAE, London.

Parham Ghalamdar in conversation with Jenny Eden (February 2020) Workplace Foundation, Gateshead.

Artist Talk (February 2020) University of Lincoln, a talk to MA Fine Art students followed by tutorials.

Opening up the Receptors (March 2019) Living Research: The Urgency of the Arts, NAFAE Student Research Conference, Royal College of Art, London.

Contemporary British Painting Prize 2018: Artists in conversation with Matthew Collings (February 2019) Menier Gallery, London.

On Responding to a Painting (April 2018) Reverie Symposium, University of Aberdeen, part of Amanda Ravetz and Tim Ingold’s European Research Council funded ’Knowing From the Inside’.

Artist Talk (March 2017) Liverpool Hope University, a talk to BA Fine Art students as part of my two-person show at Cornerstone Gallery.