Jennifer Timmer Trail is an Oregon-based artist and a founding member of the all-women photo collective Small Talk. She holds an MFA from the Hartford Art School’s International Limited Residency MFA in Photography and a BA in Art History and Studio Art from Michigan State University. Originally from Northern Michigan, Jennifer spent over a decade in New York, and some time in Copenhagen and Victoria, BC, before settling in Portland. Life circumstances have kept her far from the idyllic small town she still calls home, and this has played a crucial role in the development of her work. Her photographs explore the longings that exist within relationships, things we wish we could hold on to but can’t, and the nostalgia that accompanies the process of aging. She is most interested in exploring and pushing the boundaries of what a photograph can communicate on an emotional and psychological level. Jennifer’s extensive background in the commercial arts includes assisting Jonathan Becker for Vanity Fair, as well as contributing art direction and photography for a range of acclaimed recording artists and feature films. Her photography has been exhibited and written about internationally, and her curatorial work has been reviewed in The New York Times. Her photographs are held in numerous private collections and were most recently acquired by Seattle’s 4Culture for the King County Public Collection.

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