Jennifer Monds

Jenny Monds lived for a number of years in Dorset. She now lives just over the border in Wiltshire, but loves to return. She works in her home studio on mainly abstract or semi-abstract paintings, usually with acrylic and mixed media on wood.
Last year Jenny produced a body of work inspired by the Japanese tradition of ‘kintsugi’, whereby broken pottery is mended in such a way as to make a feature of the repair, which is often beautified with gold. The result can be something more interesting than it was when first made. It also works as a metaphor for us as humans – fragile, but perhaps stronger in spite of our imperfection!
This year she has gone back to colour but is still interested in exploring the history and fragility of our lives, and beauty in imperfection.
Jenny exhibits regularly, mainly in the south west, and opens her studio during the biennial Salisbury Art Trail (the next one will be in May 2026). In 2024 she had a painting accepted for the RA Summer Exhibition, and one longlisted for the ‘Women in Art’ prize. This summer she was awarded the ‘Acrylic and mixed media’ prize at Sherborne Open Art Exhibition.