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Jenny Scobel
Selected works

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Jenny Scobel
Biography

Jenny Scobel, b. 1955 in Orrville, Ohio (US), lives and works in New York (US).

Jenny Scobel’s works are executed in graphite and oil paint on prepared wooden panels or vellum. These portraits range from widely known figures such as Michelle Pfeiffer and Virginia Woolf to anonymous women cut out from printed media or photographs. Her subjects seem deformed, however, because the proportions of head and body are not always compatible. The same model is often reintroduced in a slightly altering but ever-prominent decor. These intimate backgrounds fill the scene with an uncanny and unsettling feel, also because the figures and their environment seem to stem from a different period of time. Scobel’s paintings allude to beauty and its underlying calamity. The image will never reveal its true story.

Jenny Scobel has had solo exhibitions at Molloy College (Rockville Centre ), Galerie der Stadt Backnang and Wake Forest University (Winston-Salem).

Her work has featured in group shows at The Drawing Center (New York), Fridericianum (Kassel), Overbeck Gesellschaft (Lübeck), Museum Dr. Guislain (Ghent), Lyman Allyn Art Museum (New London), Worcester Art Museum, Islip Museum, Molloy College (Rockville Centre) and Cleveland State University.

Jenny Scobel joined the gallery in 2002.

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Kim Jones, Jenny Scobel, Mircea Suciu
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Kim Jones, Jenny Scobel, Mircea Suciu
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Zeno X Gallery Antwerp South | 22.02 - 22.04 2023
Kim Jones, Jenny Scobel, Mircea Suciu
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Kim Jones, Jenny Scobel, Mircea Suciu
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Kim Jones, Jenny Scobel, Mircea Suciu
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N. Dash, Jan De Maesschalck, Pélagie Gbaguidi, Kees Goudzwaard, Susan Hartnett, Yun-Fei Ji, Kim Jones, Naoto Kawahara, Martin Margiela, Philip Metten, Paulo Monteiro, Jockum Nordström, Marina Rheingantz, Pietro Roccasalva, Grace Schwindt, Jenny Scobel, Hyun-Sook Song, Bart Stolle, Mircea Suciu, Jack Whitten
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40 Years Zeno X Gallery - the two-thousands
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Zeno X Gallery Antwerp South | 24.09 - 12.11 2022
N. Dash, Jan De Maesschalck, Pélagie Gbaguidi, Kees Goudzwaard, Susan Hartnett, Yun-Fei Ji, Kim Jones, Naoto Kawahara, Martin Margiela, Philip Metten, Paulo Monteiro, Jockum Nordström, Marina Rheingantz, Pietro Roccasalva, Grace Schwindt, Jenny Scobel, Hyun-Sook Song, Bart Stolle, Mircea Suciu, Jack Whitten
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40 Years Zeno X Gallery - the two-thousands
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Zeno X Gallery Antwerp South | 24.09 - 12.11 2022
N. Dash, Jan De Maesschalck, Pélagie Gbaguidi, Kees Goudzwaard, Susan Hartnett, Yun-Fei Ji, Kim Jones, Naoto Kawahara, Martin Margiela, Philip Metten, Paulo Monteiro, Jockum Nordström, Marina Rheingantz, Pietro Roccasalva, Grace Schwindt, Jenny Scobel, Hyun-Sook Song, Bart Stolle, Mircea Suciu, Jack Whitten
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40 Years Zeno X Gallery - the two-thousands
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Zeno X Gallery Antwerp South | 24.09 - 12.11 2022
N. Dash, Jan De Maesschalck, Pélagie Gbaguidi, Kees Goudzwaard, Susan Hartnett, Yun-Fei Ji, Kim Jones, Naoto Kawahara, Martin Margiela, Philip Metten, Paulo Monteiro, Jockum Nordström, Marina Rheingantz, Pietro Roccasalva, Grace Schwindt, Jenny Scobel, Hyun-Sook Song, Bart Stolle, Mircea Suciu, Jack Whitten
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Zeno X Gallery Antwerp South | 24.09 - 12.11 2022
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N. Dash, Jan De Maesschalck, Pélagie Gbaguidi, Kees Goudzwaard, Susan Hartnett, Yun-Fei Ji, Kim Jones, Naoto Kawahara, Martin Margiela, Philip Metten, Paulo Monteiro, Jockum Nordström, Marina Rheingantz, Pietro Roccasalva, Grace Schwindt, Jenny Scobel, Hyun-Sook Song, Bart Stolle, Mircea Suciu, Jack Whitten
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Zeno X Gallery Antwerp South | 24.09 - 12.11 2022
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Michaël Borremans, Dirk Braeckman, Anton Corbijn, Raoul De Keyser, Jan De Maesschalck, Marlene Dumas, Kees Goudzwaard, Kim Jones, Johannes Kahrs, Naoto Kawahara, John Körmeling, Mark Manders, Jockum Nordström, Grace Schwindt, Jenny Scobel, Bart Stolle, Luc Tuymans, Patrick Van Caeckenbergh, Anne-Mie Van Kerckhoven, Jack Whitten, Cristof Yvoré
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Zeno X Gallery | 17.04 - 25.05 2013
Michaël Borremans, Dirk Braeckman, Anton Corbijn, Raoul De Keyser, Jan De Maesschalck, Marlene Dumas, Kees Goudzwaard, Kim Jones, Johannes Kahrs, Naoto Kawahara, John Körmeling, Mark Manders, Jockum Nordström, Grace Schwindt, Jenny Scobel, Bart Stolle, Luc Tuymans, Patrick Van Caeckenbergh, Anne-Mie Van Kerckhoven, Jack Whitten, Cristof Yvoré
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Opening New Space
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Zeno X Gallery | 17.04 - 25.05 2013
Michaël Borremans, Dirk Braeckman, Anton Corbijn, Raoul De Keyser, Jan De Maesschalck, Marlene Dumas, Kees Goudzwaard, Kim Jones, Johannes Kahrs, Naoto Kawahara, John Körmeling, Mark Manders, Jockum Nordström, Grace Schwindt, Jenny Scobel, Bart Stolle, Luc Tuymans, Patrick Van Caeckenbergh, Anne-Mie Van Kerckhoven, Jack Whitten, Cristof Yvoré
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Opening New Space
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Zeno X Gallery | 17.04 - 25.05 2013
Michaël Borremans, Dirk Braeckman, Anton Corbijn, Raoul De Keyser, Jan De Maesschalck, Marlene Dumas, Kees Goudzwaard, Kim Jones, Johannes Kahrs, Naoto Kawahara, John Körmeling, Mark Manders, Jockum Nordström, Grace Schwindt, Jenny Scobel, Bart Stolle, Luc Tuymans, Patrick Van Caeckenbergh, Anne-Mie Van Kerckhoven, Jack Whitten, Cristof Yvoré
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Zeno X Gallery | 17.04 - 25.05 2013
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Michaël Borremans, Dirk Braeckman, Anton Corbijn, Raoul De Keyser, Jan De Maesschalck, Marlene Dumas, Kees Goudzwaard, Kim Jones, Johannes Kahrs, Naoto Kawahara, John Körmeling, Mark Manders, Jockum Nordström, Grace Schwindt, Jenny Scobel, Bart Stolle, Luc Tuymans, Patrick Van Caeckenbergh, Anne-Mie Van Kerckhoven, Jack Whitten, Cristof Yvoré
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Opening New Space
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Michaël Borremans, Dirk Braeckman, Anton Corbijn, Raoul De Keyser, Jan De Maesschalck, Marlene Dumas, Kees Goudzwaard, Yun-Fei Ji, Kim Jones, Johannes Kahrs, John Körmeling, Mark Manders, Jenny Scobel, Maria Serebriakova, Luc Tuymans, Patrick Van Caeckenbergh, Anne-Mie Van Kerckhoven, Cristof Yvoré
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25 years Zeno X Gallery
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Zeno X Gallery | 18.10 - 02.12 2006
Michaël Borremans, Dirk Braeckman, Anton Corbijn, Raoul De Keyser, Jan De Maesschalck, Marlene Dumas, Kees Goudzwaard, Yun-Fei Ji, Kim Jones, Johannes Kahrs, John Körmeling, Mark Manders, Jenny Scobel, Maria Serebriakova, Luc Tuymans, Patrick Van Caeckenbergh, Anne-Mie Van Kerckhoven, Cristof Yvoré
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25 years Zeno X Gallery
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Zeno X Gallery | 18.10 - 02.12 2006
Michaël Borremans, Dirk Braeckman, Anton Corbijn, Raoul De Keyser, Jan De Maesschalck, Marlene Dumas, Kees Goudzwaard, Yun-Fei Ji, Kim Jones, Johannes Kahrs, John Körmeling, Mark Manders, Jenny Scobel, Maria Serebriakova, Luc Tuymans, Patrick Van Caeckenbergh, Anne-Mie Van Kerckhoven, Cristof Yvoré
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Zeno X Gallery | 18.10 - 02.12 2006
Michaël Borremans, Dirk Braeckman, Anton Corbijn, Raoul De Keyser, Jan De Maesschalck, Marlene Dumas, Kees Goudzwaard, Yun-Fei Ji, Kim Jones, Johannes Kahrs, John Körmeling, Mark Manders, Jenny Scobel, Maria Serebriakova, Luc Tuymans, Patrick Van Caeckenbergh, Anne-Mie Van Kerckhoven, Cristof Yvoré
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25 years Zeno X Gallery
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Zeno X Gallery | 18.10 - 02.12 2006
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● Zeno X Gallery exhibition

Michaël Borremans, Dirk Braeckman, Anton Corbijn, Raoul De Keyser, Jan De Maesschalck, Marlene Dumas, Kees Goudzwaard, Yun-Fei Ji, Kim Jones, Johannes Kahrs, John Körmeling, Mark Manders, Jenny Scobel, Maria Serebriakova, Luc Tuymans, Patrick Van Caeckenbergh, Anne-Mie Van Kerckhoven, Cristof Yvoré
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Zeno X Gallery | 30.05 - 30.06 2002
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Zeno X Gallery | 30.05 - 30.06 2002
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Zeno X Gallery | 30.05 - 30.06 2002
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Zeno X Gallery exhibitions

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Selected solo exhibitions

2012
Women, Thomas Erben Gallery, New York, United States of America
2011
Jenny Scobel, Firecat Projects, Chicago, United States of America
2010
Jenny Scobel, Galerie Uschi Kolb, Karlsruhe, Germany
Recent Paintings, Michel Soskine Inc. Gallery, Madrid, Spain
Jenny Scobel, Wake Forest University, Charlotte & Philip Hanes Art Gallery, Winston-Salem, United States of America
2007
Jenny Scobel: Drawings, Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris State University, Grand Rapids, United States of America
2006
Jenny Scobel, Galerie der Stadt Backnang, Backnang, Germany
2003
Ingots, Thomas Erben Gallery, New York, United States of America
2001
Works from 1995 - present, Thomas Erben Gallery, New York, United States of America
1999
Unresolved Mysteries, Molloy College Art Gallery, Rockville Centre, United States of America
1994
Secret Lives, Cynthia Mc Callister Gallery, New York, United States of America
1992
Jenny Scobel, One Square Mile Gallery, Seacliff, United States of America
1991
Old Photos and New Paintings, Salena Gallery, Long Island University, New York, United States of America
1983
Jenny Scobel, Bologna Center, Bologna, Italy

Selected group exhibitions

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2022
2016
Kopf und Kragen, Galerie der Stadt Backnang, Backnang, Germany
2014
Pleisterplekken. Jeugdinstellingen tussen romantiek en trauma, Museum Dr. Guislain, Ghent, Belgium
2013
2009
The Human Subject, Art Gallery, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, United States of America
The Launch, Bo Lee Gallery, Bath, United Kingdom
2008
“What’s in a face”, Salena Gallery at the Long Island University, New York, United States of America
Women portraits, Overbeck-Gesellschaft, Lübeck, Germany
2006
Subject, Lyman Allyn Museum, London, United Kingdom
New Acquisitions, Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, United States of America
2005
Drawing the Line, Galerie M. + R. Fricke, Düsseldorf, Germany
2004
Sagt holde Frauen: 15 zeitgenössische Künstlerinnen und das Medium Zeichnung, Museum Fridericianum, Kassel, Germany
2001
The Inner Child, Islip Art Museum, East Islip, United States of America
2000
Substance, Neo Images, New York, United States of America
The Conversation, Art Resources, New York, United States of America
Fashion Show, Locus Media Inc., New York, United States of America
Messages from Earth, Marshall Spaceflight Center, Huntville, United States of America
Manic, Locus Media Inc., New York, United States of America
1999
Size Matters, Gale Gates et al., New York, United States of America
Take Out / Eat In, Molloy College Art Gallery, Rockville Centre, United States of America
1998
UnLtd., D.u.m.b.o. Arts Center, New York, United States of America
1997
Samplings, Track 16, Los Angeles, United States of America
1995
Murder, Asher/Faure, Los Angeles, United States of America
Murder, Thread Waxing Space, New York, United States of America
1993
Return of the Exquisite Corpse, The Drawing Centre, New York, United States of America
1992
Menagerie, Capital Cities / ABC, MoMA, Art Advisory Service, New York, United States of America
1989
A Painter’s Brooklyn, The Pratt Manhattan Gallery and The Rubelle & Norman Schafler Gallery, New York, United States of America
1970
Art Since the Mid-20th Century, Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, United States of America

Public collections

Hudson Valley for Contemporary Art, New York, United States of America
Rubell Family Collection, Miami, United States of America
Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton, United States of America

Press

“Artists To Look Out For At Frieze Art Fair New York 2012 – Jenny Scobel, Zeno X Gallery, Antwerp (BE)”
www.huftingtonpost.com
May 2012

“Jenny Scobel: Zeichnungen – Vom 20. Mai bis 30. Juli in der Galerie der Stadt Backnang”
Kulturkalender bw, year 7, no. 3, p. 4-5 & cover
July/September 2006

“Jenny Scobel”
Galerie der Stadt Backnang (DE) and Zeno X Gallery, Antwerp (BE), tekst by Rose Van Doninck
2006

“Jenny Scobel – She does not exist for me”
Public Art (Korea), no.055, article by Sook-Hyun Cho (p.86-93)
2005

Jenny Scobel
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Jenny Scobel

Galerie der Stadt Backnang
Backnang, Germany, 2006
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