Jaynee
Levy-Polis is a classically trained artist with a BFA from
the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and an M.Ed. She
has been exhibiting her paintings since 1968. Her work has
been included in many galleries and exhibits, including the
The Male Ego, ALMA, B-Square, Reset, Tzigane Invitational
Exhibit at the Resurgam Gallery in Baltimore, and the High
Wire Gallery, Synapses Gallery, Fetishes Gallery, CCC Gallery,
The Art Place, DiVinci Art Alliance, Aslan Gallery and Ebullience
Gallery, all in Philadelphia, Pa. She teaches Erotic Art
for Behind The Scenes. On-line, she is featured on About.Com's
New York East Village exhibit, Gender Blur, Sabine, Art Commentary
Magazine, LibidoArt's Classic Gallery and many others. Her
work is part of the Tom of Finland Permanent Exhibit in Los
Angeles. Jaynee was February's Philly Art World's Artist
of the Month and the Philadelphia City Paper's Critic's Choice
for her exhibit in November 1999 at the Fetishes Art Gallery.
She was awarded the Hannah Price Award in 1994, the Elizabeth
Simon Purchase Prize 1988, and the Griff Award in 2001.
Artist's Statement:
Since I was eight
years old, I have wanted to paint. I started art classes
at 13 and never stopped.
I believe each person
possesses a unique response to life and that it can be expressed
in many ways, one of which is Art. My creative method is
to allow whatever I feel to rise to the surface and be expressed
in my artwork. I watch the painting form and coalesce on
the canvas. Without consciously drawing and designing, I
paint in a kind of a trance. For about three years, my artwork
has focused on Rubenesque women pursuing their fantasies.
Lately, however, I have begun applying watercolor to the
quick scene and life drawings I do. Whatever I do, whether
it’s from life or from my imagination, I want to have
fun with it. I enjoy the excitement of creating, and look
forward to going wherever it leads me. My painting is my
personal adventure, my contribution to the world and what
makes my life interesting.
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