Packard Jennings

Packard Jennings
Born1970 (age 53–54)
Oakland, California, United States
EducationNew York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University (MFA), San Francisco State University (BA)
Known forStreet art, conceptual art, culture jamming, sculpture, drawing

Packard Jennings (born 1970) is an American visual artist. In his work he appropriates pop culture symbols and references to create new meaning using a variety of media including printmaking, sculpture, animation, video, and pamphleteering. In Jennings early career he modified billboards, a common practice of culture jammers. He has been working on a police mindfulness meditation project since 2012.

His work is in the collection of the Manetti Shrem Museum of Art,[1] and Di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art.[2] His work is in several books, including: “Art and Agenda” Gestalten, 2011, "We Own the Night (art of the Underbelly Project)” Rizzoli, 2011 and "Urban Interventions" Gestalten, 2010. His shopdropping work 'Anarchist Action figure was described on the front page of The New York Times.[3]

  1. ^ "The Fine Arts Collection at UC Davis | jan shrem and maria manetti shrem museum of art". manettishremmuseum.ucdavis.edu. 17 November 2015. Retrieved 2019-05-04.
  2. ^ "The Collection". dirosaart.org. 3 July 2010. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
  3. ^ Urbina, Ian (2007-12-24). "Anarchists in the Aisles? Stores Provide a Stage". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-05-04.