Jennifer Kuhns has been displaying and selling artwork for more than three decades, and has been working in mosaic since 2001. Her work ranges from strikingly dimensional figurative and landscape imagery to decorative, stylized mosaic installations. She has been featured in many exhibitions and galleries throughout the country, and works primarily with stained glass, carefully shaping each piece for assemblage into exquisite mosaic art. Her public art and community projects demonstrate a strong commitment to environmental sustainability and social justice, as well as a rare ability to engage, empower and create community with all ages and socio-economic groups. She also creates custom mosaic for corporate and private clients, with mosaic floors and murals installed throughout the U.S. (and one in Canada.)
Jennifer Kuhns / JK Mosaic, LLC
Jennifer lives and works on a small farm in rural Western WA with a menagerie of animals, a very supportive spouse and a young adult daughter. Jennifer and her husband both studied cultural anthropology and still have a passionate interest in culture (ancient and modern) and folk art and travel to other countries as often as possible.
To find out how to commission a project: https://jkmosaic.com/commissions/
Follow on social media:
https://www.patreon.com/c/jkmosaic
https://substack.com/@jennkuhnsart
https://www.facebook.com/JenniferKuhnsMosaic
https://www.facebook.com/JKCommunityMosaic
https://www.youtube.com/jenniferkuhns
Also on instagram as @jkmosaic and @jk_community_mosaic
(And travel/personal instagram is @folkartadventures)
Click HERE for a map of all publicly viewable JK Mosaic projects.
Here’s a short video interview from September 2023 by the City of Olympia: https://youtu.be/HEcIdQwA4wM?si=_GZ4jqsyKfQtjDbU
2023
Gallery of Excellence, Glass Craft & Bead Expo, Las Vegas, NV (Placed 3rd)
Growing Love (Collaborative sculpture with Carrie Ziegler and Shon Forsyth), Outdoor Sculpture Gallery, Auburn, WA
2022
Washington Center Gallery, Olympia, WA “Portals” Invitational Group Exhibition with Cascadia Mosaic Collective
Bainbridge Arts & Crafts, Bainbridge, WA “Fresh Talent” Juried Group Exhibition
2021
Childhood’s End Gallery, Olympia, WA, “September” Invitational Group Exhibition with Cascadia Mosaic Collective
Something New IV, Bainbridge Island, WA, year-long outdoor sculpture exhibition *Awarded People’s Choice
2020
Bandon Library Gallery, Bandon, OR, “A Silver Lining” Virtual Exhibition
Northwind Arts Center, Port Townsend, OR, “Tradition, Transgression, Transformation” group exhibition
Chessman Gallery, Lincoln City, OR, “Tradition, Transgression, Transformation” group exhibition
2019
Washington Center Gallery, Olympia, WA, “Community Canvas: 30 Years of Public Art” group exhibition
2018
Wallow Gallery, Carlton, OR, Invitational group exhibition “Chiaroscuro; Casting Shadows in Mosaic”
Auburn City Hall Gallery, Auburn, WA, Featured artists – juried exhibition
Ten Oaks Gallery, McMinnville, WA, Invitational group exhibition “Chiaroscuro; Casting Shadows in Mosaic”
Batdorf & Bronson Cafe, Olympia, WA, Solo exhibition
2017
Chessman Gallery, Lincoln City, OR, Invitational group exhibition “Chiaroscuro; Casting Shadows in Mosaic”
Kenneth J. Minnaert Gallery, Olympia, WA, Juried group exhibition
2016
Treason Gallery, Seattle, WA Juried Exhibition/Bombay Sapphire Artisan Series
Thomas Architecture Studio, Olympia, WA Solo Exhibition
Gallery 29, Orlando, FL Juried Mosaic Exhibition
Seattle ReCreative Gallery, Seattle, WA Solo Exhibition
2015
Auburn City Hall Gallery, Auburn, WA, Juried Exhibit – Featured Artist
Carco Theater, Renton, WA, Solo Exhibition
Auburn Downtown Sculpture Gallery, Auburn, WA, Juried Exhibition (One Year)
Thorndike Gallery, Ashland, OR, Invitational Group Exhibition
2014
ARTEast Gallery, Issaquah, WA Juried Exhibition / Crow – Raven
Sequoia Gallery, Hillsboro, OR Invitational Exhibition
Blowing Sands Gallery, Seattle, WA Juried Exhibition
Illahe Gallery, Ashland, OR, Invitational Exhibition
Belle Fiore Winery, Ashland, OR, Invitational Exhibition
2013
B2 Fine Art Gallery, Tacoma, WA Invitational Exhibition /Bathers of the Sun – Bathers of the Moon
Handforth Gallery, Tacoma, WA Invitational Exhibition /NW Mosaic Today
ArtEast Gallery, Issaquah, WA Juried Exhibition /Being Human
Illahe Gallery, Ashland, OR Mosaic Invitational Exhibition
Burke Museum, Seattle, WA ISIS Womens International Art Festival
2012
Museum of Glass, Tacoma, WA Juried Exhibition
Ciel Gallery, Charlotte, NC International Exhibition / Back to the Garden
Washington Center, Olympia, WA Invitational Exhibition / 27 Feet of Art
2011
Museum of Glass, Tacoma, WA Juried Exhibition
Highfield Hall, Falmouth, MA The National Mosaic Exhibition on Cape Cod
Mackinac Island Art Museum, Mackinac Island, MI Juried Exhibition
Illahe Gallery, Ashland, OR Invitational Mosaic Exhibition
Washington Center for Performing Arts, Olympia, WA Invitational/26 Feet of Art
The Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA Art of Living
The Institute of Mosaic Art, Oakland, CA Juried Mosaic Exhibition/Winter Wonderland
2010
Childhood’s End Gallery, Olympia, WA Invitational Exhibition/Let There Be Light
Sequim Museum & Arts Center, Sequim, WA Juried Exhibition/Transcendence; the Magic of Glass
Washington Center for Performing Arts, Olympia, WA Invitational/25 Feet of Art
Tacoma Museum of Glass, Tacoma, WA Juried Exhibition
The Magnolia Summer Festival, Seattle, WA Featured artist
2009
Lake Oswego Festival of Arts, Lake Oswego, OR Cutting Edges Exhibition
Mansion Glass, Olympia, WA Group show/Four Women; Awakening
2008
Westwind Gallery, The Dalles, OR June Glass Month on the Gorge
2007
Walters Cultural Art Center, Hillsboro, OR Juried Exhibition/ Sum of All Parts; Contemporary Mosaic Art in North America
2025
City of Fontana, CA – Selected artist for 13’ x 16’ exterior mosaic mural for parking garage
City of Lakewood, WA- Selected artist to facilitate 90 s.f. community mosaic coordinating with Nisqually Tribe
2024
Cascadia Mosaic Mural, Olympia, WA –275 s.f. interior mosaic covering all walls of a public restroom
2023
Metamorphosis Community Mosaic Mural, Olympia, WA
LoveOly Community Mosaic, Olympia Downtown Alliance, Olympia, WA
7th Haven Entryways, OlyCAP, Port Townsend, WA
Mosaic floor inlay, Home Studios Design for The Pearl restaurant, Nantucket, MA
Olympia Reflections, City of Olympia, Olympia, WA
2022
Studio Azul, NBBJ Design, Redmond, WA
Fleuressence (sculptural mosaic/public art), Edmonds Floretum Garden Club and Edmonds Arts Commission, Edmonds, WA
Childhood’s End Gallery Entryway, Olympia, WA
2021
Rivulations, University Place, OR – 24.5′ long mosaic patio inlay for private home
Tentacles, Olympia, WA – 64 s.f. mosaic mural on exterior wall of private home
The Jacksons, Lacey, WA – Commemorative portrait of Nat and Thelma Jackson for Lacey Community Center
2020
City of Tigard, Tigard, OR – 7 Seating elements for a Heritage Trail, mosaic inlaid in basalt stone.
Nautical Mural, Westport, WA – A public mosaic mural made with and for a local community on the WA coast.
Concrete Benches, Auburn, WA – 3 benches with mosaic made by middle school kids in poured concrete benches.
2019
Palmdale Elementary School Library, Palmdale, CA – Mosaic memorial portrait for library dedication
Plum Street Village, Olympia, WA – Mosaic panel engaging homeless community / City of Olympia & Arbutus Folk School
2018
Choice High School, Shelton, WA – Community mosaic mural with youth
City of Bellingham, Bellingham, WA –Five mosaic projects for a newly improved neighborhood
City of Olympia, Olympia, WA – Mosaic sidewalk inlay for Music Out Loud to honor Verne Eke
Mud Bay, Olympia, WA – Mural for pet store chain headquarters
Palmdale Elementary School Library, Palmdale, CA – Mosaic portrait for library dedication (now scheduled for March 2019)
Orlando, FL –Community mosaic mural, collaboration with Luna Mosaic Arts, self-funded pro-bono project with international participation.
City of Olympia, Olympia, WA – Traffic box design purchase
2017
South Kitsap Skatepark, Port Orchard, WA – Mosaic memorial panel and signage
South Capital Neighborhood Association, Olympia, WA – Metal banner
2016
City of Olympia, Olympia, WA, Artwork for three traffic boxes
City of Auburn, Auburn,WA, Artwork for promotional material
Amber Lotus Publications, Artwork for 2016 calendar
2015
L’Occitane, Walnut Creek, CA, 96 s.f. stained glass mosaic mural for storefront
L’Occitane Canada, Banff, Alberta, CA, Marble mosaic floormat
L’Occitane, Dallas Fort Worth Airport, Stained glass mosaic mural
2014
Washington State University, Vancouver, WA, Part of collaborative team creating a custom commencement mace
L’Occitane, National locations, Eleven marble floor mosaics for new store locations
L’Occitane, Alpharetta, GA, 71 s.f. mosaic mural for storefront
2013
Ciel Gallery, Charlotte, NC, Team member for Unfurled collaborative wall mural
City of Auburn, Auburn, WA, Community mosaic mural with children
City of Astoria, Astoria, OR, Assisted on Garden of Surging Waves project headed by Lynn Adamo
2012
City of Olympia, Olympia, WA, Public art mosaic project, downtown public fountain with over 200 community participants
Madison Elementary, Olympia, WA, Concrete sculpture with mosaic inlay
2011
Federal Way Senior Center, Federal Way, WA, Glass-on-glass mosaic
City of Olympia, Olympia, WA, Public bench design
2010
Olympia Pediatrics Medical Clinic, Olympia, WA, Glass panels and entryway
Federal Way Senior Center, Federal Way, WA, Exterior mosaic panel
2009
Lawton Elementary School, Seattle, WA, 18 mosaic panels designed by students
2008
Cascadia Grill, Olympia, WA, Glass-on-glass mosaic panels
2007
City of Olympia, Spring ArtsWalk Cover Artist
Swing Wine Bar, Olympia, WA Mosaic business signage and bar surround
2006
Cielo Blu/Capitale Restaurant, Glass mosaic panels for dividing wall
2005
The Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA, Mosaic memorial wall panel
2004
Cielo Blu/Capitale Restaurant, Olympia, WA, Mosaic oven façade
*Numerous private commissions
2023
“Salish Celebration”, OlyCap, Port Townsend, WA
“Metamorphosis Community Mosaic Mural”, Olympia, WA
Rose floor inlay, The Pearl Restaurant, Nantucket, MA
“Olympia Reflections”, City of Olympia, WA
“LoveOly Community Mosaic”, Olympia Downtown Association, Olympia, WA
2022
“The Jacksons, Cultivating the Future”, City of Lacey, WA
“Fleuressence”, Edmonds Arts Commission, Edmonds, WA
“Studio Azul”, Giant Tech Company, via NBBJ Design, Redmond, WA
“Great Wave” entryway mosaic, Childhood’s End Gallery, Olympia, WA
“Bird of Zhar“, Private client, Aberdeen, WA
2021
“Rivulation”, Private client, University Place, WA
“Tentacles”, Private client, Olympia, WA
2020
“Tualatin Lifeblood”, Tigard, OR
“Westport Quilt Mosaic”, Westport, WA
2018
“Fresh Perspective”, City of Seattle Office of Art & Culture, Seattle, WA
“Diversity Mural”, Choice High School, Shelton, WA
“Diversity Mural”, Orlando, FL
“Kid Garden” and two sidewalk medallions, Bellingham, WA
2017
“Vandenbergh Skatepark”, memorial panel at South Kitsap Skatepark, Port Orchard, WA
“Mud Bay” mosaic mural, Mud Bay Pet Stores HQ, Olympia, WA
2007
“The Harvester”, City of Olympia, WA, artwork located in City Hall
2019
Washington Center Gallery, Olympia, WA, “Community Canvas: 30 Years of Public Art” group exhibition
2018
Gallery at 10 Oaks, McMinnville, OR, “Chiaroscuro; Casting Shadow in Mosaic” Invitational group exhibition
Wallow Gallery, Carlton, OR, “Chiaroscuro; Casting Shadow in Mosaic” Invitational group exhibition
Auburn City Hall Gallery, Auburn, WA, “Four Perspectives on Nature” Juried group exhibition
Batdorf & Bronson Café Gallery, Olympia, WA, Solo exhibition
John Spellman Library Gallery, Aberdeen, WA, “Portray>Portrait” invitational group exhbition
2017
Chessman Gallery, Lincoln City, OR, Invitational group exhibition
Kenneth J. Minnaert Gallery, Olympia, WA, Juried group exhibition
2016
Gallery 29, Orlando, FL, Juried mosaic exhibition
ReCreative Gallery, Seattle, WA. Solo exhibition
Thomas Architecture Studio, Olympia, WA. Solo exhibition
Treason Gallery, Seattle, WA. Juried exhibition / Bombay Sapphire Artisan Series
2015
Auburn City Hall Gallery, Auburn, WA. Featured artist-Juried exhibition
Carco Theater, Renton, WA. Solo exhibition
Auburn Downtown Sculpture Gallery, Auburn, WA,. Juried year-long exhibition
Southern Oregon University, Thorndike Gallery, Ashland, OR. International exhibition
2014
ARTEast Gallery, Issaquah, WA. Juried exhibition
Sequoia Gallery, Hillsboro, OR. Invitational exhibition
Blowing Sands Gallery, Seattle, WA. Juried exhibition
Illahe Gallery, Ashland, OR. Invitational exhibition
Belle Fiore, Ashland, OR. Invitational exhibition
2013
Burke Museum, Seattle, WA. Women’s International Art Festival
B2 Fine Art Gallery, Tacoma, WA. Invitational exhibition
Tacoma Public Library Handforth Gallery, Tacoma, WA. Invitational exhibition
ArtEast Gallery, Issaquah, WA. Juried exhibition
Illahe Gallery, Ashland, OR. Invitational exhibition
2012
Museum of Glass, Tacoma, WA. Juried exhibition
Washington Center for Performing Arts, Olympia, WA. Invitational exhibition
Ciel Gallery, Charlotte, NC. International exhibition
2011
Museum of Glass, Tacoma, WA. Juried exhibition
Mackinac Island Art Museum, Mackinac Island, MI. Juried exhibition
Washington Center for Performing Arts, Olympia, WA. Invitational exhibition
The Institute of Mosaic Art, Oakland, CA. Juried exhibition
Highfield Hall, Falmouth, MA. National exhibition
Illahe Gallery, Ashland, OR. Invitational exhibition
2010
Sequim Museum & Arts Center, Sequim, WA. Juried exhibition
Washington Center for Performing Arts, Olympia, WA. Invitational exhibition
Tacoma Museum of Glass, Tacoma, WA. Juried exhibition
The Magnolia Summer Festival, Seattle, WA. Featured artist
Childhood’s End Gallery, Olympia, WA. Invitational exhibition
2024
Finalist for sculpture for Horizons Park, City of Lake Forest Park, WA.
Finalist for sculpture for Evergreen Arboretum, Everett, WA
2023
Third Place/Mosaic category for “Metamorphosis” portable artwork in Gallery of Excellence at the Glass Craft & Bead Expo in Las Vegas
Artist Residency, Centrum Foundation, Port Townsend, WA
2022
People’s Choice Award for “Fertility” in Something New IV exhibit through Bainbridge Arts and Humanities, Bainbridge, WA
Finalist and selected artist for 7th Haven community art project in Port Townsend, WA to be completed in 2023
Finalist for Hillsboro Commons public art project
Artist Residency, Centrum Foundation, Port Townsend, WA
2021
Coverings Award for Special Recognition
2020
Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, grant recipient for Black Lives Matter project/exhibition
2019
City of Olympia, finalist for public art project “Olympia Crossings”
Oregon Public Artist Roster
2018
City of McKinney, TX Finalist for public art project
Washington State Arts Commission, Washington State Artists Roster
2016
Point Defiance Zoo/Aquarium, Tacoma, WA, Finalist for public art project
Roster of Mural Artists, Portland, OR
Public Artist Roster, Atlanta, GA
2015
Encore Arts Grant Award
2010
Juror’s Choice, Lynnwood Arts Commission, WA
Canvas Rebel Magazine, January 2025
Mosaic and Glass Magazine, issue 8, 2024
1889 Magazine, June/July 2024
The Olympian Newspaper, October 5, 2023
Coastal Currents Magazine, Summer issue 2023
425 Magazine, 2021
Mosaique Magazine, 2021
Amber Lotus Publishing, Artwork for 2020 calendar
Creations, coffee-table style book of contemporary mosaic art, 2018
Amber Lotus Publishing, Artwork for 2016 calendar
Gifts from Guidance, Book cover art, 2014
The Olympian, Cover feature, 2013
Olympia Power & Light, Feature article, 2013
South Sound Magazine, June/July, Feature article 2012
Showcase Magazine, Summer, Feature article 2011
2023
Mosaic Arts Online, Virtual – Pattern and Flow in Stained Glass Mosaic
Glass Craft & Bead Expo, Las Vegas, NV – A series of four stained glass mosaic workshops
GEM Conference, Whitewater, WI- A series of three stained glass mosaic workshops
SAMA/SGAA Conference, Buffalo, NY – The Business Side of Site Specific Mosaic and Pattern & Flow in Stained Glass Mosaic
2022
Mosaic Arts Online – Virtual: Glass on Glass Mosaic
2021
Mosaic Arts Online, Santa Barbara, CA –Garden Mosaic for Any Climate, online mosaic course
New England Mosaic Society, Rivulations: an exterior mosaic inlay -Webinar
Society of American Mosaic Artists, Working with Stained Glass -live online mosaic workshop
2020
Virtual workshop series via Zoom: Intro to Glass on Glass, Introduction to Andamento, Garden Mosaic with Stepping Stones, Professional Mosaic Installation, Precision Cutting Stained Glass Booster (for advanced students)
Mosaic Arts Online, Santa Barbara, CA – Professional Mosaic Art Installations, an advanced online mosaic course
2019
Sitka Center for Art and Ecology, Nehalem, OR – Introduction to Andamento
American Mosaic Summit, Nashville, TN – Precision Cutting Stained Glass for Mosaic
Lincoln City Cultural Center / Joanne Daschel’s Studio, Lincoln City, OR –Mosaic for the Garden
NW Art Glass, Redmond, WA, – Introduction to Glass-on-Glass Mosaic (4 separate workshops)
2018
Santa Barbara School for Mosaic Art, Santa Barbara, CA – Precision Cutting Stained Glass for Mosaic
Mosaic Arts Online, online workshop -Precision Cutting Stained Glass for Mosaic
Luna Mosaic Arts, Orlando, FL -Precision Cutting Stained Glass for Mosaic
Sitka Center for Art and Ecology, Lincoln City, OR -Creating Light and Shadow in Mosaic
Hoffman Center, Manzanita, OR -Mosaic for the Garden
Arbutus Folk School, Olympia, WA – Mosaic Mural Making
Choice High School, Shelton, WA, Ongoing program for at-risk teens, (Sept. 2013 to 2018)
2017
Sitka Center for Art and Ecology, Lincoln City, OR, Workshop – Wycinanki / papercut art
Hoffman Center, Manzanita, OR, Workshop – Mosaic for the Garden
2016
The Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA, Guest Artist Lecture
American Mosaic Summit, San Diego, CA, Precision Glass Cutting for Mosaic
Sitka Center for Art and Ecology, Lincoln City, OR, Glass Cutting for Mosaic
2015
Arbutus Folk School, Olympia, WA 3 mosaic workshops
Sitka Center for Art and Ecology, Lincoln City, OR Glass on Glass mosaic workshop
2014
The Hoffman Center, Manzanita, OR, Precision Glass Cutting for Mosaic
Sequoia Gallery, Hillsboro, OR, Precision Glass Cutting for Mosaic
Arbutus Folk School, Olympia, WA, “Broken Heart” mosaic workshop
2013
American Mosaic Summit, Tacoma, WA, Featured presenter
The Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA, Guest Artist lecture “The Art of Mosaic”
Lacey Presbyterian Church, Olympia, WA, Mosaic project with 60 participants
2012
Seattle Mosaic Arts, Seattle, WA, Assemblage Mosaic workshop
The Association of University Women, Centralia, WA, Lecture presentation on “Art and Community”
Seattle Mosaic Art, Seattle, WA, Mosaic Pendant workshop
2011
The Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA, Guest Artist lecture “The Art of Mosaic”
2010
Hexen Stained Glass Studio, Olympia, WA, Three mosaic workshops
2009
South Puget Sound Community College, Olympia, WA, Adjunct faculty mosaic instructor
Cosmic Blue Monkey Studio, Elma, WA, Recycle with Mosaic workshop
Whirligig, Olympia, WA, “Broken Heart” mosaic workshop
Nova Middle School, Olympia, WA, guest instructor
2008
Hexen Stained Glass Studio, Olympia, WA, Stained Glass Mosaic workshop,
Glass Art Society since 2022
Stained Glass Association of America since 2022
Contemporary Mosaic Arts Association since 2010
Society of American Mosaic Artists since 2008
1989-1993
Bachelor of Arts, The Evergreen State College