Jenny Zoe Casey is based in Urbana, IL.  She was born in Oregon and spent her formative years in rural and working-class neighborhoods on the island of Oahu.  She earned a BFA from the California College of Arts and Crafts and an MA in Art History from the University of Washington. Currently, she participates in NYC Crit Club’s Canopy Program.

Her work has been shown nationally at colleges, universities, community art centers and artist-run spaces. She has done residencies with the Vermont Studio Center and the Oxbow School of Art, and was recently awarded an Illinois Arts Council grant.  Other awards include On Our Radar, Creative Capital and President’s Purchase Award, Bradbury Gallery, Arkansas State University.