The “Visual DJ” known as LadyJennD started life as Jennifer DeSantis in 1981 in Waterbury, Connecticut. By taking images and texts from (mainly vintage) publications, she destroys their original intention, and creates a whole new meaning and context for them to exist. Much like a DJ remixes songs and sounds, LadyJennD as a “Visual DJ”, remixes images and words to create fresh, new, imaginative realms. Her unique artistic talent was nurtured from an early age from her family, even as she relocated to Georgia in 1996. Like many people, Jennifer’s life took some twists and turns, and so she continued to develop her creative talent, utilizing art as a form of self therapy. Her method of Mixed Media Collage has allowed her to express her emotions and dreams in a multi-dimensional, and sometimes humorous, style. Her art is a practice in “creation from destruction”, adapting existing media and restructuring it to give it new life. The goal of Jennifer’s art is to pull the viewer into the piece, making them want to grasp it, get inside and explore it, to find some kind of inner healing. LadyJennD is now in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where she has spent the past 4 plus years activating and managing a small non profit gallery in downtown Albuquerque, while continuing steadfastly in her art practice and career. She recently took the leap into being a full time artist in May of 2021. LadyJennD has had several solo shows in Atlanta GA and Albuquerque NM. She has curated and participated in a myraid of group exhibits too, both juried and not. She has had work published in Rene Rongen’s Book, “Fundamentally Female” in 2012. Most recently, her submission of “Covid Queen Bee”, a work completed in 2020 received a $1,000 award from the Jerry Goldstein Foundation. Jennifer has taught her intuitive mixed media collage techniques at several in person workshops over the years and hopes to continue again as soon as possible. She loves participating in various online artisan auctions on social media, and currently enjoys sharing administrative duties in the Facebook Group, Enchantment Artisans, which is an online marketplace for NM artists to show and sell their creations. “Many of my pieces reflect the oddities contained in the philosophic subconscious and have deep meanings I hope resonate with the you. My art comes from the mind, heart, and soul simultaneously.” ~ LadyJennD