Angie Jennings, b.1965, has been photographing for over 30 years. Most notable for her street photography in which she searches out and captures serendipitous humorous moments and portraiture. Currently she has shifted her focus to more abstract work. Her imagery can be seen as stories in either a single image or series. She has worked in different photographic mediums, such as film, digital and alternative processes. She has exhibited extensively in Kansas City, Nebraska, Oregon, Oklahoma, Vermont, Colorado, and Beijing, China. She was awarded two Artist Inc. fellowships, a Charlotte Street Start Up Residency, honorable mention in 13th Annual Pollux Award and 16th annual Julia Margaret Cameron Award for Women Photographers, as well as 2 public art grants through Kansas City Art in the Loop and the KC Streetcar. She also runs Kansas City Society for Contemporary Photography, a photographic arts organization.
My works are rather vast however, the overarching theme is a sociological study of the human condition in public situations. I appreciate how the modern world can encroach and inform the way humans behave either individually or in a group. Through observation I am able to capture the the human response to the lens. Light, clothes, location, personality and numerous other traits factor in how I will frame the image. However, on the street I work spontaneously and following my instincts as I shoot from the hip. My current work reflects my need to create differently drawing inspiration from dadaism, surrealists and abstract painters.