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I enjoy order and control. Perhaps this may qualify me as being slightly obsessive- compulsive. This compulsion has worked its way into almost every aspect of my life. The clothes in my closet hang in color order, my movies are stacked alphabetically, and my books sit on the shelf arranged by size. I thought that this just made me endearingly neurotic, but as I have found, my obsession over order has started to impede my ability to let go of things, except for in my art making process. I have found that the obsessive-compulsive behaviors that I exhibit in my art making practice are relaxing and freeing for me. My work started to become more about the materials and process than about the actual content. And now the content has become the obsession itself. The repetitive patterns are mirrored by the systematic action of gluing each individual rhinestone down with tweezers to its predetermined position on the canvas. The meticulous placement is a comfort that ensures that there are no unexpected surprises or loss of control. I relish in my obsession; it allows me to take pleasure in the final outcome and the intensive labor process.
Jennifer Raughley was born in 1988 in Trenton, New Jersey and grew up in the small rural town of Hopewell, NJ. She and her younger sister were raised by a willful, independent, and single mother. Living in a house of three strong women has had a great influence on her thoughts and artistic inspiration. She was raised to believe that she could accomplish anything and was never given the notion that she couldn’t do whatever or be whomever she wanted.
Raughley had always had a talent for art, but it wasn’t until her junior year in high school when she began to consider the possibility of a future in it. She decided that if she were going to pursue this dream she would have to attend one of the best art schools. Raughley is currently studying at the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) and will receive her BFA in General Fine Arts in 2011. She is also currently enrolled in the schools 5-year Masters of Art and Teaching program and will graduate in 2012 with her Teaching Degree. She has been included in various exhibitions at MICA and in the Baltimore area. Raughley currently lives and works in Baltimore, Maryland.
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