Bio

Jennifer Agricola Mojica is a contemporary painter, educator, and mother based in San Antonio, Texas. Agricola Mojica’s work conveys shifting perspectives and figures, layers that conceal and reveal, monotonous repetition punctured by shapes, and suggestions of a fragmented time and space.

Agricola Mojica has exhibited nationally and internationally, including at the Royal Nebeker Art Gallery in Astoria, OR; Trisolini Gallery, Athens, Ohio; and the IF Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic. She has shown her work at numerous galleries in Texas including 1906 Gallery,  Joan Grona Gallery, Sala Diaz, Dallas Center for Contemporary Art, and most recently with a solo exhibition at Dock Space Gallery. 

Agricola Mojica has been featured in multiple publications including Create! Magazine, New Visionary Magazine, Women United Art Magazine, and Art Seen. Her paintings can be found in private collections across the United States and Europe. 

After earning her BFA in painting from Ohio University College of Fine Arts, Agricola Mojica went on to receive her MFA in sculpture from The University of Texas at San Antonio. Today she splits her time between her studio practice and teaching at St Philip’s College.

Statement

I explore the intricacies of human connection and the relentless pursuit of significance in the challenging life of a mother. In recent years, my paintings have embarked on an existential journey, plunging into the transient concepts of safety and security in an ever-changing world. Through my art, I delve into the vulnerability inherent in these places. 

In my process, the work begins with a disruptive start and ends with a harmonious stillness. Planes shift and shapes repeat, forms are portrayed at different vantage points, and figures become fragmented. I strive to capture moments of profound unity, transcending multiple layers of perception. Each stroke of color embodies a search for an image that resonates with a sense of belonging—not to escape the chaotic surfaces of existence, but to embrace disarray with unwavering compassion.

As I navigate my life and the lives of two children, I find myself in a place of constant learning permeated with challenges. All of these uncomfortable but beautiful experiences punctuate my compositional space. Motifs like houses, birds, and figures straddle the line between realism and abstraction, serving as vehicles to explore weighty themes such as grief, vulnerability, and maternal instinct.

I build up and tear down images－constructing, covering, and unearthing compositions, providing a dialogue between the creator, the artwork, and the viewer. Through interconnected distortions and repetitions, I invite reflective contemplation.