Jennifer Stratton is a visual artist, musician, face painter, and expressive/creative arts facilitator. She lives with her husband in Hyannis, MA. Jennifer began drawing and painting at a very young age and took private and group lessons from various New Jersey artists. She received the Art Prize upon graduating from high school but contrary to the expectations of her family and friends went on to study organic agriculture at college. Her studies brought her overseas, where she lived and worked in Papua New Guinea, Israel, and Brazil. Back in the United States, some personal challenges brought about a reconnection with art. Her new approach to artistic expression reflected a deeper connection to herself and the life force around her, manifesting in a unique, expressive style. She began to exhibit her work publicly in 1998 and has sold many paintings since then. Jennifer’s experience with the healing powers of expressive art developed into a strong desire to help others tune in to their own creative gifts. In 2009 she received her Certificate of Graduate Studies Program for the Professional Application of Expressive Arts for Healing, also at Salve Regina University in Newport, R.I Since then she has been working with groups and individuals using expressive arts – music, visual, writing, movement, theater – as a way for people to deepen their own self discovery process and as a tool to deal with specific issues. She has run groups for addiction and eating disorders, grief, depression, physical challenges, etc. Currently she is the Art Director for the Boys and Girls Club of Cape Cod in Mashpee. She is also a certified CTI trained Life Coach.
