Jantje Visscher

Jantje Visscher’s intent is to draw the viewer into the play between shadow and light. Drawing from nature and organic forms, she focuses on geometric lines and curvaceous shapes. Ms. Visscher creates repetitive and intricate forms that are reminiscent of the relationship between human instinct and environment. She also draws on optical illusions to create a mysterious aura and challenges the viewer’s perceptions of light, shadow, and space.

Jantje Visscher has received her training at the University of California, Berkeley and subsequently earned a Masters Degree in Fine Arts. Ms. Visscher is the recipient of a Bush Fellowship, an National Endowment for the Arts, Arts Midwest National Endowment for the Arts, and two State Arts Board grants. Ms. Visscher is a founding member of two artist’s foundations: the Women's Art Registry of Minnesota and the Traffic Zone Center for Visual Arts. She is based in the Midwest and is currently involved in the arts community as a working artist, painter, printmaker, photographer, sculptor, teacher and mentor.

Traffic Zone Center for Visual Arts: http://www.trafficzoneart.com/artists/visscher/default.htm

Jantje Visscher: http://www.jantevisscher.com/