Jennifer Nelson is an American artist currently residing in Athens, Greece

Athens

Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...

. Practicing what she describes as "social choreography", her work is informed by her background in professional ballet and modern dance

Modern dance

Modern dance is a dance form developed in the early 20th century. Although the term Modern dance has also been applied to a category of 20th Century ballroom dances, Modern dance as a term usually refers to 20th century concert dance.-Intro:...

. She was the recipient of a 2003 Guggenheim Fellowship

Guggenheim Fellowship

Guggenheim Fellowships are American grants that have been awarded annually since 1925 by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation to those "who have demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts." Each year, the foundation makes...

for Visual Arts.

External links

• http://www.carlberggallery.com/artists.php?artist=jnelson

• http://sfai.edu/People/Person.aspx?id=1425&navID=6§ionID=2&typeID=1