Jen Wohlner


Low-Residency Master of Fine Arts Degree

Jen Wohlner makes detailed pen, ink and colored pencil drawings, ceramic and wood sculptures, and Internet art. Wohlner is interested in real and imagined connections, unchecked growth, endurance, and how individuals find their place in digital and physical communities.

Wohlner’s solo exhibitions include Wildfruit Projects in Saint Louis, the Saint Kate in Milwaukee, and the Helen Lindhurst Fine Arts Gallery in Los Angeles. Wohlner’s notable Internet work includes co-founding Lex (lex.lgbt), a popular location-based queer community and dating app.

Jen Wohlner lives and works in Saint Louis, Missouri. She received her BFA from the University of Southern California in 2010 and will receive her MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2024.