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Annual Commemorative Artwork
Meet the Artist... Jeri Desrochers
Annual Commemorative Artwork
Meet the Artist... Jeri Desrochers
Jeri Desrochers’ vibrant paintings capture the people and landscape of the southwest desert in intense colors and thick oil paint. Desrochers grew up on a small family-run farm in the Midwest and is descended from a long line of agricultural workers. During her childhood, she helped her parents in the fields and with the farm animals, treasuring that special memory of hardworking people who lived close to the land.
The first member of her family to attend a four-year college, Desrochers worked for over 25 years for a large nonprofit that served many low income and indigent people. “I know how difficult it is for many people to get by and keep their family healthy. I hope that my artwork honors those who bring the food to our tables through their labor. They deserve our respect and gratitude.”
A recent project for the artist has been the traveling exhibit, “Braceros – Melding History and Art .” The exhibit tells the story of the Bracero Program, a national government-run effort to bring agricultural workers to the United States from Mexico, that began during the labor shortages of World War II . Along with the work of a sculptor, Desrochers’ paintings, depicting farmworkers, have appeared in several venues in New Mexico and will be exhibited at a museum in Nebraska this fall.
Desrochers has received numerous awards including Best of Show at the Sunbowl Art Exhibit and the El Paso Arts International. Her work is included in the State of New Mexico Public Art Collection and the El Paso Public Art Collection, as well as numerous other public and private collections.
Desrochers’ artwork can be viewed online at www.jerisstudio.com.
The first member of her family to attend a four-year college, Desrochers worked for over 25 years for a large nonprofit that served many low income and indigent people. “I know how difficult it is for many people to get by and keep their family healthy. I hope that my artwork honors those who bring the food to our tables through their labor. They deserve our respect and gratitude.”
A recent project for the artist has been the traveling exhibit, “Braceros – Melding History and Art .” The exhibit tells the story of the Bracero Program, a national government-run effort to bring agricultural workers to the United States from Mexico, that began during the labor shortages of World War II . Along with the work of a sculptor, Desrochers’ paintings, depicting farmworkers, have appeared in several venues in New Mexico and will be exhibited at a museum in Nebraska this fall.
Desrochers has received numerous awards including Best of Show at the Sunbowl Art Exhibit and the El Paso Arts International. Her work is included in the State of New Mexico Public Art Collection and the El Paso Public Art Collection, as well as numerous other public and private collections.
Desrochers’ artwork can be viewed online at www.jerisstudio.com.
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"Chili Harvest" by the artist Jeri Desrochers
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