Jennifer Lugris
Esperanza, 2018
acrylic on canvas
62 x 48, 28 x 24 inches
$6,500
C-lective Curator’s Cut:
Jennifer layers deep purples and rich blues with fresh greens and warm pinks to create a composition that feels both lively and serene. Leaves and patterns ripple outward, leaping from one canvas to another in a gesture of expansion and vitality. This piece celebrates growth and the simple joy of color. Esperanza, Spanish for hope, radiates optimism while also acknowledging the depth within that experience. More than a botanical study, the work becomes a meditation on beauty and life itself, inviting us to pause, look closely, and appreciate what flourishes when we give it care.
Jennifer Lugris
We Love Jennifer. She is a Sacramento-based artist who creates bright, joyful works of art as a way to honor her complex heritage and to celebrate the beauty of everyday life. With a family history marked by both tragedy and triumph, she is deeply attuned to life’s fragility and responds by painting her daily experiences as vibrant, patterned scenes filled with gratitude and presence.
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Bachelors Degree in French from Rutgers University
Post‑Baccalaureate Certificate in Visual Arts from UC Berkeley Extension
Masters of Fine Art in Painting, University of California, Santa Barbara
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National Endowment for the Arts Grant Recipient
Funded by the California Arts Council
Honored with the Linda A. Day Endowed Student Award during her MFA
Her works are included in key collections at Meta (Facebook), UC Davis Health, and the Art, Design & Architecture Museum in Santa Barbara
Completed a significant 40 × 9 ft mural installation with Meta Open Arts in San Francisco (2021)
Serves as Chair of the Art Department at Sierra College in Rocklin, CA
“My paintings honor my refugee grandparents and parents who risked everything to offer future generations better opportunities.”
Her multi-paneled works reflect the layered nature of her identity, refusing to confine her story to a single frame. As a culturally mixed Uruguayan, Korean, Spanish American who was raised Catholic and is now raising Jewish children, Lugris embraces multiplicity as both a personal truth and artistic framework.
Having grown up fielding curious questions about her background, she recreates that experience for viewers—inviting them to piece together meaning from richly detailed, interconnected elements, just as she has done throughout her life.
Interviews in progress, please check back soon!