Jenny Zoe Casey is a painter based in Urbana, IL.  She was born in Oregon and spent her formative years in rural and working-class neighborhoods on the island of Oahu.  She earned a BFA from the California College of Arts and Crafts and an MA in Art History from the University of Washington.

Her work has been shown nationally at colleges, universities, and non-profit arts organizations. She has done residencies with the Vermont Studio Center and the Oxbow School of Art, and was recently awarded an Illinois Arts Council grant.  Other awards include On Our Radar, Creative Capital and President’s Purchase Award, Bradbury Gallery, Arkansas State University.