Jennifer Hansen Rolli

For as long as she can remember, Jennifer Hansen Rolli has been painting. At an early age, she would traipse through beautiful Bucks County, Pennsylvania with her father, seeking the perfect spot. It was during those outings that her father taught her the fundamentals of color and light. As she works today, his early lessons and enduring presence still influence her art.

Rolli received a B.F.A. in Communication Arts from Kutztown University in 1986. She spent the following fifteen years cultivating her design firm, Hansen Design, in Philadelphia. Her designs and illustrations were frequently published in publications such as Communication Arts, Graphics, and Print. All the while, Jennifer continued to pursue a painting career. The evolution from illustrator/designer to painter was a natural progression for her. Rolli’s paintings can be found in collections throughout the United States and abroad. Her subject matter consists of the Bucks County landscape, interiors, portraiture (often depicting children), and coastal scenes from Nantucket, MA. Rolli has exhibited locally in the Newtown, Doylestown, and New Hope area. She resides in Newtown, Bucks County with her family and is a member of the Phillips’ Mill Art Committee. She is one of the four core artists of the newly founded Silverman Gallery in Buckingham, Bucks County. The Gallery iopened in March 2011 with the exhibition The Bucks County Impressionists Tradition: A New Era– (Alan) Fetterman,(Joseph) Barrett, (Myles) Cavanaugh, (Jennifer Hansen) Rolli.

Education and Training
B.F.A. in Communication Design, Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA 1986

Teachers and Influences
Rolli says, "My father, Omar Hansen, taught me to paint. My father and my family are supporters of the arts. The impressionist painters have always allured me, including Edouard Vuillard, Edouard Manet and the Pennsylvania Impressionist, William L. Lathrop. Today I take time to appreciate and find influence in all aspects and styles of art. One great friend and mentor I have had all of my adult life is Barbara Schaff from Philadelphia."

Connection to Bucks County
Hansen Rollis was raised in Yardley, Bucks County. She has resided in Newtown, Bucks County with her family since 2001.

Artistic Community and Colleagues
Artists Allan Fetterman, Charlotte Schatz, Julie Borge, Myles Cavanaugh, and Robert Beck

Affiliations and Memberships
Member, Phillips’ Mill Art Committee
Member, Artists of Yardley

Major Exhibitions
The Bucks County Impressionist Tradition: A New Era, Fetterman, Barett, Cavanaugh, Rolli, Silverman Gallery, Holicong, PA, 2011
New Ground Solo Exhibition, Newtown, PA, 2010
Phillips’ Mill 81st Annual Art Exhibition, New Hope, PA, 2010
Two Person Show, East End Gallery, Nantucket, MA, 2010
Now and Then, Gratz Gallery, Doylestown, PA, 2010
Paint Nantucket, East End Gallery, Nantucket, MA, 2009
New Light Solo Exhibiton, Crossing Creek Farm, New Hope, PA, 2008
Phillips’ Mill 79th Annual Art Exhibition, New Hope, PA, 2008
Deep Paint Solo Exhibition, Bucks Gallery of Fine Art, Newtown, PA, 2007
Two Women's Perspective, Bucks Gallery of Fine Art, Newtown, PA, 2006

Major Awards
Phillips’ Mill 81st Annual Art Exhibition, New Hope, PA, 2010
National Juried Figurative Competition, Lore Degenstein Gallery, Susquehanna University, Pennsylvania, 2009
Phillips’ Mill 79th Annual Art Exhibition, New Hope, PA, 2008

Teaching and Professional Appointments
Little Compton RI Residency, 2010
Art teacher, Newtown United Methodist Church, Newtown, PA