Joelle Jensenearned both her MFA in Visual Arts and her MA in Contemporary Art Theory and Criticism at Purchase College‚ State University of New York in 2006. Her solo exhibition‚ Interiors‚ took place at Wall Space in Seattle‚ WA in 2008. Her work reveals a dark sense of humor as she examines family life‚ memory and loss. Jensen received several awards for her photographs‚ including a darkroom residency at the Camera Club of New York‚ a Two-Year Fellowship from the Center for Emerging Visual Artists‚ First Place from Juror Paul Kopeikin at the Photographic Center Northwest in Seattle‚ WA‚ and Juror's Choice from Leslie Bellavance at Weber University‚ UT. Most recently‚ a selection of her work was published in Esquire (Russia)‚ March 2008. Her photos appeared in PDN’s Photo Annual (2006) and Photo Review magazine (2006 & 2008). Jensen contributes to NY Arts Magazine and HotShoe International. Curatorial projects include “Posing” at Henry Street Settlement Abrons Art Center in Manhattan and “Mad Cow: Absurdity & Anxiety in Contemporary Culture” at NURTUREart Gallery in Brooklyn‚ NY