BIO

Cassandra Jennings Hall, African American abstract artist born in Orangeburg, SC, spent her first twelve years in the segregated South until her parents moved the family North to Queens, New York City. Even as a young child, the pull of her imagination was irresistible. Crayons were her first medium, using the same brilliant, lush color that continues to be one of her signature marks.

At John Adams High School in Queens, she was encouraged to work with pencil, tempura and oil. Having shown a great deal of talent and having been encouraged by her teacher(s) she always made art. It was her sense of pragmatism which kept her from attending New York’s art Students League to study art.  Instead, she entered the business world, completed a degreed program in computer technology at night. After a successful career in a renowned financial services firm where she was Vice-President of Physical Securities in the Technology Division, she has transitioned to become a full-time painter.

Jennings Hall has been painting and showing her work. About 30 years ago, a diagnosis of breast cancer made her appreciate the impermanence of life and come to treasure every day. Her resolve and commitment to her art strengthened and changed the course of her work. Initially, she worked in a hard-edge geometric style but became dissatisfied with the constriction of the linear form. She began to create works with subtle surfaces full of rich color, balancing calligraphic lines and soft edged shapes creating paintings which betray a studied simplicity.

 Her collectors speak of a quiet sensitivity they find in her work. Her focus is to create a quiet emotional balance in her work.

 Cassandra Jennings Hall's work has been exhibited in museums, galleries, universities and corporations as well as in private and corporate art collections in the New York metropolitan area. Jennings Hall continues to live and work in New Jersey.