Jeannie Bailly Biography

Born in 1972 in Santa Rosa, California

Jeannie Bailly is an artist and fine arts educator residing in the Pacific Northwest. She is a painter, ceramic artist, photographer, fabric artist, poet, dancer, and singer songwriter.

Her interest in the arts began in childhood and was fostered by her parents, who took her to museums and enrolled her in art classes; that passion remains strong today.

Jeannie’s subject matter stems from visions, dream imagery, and personal history. Embracing Expressionism as her art style, she is interested in exploring her inner landscape and how this relates to current issues and modern day society. She prefers to paint on large canvases, use bright colors, and create textured surfaces that include found objects and recycled materials. Her strengths as a painter reveal her knowledge of the fundamentals of composition and color theory and her willingness to take creative risks while following her intuition. She is inspired by nature and influenced by the artists of the art movement Expressionism, as well as Vincent van Gogh, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Georgia O’Keefe, Pablo Picasso, Faith Ringgold, Deborah Butterfield, and Ansel Adams.

Jeannie has eight years of combined experience teaching and facilitating engaging art classes to teens and adults. Her approach is student centered using the elements of art and principles of design as the foundation for learning.

EXHIBITS

Her artwork is in various private collections in California and Washington State. Jeannie’s artwork has also been in several exhibits since 2010, and most recently her work “In Search of the Warrior” was part of a group exhibit called “Down the Rabbit Hole” at The Copper Wolf in Tumwater, Washington

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

June 2018 “Selected Artworks”, Mendocino County Public Health Building, Ukiah, CA

Feb 2016 “Purple Barn”, AAA Appliance and U-haul Rentals, Santa Rosa, CA

March 2012 “Ascension Series”, Resurrection Parish Youth Center, Santa Rosa, CA

May 2009 “No Where To Run”, San Marco Gallery, Dominican University of CA

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

Feb 2026 “In Search of the Warrior”, The Copper Wolf Down the Rabbit Hole Exhibit, WA

Dec 2025 “Feel It”, The Copper Wolf Deep Sleep Exhibit, Tumwater, WA

Dec 2016 “Seeing Is Believing”, Santa Rosa Junior College Student Art Show, Santa Rosa, CA

May 2017 “Hopeful Flight”, Made Local Co-Op, Santa Rosa, CA

July 2012 “Twilight Barn”, Windsor Arts Council Gallery, Windsor, CA

June 2010. “Selected Artworks”,Vintage Zinfandel Community Art Show, Santa Rosa, CA

June 2010 “Twilight Barn”, Marin Civic Center Student Show, San Rafael, CA

May 2010 “Senior Thesis”, Senior Thesis Exhibit, San Marco Gallery, Dominican U of CA

COMMUNITY COLLABORATIONS

2017 “Out of the Darkness”, Exhibit of Client Artworks, Santa Rosa, CA

Behavioral Health Collaboration; Community Support Network, Telecare Corporation, and Buckelew Programs

ACADEMIC AWARDS

July 2021

Award: Summa Cum Laude

University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

May 2010

Award: Magna Cum Laude Honors

Dominican University of CA, San Rafael, CA

April 2010

Award: Art Department-Academic Scholar

Dominican University of CA, San Rafael, CA

For further inquiry contact Jeannie at:

@jeanniebaillyart

Email: paintyourheartdesire@gmail.com

360-464-2978