Jennifer Ewing: Artist and Educator

Jennifer Ewing lives in an environment full of individuals who share a commitment to making a positive change in the community. Jen was raised with a keen sense of civic engagement and volunteerism by her parents.

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Art

Jennifer Ewing works across disciplines of painting, drawing, printmaking and sculpture. Since 2005 she has explored the Spirit Boat theme as a metaphor for personal transformation and moving through life. Since then she has created many paintings, drawings, sculptures and installations of boats featuring this metaphor; these include large ships that pull trash into the sea as well as smaller vessels made out of recycled glass, mirrors and paper.

At present, Jennifer Ewing is creating a series of paintings inspired by her travels to Iceland. Through art she uses her paintings to help people regain power, release grief and find greater purpose. Her artwork serves as a form of spiritual meditation; using intuition and personal stories as foundational elements in each painting’s composition.

Jennifer Ewing has a passion for helping young artists, acting as both mentor and educator. She has taught art at an elementary school near her, hosted community workshops in painting, writing and drawing techniques as well as founded two companies that employ art-inspired right brain thinking for organizational training purposes.

As well as her artistic pursuits, she boasts an extensive background in dramaturgy. Recently, she served as dramaturg for Book-It Repertory’s adaptation of Jane Eyre at Book-It Repertory Theatre which opened this summer, as well as Theatre22’s new play festival The Construction Zone by providing dramaturgy services for their production of Downstairs by Theresa Rebeck.

Education

Jennifer Ewing has dedicated her teaching career to serving students of color and first-generation college students, with particular attention paid to student success, equitable access and work-life balance. She holds both an MA in Education Leadership from Loyola University Maryland and BA in Sociology from University of Maryland College Park respectively, but still finds time for adventures with family, volunteering opportunities for leadership development and quiet moments by water.

Jennifer Ewing, originally from Maryland, serves as Director of College Counseling at Ewing High School and has two students within its district. She is dedicated to equity and student wellness issues such as trauma-informed practices and how social-emotional learning impacts student achievement.

She has served as both librarian and educator in public schools, colleges, libraries and online platforms throughout the US and internationally. Additionally, she is the author of three books related to library science, information literacy and digital humanities topics.

Her heritage includes singers, ceramicists, painters, writers and historians; she explores various aspects of art with particular interest in theatre; she has performed on stages in New York City, Chicago and Seattle and painted scenic and dialect work for award-winning theatre companies in her region. Additionally she is a member of the Association of Christian Librarians as Library Director at Southern California Seminary.

Community

Jennifer Ewing was raised with an emphasis on community and civic duty by her parents, which lead her to become involved with politics as a college student and campaign work on governors, state legislators, county freeholders as well as volunteering with Ewing Lions, Kiwanis and Trenton Elks BPOE Lodge. Jennifer currently sits on Ewing Township Council as well as being appointed to Arts Commission and Historic Preservation Committee committees.

As an artist, she uses multiple mediums including drawing, painting and printmaking. Her art focuses on a spirit boat motif that represents archetypal symbols of passage – used to help people reconnect to themselves, heal grief and loss and increase clarity of purpose.

Jennifer Ewing is Library Director at Southern California Seminary and an active member of both the Association of Christian Librarians and Southern California Theological Library Association. With over two decades of library experience under her belt – as a Reference Librarian at San Diego Public Library’s downtown Central Library as well as 16 years working for Navigation Technologies providing digital maps for in-vehicle navigation – Jen earned her BA in History from Christian Heritage College (now San Diego Christian College), MLIS degree at San Jose State University, and MA Theology degree from Signum University before moving into Ewing with her husband and two bulldogs!

Family

Jennifer Ewing was raised among artists – singers, ceramicists, painters and writers among them. Her heritage also includes teachers, musicians and business owners – her footsteps she continues to follow as she performs onstage as a singer/actor/dialect artist as well as painting for theatre companies in both New York City and the Pacific Northwest.

Jennifer Ewing specializes in private wealth law and has advised high net worth individuals, families, corporate executives and entrepreneurs on sophisticated estate planning, trust administration and wealth preservation matters. Her clients include numerous private foundations, charitable organizations and domestic and foreign private companies – she was even named Band 1 Private Client lawyer by Chambers High Net Worth 2024 edition! In addition, Jennifer serves on Choate’s nationally recognized Private Wealth practice group.

Jennifer Ewing has dedicated much of her career to improving lives within our community through volunteerism and civic involvement. She has held leadership positions with Ewing Lions, Kiwanis and Trenton Elks BPOE; is on the board of Women’s Political Caucus; as well as being part of Ewing Township Historic Society.

Jennifer Ewing currently sits as a Commissioner on both the Ewing Township Board of Ethics and Historic Preservation Commission as well as being part of its Green Team, Arts Commission and Planning Board. Additionally, she served as past President of both Ewing Democratic Committee and Mercer County Democratic Committee respectively.