Official State of Rhode Island website

  • Change the visual color theme between light or dark modes
  • Adjust the font size from the system default to a larger size
  • Adjust the space between lines of text from the system default to a larger size
  • Adjust the space between words from the system default to a larger size
State of Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth & Families

Jennifer Parker | Visual and Digital Arts

abstract painting for Jennifer Parker Visual and Digital Arts

jennifer.parker@dcyf.ri.gov

I find personal connections in art-making lead to more meaningful engagement and deeper investment in the creative process. When students can connect projects to their own lives—memories, identities, interests, goals—they feel a sense of authorship. It’s no longer my assignment; it’s their story.

Student Work

painting of Jayson Tatum
painting of colorful squares extruding in
Painting of flying bird
painting of colorful eye

(we would like the student work to be on a carousal like the current art page currently has it)