1. Jennifer Nicole Wester was born on February 27,1985 and is a visual artist and former American ice dancer.
22 Facts About Jennifer Wester
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Jennifer Wester graduated from Yale University with a degree in Computing and the Arts in 2016 and received an MFA in Studio Art from Southern Methodist University in 2021.
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Jennifer Wester was born February 27,1985, in Dallas, Texas.
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Jennifer Wester took up metal sculpture during her time at Yale among other artistic practices.
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Jennifer Wester has a website dedicated to her work as an interdisciplinary artist: jenniferwester.
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Jennifer Wester began skating as cross-training for shooting sports after her father read that skating could enhance her balance and thus improve her shooting skills.
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Jennifer Wester started skating at the America's Ice Gardens in Dallas, Texas in the fall of 1996, under coach Monica Reyes.
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Jennifer Wester began ice dancing in the spring of 1999, partnered with Nicholas Hart on the junior level.
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Jennifer Wester continued ice dancing, testing through her US Gold Medal by the following summer.
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Jennifer Wester then partnered with Italy's Massimo Scali and trained with him in Milan, Italy.
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Jennifer Wester returned to the United States in the spring of 2001.
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Jennifer Wester teamed up with Daniil Barantsev in Newington, Connecticut, in March 2003.
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Jennifer Wester underwent surgery on her shoulder in 2003 and again in 2004.
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In 2010, Jennifer Wester was cast on ABC's primetime television series Skating with the Stars as the professional skating partner for Vince Neil.
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In 2016, Jennifer Wester launched a career in fine art after graduating from Yale University.
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In 2017, Jennifer Wester began appearing in various art venues painting on canvas while skating on inline roller skates designed to act as figure skates.
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In 2018, Jennifer Wester performed a new work commissioned for the SOLUNA Festival entitled, Breaking Shadows, in which she designed and skated to the movements of shadows, accompanied by an original musical composition of skating sounds and classical instrumentation in collaboration with Dutch sound artist, Baz Laakakers.
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Jennifer Wester's work is often produced in collaboration with other artists.
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Jennifer Wester has worked with Turkish born, Dallas-based artist, Can Turkyilmaz and New Hampshire born, Dallas-based artist, photographer, and event producer, Erica Felicella, among others.
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Jennifer Wester is highly active in the non-profit sector, sitting on boards, committees and volunteering.
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Jennifer Wester has served multiple terms on various committees of USFigureSkating, on the executive committee of Art Conspiracy, on the board of the East Kessler Park Neighborhood Association, as the Executive Director of ArborCreek Montessori Academy ArborCreek Montessori Academy, and volunteers with other organizations.
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Jennifer Wester was featured on a podcast series Total Life Complete and began co-hosting a web-based video series titled B-side on LinkedIn.