Jennifer D'Amore was born and raised in the shadows of New York City, where her life was influenced by a mosaic of culture and music. Classically trained in the arts, technically trained in film editing, she combines both in mutually beneficial projects with international artists. With undergraduate sculptural work often compared to Kiki Smith, her conceptual work evolved to require more dimensions moving from 2D to 3D or more, creating interactive and wearable sculptures that developed into performance pieces and incorporated film, initially as an exploration of capturing not just the information, but also the experience of live art performances.
Jen has decades of experience with art and media organizations, in positions that range from technical and organizational to creative, including everything from broadcast technician for television and rotoscoping for film, to set painter and costume assistant for theater. Five years at Phoenix Art Group included both supervising the frame department, and producing fine art for the art department. She has been represented by Art Haus International and her paintings have shown in galleries including Renee Taylor Gallery, and Horizon Art.
Determined to work on film projects that are educational, inspirational, or bring about awareness, Jen has been a video editor and motion graphics artist for projects and companies including Fender Musical Instrument Company, Future Arts Research Project, online education leader lynda.com, and the feature documentaries “Alt for Beffen” and “The Song Within”. In 2016, Jen took the leap from a comfy dotCom position to explore more of the world, connect with international artists, and seek unique creative opportunities. As a digital nomad she has worked on projects in Norway and Thailand, and collaborated with film director Anne Magnussen to co-design and create a video art exhibition at the Ilmin Museum of Art in Seoul.
Currently, Jennifer is a media producer / advisor in the Media Lab at Western Norway University of Applied Sciences where some of her work includes the use of virtual reality. During the Off-Piste Virtual Reality Storytelling workshop, led by Crossover Labs, she and a team created a functioning prototype of the VR experience “Journey of Water”. As an active member of Dikkedokken Filmlaug, Jennifer is a liaison and creative collaborator on international projects.
As film editor, dramaturg, and motion graphics artist, Jennifer collaborated with director Anne Magnussen to bring the Norwegian documentary “Alt for Beffen” to the big screen. It premiered in 2021 at BIFF (Bergen International Film Festival).
Exciting new work is being created with artist and collaborator Enara Barnés Larrukert, including Tree-Dimensions an immersive visual and audio installation presented during Kulturnatt at BEK (Bergen Electronic Arts Center), 2021.
More info about Jen can be found at:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-d-amore-b4322910
Filmography
“Alt for Beffen” feature documentary film – film editor / dramaturg / color corrector – Embla Film AS, director: Anne Magnussen
“Silent River” feature film – production designer / prop master – Defector Films Inc. director: Chris Chan Lee (Los Angeles, CA USA) 2019
“Flip Book: The Revolutionary Animations of the 21st Century” – exhibit co-designer, video editor, and exhibit artist in collaboration with “The Man Who Knew 75 Languages” director: Anne Magnussen of Embla Films (Bergen, Norway), Ilmin Art Museum, Seoul, South Korea 2018
“Da kvinnen kom til verden” (When the Women Came to Earth) – film editor, VFX and compositor, color corrector, subtitler – Cinemamas – director: Anne Kjersti Bjørn
“Sort Melk” (Black Milk) – Meteoritt – Oslo, Norway 2017 – VFX – rotoscoping
“The Backgrounds” – Embla Film, Bergen, Norway 2017 – editor of cinematographic showcase
“The Song Within” aka “Wise Women of Sedona” 2010 feature documentary – Mirdad Effect / 9 Muses Productions – artistic director, editor, writer (shared), sound design (shared)
picked up for distribution by First Run Features
accepted into the Sedona International Film Festival – Sedona, AZ USA 2011
and the International Film Festival of Mind, Body, Spirit, and Ecology – Wales, UK 2011
“Spotted” – Revision Films – title sequence creator
“Dark Truth, White Lies” – director, editor, artist, co-writer
Top20 – Almost Famous Film Festival Feb 2010
“Jane Doe” – 2009 feature documentary – editor
No Festival Required – Space 55 – Phoenix, AZ 2009
“Let It Rest” – director, writer, cinematographer, editor
SCC Winter Film Festival 2000 Most Philosophical Film Award – Let it Rest
Fine Art Exhibitions and Performances
Video art installation – Strandgaten 207 and 214 – B-Open festival – Bergen Norway – 2020
Site-specific art “Love Conquers Walls” on the West Bank partition wall – 2017
Horizon Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ 2008 – present fine art representation
2D work on paper and canvas www.horizonart.com
Costello Childs Contemporary Fine Art, Scottsdale, AZ 2013
2D work on paper and canvas
Renee Taylor Gallery, Sedona, AZ 2008 – 2010
Multimedia on canvas
3 Solos, ICA ASU 1999
Solo performance – Plastic Passion
Ten: 20’s ICA ASU 1999
Solo performance – Enough? D'Amore
Room (sculptural installations), Icehouse, Phoenix 1998
Moveable Performative Installation – Personal Space Jacket
Milieu: Spine Gallery and Mars Art Space Phoenix 1998
Durational Performance – Enough?
Arte Veritas, Undergraduate Juried Exhibition, Harry Wood Gallery, Tempe 1998
Neon sculpture
Packing Light, STEP gallery, Tempe 1998
Neon sculpture – Packing White Light
(skulp cher) Juried exhibition, Harry Wood Gallery, Tempe 1997
3D Works of steel and aluminum w/ found object elements
won 2 of the 8 positions in the show
Miscellaneous Creative Work
Paint-Trip.com – branding, concept, graphics, logo and web design – 2019
Gerry Routes App – prototype – concept, UX and graphic design
Miss Undergroove's “Calling Card” album – 6 panel digipak – graphic design collaboration with Enara Barnés – 2018
“Eclectic Mixtape for James” – Various Artists fundraising CD compilation – album producer – 2015
Commercial Video Editing and Motion Graphics Work
lynda.com (+LinkedIn) – senior video editor
edited 350+ educational videos
About.com (A New York Times company) – writer / producer / video editor / content creator
produced 250+ tutorial videos
Fender Musical Instrument Company – video editing, motion graphics, kinetic typography
50 + videos
Future Arts Research Project / Laboratory 5 – video editing for lecture series
Vemma / 9 Muses Productions – motion graphics
itUSA – International Tennis USA – video editing
Wimbledon Prep Music Video for Tennis Pro Meghann Shaughnessy 9 music videos
“Albino Deer” meditation video – Jane Fendelman – motion graphics
Education / Courses
Off-Piste Norway, Virtual Reality Storytelling lab
Screenwriting, Professional Certificate, UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television.
Media Psychology, UCLA Extension
Film and video editing, SCC Film School
Bachelors of Art, Studio Art (Sculpture), Arizona State University
Minor in Italian language, Arizona State University
Italian Language Immersion in Siena, Italy
Study Abroad (Art History & Drawing) in Florence, Italy
Study Abroad (“Fashion and Film in Contemporary Britain”) London, England
Contact for creative consultation and collaboration
jda.hvl@gmail.com
