Jennifer Agricola Mojica American

Jennifer Agricola Mojica is a contemporary painter, educator, and mother based in San Antonio, Texas. Agricola Mojica’s work conveys shifting perspectives and figures, layers that conceal and reveal, monotonous repetition punctured by shapes, and suggestions of a fragmented time and space.

“My work is a mirror of self, of transformation, and of the deep desire to belong somewhere, even if that place is still unfolding. I explore internal conflicts of isolation, longing, and transformation. The figures and forms I paint occupy quiet, suspended moments caught between realities, drifting through dreamlike, fragmented spaces. They reach, dissolve, and shift within liminal environments, always on the edge of becoming or unraveling. This reflects my own in-between state of knowing and unknowing, stillness and restlessness. Through layered imagery and obscured narratives, I explore how the self evolves over time and how to make sense of my own internal landscape. Every element from the floating figures to ambiguous settings and recurring symbols like cakes, plants, and birds represent a visual language that speaks to instability and impermanence. With In Between, a cake marks time and memory that are quiet indicators of life’s progression. A drooping flower bud creeps into the picture plane longing to join the party. The figure appears disconnected, frozen mid-thought or mid-gesture, never fully present to the space. Color heightens emotional tension with punchy chroma contrasts against muddy, muted tones. Loose brushwork and layered marks reflect an intuitive response, searching process rather than the planned outcomes. In Rabbit, the figure began with gestural marks and gradually emerged through overlapping shapes. Baroque still life elements appear and recede, pressing up against contemporary painterly approaches. The figure reaches for a steak but can’t touch it. She shouldn’t or couldn’t have this desire. This piece, like many others, is a conversation between conscious intention and unconscious longing. These paintings offer no resolution. They embrace the discomfort of ambiguity. These visual spaces of the uncanny, the quiet, the disoriented invite reflection and allow for transformation. They are on the cusp of where something might begin, or end.”

Agricola Mojica has exhibited nationally and internationally, including at the Royal Nebeker Art Gallery in Astoria, OR, and the IF Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic. She has exhibited her work at numerous galleries in Texas, including the Joan Grona Gallery, Sala Diaz, and the Dallas Center for Contemporary Art, and most recently, with a solo exhibition at Dock Space Gallery. Her work is a part of the permanent collections of Ruby City, San Antonio, TX, and Alamo Colleges, San Antonio, TX. Agricola Mojica has been featured in multiple publications, including New Visionary Magazine, Women United Art Magazine, and Art Seen.

After earning her BFA in painting from Ohio University College of Fine Arts, Agricola Mojica received her MFA in sculpture from the University of Texas at San Antonio. Today, she splits her time between her studio practice and teaching at St Philip’s College.