PROFILE

"Pamela Jaeger lives in San Diego and attended San Diego State University where she obtained a bachelor's degree in graphic design. She has studied drawing, painting, color theory, costuming and design. The influence of costume design is apparent in many of her painted characters.

She studies fashion and beauty traditions of the past and also finds inspiration for paintings in childhood memories, writing short stories and using past and present journal writings to create a story of truth and fiction. 'Storytelling is a big part of what I do...I think of my art as a way of looking through windows – seeing things you might not want to see.'

Her paintings have been featured on two covers of San Diego's weekly newspaper, Fahrenheit. and also in the LA Weekly." She has received numerous reviews in many other publications including the San Diego Union. Pamela has exhibited widely in many galleries and juried exhibitions throughout the area and her work is featured in many prominent collections. She has recently been nominated for the Second Annual San Diego Art Prize.