Biography - Jennie Grangel
Studying Performance Arts in Dublin, I graduated in 1993 with a degree in Theatre Studies. There I worked as an actor and soon showed a flair for directing. Moving home after my first daughter was born I began my career with Waterford Youth Arts in 2001. I embraced the creative arts as a tool for learning and spent 13 years with this organization as a drama development worker.
I wrote and directed several plays and films, receiving many awards for my work. During this time I studied Counselling & psychotherapy graduating with an Hons Degree in 2010. I specialized in working with people with mixed abilities,the creative arts became a tool for expression for those who struggled with verbal language,for dealing with emotions, especially movement as a form of communication. I loved this part of my career and felt great personal rewards for doing this work.
In 2014 I had my first brain surgery, and I found myself on the other side of the rehabilitative qualities of the arts, photography and film became my new means of dealing with my own personal journey.
As I healed I became very interested in how the brain works, how we respond to trauma, how we make memories, how we observe and connect the dots, and when disrupted how the brain reconfigures, realigns.I think you can see some evidence of that in my work, in the layered approach.
Returning to college full time to study art I graduated with a BA in Art in 2016. I continue to work as an artist and look forward to where the arts will lead me next.
I wrote and directed several plays and films, receiving many awards for my work. During this time I studied Counselling & psychotherapy graduating with an Hons Degree in 2010. I specialized in working with people with mixed abilities,the creative arts became a tool for expression for those who struggled with verbal language,for dealing with emotions, especially movement as a form of communication. I loved this part of my career and felt great personal rewards for doing this work.
In 2014 I had my first brain surgery, and I found myself on the other side of the rehabilitative qualities of the arts, photography and film became my new means of dealing with my own personal journey.
As I healed I became very interested in how the brain works, how we respond to trauma, how we make memories, how we observe and connect the dots, and when disrupted how the brain reconfigures, realigns.I think you can see some evidence of that in my work, in the layered approach.
Returning to college full time to study art I graduated with a BA in Art in 2016. I continue to work as an artist and look forward to where the arts will lead me next.