Biography

Jean Arnold is a visual artist residing in Lewiston, Idaho. She has exhibited her paintings and drawings in numerous solo and group shows, regionally and nationally. Her work is found in many public, corporate, and private collections. In 2023, Jean had a solo show, Land Lines at the Lewis Clark Center for Arts and History, Lewis Clark State College, Lewiston, ID. In 2022, she had a two-person show with Ellen Vieth, Conversations, at Moscow Contemporary, in Moscow, ID. She was included in a 2021 exhibit at the Missoula Art Museum, Edge of the Abyss: Artists Picturing the Berkeley Pit. At the end of 2026, Arnold will have a solo show at the Northwest Museum of Arts & History in Spokane, WA. Arnold earned an MFA in 1999 from Northern Vermont University in partnership with the Vermont Studio Center. She also studied at the International School of Art in Italy. In these programs, she received guidance from numerous artistic luminaries.