1 / 5
Painting by Nefertiti Jenkins titled "Magnolia Couch" - 1.

Magnolia Couch Nefertiti Jenkins

$1,175

Nefertiti's paintings depict the transformation of everyday items, like a flask or flower, into anthropomorphic characters that coyly navigate the painting's built environment with mysterious motives. Read more

Available to view or pick-up at our NY gallery
Materials Oil, oil pastel, and alcohol ink on canvas
20 x 16 x 00.75

Available through installments with Learn more

Have questions about this artwork? Our art specialists are here to help. Contact Us.

For more information, contact us or visit our FAQs page.

I found a magnolia seed pod while attending school in Los Angeles. Having never seen one before and being enamored with its furry and artichoke-like surface I took it all the way back home to New Jersey with me. It seems as if it embodies so much despite not having fully released its contents. I placed it on a velvet toy couch to carry its weight to happily cradle it while surrounded by flourishing plants. A ghostly magnolia petal sits in front of the couch as an obvious nod towards what could have been.

Nefertiti Jenkins

About the Artist

Nefertiti Jenkins creates vibrantly pigmented atmospheric paintings of figures, flora, and her everyday environment.

News and Notables
  • Exhibited with Anat Ebgi at Frieze's Online Viewing Room, 2021
  • Featured in Hyperallergic, 2020
  • Exhibited at GALLERY PLATFORM LA, 2020