“Jen Pack’s intricately sewn chiffon, stretched across wooden frames, by turns evoked color-field painting and kente cloth.” Continue reading ...

–Richard Spear, art ltd., October 2008

“Delicacy is today's topic – a tough, clear–eyed delicacy that insists on fineness but is anything but fragile.” Read more...

–Bob Hicks, Special to The Oregonian, September 18, 2008

“Jen Pack at Pulliam Deffenbaugh has grown by leaps and bounds.....” Continue reading ...

–Jeff Jahn, PORT, October 28, 2006

“Pack, working on a larger scale than in times past, is hitting her stride.” Continue reading ...

–Joseph Gallivan, Portland Tribune, October 2, 2006

“Pack anchors her work in the essentials – color, form, line and light – but lets it fly by playing the regular off of the irregular, control off of abandon.” Read the entire review...

–Leah Ollman, LA Times, August 19, 2005

“Jen Pack’s works are fabulous conceits of woven surfaces which glow in translucent and ambient light; some have selected passages that fall to the ground in sensuous langour; others have threads extruded beyond the artwork’s token shape and spilling across the walls.” Read the entire press release...

–Robert Sobieszek, August 2005

“In her recent exhibition, Threadworks, Jen Pack displays playful and intriguing work with fiber that includes some virtuoso feats of stitching........As a bonus, she engages in the contemporary dialogue of what constitutes ‘fine art,’ further stating her preference for organic form.......” Continue reading ...

–Barbara Morris, Artweek, March 2005

“Diaphanous silk is both canvas and paint in Jen Pack's new series, roygbp. She layers and sews brightly hued gauze into organic grids and stripes that suggest cross sections of earth, ocean, or atmosphere. But unlike the pages from eighth grade science books, these studies are serene and textured, maximizing the graphic potential of thread and edge. More akin to watercolor than fashion design, Pack's fabric collages rely on color theory, diffuse light, and the viewer's mood to bring their subtlety to life.”

–Laura Janku, Flavorpill SF issue #40

“In the tradition of Eva Hesse, Pack plays with the tension between classic elements of minimalism – the square, the horizontal, the grid – and the feminine, domestic implications of her medium and methods of production.” Read the entire article...

–Sharon Mizota, February 2003