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Jacquelyn Gleisner is an artist, writer, and educator. She holds an MFA from the Cranbrook Academy of Art and a BFA with honors from Boston University. Her work as a visual artist has been exhibited throughout the United States and internationally in Italy, Finland, and Botswana.

In 2010 Gleisner was awarded a Fulbright grant to Finland where she researched pattern in art, fashion, and architecture. In October 2015 she traveled to Botswana through an artist exchange as part of the Art in Embassies Program.

Her writings about contemporary art have been published on the Art21 online magazine, Hyperallergic, and Art New England magazine among others. Last year, Gleisner founded Connecticut Art Review, a platform for the visual arts in and around the state. She currently works at the University of New Haven as a Practitioner in Residence.