Jaclyn Conley (b. 1979, Ontario, Canada) creates art inspired by historical events, often departing from photographs or paintings. Her work connects contemporary social and political concerns with pictorial beauty through collages and thick brushstrokes. Conley's painterly ambiguity disrupts the clarity of the original image, blending the tangible evidence of photographs with the abstract qualities of her paintings.

Her approach, which emphasizes materiality and gestural textuality, encourages viewers to question the stories behind her works. Conley develops her creations using acrylic paint and collage techniques, merging elements from different contexts to form new compositions. Her process is deeply tied to extensive research, spending significant time in libraries, museums, and archives across the United States, scanning Kodachrome photographs to inform her art. Conley has exhibited her work both nationally and internationally, including at The Painting Center in NY, NurtureArt in NY, Projective City in Paris, Wynick-Tuck Gallery in Toronto, and the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in Ridgefield, CT. Her second solo exhibition with MARUANI MERCIER takes place in September 2024.