Jeni Reeves is a figurative and landscape painter and children's book illustrator living in Iowa. A deep interest in people and the natural world motivates this artist whose peripatetic life and previous experience in a range of art disciples continue to influence the way she works.

Born in Upstate New York, Jeni Reeves spent a number of years working abroad. she studied art and sculpture in Italy and, from an early age, painted figuratively for exhibition and commission. She also worked in the fields of photography, film-making, television, graphic design and illustration both in the States and in England. A move to Kenya inspired her to paint landscape, culminating in the solo exhibition The Colour in Africa at the British Council in Nairobi. Since her return to the States, she has exhibited widely in a number of group and solo exhibitions, in a variety of themes relating to her experiences. Solo exhibitions of note are: The Planes In Africa at the Jadite Galleries in New York City, Statements and Stories, Project Art, University of Iowa, Facing the Cradle, the African American Museum and Cultural Center of Iowa, and Heroic Places in 2-D Spaces at Simpson College.
         An interest in history, folklore, and world culture fuels her work in children’s books.  In 1998, she began illustrating non-fiction picture books for the Lerner Publishing Group. Currently, she is working on her 13th book for them.