Jaynie Gillman Crimmins is a New York City–based artist who transforms everyday materials into intricate, meditative constructions that reveal alternative narratives of consumption, memory, and care. Her work has been exhibited widely at venues including ART on PAPER NYC; the Sharjah Museum of Art during the Islamic Arts Festival (UAE); SPRING/BREAK Art Show; the Muscarelle Museum of Art at the College of William and Mary (VA); Hunterdon Art Museum (NJ); Zuckerman Museum of Art (GA); and the Steinberg Museum of Art at LIU/Post (NY).

Crimmins earned a BS in Art Education from Buffalo State College and an MS in Art Education from the College of New Rochelle. She has been awarded residencies at the Helene Wurlitzer Foundation, I-Park Foundation, and Vermont Studio Center.

She is represented by Thomas Deans Fine Art (Atlanta, GA) and also exhibits with Elza Kayal Gallery and Art Lives Here (NYC).

Embark on a creative journey inspired by the GAC’s current exhibition BUSYWORK.

In this hands-on workshop, artist Jaynie Gillman Crimmins invites participants to slow down and find calm through small, meditative acts of making. Using found and everyday materials, you’ll create your own circular mandala through processes of sorting, cutting, sewing, assembling, and gluing—each gesture offering space for mindfulness and focus. Crimmins will guide you through the process and serve as a resource as you explore the tactile and rhythmic nature of repetition. Materials will be provided, but participants are welcome to bring additional items such as buttons, bottle caps, scraps of fabric, or thread. Each finished mandala will reflect a personal rhythm of attention, balance, and transformation.