Jennifer Upton is an Atlanta-based mixed media artist known for her hand-transferred photographic works on steel that explore memory, place, connection, and the emotional weight carried through personal experience. Working under the name By Jennifer Upton, she creates tactile pieces where photography, industrial material, and handcrafted process intersect to form intimate visual narratives.

Using an entirely manual transfer technique, Upton applies photographic imagery directly onto steel plates through layered organic binding methods that preserve imperfections, surface variation, and physical texture. Often mounted on hand-cut wood and finished with natural stains and exposed hardware, her works balance industrial materiality with warmth, nostalgia, and emotional resonance.

Deeply influenced by themes of family, resilience, movement, and rootedness, Upton’s practice reflects a strong connection to Atlanta and the surrounding Southside creative community. Alongside gallery exhibitions and independent markets, her work has become widely recognized through regional festivals, local collaborations, and community-centered projects that celebrate memory, identity, and the stories embedded within everyday life.