With a lexicon defined by full force color and aggressive textures, Jortner’s work is a complex tutorial in socioeconomics. Set against the uncertainty of turbulent times, Jortner’s work questions the basis of our economic expectations and casts doubt about what she sees as an uncertain future governed by a worship of wealth.

With an artistic eye seasoned beyond her years, Jortner focuses on the current economic and political landscape with an unsettling yet provocative lens. Keenly aware of the power of art to question the status quo, Jortner’s social commentary acts as a place where we feel her political observations through the collective power of her images. Greed versus generosity, truth versus falsehood, and cooperative coexistence versus violence are all themes that exist in Jortner’s explosive canvases.