Her work has been published and exhibited internationally. She was raised on Vancouver Island, in small-town Courtenay. Her career as a photographer was started by a yearlong work contract with Fabrica, the United COLORS of Benetton Research Centre, in 2008. She finished a residency at Fabrica in 2009 and became a part of ReGeneration2: Tomorrow’s Photographers Today. In 2012, Jen won the Pride Photo Award and Screenings 12 Award. She placed second in Photovisa’s 2012 “The Face” competition and was also nominated for the Joop Swart Masterclass and PDN 30. In 2013, the European Journalism Centre awarded Jen with a grant to shoot a personal project.