▁York ▁with ▁Y as uo ▁K uni y oshi ▁for ▁four ▁years , ▁and ▁with ▁Morris ▁Kant or . ▁During ▁that ▁time , ▁he ▁met ▁Mark ▁Roth ko , ▁Jackson ▁Pol lock , ▁Lee ▁K ras ner , ▁and ▁Bar nett ▁New man . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁he ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁Europe , ▁working ▁for ▁three ▁months ▁in ▁Ta orm ina ▁in ▁Sic ily ▁before ▁sett ling ▁in ▁Paris , ▁France . ▁From ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁on , ▁the ▁artist ▁shared ▁his ▁time ▁between ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁Paris . ▁ ▁Chron ology ▁▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁after ▁studying ▁with ▁Y as uo ▁K uni y oshi ▁at ▁the ▁Art ▁Stud ents ▁League ▁of ▁New ▁York , ▁Jenkins ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁Italy ▁and ▁Spain , ▁sett ling ▁in ▁Paris ▁where ▁his ▁first ▁solo ▁exhibition ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁at ▁ ▁Studio ▁Paul ▁Fac ch etti ▁on ▁the ▁rue ▁de ▁L ille . ▁Paul ▁Fac ch etti , ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁Alfonso ▁O ss orio , ▁held ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁an ▁exhibition ▁of ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁Jackson ▁Pol lock ▁in ▁his ▁gallery , ▁which ▁was ▁well ▁known ▁for ▁showing ▁works ▁by ▁abstract ▁artists ▁of ▁the ▁time , ▁among ▁others . ▁ ▁Jenkins ' ▁first ▁solo ▁exhibition ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁at ▁the ▁pione ering ▁gallery ▁of ▁Z oe ▁D us anne ▁in