She is best known for her performance artwork, her solo multidisciplinary exhibitions, The Retrospective of an Extroverted Recluse, and The Wake The F*ck Up Show, as well as her artistic collaborations transforming the late David Bowie into different characters and having written lyrics Yoko Ono performed for the online cinematic excursion Elster helmed entitled ITW Pathway featuring Will Oldham and the late Glenn O'Brien.

Elster conceived and directed her upcoming fourteen year film project ...In the Woods (and Elsewhere), which features subjects such as Terrence Howard, Debra Winger, Questlove, Rosie Perez, and Dave Matthews, among others.

[1][3] She then left to pursue her obsession with writing, but was sought after for her unique aesthetic and ended up styling such artists as the late David Bowie for Outside, Chloe Sevigny, Shirley Manson, Trent Reznor, Isabella Rossellini, and Kate Winslet.

[4] Her work has been featured in numerous publications, including covers and stories for Rolling Stone, The Face, Dazed, and Time Magazine.

[8] In 2003 Elster's debut feature, Particles of Truth, which she wrote, produced, directed, and starred in, premiered in the Tribeca Film Festival and aired on the Sundance Channel and Netflix.

"[9] Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times called it "an assured and ambitious first film," noting that, "The images of Particles of Truth are so sharp and cut so deep, it's as if its writer-director and co-star Jennifer Elster made them with a scalpel.

"[13] The Being Experience had been described by Paste as an "eerie psychological ride",[14] while IndieWire notes the unconventional nature of Into the Woods: "Elster's subjects are both literally and figuratively unaware of their path.

"[16] Elster launched ChannelELSTER.com: A Place for Out of the Ordinary Cinema and Sound[17] and opened The Development, a private underground studio and "living installation",[18] in 2016.

[19][20] The Retrospective of an Extroverted Recluse was the first public showing of her work,[6] which was hailed by Michael Tommaseillo of The Huffington Post as "simply magnificent.

"[21] The pop-up show featured a multi-disciplinary installation of photography, painting, video, and performances by Jennifer Elster with such musicians as, Trevor Gureckis, Mariko Anruku and Sugar Vendil.