Jessica Frederick

New York City, New York

Many choose to be an artist; for some, art chooses them. Though she always drew and painted, Manhattan native Jessica Frederick had planned for a career as a special education teacher. After her graduation from Iowas Grinnell College, she began working with children, utilizing art-therapy while continuing to draw and paint for herself. After an exceptionally prolific year she was persuaded by friends and family to exhibit her work at The Gallery Upstairs. Not only did her pieces sell, but they also attracted commissions from a number of prominent corporations and private collectors. This exhibit redefined the role of art in Jessicas life, allowing her to embrace herself as a painter.

Jessica Fredericks work defies easy categorization. Working in acrylic, ink, and pastel, she blends traditional subject matter with unexpected drama to create a distinctive style characterized by her passion for naked expression and an emotional bond to her subjects.
A defining element in all of Jessicas work is that each painting embraces the history of its process; the heavily layered surfaces allow traces of the under paintings and drawings to break through. She bases her work on contour line drawings, repeat...

EDUCATION
Grinnell College
Grinnell, Iowa
Bachelor of Arts, Major Humanities,

Associated Colleges of the Midwest
Art and Architecture Program, London/Florence

Academic Awards
Henley Award for Excellence in Painting
Association of Graphic Communications, Royal Impressions Award
International Dyslexic Society Association, Jo-Ellen Gordon Contribution to Education Award

WILLIAM RAST COLLECTION designed t-shirts for 2008 Spring line.

EVOLVING HERITAGE, A Sholmo Godder Film about Artists and their working process
sponsored by Lexis Cars.

THE TALE OF THREE CITIES, InArt Gallery, Santa Fe, NM.
A group exhibition of paintings in Santa Fe, New Mexico

ABOUT FACE, 525 West 26th Street, New York NY.
A solo exhibition of 30 personal works.

AS IS, Waltuch Art Gallery NJ
Solo Exhibition

PEOPLE, PAWS AND PRINTS: Charity auction. New York City, New York

THROUGH THE LAYERS. The Gallery at Flamingo East, New York, NY. A solo exhibition of 18 personal works.

DIESEL JEANS
Creation of a painting for the Flagship stores window display that commemorated the events of September 11th.
Portrait of Founder Renzo Rosso
Portrait of Maurizio Ma...