Jessie Kennedy Steinberg

JESSIE KENNEDY STEINBERG
The Grounded Dreamer

The Mission: Connecting to Source

I believe we live in a universe of transcendent harmony, yet human existence remains restless and chaotic. In this dichotomy, I feel a soul-deep need to create art that encourages us to drop the mind and tap into the spiritual. My mission is to create work that serves as a spiritual guide—helping us navigate our deepest emotions and reconnect to Source.

The Catalyst: A Healing Journey

My practice crystallized through a daunting, years-long season of illness and remission. That experience shifted my focus toward the essential: the need for refuge and the power of being transfixed on what lies beyond the beauty of the natural world. There is something beyond realism that is timeless, luminous, and healing. And thus, I began to create work grounded in realism, yet bathed in mysticism—designing each piece as a meditative anchor to help me thrive.

The Foundation: Theater & The Human Condition

I have always been a student of the human condition, a fascination that led me to a BFA in Acting. Theater served as my first apprenticeship in this exploration; there, I spent years studying the architecture of the mind and the gravity of existence—an intri...

2026 Sculpting for Painters (Kaelin Palcu), Atelier Dojo, Austin, TX

2025 Plein-Air Painting (Jeff Markowsky), Atelier Dojo, Austin, TX

2021 Figure Painting in Oils (Jennifer Balkan), Atelier Dojo, Austin, TX

2018 Alla Prima Portraiture (Romel de la Torre), Coppini Academy, San Antonio, TX

2012 Teacher Certification, The Gluck Method, Mission Renaissance, Los Angeles, CA

2001 BFA cum laude, Acting, Texas Wesleyan University, Fort Worth, TX

2026 Women Artists Group Exhibition, Dacia Gallery, New York City, NY

2025 VAA Juried Member Exhibition 41, Sabine Street Studios, Houston, TX

2025 HeART of Resilience, Art on Main, Dallas, TX

2024 All a Dream (Solo Exhibition), Inspired Minds Art Center, Buda, TX

2024 VAA Juried Open Exhibition 41, Reeves Art + Design, Houston, TX

2024 1st Annual SMAL Award Show, San Marcos Art Center, San Marcos, TX

2009 Unbridled (Two-Person Exhibition), Topanga Canyon Gallery, CA