Artist Bio
Jess is an interdisciplinary artist whose recent work centers on the 2022 Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon fires. She volunteered in wildfire recovery efforts around Las Vegas, NM, helping with debris removal, erosion control, and restoration. These experiences shifted her understanding of home and have influenced her practice. Jess completed her MFA thesis exhibition, Found in the Overflow, a site-specific show at the Dwan Light Sanctuary. She was featured in Southwest Contemporary’s Volume 11 issue, The Hyperlocal, and has exhibited nationally and in Wales, UK. She was a selected artist for Art Chicago and an Artist in Residence at the United World College of the American West. She lives in Albuquerque and holds an MFA from the University of New Mexico. She teaches at UNM and CNM Community College and works as a freelance designer.