About Jessica
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Born in Manchester, U.K. Jessica watched cartoons on Saturdays, old movies on Sundays, and read books and played SNES every day. While dreaming about being the next Judy Garland in an X-Men movie she would draw. Then she grew up, realised Hollywood wasn't ready for her, so stuck with the drawing thing. She's still very dramatic.
Jessica graduated with a first class degree in Digital Arts BA (Hons) specialising in Digital Painting from the University of Cumbria. Her portraits are a bold mixture of her influences from comics, cartoons, and classical art, fascinated by the story a facial expression can tell. ExperiencePortrait Artist @ Etsy Traders Manchester Fair [December 2019]
Portrait Artist @ Broadbottom's Incredibly Crafty Christmas Market [December 2019] 3 Minute Portrait Artist @ IndyMan Beer Con [October 2019] Portrait Artist @ Hiphopism Manchester Charity Event [September 2019] 3 Minute Portrait Artist @ Manchester Print Fair, Whitworth Art Gallery [October 2018] Comic Illustrator @ Goof! web comic, Life Jacket series [launched June 2018] Workshop Assistant @ Beth Johnson Foundation, Manchester Metropolitan University [2018-19] 3 Minute Portrait Artist @ Manchester Print Fair, Manchester Cathedral [April 2018] Portrait Artist @ Topsy Curvy's fashion blogger networking event 2018 Associate Artist @ Pool Arts, Manchester Art Community [December 2017, Onwards] 3 Minute Portrait Artist @ Manchester Art Battle FInal, Albert Hall [September 2017] Portrait Artist @ OverDrawn, Manchester Artist Collective [May 2017, Onwards] eLearning Content Developer @ Four Seasons Health Care, U.K. [May 2017 Onwards] Trader @ Have Yourself A Very Geeky Christmas!, Macclesfield, December 2017 Trader @ Manchester Winter Pop-Up Print Shop, Leaf Café, November 2017 Exhibitor Comic Clocktower @ The Lakes International Comic Arts Festival [2017, 2018, 2019] Comic Writer and Illustrator @ 'Yours, Yesterday', self-published comic book, U.K., October 2017 Trader @ Treacle Market, Macclesfield, August 2017 Portrait Artist @ Manchester Jazz Festival, U.K, August 2017 Trader @ National Small Press Day, Manchester, July 2017 Trader @ Macc-Pow! #2, Comic Art Festival, Macclesfield, July 2017 Trader @ Manchester Print Fair, London Road Fire Station, October 2016 Trader @ National Small Press Day, Manchester, sponsored by Travelling Man, July 2016 Portrait Artist @ Sketch-o-Matic, HOME, Manchester, December 2015 Storyboard Artist @ The Gate Agency for BBC Bitesize, August 2015 Programme Designer @ Levenshulme Players, Manchester, 2014 - 2015 BA Hons Digital Arts: Digital Painting, First Class Comic Illustrator @ 'Words For Well-Being', NHS Cumbria, book, July 2012 Comic Illustrator @ Bagatelle Small Press Anthology, 2010 Comic Illustrator @ Mallard Small Press Anthology, 2007 |
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