ABOUT JESSAMY
London and Dorset based illustrator working in ink, acrylic, watercolour, pencil and linocut-printmaking. I'm interested in connecting drawing with poetry and literature, as well as using illustration and hand-drawn maps to document an experience
of a landscape.
BACKGROUND
MA Illustration Graduate from Kingston University, shortlisted for the 2016 V&A Student Illustrator of the Year award, with my project 'A Midnight Clear'. More information on the competition shortlist can be viewed on the V&A website, here.
I also write an art and illustration blog, showcasing the stories behind drawings and paintings at Aestronauts.com. You can see my work in progress on my Instagram here.
CLIENTS
'Do What You Want' Zine, Geffrye Museum London, Eden Cancan, Joanna Gruesome, Trust Fund, Reeks of Effort, King of Cats, Laish Music, Social Justice First, La Revista/British Spanish Society, and Dozer Magazine, as well as regular private commissions.
UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS
(Sadly all 2020 exhibitions/open studios have been post-poned but will resume in 2021)
May 2020 Rollington Barn Exhibition, Purbeck Art Weeks, Dorset
May 2020 Open Studio, Purbeck Art Weeks, Dorset
March 2020 Miniature Masterpiece Exhibition, The Edition
PAST EXHIBITIONS
2019 Florals and Foliage Exhibition, The Edition
2019 The River and The Sea Exhibition, The Edition
2019 Rollington Barn Exhibition, Purbeck Art Weeks, Dorset
2019 Open Studio, Purbeck Art Weeks, Dorset
2018 Paintings for sale in Season's Green, Corfe Castle, Dorset
2018 Paintings for sale in Season's Green, Corfe Castle, Dorset
2018 Boilerhouse Gallery Christmas Market, Corfe Castle, Dorset
2018 Makers of Lovely Things Christmas Market, Telferscot Primary School, Balham
2018 Summer Guest Artist Exhibition, Purbeck New Wave Gallery, Swanage, Dorset
2018 Rollington Barn, Purbeck Art Weeks, Dorset
2018 Guest Illustrator, Sketch Event, RSPB Arne Nature Reserve, Dorset
2018 Bologna Children's Book Fair, Bologna, Italy
2018 Joint Exhibition, Purbeck Artisan Yard, Wareham
2018 The Tree and The Spire, Solo Exhibition, The Jam Factory, Oxford
2017 Sylvan Post Christmas Fete, Forest Hill, London
2017 Makers of Lovely Things Christmas Market, Balham, London
2017 Solo Exhibition, Lantern Arts Centre, Raynes Park, London
2017 Group Art Exhibition, St. Paul's Church, Banstead, Surrey
2017 Outsider Art, Candid Arts Trust, 3 Torrens Street, London
2016 Mullen Lowe Christmas Market, Old Street, London
2016 Virginia Woolf and the Hogarth Press, Riverside Gallery, Richmond, Surrey
2016 Christmas Craft Fair, Guildford Cathedral, Guildford, Surrey
2016 Surrey Art Fairs Collective Pop-Up, Redhill Belfry, Redhill, Surrey
2016 Surrey Art Fairs Collective Exhibition, Redhill Belfry, Surrey
2016 Bedroom Artists’ Collective Exhibition, Hive Dalston, London
2016 Annual Art Exhibition, St. Paul's Church, Banstead, Surrey
2016 V&A Awards Ceremony (on-screen display), V&A Museum, London
2015 Kingston Rose Theatre Pop-Up Market, Kingston-upon-Thames, London
2015 Twickenham Craft Market, Twickenham, London
2015 Kingston MA Illustration Final Show, Gallery Different, London
2015 Designing Research Exhibition, Kingston University, London
2015 Rapid Response (MA Illustration and MA Curation collaboration), V&A Museum, London
2009 End of Year Exhibition (Foundation Diploma), Kingston University, London
AWARDS
2020 Shortlisted for the 2021 Blue Peter Book Awards, for Best Book with Facts
2017 Runner-up for Little White Lies Creative Brief Competition, with illustrated magazine cover
2016 Shortlisted and Highly Commended for the V&A Student Illustrator of the Year Award
2008 Winner of Pink Pig Sketchbook Award
BOOKS AND PUBLICATIONS
2020 Illustrator for children's book 'Inventors', published by DK and written by Nellie Huang
2019 Illustrator for children's book 'Explorers', published by DK and written by Nellie Huang
2019 Book jacket illustration for 'Songs for the Elephant Man', published by Mantle Arts
2018 Illustration for 'Home' podcast on 'Verbal Remedy'
2018 Featured in Dorset Magazine, May edition
2018 Chapter illustrations for #MeToo Anthology, edited by Deborah Alma, published by Fairacre Press
2018 Book jacket illustration for 'The Music Maker', published by Mantle Arts
2017 Book jacket illustration for 'Mrs Rochester's Attic', published by Mantle Arts
2017 5 Illustrations published in 'Do What You Want' Zine, edited by Ruby Tandoh
IN THE PRESS
- Little White Lies - Featured as a Runner-up for Little White Lies Creative Brief Competition, which can be viewed here
- Jacksons Art Blog - an interview by Lisa Takahashi about my V&A shortlisted illustration, my process,
and my experience on my MA at Kingston University. The interview can be seen here
- Digital Arts Online - My illustration 'The Clearing' was showcased alongside the 13 other shortlisted works on the Digital Arts Online website
- The Independent - Coverage of the V&A Illustration Awards shortlist which can be viewed here
- V&A Blog - Interviews with the V&A judges of Student Illustrator of the Year award, about the five student entrants, which can be viewed here. My shortlisted illustration 'The Clearing' was praised for its 'wonderful way with colour and an almost filmic use of perspective and angles'
