A R T I S T   S T A T E M E N T

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I am Jessie Lee:  artist, melody-maker, adventurer.  I live to express the surrounding creation and the pressing spirit within.

In my work, I strive to depict the tension between black and white, the tangible and the abstract, the mortal and the eternal. 

I believe the human figure to be a powerful metaphor for our growth and wasting away. Humanity and flesh beautifully represent our total depravity and simultaneous desire for truth. Thus, figurative motifs remain a constant image in my work.

E X H I B I T I O N S

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May 1, 2015 - July 4, 2015
Springing into Summer: Group Show
(Artists: Teri Matelson, Rick O'Ryan, Jessie Thetford, Avelino Maestas, Rita Sherwood, Paula Geisler & Fenestra)
Common Ground Gallery. Silver City, New Mexico.
[Featured Three Works]


July 11, 2014 - July 31, 2014. 
Winners Extended Showing of the 10th Annual Body Beautiful Juried Art Show.
Mimbres Region Arts Council Gallery. Silver City, New Mexico.
[Featured One Work]

May 2, 2014 - May 3, 2014.
10th Annual Body Beautiful Juried Art Show.
Artist Lair Gallery, Silver City, New Mexico.
First Place: Drawing Category.
[Featured Two Works]

May 1, 2014 - June 1, 2014. 
Radio-Active! Juried Art Exhibition.
Common Ground Gallery, Silver City, New Mexico.
[Featured Two Works]

April 5, 2010 - April 17, 2010.
Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition 2010.
Donna Beam Fine Art Gallery, Las Vegas, Nevada.
[Featured One Work]