JESSICA LAUREN LEWIS
EDUCATION
MFA Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville, IL : painting
BFA University of Louisville - Louisville, KY : painting
Kentucky Governor’s School for the Arts, Louisville, KY
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS AND AWARDS
2023 NATIONAL OIL AND ACRYLIC PAINTER’S SOCIETY, National Juried Exhibition, Best
of America International Juried Exhibition, Principal Gallery, Alexandria, Virginia
2022 PORTRAIT SOCIETY OF AMERICA, National Juried Exhibition, Members Only,
Finalist, Outside the Box, “The Madhatter”
2022 NATIONAL OIL AND ACRYLIC PAINTER’S SOCIETY, Fall International Online
Exhibition, Finalist, “The Madhatter”
2022 NATIONAL OIL AND ACRYLIC PAINTER’S SOCIETY, National Juried Exhibition, Best
of America Small Works, “Dreams Take Flight”, Award-“Most Original”, Beverly McNeil
Gallery, Birmingham, Alabama
2021 PORTRAIT SOCIETY OF AMERICA, National Juried Exhibition, Members Only,
Finalist, Outside the Box, “Bang!”
2021 CHILDREN EXHIBITION AND PUBLICATION
Toronto, Canada
2020 PORTRAIT SOCIETY OF AMERICA, National Juried Exhibition, Members Only,
Tenth Place, Commissioned Portrait, “The Places We Go”
2020 PORTRAIT SOCIETY OF AMERICA, National Juried Exhibition, Members Only,
Finalist, Outside the Box, “Dreams Take Flight”
2020 EN PLEIN AIR, Regional Juried Exhibition, Cheekwood Museum, Nashville, TN
2020 ALLIED ARTISTS OF AMERICA 2020 EXHIBITION, 107th Annual International Juried
Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, New York City, NY
2020 ARTFIELDS, Lake City, SC
2020 RED CLAY SURVEY, 2020 Exhibition of Contemporary Southern Art, Huntsville
Museum of Art, Huntsville, AL
2019 FALL INTERNATIONAL ONLINE EXHIBITION, International Juried Exhibition,
National Oil and Acrylic Painters’ Society
2019 ALLIED ARTISTS OF AMERICA 2019 EXHIBITION, International Juried Exhibition
Salmagundi Club, New York City, NY
2019 2019 REGIONAL JURIED ART EXPOSITION, First Place, Non-aqueous, “Flamingo
Fever”, Clarksville, TN
2019 OWN A PART OF THE PARKS, Centennial Part Conservancy and The Chestnut Group,
Nashville, TN
2018 PORTRAIT SOCIETY OF AMERICA, National Juried Exhibition, Members Only,
Second Place, Outside the Box, “The Space Between Us”
2018 PORTRAIT SOCIETY OF AMERICA, National Juried Exhibition, Members Only
Finalist, Commissioned Portrait, “Lylah”
2014 FIGURATIVELY SPEAKING, National Juried Exhibition, Second Place
Customs House Museum, Clarksville, IL
2011 FINE SWINE ART, Regional Juried Exhibition, Louisville Visual Art Association, Louisville, KY
2010 CENTRAL SOUTH ART EXHIBITION NATIONAL, Publix Charities Foundation
Award, Tennessee Art League, Nashville, TN
2010 WATER TOWER REGIONAL, Regional Juried Exhibition, Louisville Visual Art
Association, Louisville, KY
2009 THE BACON SHOW, Mew Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2005 SWEET MEAT, solo exhibition, Fresco Gallery, Edwardsville, IL
RELATED
2020-present Instructor at Monthaven Arts and Cultural Center, Goodlettsville, TN
2020 “Workshop: En plein air”, Chestnut Group, On Track Studios, Nashville, TN
2020 “Workshop: En plein air for beginners” Cheekwood, Nashville, TN
2019 “Workshop: En plein air-An Introduction”, Parthenon at Centennial Park, Nashville, TN
2005-09, 1999-2002 FINE ART PAINTER, SCULPTOR, AND SUPERVISOR: Weber Group Inc., a design and build company specializing in creating immersive spaces and enriching experiences in theme park, waterparks, zoos, museums, aquariums, and science centers.