A P R A C T I C E I N
V U L N E R A B I L I T Y
Exploring the depth and breadth of human emotion
Jessica Kissack is a Canadian visual artist and painter based in Hamilton, Ontario
I was raised in a family of creatives. Always encouraged towards any artistic outlet that caught my attention, I enjoy being a master of none: I’m free to express my creative nature every day in a number of ways.
Painting is my favourite way!
After spending several years focused on a career in bio-medical science, I suffered a life-altering burn out the likes of which knocked all my plans sideways (something becoming familiar to more and more of us, I think)
At a time when that heaviness needed an outlet, and I found myself unable to do much of what I was used to, it turned out that one thing I could do, was paint.
My work is about vulnerability and connection. My painting practice helps me to connect with myself, and the finished work is for you to connect with yourself.
I call my work intuitive gestural abstraction: I meet the canvas where I’m at mentally and emotionally, following any impulses that arise, responding to the painting as it evolves.
The result is a genuine reflection of my internal landscape, and an invitation for you to pause, be present, and engage with whatever it brings up for you.
It’s my hope that as the process serves me, the painting will serve you.
CURRICULUM VITAE
EXHIBITIONS & STUDIO SHOWS
Solo Exhibition March 1-31, 2025
presented by helloart
CIBC Square, 81 Bay St., Toronto, ON
Expressionism February 14-15, 2025
Juried Exhibition & Art Sale [Online]
Square Foot Show
Reflections feat. Noémie L. Côté & Friends January 9 - 10, 2025
Juried Exhibition & Art Sale [Online]
Square Foot Show
Visual Elements 66 July 13 - September 21, 2024
Annual Juried Exhibition
Woodstock Art Gallery
Woodstock, ON
Doors Open & 10th Anniversary Celebration May 4 - May 5, 2024
Tenant open studios & market
The Cotton Factory
Hamilton, ON
DVSA 53rd Annual Art Auction April 1 - April 7, 2024
Live & online art auction
Dundas Valley School of Art
Dundas, ON
Queen Elizabeth Park Corridor Show May 16 – September 12, 2023
OAS Member Exhibition
Queen Elizabeth Park Community & Cultural Centre
Oakville, ON
Doors Open Cotton Factory May 7, 2023
Tenant open studios & market
The Cotton Factory
Hamilton, ON
Square Foot Show September 11-19, 2022
OAS Member Exhibition
Oakville Galleries – Centennial Square
Oakville, ON
Art in the Park August 1, 2022
Juried Exhibition
Bronte Waterfront Park
Oakville, ON
Queen Elizabeth Park Corridor Show May 9 – September 6, 2022
OAS Member Exhibition
Queen Elizabeth Park Community & Cultural Centre
Oakville, ON
EDUCATION
Course: Expressive Abstracts March 2023 (online)
This is Artify
Course: Portrait Drawing & Painting September – November 2022
Dundas Valley School of Art
BSc. Microbiology 2019
University of Victoria - graduated with distinction