VISUAL ARTIST AND EDUCATOR

Jessica was raised in West Chester, Pennsylvania. She currently teaches Elementary Art in Framingham Public Schools and art to students of all ages at the Brookline Arts Center and through Faneuil Hall Marketplace in downtown Boston. Working primarily in painting and drawing, her works deal with the concepts of memory and aesthetics and the balance between realism and abstraction in nature. She currently resides in Somerville, MA. 

CONTACT INFORMATION

For inquiries about commissions or sales, including pricing, please contact via email at jessicalaurenbeck@gmail.com.

Follow on Instagram: @jessica.l.beck

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EDUCATION

2016                   MA, Studio Teaching, Boston University, Boston, MA 

2015                   BFA, Painting, Boston University, Boston, MA

2014                   Venice Study Abroad Program, Boston University, Venice, Italy 

GROUP EXHIBITION RECORD

2020 Those Who Can, Teach 2020, Nave Gallery, Somerville, MA

2019 Art Off the Wall 2019, Brookline Arts Center, Brookline, MA

Art Educators of Massachusetts, State Transportation Building, Boston, MA

2018                   Unframed, Brookline Arts Center, Brookline, MA

Faculty Exhibition, Brookline Arts Center, Brookline, MA

                               Those Who Can, Teach, Nave Gallery, Somerville, MA

2016                   Art Off the Wall 2016, Brookline Arts Center, Brookline, MA

2015                   Resurfacing: An Exploration of Impermanence, BFA Thesis Exhibition, 808 Gallery, Boston University, Boston, MA

                               Open Studios, Brookline Art Center, Brookline, MA

2014                   The In-Between, Gallery 5, Boston University, Boston, MA (with painter Shannon Chapman)

                               Open Studio, Boston University Studios, Venice, Italy 

2013                   Undergraduate Showcase Exhibition, 808 Gallery, Boston University, Boston, MA

2012                   Undergraduate Showcase Exhibition, 808 Gallery, Boston University, Boston, MA

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

National Art Education Association

Massachusetts Art Education Association 

MEDIA AND PRESS

Translations: Chains of Positive Energy Project : https://translations2020.weebly.com/hope.html

Those Who Can, Teach Exhibition, 2018: http://www.wbur.org/artery/2018/11/13/those-who-can-teach-nave-gallery?fbclid=IwAR1FL38S84V_GQgQ47xP0Nvb_ya4oNiSDyovLmiSpno5knAhvKsEv1J6VfI