Jessica Monroe
Groove-billed Ani
Artist Bio
Jessica Monroe is best known for her large-scale oil paintings inspired by the natural world. Interested in using art as a means to bring awareness of environmental issues, Monroe creates paintings full of energy and movement, celebrating the beauty of her subject. Exploring delicate and endangered ecosystems, Monroe often works outdoors using watercolor, pastels and a
camera, which inform her studio practice.
Monroe holds a Bachelor of Arts from Southwestern University and studied painting at New York University and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She is currently in the Masters of Art program through Falmouth University in Cornwall, UK, and collaborating with artists worldwide. To learn more about her work, visit JessicaMonroe.com or follow her work on Instagram and Facebook @JessicaMonroeArt.
camera, which inform her studio practice.
Monroe holds a Bachelor of Arts from Southwestern University and studied painting at New York University and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She is currently in the Masters of Art program through Falmouth University in Cornwall, UK, and collaborating with artists worldwide. To learn more about her work, visit JessicaMonroe.com or follow her work on Instagram and Facebook @JessicaMonroeArt.
Artist Statement
I rely on the authenticity of the natural world where the stories of interdependence and balance offer perspective and healing. Inspired by these wild spaces, I create paintings full of movement in a style of ecological realism. Meditation paintings created in the field respond to the energies around me as I let go of trying to capture a pretty image. Through this process, I witness a different way of understanding our world, where energy flows and nothing is separate. In both the selection and execution of a composition, I work to remain true to what I have come to know about this subject, to reflect on our identity as only one of many beings who share this planet, and to bear witness to the interdependence of all life on earth.