Jessica Berg is an artist based out of the suburbs of Chicago. Her work focuses on hyperrealism and capturing the essence of the subject matter through the mediums of oil painting and photography. Currently her work is focusing on her love for concert photography and painting portraits. Jessica has had her work featured in multiple gallery exhibitions and has been published in the magazine Prairie Voices. In 2022 Jessica co-founded Eight Waves Boutique with her sister Julia Berg, which focuses on offering handcrafted adornments, artwork, candles, and spiritual tools that are woven with ritual and intention.
Education
2017 - 2019 University of Arizona, graduated summa cum laude with a BFA in Studio Art: 2D emphasis, with a minor in Fashion.
2015 - 2017 College of Lake County, received an Associates Degree, was apart of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society.
Exhibitions
2019 Group exhibition titled ‘Handmade with Keyboards and Hammers: 3D and Extended Media’ at the Steinfeld Warehouse Community Arts Center featuring 'Awakening', Tucson, AZ
2019 Juried exhibition titled ‘Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition’. Two pieces were shown titled 'Made This Way' and 'Bergybits' in the Joseph Gross Gallery, Tucson, AZ
2018 Two paintings were shown at the Lionel Rombach Gallery, Tucson, AZ
2017 Juried exhibition titled ‘Student Art Competition Exhibit’ at the Robert T. Wright Gallery, Grayslake, IL
Publications
2017 Published in the art and literary magazine, Prairie Voices