JESSICA BRYANT

Jessica is a signature member of the American Watercolor Society, National Watercolor Society,
Watercolor Honor Society, Allied Artists of America, Western Federation of Watercolor Societies,
Northwest Watercolor Society, and Idaho Watercolor Society. Her paintings are regularly shown in
national and international exhibitions. Jessica’s work has been featured in numerous magazines,
including: Watercolor Artist, International Artist, American Art Collector, Art of Watercolor,
PleinAir Magazine, Southwest Art, Art of the West, Art Chowder, and the Splash: Best of
Watercolor series.
Passionate about nature and wilderness, Jessica is frequently found in the less traveled areas of our
National Parks, the forests of North Idaho, and other wilderness areas. Her work is driven by her
attrraction to the natural world and the ways that land anchors human culture, definning our history
and experiences. Jessica’s background in the fineld of American Studies serves her art career,
providing the foundation for her interest in understanding landscape and our outdoor heritage.
An early love of landscape was initiated by the sights and sounds of the undeveloped fineld below
Jessica’s childhood window, and cultivated by time spent exploring family farmlands in Minnesota
and Iowa. As a child, she loved watching storms roll across the plains, listening to meadowlarks,
smelling manure, and laying in the grass at night while the milky way lit the sky. Road trips
sparked a desire to discover what lay beyond the horizon – to start walking and just keep going
and going.
Jessica has served eight terms as Artist-in-Residence for the National Park Service. Parks served
include Badlands National Park, Rocky Mountain National Park, Joshua Tree National Park, and
the Western Arctic National Parklands. Thee Western Arctic is a grouping of three NPS units
located north of the Arctic Circle, not frequented by visitors, where Jessica journeyed into the back
country by flooat and bush planes to explore on foot. She has also served as Artist-in-Residence for
the Idaho Conservation League and for the Bureau of Land Management in the Owyhee
Canyonlands Wilderness Area in southwest Idaho.
A dedication to conservation and wilderness anchors Jessica’s life and
work. She is a current board member for a local conservation
organization, the Tubbs Hill Foundation, and works to engage all ages
in outdoor learning and stewardship.
Believing finrmly in the importance of sharing knowledge, Jessica enjoys
teaching and helps others develop their own unique voice and approach
while simplifying the medium of watercolor. She offeers workshops
online through Terracottra and Artefacto.
Represented by Coeur d’Alene Galleries and Settrlers West Galleries.
www.jessicabryant.com