Jessica Checkley

Education:

2015-2019 Institute of Art, Design & Technology, Dun Laoghaire

3D Design, Model Making and Digital Art

Exhibitions:

2021 Sculpture in context

2021 Secret Garden, Grennan Mills

Kilkenny Arts Festival

2022 Sculpture in context

2022 Secret Garden, Grennan Mills,

Kilkenny Arts Festival

2022 Artnet Dlr, Here and Now exhibition

2023 Mart studio members exhibition

Jessica completed her Degree in 3D design, model making and digital arts in 2019 and during her time there she learned to work with a wide variety of materials and tools. This combined with the skills and knowledge she has gained as a wax work technician and mole maker in bronze art has influenced the work she creates today.  Jessica’s sculpture is intricate and detailed and she explores her practice by producing work in a variety of materials through experimentation. The context of her work is inspired by a lot of film, mythology and science fiction. Her style can be described as a mix of the surreal and the macabre that both intrigues and fascinates people.