Jessica Zawadowicz works between painting, writing, & moving. She cares about observation, gravity, the body’s presence, balloons, rocks, remaining open, and jumping.




EDUCATION

2023 MFA Candidate, School of the Art Institute of Chicago

2019 The University of the Arts, BFA, Magna Cum Laude




GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2022     Electric Pink Lemonade, Curated by Roland Santana, Circle Contemporary, Chicago IL

             Flat File Program, Ortega y Gasset Projects, Brooklyn NY

             Warmth, Stay Home Gallery, Paris TN

2021    Flora, Curated by Eric Preisendanz, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia PA

2020   Spring Up, Curated by Maria Kraybill (Artillerie), PII Gallery, Philadelphia PA

2019   Distant Figure, Curated by Sebastian Powley, The University of the Arts, Philadelphia PA

           Quiet Sitting, Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery, The University of the Arts, Philadelphia PA

           Art Unleashed, Juried Exhibition, The University of the Arts, Philadelphia PA

           Personal Psychology, Curated by TJ Walsh, Emerge Wellness, Philadelphia PA




AWARDS + RESIDENCIES

2019    Watershed Studio Residency, Galway, Ireland

             Corzo Center Emerging Artist Microgrant, The University of the Arts, Philadelphia PA

             Larry Day Award, The University of the Arts, Philadelphia PA

             Ted Carey Award, The University of the Arts, Philadelphia PA

2015-2019 Trustee Scholarship, The University of the Arts, Philadelphia PA




PRESS

2021     Visionary Art Collective, Cycles of Change

2020     CandyFloss Magazine, The Enchanted Issue

             Artblog, Wit López. Jessica Zawadowicz on the beauty of flowers and language’s influence on art