EDUCATION
2023 MFA Candidate, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2019 The University of the Arts, BFA, Magna Cum Laude


SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022  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
             Group Show, Virtual on shrine.nyc
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
2018    Artist Residency, Burren College of Art, Ballyvaughan, Ireland
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


RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
2022 Teaching Assistant, Painting Materials & Techniues 1, Faculty Jaclyn Mednicov, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2021   Teaching Assistant, Painting Materials & Techniques 1, Faculty Frank Piatek, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
            Artist Talk/ Visiting Critic, The University of the Arts
2018-2019 Gallery One Student Co-curator, The University of the Arts






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