Jessalyn Finch
Jessalyn Finch has been an artist since 2009. She received a B.S. in Fine Art from UW-La Crosse in printmaking/drawing. After graduation, she did not pursue art professionally until 2018, when she received an emerging artist grant for “Shadow Form:The Human Body’s Secret Life,” a collection of life-size figure drawings that capture the complex relationships we have with our bodies.
Post-pandemic, Finch continued to focus on the conceptual work of body perception. Her most notable is a line of wearable sculptures used in sculpture performances, and exhibiting the full 22-piece Shadow Form collection. Her recent work has shifted from storytelling other’s body stories to exploring her own body dysmorphia. She continues to work in drawing, sculpting, and photography at her studio in Minnesota.
“Thought Spirits” 2023 Charcoal on paper 3.5ft x 8ft
“Paper Doll” 2023 Photography printed on layers of transparent plastic 8.5”x11"
"Your Parent," 2020, Charcoal on Paper, 43" x 80"
"Roasting," 2021, Sculptures-Cardboard, Hotglue, Paint, Varied Dimensions
“Heron’s Hunt” 2022 Wearable sculptures made of cardboard, hot glue, houseplant Heron: 40” x 20” x 30” Snail: 16” x 16” x 30”
"Distraction," 2022, Charcoal on paper, 7 ft x 7 ft