Jessica Lewis

Goodlettsville, TN

Jessica Lewis is especially known for her portraits of children and out-of-the-box thinking when approaching art. Her previous work in the entertainment industry creating large scale themed environments for children and families helped to inform her work and how the figure relates to the background and its environment. Her paintings describe not only the outer appearance of the person, but also use the background to describe the person psychologically and provide narrative. Oftentimes, these portraits are born from memories of her own childhood and experiences with her children. The paintings at times being not only portraits of others, but also self-portraits. She draws on both, creating work that is designed to invoke conversations about the differences between generations and the unique condition of childhood. Many moments being universally understood and one of the rare things that binds us all.

Artist Website

Jessica-lewis.com