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Jessica J Herrera was born and raised in San Antonio. As a queer Tejana visual artist and author, she speaks through her different artistic expressions. Art was her outlet while attending a restrictive Catholic School in the Southtown Area. Having a love for art, poetry, acting, and writing, she aspired to be that. Jessica would go on progressively developing her craft in taking classes and courses in high school, college and her local university. Constantly, she was recognized for her perspective and unique creativity. She also worked in the performing arts as an actress in films that led her into screenwriting and then directing. She then ventured into having her short stories published and later moved towards publication of entire works. She became best known for live storytelling of the Urban Legends of San Antonio and would later go on to writing an adult-based book “Traditional Tales of Tejano Terror San Antonio Urban Legends Then and Now” which is based on the classic and contemporary stories based on San Antonio Folklore. She also wrote illustrated a children’s based book known as “San Antonio Urban Legends”. She would go on to illustrate and write her first comic “Demon Hunter Jane”. After several published works, she began focusing on painting and developing a serious portfolio. Working in sketching, painting, digital work and sculpture she found herself frequently vending at King William’s First Fridays, Southtown’s Second Saturdays, and also at commercial ar ... view more »
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Artist Type: Literary Arts: Author/Writer, Poet; Media Arts: Filmmaker, Graphic Artist, Media/Visual Communications; Performing Arts: Spoken Word Artist, Storyteller; Visual Arts: Craftsperson, Illustrator, Mixed Media Artist, Muralist, Painter
Artist Style: Literary: Fiction, Non-Fiction; Street Art: Surrealistic; Visual Art: Abstract, Collage, Conceptual, Contemporary, Documentary, Dream Imagery/Ethereal, Experimental, Illustrative, Impressionistic, Landscape/Cityscape, Minimalism, Non-Objective, Pop, Realism, Representational
Artist Medium: Acrylic; Collage; Colored Pencil; Computer; Drawing Media; Watercolor
Artist Statement of Work
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As a born and raised San Antonio Queer Tejana contemporary artist, I breathe life into all of my works, through drawing, painting and graphic design. They are my strong fields of practice. Much of my work is inspired by the brilliantly bold places, people, and things I have found within our city. Over the years, both through school and experience, I have developed my distinctively bold style of speaking through a dialogue between nostalgia, pop culture, and high art. Many of the color selections for my work come from inspiration from artists, such as Andy Warhol and Mexican street art. The luminous fusions of various brilliant neons are used, like glowing signs pointing to the true subject of my work. I tend to have a minimalistic approach for much of my work subjects. I compose my subjects through simplistic shapes and lines, which allows my audience to induce positive thoughts or memories. My overall creative visionary mission is to create work which highlights and promotes the ever glowing experience of life and our memories. My works also stand as a testament to my dedication in pursuit of developing new skill sets while also expanding on my professional development.