ARTIST BIO
Jessica Rae Gordon is an illustrator and graphic designer based in Toronto, Ontario. She creates artwork using a combination of acrylic paint, cut paper, pencil crayon and ink.

Jessica is an avid recycler and incorporates reclaimed, repurposed and recycled papers into her collages as much as possible. She often uses solid coloured papers, which allow her to draw on her own patterns or shadings. Her style mixes flat areas with dimensionally rendered elements.

She often likes to include nature or themes from her childhood in her art. She references birds, wild animals and indigenous flora. Her illustrations are whimsical and playful with occasionally a hint of the macabre here and there.

Jessica has received her bachelor’s degree with honors in Illustration from Sheridan College. She is currently accepting freelance positions in both illustration and design.

SELECTED CLIENTS
TIME Magazine, The National Post, Fluevog Shoes, Anthology Magazine, D Home Magazine, YMCA Calgary, Interval House Woman’s Shelter, Ryerson Review of Journalism, WORN Fashion Journal, R.E.A.L The Canadian Kids Magazine, Shameless Magazine, Room Magazine, Her Nashville Magazine, Okanagan Life Magazine, Applied Arts Magazine, Canadian Family Magazine, ThinkNet Inc, SharePointHQ, Lawlor Safety, Indie Boots, Shawn Clarke Music, Alexis & Sam Music Productions

EXHIBITS
2010 Clothed Matters, Freedom CC Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2009 Magical Dreamworld, La Petite Mort Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario
2008 Project: Gallery, Culver City, California
2008 Women On Men, La Petite Mort Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario
2007 Headlines, Sheridan Illustration Show, Toronto, Ontario
2006 Applied Arts Student Awards Show, Toronto, Ontario
2004 Art Walk, Nelson, British Columbia
1999 Hummingbird Gallery, Nelson, British Columbia
1997 Kootenay Boundary Regional Juried Art Exhibition, Silverton, British Columbia