Jessica Violetta is an Italian American painter based in the New York City metro area. She grew up in New Jersey and received a BFA from California College of the Arts in San Francisco. Violetta’s figurative oil techniques are informed by a combination of academic training, self-guided experimentation, and a background in commercial textile design.
exhibitions
2026
Femina, Warnes Contemporary, Brooklyn
The Secret Show, Era Contemporary, Philadelphia
2025
Holiday Show, Warnes Contemporary, Online
The Four Horsemen, Croyds Gallery, Online
Gardens of Enchantment, Era Contemporary, Hamptons Fine Art Fair / Online
2024
(3 Person Show) Heart of the Garden; I Am My Own Muse, Black Brick Project, Brooklyn, NY
2023
Corpus Nexus, Dacia Gallery, New York, NY
(Solo) Nature is God, Crafthouse Salon, Atlantic Highlands, NJ
2022
Mighty Small Works, Modern Eden, San Francisco, CA
We Are Illus (CCA Alumni), Hubbell Street Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2020
Women’s Work, Art629, Asbury Park, NJ
2019
Venus, La Bodega Gallery, San Diego, CA
Black History, SparkArts, San Francisco, CA
2018
(Solo) Untitled, Fume, Napa, CA
2017
Resistance (CCA Alumni), Hubbell Street Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Flower Child, Modern Eden, San Francisco, CA
Senior Illustration Show, California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA
2016
Wanderlust, Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, CA
(Solo) Truth Seeking, Tara’s Organic, Oakland, CA
selected press
2026 - Create Magazine: A Neo-Rococo Respite at The Jane Gallery
2025 - New Visionary Magazine (Print): Issue 15, Visionary Visits
2024 - Visionary Art Collective (Online): Untitled: How to Find A Title For Your Work
2022 - Artwork Archive Artist Spotlight (Online): Jessica Violetta's Paintings Explore the Duality of Emotion
2022 - Beautiful Bizarre Magazine (Online): MIGHTY Small Works Group Exhibition @ Modern Eden Gallery
2017 - Beautiful Bizarre Magazine (Online): Flower Child: Art Inspired by San Francisco’s Summer of Love @ Modern Eden Gallery
For all inquiries, please email jess@jessicavioletta.com