Jessie Nickerson
Artist and Illustrator
Jessie Nickerson’s love of art began at age 4, when she decided to embellish her family’s walls with crayon “murals” and has been a life-long pursuit ever since.
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She received her BFA from the Massachusetts College of Art in 2000 and went on to Parsons School of Design to earn her MFA in 2003. She has studied at the Museum School in Boston and at the Reitweld Academy in Amsterdam.
Nickerson’s illustrations and surreal images are inspired by fairy tales, elements of nature, and daydreams. She exhibits her work throughout the Cape, the South Coast and the Greater Boston area. She resides on Cape Cod where the sea continues to provide her with inspiration.
Select Exhibitions
2022
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In a Mood
Cotuit Center for the Arts
Cotuit, MA
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2019
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The Works
The Cultural Center of Cape Cod
South Yarmouth, MA
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2018
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Enchanted Creatures: Solo Exhibition
The Cultural Center of Cape Cod
South Yarmouth, MA
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2016
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Dream Weavers
Brickbottom Gallery
Somerville, MA
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2016
Framework
The Arsenal Center for the Arts
Watertown, MA 02472
2015
Sans-Souci
Imago Gallery
Warren, RI 02885
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2015
Far and Tethered
Gallery Ehva
Provincetown, MA
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2014
An Artist Under Glass
New Bedford Art Museum
New Bedford, MA 02740
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2012
Echoes of Disquiet: Solo Exhibition
Brookline Arts Center
Brookline, MA 02446
2012
Mass Art Alumni Salon Show
The Ropeworks Gallery
New Bedford, MA 02746
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Education
2003 MFA, Parsons School of Design, New York, NY
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2000 BFA, Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA