Jessica Wicken received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Utah (major in painting and drawing, minor in art history) and also studied art in San Miguel  de Allende and Saltillo, Mexico as well as the Art Students League in Denver, CO.  Her work has been juried into highly selective shows, has received awards and is held in numerous private collections, internationally and across the United States.  Of note in Colorado, her work is included in the Inkfish Collection and the Denver Library's, Blair Caldwell African American Research Center.  Her painting "Daylight Dissolving" was recently chosen by the Art in Embassies program to hang in the American Embassy in Athens, Greece  from 2011 through 2012. Jessica says, "Though people, animals and landscapes are my usual subject matter, I periodically enjoy creating still lifes that incorporate toys, dolls and family heirlooms."