Artist Feature: Jessica Dunegan

Visual
Written By Shenyah Webb

“A balance of order and chaos.”

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JESSICA DUNEGAN: I process my feelings through my artwork. Often, I visualize my emotions before I am able to articulate them. Motifs of reflection, water, and floating convey the true power of internal struggle and vulnerability. We all go through periods of instability and tension, but the courage to assess, recover, and change is beautiful. I find my technique and the resulting imagery, to be a metaphor for the journey of life: a balance of order and chaos.

All images in the gallery below are of resin, acrylic paint, and archival print on transparency on panel.

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Jessica Dunegan was born in Charleston, South Carolina in 1977, and currently resides in Boston, Massachusetts. She received her B.A. in Sociology and Studio Art from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. Her paintings have been exhibited and auctioned throughout the East Coast, including the Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, The Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, Galerie Gora in Montreal, Hubert Gallery in New York, and Robert Lange Studios in Charleston. To view more of her work, visit her artist site here.

Shenyah Webb

Shenyah Webb is a Portland-based visual artist and musician. She has been with NAILED Magazine since its inception in 2012 and has served as the Arts Editor and a Contributing Editor since its launch in 2013. A Detroit native, she attended The College for Creative Studies, where she focused on Fine Art and Industrial Design. She is currently enrolled in a Somatic Expressive Arts Education and Therapy training program, studying under Lanie Bergin. You can learn more about Shenyah here. (Shenyah.com)

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