Jessica Wee (she/her) (b. Englewood, New Jersey)
is a Korean American Canadian artist who grew up in Paris and Tiohtià:ke/Montreal.
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She completed an MFA from Concordia University, Montreal in 2026, and previously completed a Diploma in classical realist oil painting at the Angel Academy of Art in Florence, Italy in 2017. Her work has been exhibited at KIAF SEOUL, Maison de la Culture NDG in Montreal, Steve Turner Gallery in Los Angeles, Latitude Gallery in New York,
and Spring Break Art Show in New York and has been featured in Hyperallergic and Artnet.
In 2023, Artsy selected her work Déjeuner sur l’herbe to display across digital screens in the New York City subway system as part of a curated program highlighting artists through guest curators. That same year, Wee was an artist in residence at the Vermont Studio Center. Wee designed the illustrations for the 2023 Thom Browne collection. In 2023, she was an artist in residence at the prestigious Vermont Studio Center.
Her work will be presented in the upcoming Pictura Triennale of Painting in Montreal,
curated by eunice belidor in the Fall of 2026.
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Jessica Wee a obtenu son MFA à l’Université Concordia et a étudié la peinture à l’huile à l’Angel Academy of Art de Florence. Son travail a été exposé à Kiaf SÉOUL, à la Maison de la Culture NDG à Montréal, à la Steve Turner Gallery à Los Angeles, à la Latitude Gallery à New York et à Spring Break à New York, et a fait l’objet d’articles dans Hyperallergic et Artnet. En 2023, Artsy a sélectionné son œuvre Déjeuner sur l’herbe sur les écrans du métro new-yorkais, dans le cadre d’un programme présentant des artistes sélectionnés par des commissaires invités d’Artsy. La même année, elle a été artiste en résidence au Vermont Studio Center. Le travail de Jessica Wee sera présenté dans le cadre de Pictura Triennale de peinture de Montréal sous le commissariat d’eunice belidor à l’automne 2026.
Ig: @yessica_oui
Artsy: Jessica-Wee
EDUCATION
2026 MFA, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada
2017 DIP, Angel Academy of Art, Florence, Italy
2011 BFA, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2026 On shelves, in stacks, scattered, McBride Contemporain, Montreal, Canada
2024 Glitch Myth, Maison de la culture Notre-Dame-de-Grâce – Monkland, Montréal, Canada
2023 Woven Selves, Steve Turner Gallery, Los Angeles, U.S.
2022 The Shape of Self, SPRING/BREAK Art Show, New York, U.S.
Plusieurs rêves, LATITUDE Gallery, New York, U.S.
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2026
Pictura Triennial, curated by eunice bélidor, Montreal, Canada (upcoming)
Plural Art Fair, McBride Contemporain, Montreal, Canada
2025
Art Toronto, McBride Contemporain, Montreal, Canada
Future Art Fair, TIAN Contemporain, New York, U.S.
Plural Art Fair, TIAN Contemporain, Montreal, Canada
A Familiar Distance, TIAN Contemporain, Montreal, Canada
2024
KIAF (Korean International Art Festival), Steve Turner Gallery, Seoul, Korea
Spring/Break, curators: Andrew Gori and Ambre Kelly, Steve Turner L.A. U.S.
2023
Artsy SUBWAY Series: Summer Abundance, ARTSY New York U.S.
Artsy’s Fair Foundation, LATITUDE GALLERY x ARTSY, Online
2022
Blazing Galaxy, curator: Wang Yaoli, Westbund Art Fair, Shanghai, China
Three-Legged Crow, curator: Shuang Cai, LATITUDE Gallery New York, U.S.
2021
FUN&FLORE, curator: Alice Ricciardi, Le LIVart, Montreal, Canada
I AM FROM HERE, Rad Hourani Foundation, Montreal, Canada
2020
Earth issue’s Freedom Fundraiser to support George Floyd Bail Fund & 4FrontProject, The Earth Issue & Archive Contemporary, London & Montreal UK CA
Inner Landscapes, Curator: Sarah Bilson and Maela Ohana, Archive Contemporary, Montreal, Canada
2015 Lueurs/GLOW, Galerie Youn, Montreal, Canada
AWARDS AND RESIDENCIES
2026 Artistic Creation, Canada Council for the Arts, Canada
2024 Tenaquip Foundation Graduate Scholarship, Canada
2023 Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, Vermont
Concept to Realization Grant, Canada Art Council, Canada
Déplacement Grant, CALQ, Canada
2022 Travel Grant, Canada Art Council, Canada
2021 Explore and Create Grant, Canada Art Council, Canada
2019 Kunstraum Artist Studios, Brooklyn, NY
SELECTED PRESS