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JESS LEE

Select Two Person & Group Exhibitions

2026  May BFA Thesis Exhibition,  MECA&D, Portland ME

Apr. Untitled, 49 Oak St, Portland ME, with Francesca Woolson

2025  Oct. Annual Fall BFA Show,  MECA&D, Portland ME

2024 Dec. On The Line,  380 Cumberland, Portland ME

Oct. Annual Fall BFA Show, MECA&D, Portland ME

Oct. CoLab, 49 Oak St, Portland ME

Oct. Ready ReMade, Zand Head Gallery, Portland ME

Sept. Annual Maudslay Outdoor Sculpture Showcase, Newburyport MA

2023  Apr. EARTH//HOME, MECA&D, Portland ME


Awards

2020 Jake O’ Hara Special Recognition Award for Excellence in Makeup Design 

(Via Massachusetts Educational Theater Guild)


Books | Catalogs

2022 Feb. The 2024 Maudslay Sculpture Catalog,  Bert Snow & Company, independently published 


Education 

2022-26 Maine College of Art & Design, Portland ME

BFA in Sculpture, forthcoming graduation date: 2026 



Relevant Employment

2024 - Present   Cafe Staff, Portland Museum of Art

2021 - 2022 Print Shop Designer, Ricky’s Towing & Recovery


Skills

Painting and drawing: watercolor, acrylic, charcoal, pastel, graphite

Printmaking:  lino/reduction printing

Ceramics: sculpting, hand building, surfacing, intermediate glaze chemistry, electric kiln firing 

Fashion Modeling:  runway experience, commercial garment modeling 

Photography: basic DSLR proficiency, photo editing skills, tripod and lighting   equipment proficiency

Woodshop Proficiency: handtools, miter saw, table saw, jig saw, sanding, fabrication

Theater: production management, stage management, assistant direction, costume design and construction, prop mastery, stage makeup for all genders, entry level sound and

 lighting design, scenic painting, puppet design and construction, hand and stick puppet performance skills, all manner of stage crew skills

Makeup: latex and silicone prosthetic construction and casting, body paint, prosthetic blending, creating fake blood for hair/body/costume/stage use, character design



Work in Collections of

sabine stxrm, Portland, ME

Tristan Macinnis, Tampa, FL

Charles Selders, Portland, ME

Leominster Highschool Theater Company, Leominster, MA









                       
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