Jessica Corujo is an artist based in northern New Jersey who makes mixed media works inspired by our interior lives. These works combine technical drawing and contemporary painting to envision a new perspective on our lives inside architecture and our souls’ reflection on our spaces.

She has studied a multitude of mediums on both East and West coasts of the U.S.A. Her expansive knowledge of these mediums includes formal training in painting, drawing, photography, interior design, digital arts, and art historical research practices. Like her studies, Jessica takes an inclusive approach to the mediums incorporated in her practice, making content-driven work that utilizes its medium as a storytelling tool. She paints in unconventional color, exploring mood in both hyper-realistic and abstract ways. 

In her most recent body of work, the “Blue interior series,” she contrasts deep ultramarines and luminescent golds to tell the story of finding light in unsuspecting places. 

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ArtistJessicaCorujo@gmail.com

EDUCATION
Bachelor of arts, Drew University, Madison, NJ 2020
Major: Studio Arts, Art History
Associate of fine arts, Sussex County College, Newton, NJ 2018
Major: Studio arts, Photography, Interior Design
Other Education:
Certificate in Computer Aided Designing, Sussex County College, Newton, NJ 2018
Foundation practices, Academy of art university, San Francisco, CA 2014-2015

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
UI Designer, Shay Consulting, Astoria, NY, 2020 – Present
Tech Fellow, Drew university, Madison, NJ, 2020
Event Planning and Promotion Assistant, Drew university, Madison, NJ, 2019 – 2020
Studio Assistant, Bennett Bean Studios, Blairstown, NJ 2019
Visual Resource Assistant, Drew university, Madison, NJ, 2018 – 2019
Teen Arts Festival Event Coordinator, Sussex county college, Newton, NJ, 2017 –  2020
Junior Interior Designer, Ambience Interiors, Sparta, NJ, 2017 – 2018
Gallery Assistant, Sussex County College, Newton, NJ, 2017 – 2018
Darkroom lab tech, Sussex County College, Newton, NJ, 2017

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

What would the egg do, @wwted, Instagram, 2020
2020 Thesis exhibition, @SocialDistanceGallery, Instagram, 2020
Senior Show, @Senior_studio_2020, Instagram, 2020
Trans(re)formation, SCCC Gallery, Newton, NJ, 2018
Student Exhibition, SCCC Gallery, Newton, NJ, 2018
Art in Sussex County, Richards Building Gallery, Augusta, NJ, 2018
Creative Caravan Pop-up, Rest Stop Rejuvenate, Rockaway, NJ, 2017
Student Exhibition, SCCC Gallery, Newton, NJ, 2017
Art in Sussex County, Richards building gallery, Augusta, NJ, 2017
Art in Sussex County, Richards building gallery, Augusta, NJ, 2016
Congressional arts Completion, Morris Museum, 2014
Vans Custom Culture, https://customcultureculture.com, 2013
Art in Sussex County, Richards building gallery, Augusta, NJ, 2011

AWARDS/HONORS

NSEA Student Employee of the year: State Level, New Jersey, 2020
NSEA Student Employee of the year, Drew University, 2020
Drew Scholar, Drew University, 2020
Art student of the year, Sussex County College, 2018
Fine arts achievement award, Sussex County College, 2018
George Paffedorf Endowment Scholarship, 2018
Ladies’ Saturday Annual Retreat Scholarship, 2018
Jeffery and Lisa Quinn Endowment Scholarship, 2017
First Place: student pastels, Sussex County fair, 2016

SKILLS

Adobe proficiency: Photoshop, Lightroom illustrator, indesign, XD
Auto desk proficiency: autocad, sketchbook, 3dmax
Microsoft Office: Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Publisher
Social Media: Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest
Photography: DSLR cameras, 35mm and medium format film, alternative processing
Misc Computer Skills: Mac, Windows, WordPress, Quickbooks
Languages: English (Native Speaker), Spanish (Limited working proficiency), German (Basic), French (Basic)

COMMISSIONS

Painted Tapestry, private collection
Event photography, The Farm in Harmony: Philipsburg NJ
Event photography, Picatinny Arsenal: Wharton, NJ
Poster design, Tilt BK, Esaiesdeon: Bushwick, NY
Watercolor portrait, private collection
Colored pencil portrait, private collection
Logo design, individual patron
Logo design, Byram Cove Party: Hopatcong, NJ
Web banner, Squibby.net
Logo design, Precious Gems Music: Hopatcong, NJ
Backdrop design, Precious Gems Music: Hopatcong, NJ
Tattoo design, private patron
Portrait oil painting, private collection
Backdrop painting, Westside Childcare: Hopatcong, NJ
Portrait oil painting, private collection

PUBLICATIONS

IOYK Magazine, “Exploring the blue interior series”, 2020
Newsbreak.com “Drew Student Employee of the Year Gets National Recognition”, 2020
NJ herald, “27th annual Fine Art Students’ Exhibition opens tonight at SCCC”, 2018
Idiom and image, 2017-2018
NJ herald, “Art in Sussex County”, 2016
NJ herald, “Hopatcong High art students honored”, 2014
Tapinto.net, “HHS Art Students at Sussex County Teen Arts Festival”, 2014

VOLUNTEER WORK

A Story Telling Podcast, Promotional photographer and art director, NJ, 2020
Drew University budget and organization board, Board Member, Madison, NJ, 2019-2020
Sussex County Teen Arts, Event coordinating assistant, Newton, NJ, 2019
Sussex County farm and horse show, gallery worker, Augusta, NJ 2018
Ladies retreat, guide and setup staff, Newton, NJ 2018
SCCC Fine art League, Club president, Newton, NJ 2018
SCCC Fine art League, Club VP, Newton, NJ 2017
Senior Citizen figure drawing classes, instructor, Newton, NJ 2016-2018
Phi theta kappa, event photographer, Newton, NJ 2017-2018
Hopatcong apple pie and art festival, setup and cleanup, Hopatcong, NJ 2017