Hi, I’m Jessica Burke, most people know me as JB. I am an artist and educator based in Charlotte, North Carolina.
As a contemporary realist working in both traditional and digital drawing media, I focus on the intersection of identity, memory, and mass media. Inspired by world-building in children’s literature, my work invites viewers to contemplate their inner worlds.
My art has been featured in group and solo exhibitions at Arch Enemy Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; the Mint Museum in Charlotte, North Carolina; the Florida State University Museum of Fine Arts in Tallahassee, Florida; the Toshima Gallery in Tokyo, Japan; Aqua Miami during Art Basel 2025 and the LuXun Academy of Fine Arts in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China.
I have been an artist-in residence in Santa Fe, New Mexico; Cork, Ireland; Key West, Florida; Cove Park, Scotland and in Budapest, Hungary . My drawings have been published in Manifest's International Drawing Annual (INDA) 13; Studio Visit Magazine; Strokes of Genius 9: The Best of Drawing, Strokes of Genius 13: The Best of Drawing and Art for Everyone a textbook from University Press.
My creative work is in private, public and corporate collections that include the City of North Charleston, South Carolina; Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP; GLAAD, New York City; the City of Savannah, Georgia; Seminole State College, Florida and the National Living Treasure Museum in Yugawara, Japan.
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