Jessica Downs is a multimedia artist originally from Southern Utah whose work focuses on the study of landscapes, both metaphorical and physical, internal and external, as well as the ecopsychological connection between identity and environment. Utilizing painting, drawing, printmaking, and digital collage, Downs visually expresses these investigations of the mind through transparent layers that are familiar, foreign, and rooted in the liminal space between observation and introspection, creating a repository for experiences, feelings, memories, and exploration.

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Downs recently graduated with Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Painting, Drawing, and Printmaking at Utah Valley University in Spring 2024 summa cum laude, and plans to attend Clemson University as an MFA candidate, beginning in Fall 2024. She has had work featured in the Utah Conference of Undergraduate Research, UVU Museum of Art’s 2024 Student Art Exhibition, where she received a Painting and Drawing Award, and the Springville Museum of Art’s 36th Annual Spiritual and Religious Art of Utah Exhibition. In addition to receiving Utah Valley University's Outstanding Student Award in the Art and Design Department, her work has been published in the UVU Art and Design Department’s publication Composing Chaos and was selected as the cover of Touchstones, UVU’s premier journal for literature and art, where she also received the First Place award in art.