JESSICA JANE CHARLESTON United Kingdom, b. 1986

Jessica Jane Charleston is a painter and printmaker based in London. She graduated from the Royal Drawing School in 2017. Charleston considers drawing to be the center of her work. Her paintings focus on the female form and ideas of femininity. She describes her drawings as female-centered, self-portraits, and subconscious reflections. 

Charleston has received awards for her artistic work, such as the Young Artist Award, Royal Watercolor Society, 2020, and has participated in artist residencies at Dumfries House, Scotland, 2019, and Moritz-Heyman Residency, Pignano, Italy, 2018. Her works are part of collections such as Dumfries House, Scotland, UK; Moritz-Heyman Collection, Italy; HRH Prince of Wales, UK, and Stuart Hall Library, Artists’ book Collection, UK.