Jessica Alice McVicker (JAM) Jessica Alice McVicker (JAM) was born in Nelson, BC in 1982. in 2001 Jessica did her first year of art in KSA (Kootenay School of the Arts). in 2003-2004 she apprenticed stone sculpture with John McKinnon. In 2010 Jessica graduated from ACAD (Alberta College of Art and Design) with a bachelors in the arts. Jessica is now a well known artist residing in Yellowknife, NT. Over the past few years she has participated in a variety of art shows all around the North. She has been so successful she opened her own gallery for a year in 2016 - 2017 and mostly sold her own work alongside a few other Northern artists. Mainly known for her Northern landscape, Jessica also tackles difficult subjects such as abuse and spirituality. Jessica views art as a necessity not just something she enjoys doing. She grew up in a home where abuse was prevalent and art was an avenue which choose her from the start of her life. "I have always been an artist. Art is all I cared about when I was growing up and even now that is still true. I needed to express all that pain I was carrying around from living in an abusive home and I still do. Landscapes calm me and my spiritual paintings reaffirms the healing I have done. Some of my artwork has dealt directly with my tumultuous past and this has helped me to overcome and aspire to be something beyond hard experiences. If I did not have all that pain in my childhood I know I would not be the ambitious artist I am today. I am grateful that art exists in this world, it has given me the gift of healing." When & Where 2017 - Active member of the Federation of Canadian Artists 2017 - Art Show at NACC (Northern Arts and Cultural Centre) in Yellowknife 2017 - "Now You See Me" Art show at the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre (PWNHC) in Yellowknife 2016 - Art Show at the Northern Life Museum and Cultural Centre in Fort Smith 2016 - Yellowknife Hertitage Committee Art Show in Yellowknife 2016 - 2017 Opened and ran own gallery and studio entitled JAMmed studio in Yellowknife 2015 - Winner of the Northwestel Directory Cover Art Competition for the Northwest Territories 2015 - Art Show at NACC (Northern Arts and Cultural Centre) in Yellowknife 2015 - Artist at the Great Northern Arts Festival in Inuvik 2015 - Solo Art Show at ARCC (Artist Run Community Centre) in Yellowknife 2015 - Solo Art Show at the Snow King Castle in Yellowknife 2010 - Bachelors in the Arts from ACAD (Alberta College of Art and Design) in Calgary AB 2003 - Apprentice Stone Sculptor with John McKinnon in Nelson BC 2001 - 1st year at Kootenay School of Arts (KSA) in Nelson BC