Artist, Muralist, Creative Arts Therapist, ATR-BC, LCAT
Prints and original artworks available for purchase at:
www.jnovikstudios.etsy.com
www.jnovikstudios.etsy.com
About
Photo by Allison Carroll
Based out of Brooklyn, Jessie Novik is a Fine Art Painter, Licensed Creative Arts Therapist, and Muralist with a masters in Art Therapy from Pratt Institute and a BFA in painting and sculpture from Alfred University. In her personal work, Jessie is drawn towards imaginative realism, filtering objects and landscapes from observation and travel through her rich imagination. Although she generally prefers traditional methods of oil painting, Jessie is trained and experienced in a large variety of mediums and techniques. She has exhibited work both nationally and internationally and regularly leads public art projects throughout NYC.
Committed to the arts since childhood, Jessie fell in love with mural painting in 2014 after assisting as a Teaching Artist on a mural project in Rockefeller Center. She has since been leading community based mural groups as an Art Therapist throughout NYC. She began teaching a graduate level course on mural painting and Art Therapy at Pratt Institute in 2019. Some of her most notable mural projects have included: Mt. Sinai Children's Hospital, NY Health+Hospitals, 72+Sunny, Rikers Island, Manhattan College, NYC Family Court, and many more. Whether it be community based or commercial, Jessie loves to engage with the public in order to create large-scale, evocative works of art.
Besides making art and fostering creative development in others, Jessie has a third degree black belt in karate, a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and she teaches self-defense to adults and children. Jessie is passionate about teaching practical skills and feels strongly that both art and martial arts uphold an infinite capacity for healing.
Committed to the arts since childhood, Jessie fell in love with mural painting in 2014 after assisting as a Teaching Artist on a mural project in Rockefeller Center. She has since been leading community based mural groups as an Art Therapist throughout NYC. She began teaching a graduate level course on mural painting and Art Therapy at Pratt Institute in 2019. Some of her most notable mural projects have included: Mt. Sinai Children's Hospital, NY Health+Hospitals, 72+Sunny, Rikers Island, Manhattan College, NYC Family Court, and many more. Whether it be community based or commercial, Jessie loves to engage with the public in order to create large-scale, evocative works of art.
Besides making art and fostering creative development in others, Jessie has a third degree black belt in karate, a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and she teaches self-defense to adults and children. Jessie is passionate about teaching practical skills and feels strongly that both art and martial arts uphold an infinite capacity for healing.
