Jess Levey is a re-emerging, multimedia artist based in both NYC and in East Jewett, NY in the Catskill Mountains. Her work has been exhibited at various art spaces in and around NYC including Exit Art, The Invisible Dog, NurtureArt, MoCADA, The Factory and The Rochester Contemporary. Her work has also been selected for exhibitions at Woman Made Gallery in Chicago and Spilt Milk Gallery in Edinburgh, Scotland. Her films have been selected for festivals such as the NY Short Film Festival, The NY Pause Film Festival, The Queens World Film Festival and the Paris Short Film Festival. Jess's work was also selected for Tomorrow’s Stars: The Art Brooklyn Open Call Exhibition at the Verge Art Fair. Jess was born and bred in Brooklyn, NY where she lived until she moved with her husband and daughter to Jackson Heights, Queens- the most diverse neighborhood in the world where you can hear over 165 different languages spoken. Jess received her BA from Barnard College and her MFA from Hunter College. In 2023, Jess was an artist-in-residence at the Lower Manhattan Cultural Center (LMCC) on Governors Island in New York City and she was recently a recipient of a NYFA Queens Arts Fund grant. She also teaches photography and filmmaking to both High School and College students.
