Jessica Marie Mercy, known for her obsession with queer spaces, social justice, and her aggressive LGBTQIA advocacy, is recognized for her exceptional abilities within the medium of printmaking, ceramics, and performance. Jessica Marie Mercy’s work reflects their ability to spin a visual narrative while simultaneously initiating dialogues. Mercy’s focus is creating work that immortalizes queer experiences while exploring safer spaces within their queer communities. She has brought visual art into all aspects of their life, including recreating moments from Seattle’s vibrant queer, kinky nightlife and professionally printing fabrics for a local small business, Bombsheller. With their Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Washington, Mercy has exhibited their work at the Museum of Museums, Soil gallery, The Factory, the International Center for Photography, the University of Wyoming, The University of Washington, Slide Gallery, Sole Repair, Phantom Realms, Magnuson Park Gallery, the Pratt Fine Arts Gallery, Gay City: Seattle’s LGBTQ Center, the Sky View Observatory at Columbia Center, North Seattle College Gallery, Alice Gallery, and Pottery Northwest Gallery. Jessica Marie Mercy has been the featured artist in Public Display Art, the 5th issue of the Make Space Zine and has been highlighted in City Arts Magazine, the Seattle Times, and FIST. Her obsession with community doesn’t stop with queers; Mercy is an active member of Seattle Print Arts, SGC International, NCECA and the seattle arts community. She currently works and resides on occupied Duwamish land known as Seattle, WA.
Contact
Inquiries/Booking : jessicamariemercy@gmail.com
Photography by Jazzlyn Stone.
