JNovikStudios

Based out of Brooklyn, Jessie Novik is a Fine Art Painter, Licensed Creative Arts Therapist, and Muralist. She earned her masters in Art Therapy from Pratt Institute in 2014 and a BFA from Alfred University in 2009 where she concentrated in painting and sculpture. Committed to the arts since childhood, Jessie fell in love with mural painting in 2014 after assisting as a Teaching Artist on a youth employment project at Rockefeller Center. She has since been leading community based mural groups as an Art Therapist with young people throughout NYC, and began teaching a graduate level course on the intersection between mural painting and Art Therapy at Pratt Institute in 2019. Some of her most notable mural projects have included: Mt. Sinai Children's Hospital, 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.

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, her more loosely painted watercolor landscapes showcase her self-care rituals. Particularly during times of heavy stress, Jessie indulges in the views from her neighborhood and uses materials to process her thoughts.

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.