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rtist Jessica Bryant is an award-winning
watercolorist who has shown her artwork
throughout the nation. Jessica has held eight
Artist-in-Residence positions within our
national parks; she is a signature member of the
Northwest Watercolor Society and is director
of the Fine Arts League at Sorensen Magnet
School of the Arts and Humanities. She’s had
adventures across America and lives in Coeur
d’Alene, teaching art out of a shared studio in a
quaint old two-story brick schoolhouse.
Her space is called Redbrick Art Studio and
as I entered the building I couldn’t help but
notice the lovely aged woodwork, the creaking
of the floor boards, and the soft mellow music
emanating from her studio. The space is inviting
and Jessica herself is warm, energetic, and
engaging — a natural teacher, as well as a
superb painter.
M.J: Jessica, welcome to Art Chowder. Tell
us, have you always lived in the Pacific
Northwest?
Jessica: I grew up in the Twin Cities and went
to college at the University of Minnesota in
Minneapolis. I moved to Coeur d’Alene in
2000, shortly after graduating.
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