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Jessica Du Preez
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Bio
BFA, 2013, Florida Southern College; BA, 2013, Florida Southern College; MFA, 2021, School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Personal Statement
My artistic practice explores themes such as healing from body shame, performing beauty as a survival mechanism, and examining gender based sexual violence in both the public and private spheres. In my most recent work, I am investigating the semiotics of lips and butterflies as a way to subvert gendered clichés and critically examine performative gender.
Exhibitions
Melvin Art Gallery, Lakeland, FL; Elmhurst Art Museum, IL; SNEHTA, Athens, Greece; Milcon Gallery, Virtual; Terrain Exhibitions, Chicago, IL; Hairpin Arts Center, Chicago, IL; Patient Info, Chicago, IL; Research House for Asian Art, Chicago, IL; Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL.