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I release my ongoing and past thoughts through painting, drawing, scribbling, and puzzle-solving - attempting to find answers I either can’t express or don’t wish to show. As I paint, I engage in a continuous conversation with my mind, allowing my subconscious and preconscious to surface.

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I don’t paint for the final product; I paint for the relief. The forms I create represent moments, feelings, and interlocking connections. Sometimes the paint isn’t dry, but I need to keep going, so I’ve learned not to be precious—there’s always another canvas.

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The absence, and presence, of sound enhances this process. My sensory experience informs the rhythms, patterns, and idiosyncrasies in my paintings, allowing colour and form to become my primary means of communication. I rely on them to convey what my words can’t - a richer expression of my inner experience.

2021-2024

Manchester School of Art, First Class Honours in BA (Hons) Fine Art

2020-2021

Nottingham City College, Distinction in Level 4 UAL Art Foundation

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2024

Paper Cuts 2, Group Exhibition, 50MV Gallery, Liverpool

The Manchester ContemporaryUK Contemporary Art Fair, Manchester Central, Manchester

FrequenciesGroup Exhibition, Oceans Apart, Manchester

MADE IT 2024 ShowGroup Exhibition, SEESAW, Manchester

Humm DingerGroup Exhibition, FG Gallery, Knutsford

A to Z and Back Again: Eighty-One Artworks in Descending Order of Size and Ascending Order of DurationGroup Exhibition, Holden Gallery, Manchester

Meet the Future, Degree Show Exhibition, Manchester School of Art, Manchester

Tracing Connections, Group Exhibition by MSOA Curatorial CollectiveManchester School of Art, Manchester

Calico, Group ExhibitionThe Salutation Pub, Manchester

Traces Unveiled, Group Exhibition by MSOA Curatorial Collective, Manchester School of Art, Manchester

2023

Whiteknights Studio Trail, Group Exhibition, Reading

Disturb + ReassureGroup Exhibition, Joshua Brooks, Manchester

From Joya, Group Exhibition, Manchester School of Art, Manchester

AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS

Wallace Seymour Painting Prize 2024

Freelands Painting Prize 2024 Nominee for Manchester School of Art

© 2025 by Jessie Farnsworth. All rights reserved.

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