Jessica Petty (New Jersey, b. 1991) lives and works in central New Jersey. In her early career, Jessica was formally taught in Italian Renaissance and Dutch techniques through the Princeton Academy of Art. She received her BFA in Illustration and a Minor in Graphic Design & Advertising from the Rhode Island School of Design. She has also received an Associates in Applied Sciences (AAS) in Advertising and Graphic Design from Mercer County Community College. She has exhibited her work in the U.S. and abroad and works as a professional freelance Graphic Designer and Illustrator, and is a Marketing Designer for the Jetty Rock Foundation in Manahawkin, NJ. Currently, Jessica’s Illustrations are available through The Artful Deposit Gallery in Bordentown, NJ and her work is held in multiple private collections. As a graphic design freelancer, she has had work printed and published, and has worked on multiples key projects through the local art community and has created content for Ground for Sculpture event, more notably the “Remembering Seward Johnon Memorial” in 2021. Jessica has been part of many local events associated with ArtWorks Trenton and the Grounds for Sculpture. Jessica is affiliated with groups and nonprofits such as Bordentown Arts, and New Jersey Art Commission. She is a recipient of the European Honors Program Degree in 2014 from RISD and has been a keynote speaker at the Princeton Academy of Art.