Carol Jessen

Carol Jessen was born and raised in Oakland, California.  She studied at San Francisco State University and holds a bachelor of arts degree in journalism and biology.  After graduating she donned her backpack and traveled the many corners of the world including Europe, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India and many countries of the far east.  She would then go on to study at the Mendocino Art Center and the Academy of Art in San Francisco.  The far east left a vivid impression which prompted her to reside in Kyoto, Japan for a year and on two later trips study Japanese woodblock printing (moku hanga) in the Japan Alps with Toshi Yoshida.

Her primary mediums are oil painting, pastel and various forms of printmaking and collage. Her work has been featured by Next Monet and Editions Limited where her original oil paintings and pastels sold out at the New York Art Expo in 2004.  Her paintings have also been featured on book covers and the film "Click" starring Adam Sandler

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