EMPTY SEATS: Meet the Artist - Jess Spagnolo
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Based in Southern Ontario, Jess Spagnolo is a Canadian artist and graphic designer whose multidisciplinary practice includes murals, illustration, and digital design.
Working across public and private spaces, Jess creates vibrant compositions that balance technical precision with expressive use of colour.
Drawing inspiration from her Mexican heritage, Jess’s work has been exhibited and featured in publications and businesses across the Greater Toronto Area and Kawartha Lakes.
EXHIBITION STATEMENT
COMMIT TO RESPECT, COMMIT TO ACTION explores the disconnect between the language of equality and the reality experienced by women in leadership in a manner that is simple, yet bold.
STAND WITH WOMEN LEADERS, explores the relationship between symbolism and perception. In a way a challenge to the idea that femininity and leadership exist in opposition. Drawing inspiration from Mexican Talavera floral designs, it reclaims decorative visual language often dismissed as 'delicate' and reframes it as a symbol of resilience and solidarity.
