Born and raised in New York City, Jessica Gandolf has lived in Portland for 33 years. She received her BA from Oberlin College and her MA from Brooklyn College where she studied with Lois Dodd and Lee Bontecou. She received an NEA Regional Fellowship in Painting in 1994. and has been awarded residencies at MacDowell (twice), at the Ellis-Beauregard Foundation, Hewnoaks, Vermont Studio Center and Cummington Community for the Arts. In addtion, Jessica has been a Lecturer at Bowdoin College and Bates College. She has exhibited across the country and at several venues internationally.