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Jess Graff

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"I'm so happy! I look around me and see everybody doing what I want to be doing! Inventing!" --Student, age 7

Artist Biography

Jess Graff has delivered arts-based programs in the Pacific NW for nearly 15 years. She has participated in many gallery shows and residency programs at schools, art centers, and museums. Her work ranges from sculptural ceramics to fibers and paint media.

Teaching Philosophy

Jess Graff is passionate about creating accessible, equitable classroom spaces and choice-based arts experiences that invite people of diverse ages and backgrounds to collaborate, create, and communicate together.

Program Model	Program Name	Art Form (General Discipline)	Description	Program Link
In Class	Animal Habitats in Clay	Visual Art	Explore all things animal habitats in this fun, adaptable clay residency.	View Program
Teacher Workshop	Animal Habitats in Clay for Teachers	Visual Art	Educators will learn about ceramic hand-building techniques and tools as they explore methods for creating funky, furry, and scaly creatures.	View Program
In Class	Collaborative Installation: Outdoor and Indoor Murals	Visual Art	Students of this intensive mural program will design and help construct large-scale durable collaborative artwork	View Program
Teacher Workshop	Field Station for Teachers	Visual Art	Spark your curiosity as you learn about animals and their environments.	View Program
In Class	Field Station: Animals and the Natural World	Visual Art	Using ethically sourced natural history specimen, observe and create detailed artwork while creating connections about organisms & their environments.	View Program
In Class	Identity through Self Portraits	Visual Art	Create richly layered self portraits using drawing and painting techniques, clay, or collage making techniques in this hands on adventure through identity.	View Program
In Class	Mad Scientist: The Arts and Science of Slime!	Visual Art	Students will explore all things ooey-gooey, and glowy while learning the art and science behind this delightful chemistry.	View Program
In Class	Mapping Communities and Imagination	Visual Art	Students will create mixed-media maps of real and imagined places.	View Program