Upcoming Events

  • Through The Mirror, Through The Mind

    Opening reception scheduled for Friday June 6th 2025, 6 - 8 PM.

    Artist Statement: 

    Jessalyn Finch merges large-scale drawing and interactive sculpture to explore the complexities of self-perception and identity. Influenced by the intersection of creativity and mindfulness, her work invites reflection on what it means to inhabit a body—particularly one that is constantly shifting, aging, and often felt as unfamiliar or fragmented. Drawing from personal experiences with body dysmorphia, and chronic pain, Finch examines the tension between the body as a vessel of creation and as an unchosen, distorted structure shaped by internal and external scrutiny.

    Her current work delves deeper into the concept ofbody memory—the often unreliable archive of physical experiences and self-image that lingers in our muscles, posture, and emotional responses. Through charcoal drawings that blend anatomical realism with surreal distortion, and interactive cardboard sculptures that extend bodily forms into shared space, Finch gives shape to these hazy, inherited perceptions. In doing so, she asks viewers to consider how past experiences, trauma, and shifting self-awareness influence not only how we see ourselves, but how we move through the world.

    Artist Bio: 

    Jessalyn Finch is a multidisciplinary artist exploring the fluid relationship between self-perception and the human body. Originally trained in printmaking and drawing, she earned her B.S. in Fine Art from UW-La Crosse with studies in pre-med and Eastern philosophy, and an M.S. in Project Management. A near-death experience in 2017 propelled her to fully commit to professionally creating art, leading to her Emerging Artist Grant (2018) for Shadow Form: The Human Body’s Secret Life.

    Her practice has since expanded into large-scale drawings and interactive sculpture, exploring  body dysmorphia, anatomy, and movement. As a Mayo Clinic Certified Yoga Instructor, she integrates mindfulness and embodiment into her work. In 2024, Finch completed an artist residency at NE Sculpture | Gallery Factory, and in January 2025, she debuted her work at Slip Gallery in Seattle, WA. She continues to explore self-image through solo exhibitions, interdisciplinary performances, and mental health–focused projects presented at venues such as NE Sculpture in Minneapolis, the Bloomington Center for the Arts, and Threshold Arts in Rochester, MN.

  • More Info coming soon

    Opening reception scheduled for Friday August 1, 6 - 8 PM