1st Place Special Recognition –
“Trading My Heels for Combat Boots: My Tribute to Women in the Military”,
National Veterans Creative Arts Festival 2015
1st Place Special Recognition and Best in Show–
“Trading My Heels for Combat Boots: My Tribute to Women in the Military”,
NM Veterans Creative Arts Festival 2015
1st Place Pastel NM Veterans Creative Arts Festival 2015 – “Wildlife Loving New Mexico Life”
2nd Place Pastel “Living Off the Land” New Mexico Veteran’s Art Show 2014
Secudino Baldonado American Legion Award 2014 – “Cuddle”
1st Pastel “Desert Run”, 2014 NM Veteran’s Creative Arts Festival
2nd Pastel “Living Off the Land”, 2014 New Mexico Veteran’s Art Show
1st Monochromatic “Cuddle”, 2014 NM Veteran’s Creative Arts Festival
2nd Drawing “Cuddle”, 2014 New Mexico State Fair Fine Art Show
1st Monochromatic “Hummingbirds in Garden”, 2013 NM Veteran’s Creative Arts Festival
2nd Colored Drawing “Fall Day” NM Veteran’s Creative Arts Festival
3rd Drawing “Hummingbirds in Garden”, 2012 NM Veteran’s Art Show
3rd Pastel “Chimayo Church”, 2012 NM Veteran’s Art Show
1st place Marker “The Fly”, 2012 NM Veteran’s Creative Arts Festival
1st place Monochromatic “Handyman”, 2012 NM Veteran’s Creative Arts Festival
2nd place Monochromatic “Dad and Daughter, 2011 NM Veteran’s Creative Arts Festival
2nd Pastel “NM Sunset Rattlers, 2011 NM Veteran’s Creative Arts Festival
Art Featured:
“Trading My Heels for Combat Boots: My Tribute to Women in the Military” as featured in USA Today, Veteran’s Day Edition 2015
“Trading My Heels for Combat Boots: My Tribute to Women in the Military” mentioned in an article by Robert L. Lynch in the Huffington Post
“Trading My Heels for Combat Boots: My Tribute to Women in the Military” Featured in an article by Gary Kunich
http://garykunich.blogspot.com/
“Trading My Heels for Combat Boots: My Tribute to Women in the Military” was featured in the Kirtland Air Force Base Nucleus in an article by Ryan Stark
In 2008, Jessica donated to the “Art for the Animals” for Animal Humane Association and appeared in the 2008 October Edition in the “Albuquerque Magazine”.