Awards & Recognition

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

Huffington Post Article

“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”.