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Inspired by minimalism, surrealism and ubiquitous sculptural forms, Jessica Ticchio is reimagining the world through a contemporary art lens. Through 3D Art and Experiential Design, Jessica’s creativity exists in the space between digital and physical. She explores how the two realms can exist in harmony, her work often playing with the line between the real and surreal. Her creative explorations transcend a variety of mediums, coming to life through 3D, AI and VR sculpture in her personal art practice, and the design of real-world immersive experiential spaces as the Creative Director of Studio Messa.
With visions of boundless dreamscapes and gravity-defying sculpture, Jessica’s creative practice aims to evoke intrigue and reflection, whilst bending the concept of reality as we know it. Her artworks have been featured across the globe; from the pages of Vogue Magazine to the gallery walls of Shanghai’s Modern Art Museum, Art Angels Gallery LA, Sydney’s Powerhouse Museum and Prague’s first NFT art gallery ‘Cryptoportal’. In 2023, Jessica’s artwork “Future Of The Past” appeared on two large-scale digital billboards: the Vérone Building Façade in Paris and in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, on a screen spanning 72 metres wide (one of the largest digital billboards in the world). In 2024, Jessica was nominated for the Créateurs Design Award for ‘Excellence in Digital Art’ in Paris.
In 2016, Jessica graduated from UNSW Art & Design with a Bachelor of Design, Class 1 Honours and the first ‘University Medal for Design’ to be awarded in five years. She was also the recipient of the ‘Dean's Award for Academic Excellence’ in the three consecutive years prior. Jessica has been in the creative industry since 2010, now working closely with the world’s leading luxury and lifestyle brands including Nike (Aus & Global), Dior, Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Cartier, Bottega Veneta, Bulgari, Issey Miyake, Tiffany & Co., Coach, Vogue (Aus, China and Global), Moët & Chandon, Hennessy, NBA, Kia, American Express, Logitech, Microsoft, Samsung, Mecca, O.P.I. and many more.
EXHIBITIONS & INSTALLATIONS
‘24 • Subjective Art Festival, Immersive Artwork Installation, Tribeca, NYC
‘24 • Commercial Art Installations w/ Sugar Glider Digital, 440 Collins St (Melb), 1 Market St (Syd) and Rialto Towers (Melb), Aus
‘23 • N3W SOCIETY Bookzine Launch Exhibition, NFT Factory Paris, France
‘23 • Westbund Art Fair, Shanghai, China
‘23 • SO/Paris Artwork Installation,
Paris, France
‘23 • “Mixology” Exhibition, Galleria Perpetua, Lugano, Switzerland
‘23 • Vivid Sydney x Arts-Matter x Good Chemistry Projection Series, Ace Hotel Sydney, Aus
‘23 • Digital Art Installation curated by Culture Vault, Powerhouse Museum, Syd, Aus
'23 • “The Sound of Pixels”, 72m Digital Billboard Takeover, Art Innovation Gallery,
Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
'23 • Digital Billboard Takeover,
Vérone Building Façade, Paris, France
‘22 • Ta-ku & Friends 'Songs to Experience' Immersive Experience, Perth Festival
’22 • VOGUEWORLD “Meta-Ocean”,
Modern Art Museum, Shanghai
‘22 • ONE Sydney Pop Up Gallery,
Art Aid Australia, Sydney, Aus
‘22 • “Meta Spectrum” SuperRare Exhibition,
Art Angels Gallery, Los Angeles
‘22 • Satellite NFT Art Exhibition,
Twenty Twenty Six Gallery, Syd
‘21 • “Enter The Metaverse”, Crypto Portal NFT Gallery, Illusion Art Museum, Prague
‘21 • Ninety Three Bourke & Friends Exhibition, Sydney, Aus
'20 • “Loopy” Animation Group Exhibition,
Goodspace Gallery, Sydney, Aus
’19 • St O’Donnell "Select Gallery” Exhibition,
Sydney, Aus
'19 • "Rose Rouge” Group Exhibition,
Kaisu, Akasaka, Tokyo
'19 • "Gaze" The Soft Collective Group, Exhibition, Goodspace Gallery, Sydney, Aus
'17 • "Print & Staple" Micro Zine Fair,
Goodspace Gallery, Sydney, Aus
'17 • "Lucky I'm A Lady" Group Exhibition,
Goodspace Gallery, Sydney, Aus
'16 • Selected for "Designing Bright Futures" Group Exhibition,
Australian Design Centre, Sydney, Aus
'15 • "Value Your Mind" Group Exhibition
Student Minds, UNSW, Sydney, Aus
'13 • "Body of Narratives" Exhibition, CofaSpace,
UNSW Paddington, Sydney, Aus
'13 • “Art On Paper” Art Award, Youngest Finalist, Hazelhurst Galley, Sydney, Aus
'12 • “Art Rules” Art Award Finalist,
Hazelhurst Galley, Sydney, Aus
SELECT PRESS & AWARDS
‘24 • “The Digital Dreamweaver: Jessica Ticchio’s Art Without Borders” - Scientific Inquirer
‘24 • “The Art of Success”, Samsung x News.com, Artist Feature
‘24 • Sugar Glider Digital Interview
‘24 • 2024 Créateurs Design Awards (CDA) Nominee in the ‘Excellence in Digital Art’ Category, Paris, France
‘23 • Interiores Magazine, Artist Feature, June Print Issue, Madrid Spain
'23 • Order Mag Artwork Feature & Interview
‘22 • VOGUE Business, Artist Feature
'22 • Astrophe Magazine Artwork Feature
‘22 • VOGUE Australia, Editorial Artwork Feature, June Print Issue
‘22 • Marie Claire, “Metaverse Muses” Feature, June Print Issue
‘22 • “Chaos & Utopia Collide In The World Of 3D Artist Jessica Ticchio” - Life Without Andy
‘22 • VOGUE Living Interview
‘22 • Satellite NFT Art Interview
’22 • The Australian Newspaper, Artist Interview
‘22 • QT Hotel x Satellite Interview
’22 • Stockhead Interview
‘21 • The Mint 1stDibs Interview, NYC
‘21 • Life Without Andy Interview
'21 • "Artificial Architecture", The Latch
'21 • "Coming Soon" AndPeople Magazine
Artist Profile, Syd
'20 • Gen Z Artist Feature, Art Premium Magazine, Paris, France
'18 • The Naptown Collective Feature, Indianapolis, USA
'16 • University Medal for Design,
UNSW Art & Design
’16 • Dean's Award for Academic Excellence, UNSW Art & Design
’15 • Dean's Award for Academic Excellence, UNSW Art & Design
’14 • Dean's Award for Academic Excellence, UNSW Art & Design
'14 • Menaçe Magazine Feature
'13 • ‘Value Your Mind’ Art Competition, 2nd Place, UNSW Art & Design
'13 • Manifesto Magazine Feature
TALKS, TEACHING & PANELS
‘23 • Artist Interview with O.P.I. Live Stream
’22 • Adobe Live “3D Design & VR with Jessica Ticchio & David Porte Beckefeld”
’21 • PLS&TY & Friends x @1stDibsNFT
Live Stream
’21 • NFT Artist Panel Discussion, “Architecture World”, Foundation Live Stream
’17 • Co-teaching the Adobe Creative Suite Course at Miami Ad School Surry Hills, Sydney, Aus
EDUCATION & TRAINING
2013-2016 Bachelor of Design, College of Fine Arts, University of New South Wales.
• Graduated with Class 1 Honours and the first ‘University Medal for Design’ to be awarded in five years
• Recipient of the Dean's Award for Academic Excellence for three consecutive years