Jessica Straus

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Wood sculptures

 

 

Jessica Straus is a wood sculptor from the Boston area.  Working primarily in wood and mixed media, Straus explores the poetry of unexpected juxtapositions between recognizable and invented forms.   Her studio is in the Brickbottom Artists Building in Somerville, MA.  Her artwork is represented by  the Boston Sculptors Gallery in the SOWA district of Boston.  She has shown her work at numerous galleries and museums including the Addison Gallery of American Art, the Fuller Craft Museum, the Danforth Art Museum, the Duxbury Art Complex Museum, the DeCordova Museum, and the Berkshire Art Museum.  A recipient of a Massachusetts Cultural Council grant and a Berkshire Taconic Foundation grant, Straus was also a nominee for the recently established Brother Thomas awards.

 

Contact info

Brickbottom Artists’ Building
1 Fitchburg St.    C101
Somerville, MA  02143
(617) 591-0378  or
(617) 965-3862


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© All images copyright Jessica Straus, 2001-2009

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