Jean Wilkey
Jean Wilkey is an American artist based in New Mexico whose work combines objects, landscapes, animals, and figure to explore aspects of perception, identity, and our relationship to nature. Wilkey has exhibited nationally and internationally, has been the recipient of fellowships and awards, and her work has been collected by individuals in more than a dozen countries. She recently exhibited work at the Las Cruces Museum of Art, she was named the 2015 New Mexico artist of the Year by Exploring TOSCA magazine, and she placed as a finalist in The Artist's Magazine 30th Annual competition. Her work has appeared in Southwest Art magazine, The Artist’s Magazine, and Exploring TOSCA. She is an active member of the American Women Artists and the Border Artists and teaches drawing and painting privately and at Dona Ana Community College. Born in Fort Worth, Texas, Wilkey holds a Masters of Fine Arts degree in painting, a BFA in art, and a Masters in Education. She traveled widely and lived in Honduras, Costa Rica, and Israel before moving to New Mexico where she lives with her husband and dogs, Schuster and Smudge.
