Jessica Eaton facts for kids

Jessica Eaton (born 1977) is a talented Canadian photographer. She lives in Montreal, Quebec, and is known for her unique way of exploring how photos are made.

About Jessica Eaton

Jessica Eaton was born in 1977 in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. She studied photography and earned a special degree called a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) from the Emily Carr Institute.

Exhibitions and Recognition

Jessica's amazing photos have been shown in many places around the world. She has had her own shows, like "Wild Permutations" at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Cleveland, USA, and "Ad Infinitum" in London, UK. Her work has also been part of group shows in the Netherlands, the USA, and South Korea.

In 2016, Jessica was nominated for the Sobey Art Award, which is a big honor for Canadian artists. Her work has been featured in famous newspapers and magazines like The New York Times and The New Yorker. In 2019, she received a Guggenheim Fellowship. This award recognized her as one of the most important Canadian photographers working today.

How Jessica Eaton Creates Art

Jessica Eaton's photographs often focus on the very basics of how a camera works. She explores things like light, color, and exposure. Exposure is how much light hits the camera's film or sensor. By playing with these elements, Jessica finds new and exciting ways to create images.

The "Cubes for Albers and LeWitt" Series

After living in Vancouver and Toronto, Jessica moved to Montreal. There, she created a very important series of photos called "Cubes for Albers and LeWitt." These pictures were inspired by two artists, Josef Albers and Sol LeWitt, who used simple shapes and colors in their art.

For this series, Jessica took many pictures of a cube painted in different colors. She did something special: she took multiple shots on the same piece of film without moving it. This is different from painting, where adding layers usually makes colors darker. In photography, when you add layers of light on the same film, the colors can actually become brighter! Sometimes, she would photograph only grey cubes but use different colored filters over her camera lens to add color to the film.

Awards and Collections

Jessica Eaton has received several awards for her photography. In 2011, she won the Bright Spark Award from the Magenta Foundation. The next year, in 2012, she won a photography prize at the Hyères International Festival of Fashion and Photography. As mentioned, she was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2019.

Her work is also kept in important art collections. You can find her photographs in the permanent collections of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Montreal and the National Gallery of Canada. This means her art will be preserved and shown for many years to come.

External links

• Jessica Eaton – M+B website feature