“I am an interdisciplinary artist with a background in fibre art, theatre design and most recently, a social practice of early childhood education with a focus on forest school”
jessilynleckie@gmail.com
“I have always been inspired by art as life”
Jessilyn Leckie is a settler who grew up and who currently resides, on the traditional and unceded territories of the Sinixt peoples in what is now known as Nelson, British Columbia.
Jessa’s past school work has incorporated ideas about innate intelligence, the collective unconscious, dualism, the ‘divine’ feminine, imagination, intuition, meditation, healing and magic...
Jessa likes to explore ‘time’; due to its complicated history being inherently created as a tool for the use of capitalism. In past work she has attempted to interrupt time as a protest towards capitalism and the destruction it has caused.
“I enjoy disrupting constructs such as this that we take for granted and that therefore should be endlessly challenged. In particular, I like challenging the concept of the nuclear family that our north american culture has created; driven by capitalist gain, supporting misogyny and by default perpetuating asymmetrical power dynamics; causing trauma through toxic masculinity.”
Turning towards natural rhythms and cycles are more interesting for Jessa in ways that time in a non-linear sense explore while simultaneously rebelling against capitalism as projected law.
Ongoing work lays in one-of-a-kind sticker making “this work keeps me inspired.” For Jessa stickers inspire the collective unconscious and she is particularly drawn to art making channeled from ‘the source’ in this unconscious format.
“I also work with children (who I believe are closer to this ‘source’) doing art in outdoor/indoor schools and believe in inspiring art and nature in today’s youth. I am also interested in this work for my own personal growth due to its meditative and integral ‘nature’. One day I hope to host an artist-run art residence/forest camp for kids and artists on traditional and unceded Sinixt territory.”
Curriculum Vitae/Resume
Education
January 2020 - 2022 Bachelor of Fine Arts Emily Carr University, Vancouver, BC
September 2010 - 2012 Design for Theatre Concordia University, Montreal, QC
September 2008 - 2010 Diploma in Fibre Arts Kootenay School of the Arts, Nelson, BC
Relevant Work Experience
May 2024 Set Decorator. “Legally Blonde”. Black Productions, Nelson BC
May 2023. Set Decorator “Addam’s Family”. Black Productions, Nelson BC
October 2021 Production Designer “DAWN” Nelson, BC
April 2021 Production Designer “The First Dance” Nelson, BC
October 2019 Costume designer “Chess” Black Productions, Nelson BC
May 2016 Set decorator/props master. “Rock of Ages”, Black Productions, Nelson BC
June 2013 costume construction “Holy Tranity” Montreal Fringe Fest, Montreal QC
June 2012 Costume designer “Zombie Island” Montreal Fringe Fest, Montreal QC
May 2012 Lighting Designer “Nicholas Nickleby” Coristine Hall, Westmount QC
February 2011 Lighting Designer “Theatre__Business: Fill Us In” FC Smith, Montreal QC
November 2011 Assistant lighting designer “Witch Craft”. DB Clarke, Montreal QC
July 2011 Costume designer “You're a Good Man Charlie Brown” Capitol Theatre, Nelson BC
November 2009 Costume designer “Into The Woods” Nelson Opera Society
July 2009 costume designer "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” Capitol Theatre, Nelson
October 2008 Costume designer “Reefer Madness” Capitol Theatre, Nelson BC
Certificates
October 2019- present Forest School Practitioner Child and Nature Alliance of Canada
September 2022 Emergency First Aid Red Cross, Vancouver BC
August 2018 Montessori/Early Childhood Educator Assistant MTCBC, Vancouver BC
February 2016 Bookkeeping for Small Business’ Selkirk College, Nelson BC