About Jessica Tefft

Jessica Tefft is an artist and professional photographer based in Winston-Salem, N.C. Tefft believes art gives her the language in which she can explore themes of trauma and healing. She also views it as a lens through which to interpret current events. She was a photojournalist in Washington, DC, and elsewhere and has exhibited and won numerous awards for her work. Photojournalism took her to Cuba and the Alaskan wilderness, as well as the presidential campaign trail. She assembled and edited a Pulitzer Prize staff entry for coverage of the D.C. sniper that was a finalist in the competition. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in studio art from Wake Forest University, is a member of Artworks Gallery, and is the Founder and Executive Director of The Art SHAC.

Exhibitions

Planned and Curated “Myself Seeing/Seeing Myself” show with Carter G. Woodson and visiting artist Diana Greene, 2020
“Thoughts and Prayers-solo show Artworks Gallery and “Built In; Studio Director’s Exhibition” - group show Sawtooth School for Visual Art, 2019.
“This is Your Circus and These Are Your Monkeys”- solo show Artworks Gallery, 2018.
“Magical Thinking”-solo show Artworks Gallery, 2017.

Awards

ArtPop Street Gallery winner, 2020.
Pictures of the Year International: Award of Excellence, Feature Picture Story, 2004.
National Press Photographers Association, Best of Photojournalism: Third Place, Nature and Environment, 2004.
White House News Photographers Association: award of excellence, pictorial, 2004.
White House News Photographers Association: Award of Excellence, sports feature, 2003.
Pulitzer Prize finalist, staff entry for Breaking News Photography (D.C. Sniper), 2002.

Contact

Email: jessicatefft@gmail.com / Phone: ‪(336) 365-6751‬
564 N. Trade St., Winston-Salem, NC, 27103