Jess Hansen believes that all emotions can be expressed through the creatures of this earth, and her art captures the souls of the animals she depicts.  Jess was born in Utah and graduated from the Art Instruction School in Minneapolis, MN in April 2011. Since then she has won a number of awards for her art in pastel, ink, oil painting, digital artwork, and sculptures. Major current themes in Jess’ art are a series dedicated to spreading word about endangered animals and a series of historical representations of extinct and/ or mythical animals throughout history. Her mission is to further express imaginative animal souls.

In 2019 she was accepted as a member of the selective international acclaimed group Artists for Conservation through a rigorous jurying process.  She was also accepted as a member of the Pastel Society of America and the Oil Painters of America. Jess works in multiple mediums such as oil, pastel, India ink, digital art, and sculpture.