About the work

Voorsanger’s practice has always been fluid. She is a multi-disciplinarian artist who uses whatever materials are relevant for the project she is currently exploring. The work thematically has always had a foot in popular culture, initially through obsession and fan adulation then branching out to escapist culture and identity but always seeming to come back to TV in some form or another. She is inspired by colour and pattern which also makes its way into the work. She is currently working on a series of paintings that are fabric constructions made with vintage and patterned fabrics, sewn together, that have collaged images, embroideries, and paint interventions. Drawing plays a large part in her thinking.

Date and country of birth

1965, US

Career Highlights

Selected solo exhibitions include Jessica Voorsanger: Partridge Wear Collection, Binghamton University Art Museum, New York (2018); Secrets & Lies, TATE Film Club, Tate Modern, London (2017); Chain Reaction, Commissioned performance, TATE Modern, London (2016); EMPIRE Magazine, MASSIVE WINTER PREVIEW (Oct 2016, Issue 328), Kornhauschen Gallerie, Aschaffenberg (2016); Live Long and Prosper, WORK Gallery, London (2016)

Her work is held in public and private collections including The Arts Council, London; and The V&A National Art Library, London.