Jessica Plattner is an American/Canadian artist and educator, and the Coordinator of the Art and Design Program at Medicine Hat College. With a BFA from Washington University School of Fine Art in St. Louis, and an MFA in painting from Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia and Temple Rome, Italy, artist residencies include Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, The Vermont Studio Center, SACI (Studio Art Centers International) and a Fulbright Scholarship in Mexico. Jessica has exhibited her work in the USA, Canada, Mexico, and Italy, and her work is held in the public collections of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts (AFA), the City of Medicine Hat, the City of St. Albert, and several colleges and universities.