Jessica Palomo received her BFA in Sculpture from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX and her MFA in Drawing from Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ. Palomo has art education experience at both the college and high school levels and held positions at prestigious art institutions like the Phoenix Art Museum. She was the artist in residence at the Palazzo Rinaldi in 2011 with a solo exhibition in Noepoli, Italy. Her work has been exhibited internationally at the Contemporary Art Space in China, locally at Tucson Museum of Art in Arizona, and in Phoenix, AZ. Recently she received the 2023 Artists to Work Grant from City of Phoenix and is represented by Bentley Gallery. Palomo works in drawing and sculpture to investigate uncomfortable situations. Currently, her work explores the effects of grief and trauma.