education:

2027 Anticipated, Masters in Art Therapy/ Counseling, Southwestern College and New Earth Institute, Santa Fe, NM.

2027            Anticipated, Human Sexuality Certification, Southwestern College and New Earth institute, Santa Fe, NM.

2027             Anticipated, Trauma, Grief & Renewal Certification, Southwestern College and New Earth institute, Santa Fe, NM.

2026             Anticipated, Ecotherapy Certification, Southwestern College and New Earth institute, Santa Fe, NM.

2024             Bachelor of Fine Arts, Major Studio Art: Primary focus in Ceramics, Secondary focus in Oil Painting. Minors: Pre-Art Therapy, American Indian

Studies, and Art History, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK.

2021              Associates of Art, Tulsa Community College, Tulsa, OK.

2017              High School Diploma, Jenks High School, Jenks, OK.      

collaborative workshops + art-related professional experience:

2025             Vendor, Artisan Market, Positive Space Tulsa, Tulsa, OK.

2025             Co-curator + Artist, Four Mothers Collective, From the Heart: Indigenous Expressions of Joy, worked with artist and Co-curator Carly Treece, Positive

Space Tulsa, Tulsa, OK. October 27th – November 30th.

2025             Vendor, Mvskoke Loan Fund, River Spirit Casino, Tulsa, OK.

2023              Assistant Printer, Oklahoma State University Printmaking Workshop at the Prairie Arts Center, Alternative Screenprinting Techniques, worked with

visiting Artist Sophie Isaak, Stillwater, OK. November 1st – 5th.

2017-current Vendor, First Friday Art Crawls (Monthly event), Tulsa, OK.

solo-workshops

2025             Ceramics workshop and pit fire, Positive Space Tulsa, Four Mothers Collective, Tulsa, OK. November 15th.

2025             Cyanotype Printing Workshop, Burning Cedar Sovereign Wellness, Tulsa, OK. October 4th.

awards + honors:                                         

2025             Guardians of Sovereignty Scholarship, Santa Fe, NM.

2023              Dana, Lisa, and Chris Tiger Scholarship, Stillwater, OK.

2022              Jackson Narcomey Rising Artist Scholarship, Stillwater, OK.

Fall 2021        Dean’s Honor Roll, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK.

Fall 2019        Dean’s Honor Roll, Tulsa Community College, Tulsa, OK.

Spring 2019 President’s Honor Roll, Tulsa Community College, Tulsa, OK.

Fall 2017-
Fall 2018      Dean’s Honor Roll, Tulsa Community College, Tulsa, OK.

2017               Honorable Mention, Jenks Public Schools Annual Art Show, The Hive Gallery, Jenks, OK.      

group exhibitions:

2026             Ripple in Traditions, Traveling exhibit presented by Four Mothers Collective, Mid-America All Indians Museum, Wichita, KS.

2025             Duality, Wildheart Virtual Art Gallery, Santa Fe, NM.

2025             From the Heart: Indigenous Expressions of Joy, Four Mothers Collective, Positive Space Gallery, Tulsa, OK.

2025             Keepers of the Land, Sovereign Santa Fe Art Expo, LaFonda Hotel, Santa Fe, NM.

2025             Illusions, Wildheart Virtual Art Gallery, Santa Fe, NM.

2024 Home, Wildheart Gallery, Santa Fe, NM.

2024 Ripples in Traditions, Four Mothers Collective, Positive Space Gallery, Tulsa, OK.

2024             43rd Annual Student Juried Exhibition, Gardiner Gallery of Art, Stillwater, OK.

2024             BFA Studio Capstone Exhibition, Gardiner Gallery of Art, Stillwater, OK.

2024             Texture, Student Union Orange Wall Gallery, Stillwater, OK.

2023             Mundane Magic, Student Union Orange Wall Gallery, Stillwater, OK.

2023             Being and Belonging, Student Union Orange Wall Gallery, Stillwater, OK.

2022             41st Annual Student Juried Exhibition, Gardiner Gallery of Art, Stillwater, OK.

2022             Heritage Society OSU Student Art Exhibition, OSU McKnight Center for the Performing Arts, Stillwater, OK.

2022             Inflatable Beasts, Modella Gallery, Stillwater, OK.

2017              Jenks Public Schools Annual Art Show, The Hive Gallery, Jenks, OK.

public installations:

Nov. 2024 -
Oct. 2025 Bright City: Cultural Confluence, Dashboard in partnership with Newtown Macon, curated by Yatika Starr Fields, Macon’s 2nd Street Alley, Macon, GA.

leadership + volunteering:

2023             NASA Member, 52nd Annual Powwow, Native American Student Association at Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK.

Summer
2019   ESL Helper, International Work-Study Seminar, Utsunomiya, Japan. Traveled to Japan with Tulsa Community College. Assisted Japanese students in

Kindergarten through Sixth grade at Kiyohara Kita Elementary School with English speaking lessons. Parts from the opening ceremony were featured on Utsunomiya’s Channel 8 News.

2018-2020    Contributing Artist, Empty Bowls, Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma, Tulsa, OK.

Created 100+ 1lb. stoneware ceramic bowls at Waterworks. Donated all bowls to the annual Empty Bowls Event. Attended the charity event in 2018.

2017-2019     Volunteer, Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma, Tulsa, OK.

bibliography:

Alicia Chesser. “10 Art Shows To See In November”. The Pickup from This Land Press, November 6th, 2025.

Jeff Krisman. Jessi Sands. “A Deep Conversation with Jessi Sands at Positive Space.” Deep Conversations Podcast. December 6th, 2024. https://deepconversationspodcast.buzzsprout.com/118586/episodes/16235200-a-deep-conversation-with-jessi-sands?t=0

Alicia Chesser. “Tradition As Transmission.” Midbrow, November 17th, 2024

Shelly Patrick. “Ripple In Traditions”. First American Art Magazine, November 9th, 2024.

Mvskoke Media. “Ripple in Traditions”. Mvskoke Media YouTube, Tulsa, OK, November 5th, 2024.

Steve Liggett. “Art exhibit looks at ripple effect of family traditions”. Tulsa World, November 3rd, 2024.

NewTown Macon. “Bright City: Cultural Confluence”. Dashboard, November 1st, 2024.

Michael W. Pannell. “Museum of Arts and Sciences equips advanced tech to usher in new exhibit”. The Macon Melody, October 30th, 2024.

Staff Report. “NewTown Macon Presents Bright City: Cultural Confluence Art Exhibition”. Middle Georgia CEO, October 30th, 2024.

Native Oklahoma. “Weekly Newsletter” Native Oklahoma Magazine, October 29th, 2024.

Nate Weeks. “NewTown Macon’s Bright City: Cultural Confluence”. Middle Georgia Times, October 27th, 2024.

Christy Love, Interview, Christy Love Productions, Tulsa, OK, September 6th, 2019.

professional organization:

AATA: American Art Therapy Association

SIP: The Society of Indian Psychologist

ADCT: Art Directors Club Tulsa

OVAC: Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition

technical skills:

Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Bridge, Adobe Photoshop, acrylic painting, oil painting, water coloring, gouache, graphite drawing, charcoal drawing, ink drawing, print making, etching, collage, ETC, wood carving, lithography, mono-prints, wood working, soldering, welding, assemblage, wheel-throwing, sculpting, and hand building.