Jessie Burnes, (b.1995, Kansas City, KS) currently lives and works in Chicago, IL. She received her BFA in Painting at Kansas State University in 2018, and her Post-Baccalaureate certificate from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2019. Jessie is a current MFA candidate at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Jessie has exhibited her works in Kansas City, Chicago, and New York.