BIO
Jessiena Lake is an international photographic, stop-motion, mixed-media visual artist.
Her work has been exhibited in juried and group exhibitions including the Toledo Museum of Art, Stanford University, Hennepin Theatre Trust, the Rochester International Airport Art Program and more. She has served as a grant reviewer for regional arts organizations, and is a recipient of the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts Special Talent Scholarship.
She holds a Digital Photography degree from Minneapolis College and is pursuing a BFA in Digital Photography at Arizona State University.
Exhibitions
Through The Lens Collective, Illusions of Autonomy, 2026, South Africa
Excess Contemporary, It’s All Too Much, 2026, New York
Stanford University, Stanford Neurodiversity Summit, 2026, California
Crooked Tree Arts Center, Echoes: Revisiting Memory, 2026, Michigan
Burl Gallery, Rejected, 2026, Minnesota
Toledo Museum of Art, Disabled Women Make History (and Art), 2026, Ohio
Rochester International Airport, Arts Elevated, 2020-2021, Minnesota
Hennepin Theater Trust, Made Here: Future, 2018, Minnesota
Public Functionary, PHOTOSHOW, 2018, MInnesota
Awards and Scholarships
Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts Scholarship, Arizona State University, 2026
Education
BFA Digital Photography, Arizona State University, 2028
A.A.S. Photography and Digital Imaging, Minneapolis College, 2018