Hoflick, Jessica (Esther)

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Moving from her childhood home, a rural community north of Peterborough, Ontario, Ess Hoflick completed her B.A. Honours in Studio Arts from the University of Guelph in 2007 - with a minor in English Literature. In 2012, the artist moved to Montreal where she lived and worked until her MFA at the University of Ottawa, 2017-19.

Ess came to NWP in January of 2020. Her focus is Painting, however she also teaches Drawing, Visual Fundamentals, Portfolio Development and the Independents program, depending on the semester. 

Esther was the co-founder of Night Owl Contemporary, a gallery for emerging artists in Montreal, and founded and operated The Living Art Room, a community-based art school in both Guelph and Montreal. She worked as curator for Artbomb Montreal, a daily auction of Canadian art, and received a grant from the Québec Jeunes Volontaires program. She has worked as a studio assistant for painters Peter Barron and Richard Hayman in Peterborough, Don Russell, in Guelph, and John Brown, in Toronto. Her work has been exhibited at Artspace, in Peterborough; the Art Gallery of Guelph; Espace Projet, in Montreal; Galerie UQO, in Gatineau, QC, and Gallery Karsh Mason in Ottawa, among others.

Jessica Esther's preferred name is Esther - or Ess for short.