Jessie Huckin is a multi-disciplinary, neuro-divergent creative based in South East London. In 2009, she graduated with a BA in Fine Art from Winchester School of Art, focusing on painting and installation.
Jessie is inspired by nature, the changing of the seasons, and led creatively by stories that enhance the platform for the vulnerable or marginalized communities, with the human experience being at the forefront. Her neurodivergent experience informs the attention to detail, symbolism and multi-sensory process of her work. She loves to collaborate on the development of the design with the team.
Her film work involves being Art Director and Production Designer for commercials, narrative films, non-narrative films, music videos, charity films and educational films. She Art Directed ‘When I grow up’ with BigEggFilms, which won the bronze award at the Charity Film Awards, and multi award winning ‘More Than One Story’ with Cardboard Citizens. She has Production Designed films alongside BAFTA and OSCAR nominated short film crew, starring BAFTA nominated actors Ellora Torchia and Afsaneh Dehrouyeh. Production designing for brands has included for NBC for the Jimmy Fallon Show with the Jonas Brothers, Outernet London, and clients including Virgin, Samsung, and THIS.
She also works as a Set, Props and Costume Designer, set builder, scenic artist for theatre. Her projects range from designing and creating an immersive and interactive ‘The Man in the Moon’ at the Royal Opera House, family friendly ‘Mini Magic Flute’ opera with Opera North, painting costumes for the English National Ballet ‘Dance Journeys’ and Set, costume and prop design for Best Dance Production Black British Theatre Award nominated non-narrative choreo-poem ‘Saturn Returns’, with Gateway Arts; recently performed at the Southbank Centre.
Her fine art artistry work style varies from painterly naturalism, mixed media, foraged nature such as pressed petals, and soldering wood or cork.
She enjoys transferring this love of art to community arts workshops settings with children, young people and adults. Since graduating from university, Jessie has also obtained her QTS and OCR level 5 Dyslexia diploma in an SpLD (Dyslexia), and is a specialist SEN teacher in the areas of self regulation, communication, Maths, English, Art and Design teaching, with over 10 years experience.
CV, commissions and freelance availability on request.