Jessica Alazraki was born and raised in Mexico City and is based in N.Y.C. since 1998. She earned a bachelor’s degree in Communications from Universidad Anáhuac, a Certificate in Drawing & Painting from The New York Academy of Art.

She has exhibited her work in the U.S. in three solo exhibitions and over 40 group shows in the U.S. She completed the Trestle Art Space Residency Program in 2020 and participated in the 2019 ARTWorks fellowship at JCAL. In 2019 she was accepted into the Creative Capital N.Y.C. “El taller program,” .

In 2020 she was awarded by the Queens Art Fund the New Work Grant recipient. Her work got published in a few publications, including New American Paintings, No. 152, Northeast Issue. The Diane Etienne Founders Award, from Stamford Art Association, 2020. Shortlist Hopper Price and 2020 winner of the MvVo AdArt Show. She received “The Award of Excellence” from Huntington Arts Council. She was given an “Honorable Mention Award” by the Barrett Art Center, “The Passion Project Award” and the “Artdex Award.”