Jessie Bennett is a self-proclaimed

Native American Artist of the Navajo

tribe. She was born in Gallup, New

Mexico on March 24th, 1981. The

youngest of three sisters Jessie used

art as a therapuetic outlet for her

angst and depression. Creating

beautiful images on the mediums of

paper & canvas, she accidentally

wandered into the realm of Face

and Body painting, when she

became fascinated with the world of

body modification and body art.

She picked up a brush and began

painting on the "skin" medium at age

thirteen and never stopped.

Confronted with many obstacles of

the world she has endured more than most. At age 20 she was found guilty of "posession and intent to distribute" a controlled substance. She spent four years of her life paying for her mistakes in a halfway house, prison and homeconfinement. Rejected from many job opportunites and fighting to get her life back on track she was barely accepted into a two year college. Realizing her academic potential she also began to revive her artistic abilities. Using her past experiences good and bad, a new and improved version of Jessie started to manifest. Graduating in 2006 with an Associates in Business Administration, Jessie went on to a four-year Native American college where she is studying graphic design, web design, 3D animation, and film.