Aimee Jette is a resident of Ridgefield, CT, completing her MFA in Interdisciplinary Visual Art at WCSU. She received an MA in Creative Arts Therapy Counseling from Hofstra University in 2019 and a BA from Albertus Magnus College.
Since 2002, Aimee’s work has been shown in solo and group exhibitions in CT, NY, and PA. She was awarded a Gullkistan Artist in Residency in Iceland, where her work was also exhibited. In 2016, Aimee founded Art in Common, Inc., a non-profit charitable organization that connects communities by promoting creativity and compassion through the expressive arts. Art in Common Gallery, located at 602 Ridgebury Road in Ridgefield, CT, had its grand opening earlier this year and offers art classes, workshops, and gallery openings.
“What excites me about painting is capturing the emotional landscape of a place, whether internal or external. A landscape becomes a residence to mark contrary ideas or truths. Our memories of objects and events exist in the topography of our psyche. What is placed in the foreground and pushed back depends on the emotional intensity and chemical processes that dictate the event. I am fascinated by how these artifacts are stored. What does it mean to access this? … Ultimately, the external and internal landscapes personify the layers of our consciousness, which I confront and expose through art.”
I had the honor of being interviewed by Laurie Hernandez, Olympic Gold Medalist of One Mind Network. It’s about 15 minutes long, covers my work as an Art Therapist and Executive Director of Art in Common, 501c3. Additionally, I discuss several paintings from Neuron Series— (starting at 09:53 (if you want to skip the first part).