There is a creature living within me. It is itching inside my skin and is crying to be let out. A monster wrapped in white fur and black fur, a manifestation of turmoil, anxieties, and my deep-rooted self-hatred. For many years I resented this creature, placing blame on those around me and the people helping to feed and encourage its growth. Over time I start to view this creature like a child who just needs support and validation and not the monster I thought it to be.

I love you so, delves deeper into my personal psyche of dealing with the feelings of loss, grief, and misalignment. I have been creating a world where my inner demons and thoughts can manifest as creatures, and I have been seeking to develop their story.

Artist Statement

Jacqueline Huskisson’s work explores the delicate interplay between memory, emotion, and identity through mixed media and collage. Her art is a journey through fragments-layering personal history, found objects, and visual elements into evocative compositions. Each piece feels like a reconstruction of a dream, inviting viewers to explore what is remembered, forgotten, and reimagined.

By embracing imperfection and juxtaposition, Huskisson’s work offers a reflection on the fluid nature of identity and the narratives of our past. Her art challenges us to look closer, finding meaning in both absence and presence, and the embrace the beauty of the unresolved.

Bio

Jacqueline Huskisson is a visual artist from Calgary, Alberta Canada and currently living between Calgary and Berlin, Germany. In 2011 she received a BFA in print media from the Alberta College of Art and Design (Now AU Arts.) In 2017 she received an MFA in studio arts from the Belfast School of Art in Northern Ireland. She works primarily with printmaking, painting, comics, and media arts. She considers herself a “comic” artist. Majority of her practice relies on narratives, abstract or linear. She focuses on telling narratives of the human body, illness, and the human form’s relation to its surroundings.