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Jessica McDermott is a photographic artist. Making playful and performative work about memory, legacy, and high-concept worlds.

She works with galleries and arts organisations on big art projects, inspiring young people to tell their own stories with photography and develop tools to think independently and creatively.

Project Manager, National Portrait Gallery on Visible / Invisible in partnership with The Line and The London College of Fashion.

Schools Artist, National Portrait Gallery on People Powered, Elstree: Behind The Scenes of the British Hollywood and People Powered, Heathrow: Our Local Airport.

Photographer, Tate on Steve McQueen, Year 3 in partnership with Artangel and A New Direction. Taking over 450 of the class portraits exhibited at Tate Britain for the artwork by Oscar- and Turner-Prize winning artist Steve McQueen.

Recipent, Arts Council Developing Your Creative Practice Award

Resource Writer, for one-of-kind immersive art experience dreamachine facilitated by A New Direction and Collective Act with the British Science Association

Producer, for the photography podcast Scenario that follows photographers as their work is being made. Placed at No.1 of Best Podcasts for Photographers by Digital Camera World.