Joanna Jesse was born in 1975 in Poznań, Poland. After graduating from the Poznań University of Fine Arts, she trained as a graphic designer. She has been working as an independent artist since 2006.

Between 2006 and 2009, she attended classes at the Düsseldorf Art Academy as a guest student under Professor Herbert Brandl, before going on to study Fine Art Painting at the Academy. In 2013, Professor Brandl appointed her as his Meisterschülerin (master student). Two years later, she graduated with a diploma from the Düsseldorf Art Academy.

Joanna Jesse has participated in numerous exhibitions and art fairs both in Germany and internationally. She currently lives and works in Solingen, Germany.

In her paintings, Joanna Jesse captures scenes from everyday life as remembered through the passage of time, transforming them into quiet visual records of moments gone by. At the heart of her work lies childhood – that precious time of lightness, freedom and carefree innocence, which she brings to life through vibrant colours, flowing movement and subtle interplay of light and shadow.

Especially in today's world, her paintings awaken a deep sense of longing: for time and tranquillity, for mountains, water and forests. They remind us of our need for stillness, for harmony with nature. An invitation to pause in the here and now, to replenish our inner strength and find the resilience to face the shadows of our time.

With remarkable sensitivity, the artist creates a gentle counterbalance to the world around us. She offers warmth and love in a time when our everyday lives are so often overshadowed by news of disasters, war and fear.

Her art touches us, gently caresses the soul – and perhaps that is precisely what we need today, more than ever before.