SCAN Presents Jessica Teti Turgoose will be Demonstrating portrait in Pastel

The Society of Creative Arts of Newtown (SCAN) will present Jessica Teti Turgoose demonstrating portrait in pastel on Tuesday evening August 11th

at 7:30 pm at The Newtown Senior Center, 8 Simpson Street, Newtown, CT. The demonstration is open to the public and admission is free.

• Received a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree with a concentration in Painting in 1975 from Kutztown University. 

• Continued classes at Fleisher Art Memorial in Philadelphia, and the Pa. Academy of fine Arts in Philadelphia. 

Shows and awards include: 

• One Person exhibit at Widener University in Pennsylvania 

• Two-person show at Delaware County Community College, in which two paintings were purchased for the College’s permanent collection. 

• One Person Show at the Church Street Gallery in West Chester, Pennsylvania 

• Paintings are also included in the H.S Lenfest Collection. 

• Selected 2023 to be an Elected Artist at the Lyme Art Association in Old Lyme, CT. 

• Won the Best of Show Award at the members exhibit of the Connecticut Pastel Society.

• Won Best of Show for the Philadelphia Pastel Society Juried Show in 2024

Also exhibited regularly at: 

• Immaculata University Art Show 

• The Philadelphia Art Show 

• Chester County Art Association 

• Historic Yellow Springs Art Show 

Since moving to Connecticut in 2018 

• Has exhibited frequently at the Lyme Art Association, and have been chosen to become an Elected Artist. 

• Is a member of the Artists Cooperative Gallery in Westerly, RI and regularly exhibit there. 

• Became a member of the Connecticut Pastel Society, where she has won numerous awards, including Best of Show. Her work is represented in many private collections both nationally and internationally. 

• Exhibited at the Mystic Museum of Art and won the Mary Barthelson Pastel Award in 2026