Jessie Kanelos Weiner is a bilingual artist, illustrator and author living in Paris for over 15 years. Illustrating for a wide range of clients, Jessie's signature watercolor style is commissioned from luxury houses (Cartier, Free People, Fragonard), food brands (Nespresso, Great Jones, Elle à Table) to editorials (Vogue, The New Yorker, T MAG). Her next book Thinking in Watercolor: A Daily Practice to Unlock Your Creativity & Discover Your Inner Artist will be released by Artisan in winter 2025. Jessie is also a standup comedian performing in English & French. She is represented by Lipstick London.
Selected Clients
The New Yorker
T Magazine
The New York Times
Cartier
The Wall Street Journal
Vogue
Vanity Fair France
Regain Magazine
M Le Magazine du Monde
Le Nouvel Observateur
ELLE à table
Free PeopleAfar
Cherry Bombe Magazine
Domino Magazine
Chevrolet
Penguin Books
Harper Collins
Rizzoli
Food52
The Kitchn
Hachette Livre
Atelier Cologne
Metropolitan Magazine
Serious Eats
Twisted
Relais & Châteaux
Kenzo
Live Illustration
LVMH Prize
Pinterest FR
Michael Kors
Cherry Bombe Magazine
Le Samaritaine
Selected Press
Selected Interviews
Teaching
Skillshare (ongoing) https://skl.sh/39N6q1d
Paris College of Art / Foundation drawing (ongoing)
Paris School of Luxury / Drawing
Denison University / artist in residence 2016
NYU Paris / guest lecturer
Literary Representation: Judy Linden of Stonesong Press LLC
Books Published
Thinking in Watercolor: A Daily Practice to Unlock Your Creativity & Discover Your Inner Artist, Artisan 2024, author & illustrator
The New Victory Garden 2023 Wall Calendar, Universe 2022, illustrator
New York in Stride: An Insider’s Walking Guide, Rizzoli, 2020, coauthor
Paris in Stride: An Insider’s Walking Guide, Rizzoli, 2018, coauthor
Edible Paradise: A Coloring Book of Seasonal Fruits and Vegetables, Universe, 2016, author
Exhibitions
“Paris, I Suppose” Un Jour Une Illustration Gallery, Paris
2024, digital exhibition
“Paris est une fête” Un Jour Une Illustration Gallery, Paris 2024, group show