Events:
coming soon!
Awards:
* 2024 Inspiring Leader in the Children and Nature Movement · Mar 2025
* Valentiny Writing Contest for Children’s Writers, Honorable Mention for Beautiful Writing · Mar 2025
* Picture Book Party Honorable Mention · Mar 2024
* Trawick Prize · Jan 2009
* Finalist, Sondheim Prize · Jan 2009
* Individual Artist Award, Maryland State Arts Council · Jan 2009
* Fellowship, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts · Jan 2008
Press:
“Meet Jessie Lehson” by Harmonie O’Loughlin. Botanical Anthology · Winter 2023
“Change Education with Plants with Jessie Lehson” Healthy Herb Podcast · Nov 2022
“They Wanted Their Kids to Experience the Outdoors at School. So They Started a Charter” By Brooke Saias. Education Week · Feb 2020
“Participation Park: BDC Scores Sondheim Prize” by Capps, Kriston. Art in America · July 17, 2009
“BDC Wins Sondheim Artscape Prize” Artforum · July 13, 2009
“Dirt as an Art Medium” by Geltman, Liz. DC Museum Examiner · August 10, 2009
“Looks Like Art, Smells Like Art… I think it’s Art.” by Ober, Cara. Baltimore Examiner- · April 19, 2008
“Jessie Lehson.” by Ober, Cara. Urbancode Magazine · February 2008
Lark, 500 Handmade Books. Asheville, NC: Lark Books · 2008.
“Dirt Girl.” by Ober, Cara, Gutter Magazine · September 2007
“We Find This Work Beautiful, Intelligent, And Relevant” by Greenwall, Stuart. Urbancode Magazine · July, 2007
“Agents of Social Change at Intervene/Activate” by Tierney, Robin. Washington Examiner · January 22, 2007
Mostre Rossa Exhibit Catalogue by Bradley, Rachel. Zuni Gallery, Ferarra, Italy ·
“First Impressions, Second Thoughts” by Dawson, Jessica. The Washington Post · December 9, 2006
“Teaming Up on the Arts” by Rems, Janet. The Reston Times · November 8, 2006
“Cicadas are Back, But Now They’re Art” by Linskey, Annie. The Baltimore Sun · December
“Scaling the Walls: Integrating Paper Sculpture with Music, Dance, and Spoken Word”
Hand Papermaking · Winter 2003
“Emerge and See Maryland Art Place Argues That Youth Is Never
Wasted on Young Artists” by DePastino, Blake. City Paper · June 5- July, 1 2003
“Beauty & the Mundane: Transcendence within the Commonplace” Art Source · May 30,
2003