JeJessica McGarry Bartlet is a professional artist based in Connecticut. She attended Eastern Michigan University and received a BFA with a concentration in Drawing in 2005. In 2007 she participated in a drawing marathon with Graham Nickson at the New York Studio School. She went on to earn an MFA in painting from Western Connecticut State University in 2009 with Margaret Grimes. She held a residency at the Vermont Studio Center in the spring of 2010. That same year, Bartlet joined First Street Gallery, an artist-run gallery in New York City and currently serves on the board. She teaches art history and painting at Post University and Naugatuck Valley Community College. She is a founding member of the New Hartford Artisans Guild, and published her first book, Backyard Wilderness, in 2024.
