Jessica Dalva
BAY AREA, CALIFORNIA
Bay area artist Jessica Dalva’s three-dimensional illustrations are microcosms in sculpture. Using epoxy and polymer clays with a variety of additional media such as vintage ephemera, fabric, mohair, beads, and natural found objects, Dalva masterfully manipulates material to express her own unique style of magical realism. Her intense commitment to every detail instills subtlety and nuance into each figure’s expressive pose, building intrigue and fantasy into every tiny world.
Dalva attended Otis College of Art and Design, graduating with Honors and a degree in Illustration. She has received numerous awards including a 2019 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize, and she is a Silver Award Winner in the Spectrum Fantastic Art Book 25. In addition to exhibiting internationally, Dalva is one of the longest-exhibiting artists at Arch Enemy Arts. She has participated in nearly thirty shows since the gallery’s inception.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
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“Soft” (August 2022)
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“Snippets” (May 2021)
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“How do you Pass the Nights” (March 2020)
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"Dream House” (March 2017)
Catalog of sculpture works.
For 2D works, click here
Below is a list of all works from solo and group exhibitions. Any pieces marked with a red dot have been sold.
"Lil' Treat 1" 2024 polymer clay, vintage millinery leaves, fabric, acrylic paint, crepe paper in vintage frame 11" x 14" x 2" (oval) $650 USD
"Lil' Treat 2" 2024 polymer clay, vintage millinery leaves, fabric, acrylic paint, crepe paper in vintage frame 11" x 14" x 2" (oval) $650 USD
"Reliquary" 2024 fabric, thread, polymer clay, acrylic paint, wire, rhinestones, vintage millinery leaves in wooden shadow box and vintage frame 16" x 20" x 4" framed to 18.5" x 22.5" x 4" $2,200 USD
"Precious" 2024 epoxy clay, resin, rhinestones, acrylic paint on wooden base 21"h x 8" round $2,500 USD
"Something to Remember Me By" 2024 fabric, thread, acrylic paint, wire, rhinestones, vintage millinery flowers in wooden shadow box and vintage frame 10" x 20" x 4" framed to 11.75" x 21.75" x 4" $1900 USD
"One Incapable of Her Own Distress (Hamlet)" (2024) mixed media sculpture with resin 7"w x 15"h x 3"d $1200 USD
"She Seems Nice" 2024 Epoxy and polymer clay, acrylic paint, glass beads, and vintage silk 6” x 13” on 6” round $975 USD
"Spinnerette" (2023) mixed media sculpture on wood panel 5" round $300 USD
"Stardust" (2022) epoxy clay, rhinestones, acrylic paint, glitter, faux eyelashes on wooden base 15" x 8" x 5" $1250 USD
"unraveling" (2022) epoxy clay, acrylic paint, vintage & new golden thread, dried foliage, rhinestones on wooden base 15" x 9" round $1500 USD
"Gathering" (2021) mixed media sculpture with vintage millinery flowers and dried foliage 9"h x 7"w x 7"d $1400 USD
"Everlasting" (2021) mixed media sculpture with epoxy clay and dried foliage 20"t x 8"w x 5"d $1800 USD
"(Indistinct Conversation)" (2017) mixed media sculpture in shadow box (comes with plexi insert) 14" tall x 14" wide x 4" deep $1,400 USD
"We Are All In The Same Boat, Passenger 1" (2017) mixed media sculpture 10" x 13" x 4" $800 USD
"First Watch" (2016) mixed media (polymer clay, acrylic, fabric, mohair) sculpture in wooden shadow box 8 x 10 x 3" $700 USD
"First Light" (2016) mixed media (polymer clay, acrylic, fabric, mohair) sculpture in wooden shadow box 8 x 10 x 3" $700 USD
"It Almost Felt Like Nothing At All" 2024 fabric, thread, polymer clay, acrylic paint, wire in wooden shadow box and vintage frame 11" x 14" x 5" framed to 13.5" x 16.25" x 5" $1,500 USD
"Some Days Are Better than Others" 2024 fabric, thread, acrylic paint, wire, resin, rhinestones, vintage millinery leaves, vintage beaded applique and fabrics 24" x 18" x 5" framed to 27" x 20.5" x 5" $2,500 USD
"One Night, My Dreams Were Sweet" (2019) mixed media sculpture on wooden plinth 13 x 10.5 x 4” $1600 USD
"If Only" (2023) mixed media sculpture in shadow box 12" x 12" $1600 USD
"at break of day" (2022) polymer and epoxy clays, acrylic paint, wood, wire, plastic, dyed mohair, dried foliage, rhinestones, on wooden base 12" x 7" x 5" $1300 USD
"The Page" (2023) mixed media sculpture with antique fabric and metal bullion wire 22" tall x 6" round $1700 USD
"The Yellow Wallpaper" (2023) mixed media sculpture 9" x 11" x 3" $1100 USD
"soft" (2022) fabric, thread, acrylic mixed media sculpture 16" x 10" x 10" $2100 USD
"grasp" (2022) mixed media sculpture 9" x 4.5" $650 USD
"I'll wait" (2022) mixed media sculpture 10" x 6" round $950 USD
"have this wish" (2022) mixed media sculpture 7" x 6" round (5" round base) $850 USD
"shh, shh, I need this" (2022) mixed media sculpture 8" x 10" (oval) x 4" $1200 USD
"you cannot kill me in a way that matters" (2022) mixed media sculpture 10" x 6" x 12" $1300 USD
"Nymph" (2021) mixed media sculpture with antique velvet 14"t x 6"w x 4"d $1400 USD
"Stars fading, but I Linger on, dear" (2021) mixed media sculpture with vintage rhinestone spray 13"h x 8" x 4"w $1200 USD
"Sometimes, You Can't Tell At First" (2021) mixed media sculpture with gold leaf and vintage millinery veiling 11"h x 6"w x 5" $1300 USD
"Celestial" (2021) epoxy clay, rhinestones, wire, beads, acrylic paint, vintage metal lamp base 18" tall $1500 USD
"Adorned" (2021) mixed media sculpture on wooden base, with antique velvet approx. 7"w x 9"h $1100 USD
"You need a measure of bitterness not to be eaten" (2021) mixed media sculpture on wooden base 12" x 7" x 12" $1800 USD
"Ghost No.2" (2020) mixed media sculpture 4" x 6" x 68" $250 USD
"Ghost No.1" (2020) mixed media sculpture 4" x 4" x 6" $180 USD
"Never Meant To Cause You Any Sorrow" (2020) mixed media sculpture in shadow box frame 11" x 11" x 4" $900 USD
"Words Are All That's Left" (2019) mixed media sculpture on wooden plinth 11 x 7 x 9” $1600 USD
"The Solace of Your Absence" (2019) mixed media sculpture on wooden plinth 8 x 18 x 4" $1800 USD
"Listen to The Night" (2019) mixed media sculpture in wooden clock frame 19 x 24 x 9” $2400 USD
"Sit a Spell" (2019) mixed media in a shadow box 6 x 4.5 x 3" $200 USD
"Secrets Kept" (2019) epoxy and polymer clay 9" tall, 6.5" at base 11.5" tall glass cloche $950 USD
"Sunkissed" (2019) mixed media sculpture 14 x 9 x 3" $900 USD
"Melt" (2019) epoxy, polymer clay, wax, acrylic paint, charcoal 9.5 x 6.5 x 3.5" $650 USD
"untitled (cat)" (2018) magic sculpt epoxy clay, acrylic paint, wooden base 3.75"w x 6"h $150 USD
"untitled (woman)" (2018) magic sculpt epoxy clay, faux flowers, acrylic paint, antique brass base 3.75"w x 6"h $250 USD
"Corrosion" (2018) mixed media sculpture 13 x 16 x 4" $800 USD
"Unburdened" (2018) epoxy clay & mixed media 17 x 9 x 7" $1100 USD
"Daya" (2018) epoxy clay and acrylic paint 17"h x 6"w x 4"d $850 USD
"Stay Afloat" (2018) mixed media clay sculpture on wooden base 7 x 14 x 4" $900 USD
"You Should Have Killed Me When You Had The Chance" (2017) mixed media soft sculpture approx. 22" tall x 5" wide $950 USD
"Hold Together" (2017) mixed media soft sculpture approx. 22" tall x 5" wide $950 USD
"We Are All In The Same Boat, Passenger 2" (2017) mixed media sculpture 10" x 13" x 4" $800 USD
"We Are All In The Same Boat, Passenger 3" (2017) mixed media sculpture 10" x 13" x 4" $700 USD
"You Must Be Careful Not To Be Torn Apart" (2017) mixed media sculpture in shadow box (comes with plexi insert) 12" tall x 12" wide x 4" deep $1,200 USD
"Can't Complain, Nobody Listening Anyway" (2017) mixed media sculpture in shadow box (comes with plexi insert) 12" tall x 24" wide x 4" deep $1,800 USD
"Wild Horses" (2017) mixed media sculpture in shadow box (comes with plexi insert) 12" tall x 24" wide x 4" deep $1,800 USD
"Bad Timing: A Love Story" (2017) mixed media sculpture in shadow box (comes with plexi insert) 16" tall x 20" wide x 4" deep $2,500 USD
"Anchorite" (2017) mixed media sculpture in shadow box (comes with plexi insert) 16" tall x 20" wide x 4" deep $2,000 USD
"I Need Entire Cities To Replace You" (2017) mixed media sculpture in shadow box (comes with plexi insert) 16" tall x 20" wide x 4" deep $2,000 USD
"Never Know" (2016) mixed media sculpture w/ antique lace 7 x 5 x 3" $200 USD
"Bound" (2014) polymer clay, acrylic paint, mohair, flocking, glass beads 11.5 x 14" $750 USD
"Ceryneian Hind" (2015) mixed media sculpture with gold leaf 11" x 9" x 5" SOLD
"Honor 1" (2014) polymer clay, acrylic paint, raw silk, flocking and wool 6 x 2" SOLD
"Honor 2" (2014) polymer clay, acrylic paint, raw silk, flocking and wool 6 x 2" SOLD
"Where Have You Gone?" (2014) polymer clay, acrylic paint, raw silk, flocking and wool 5 x 8" SOLD
"Whatever It Takes: Dedicated" (2014) polymer clay, flocking, acrylic paint, wool, raw silk in wooden frame 15 x 15" $500
"Whatever It Takes: Absorbed" (2014) polymer clay, flocking, acrylic paint, wool, raw silk in wooden frame 15 x 15" $500
Catalog of 2D works.
Below is a list of all works from solo and group exhibitions. Any pieces marked with a red dot have been sold.
"Where Have You Gone" (2021) gouache and pencil on paper 6.25" x 8" framed to 10" x 12" $400 USD
"Glory" (2018) gouache on illustration board 6" x 8" framed to 10" x 12" $300 USD
"Hold on to it all" (2021) gouache and pencil on paper 7" x 9.5" framed to 12" x 15" $650 USD
"Daydreams" (2021) pencil on illustration board 3.5" x 5" framed to 6.25" x 8" $80 USD
"Hellebore" (2021) gouache on illustration board 4.25" x 6.25" framed to 6.75" x 8.75" $450 USD
"It rained later that day" (2021) gouache on paper 5.75" x 5.75" framed to 9.75" x 9.75" $750 USD
"Lover's Eye" (2021) pencil on paper 3" x 3" framed to 5.5" x 5.5" $75 USD
"Particles" (2021) pencil on paper 3" x 5" framed to 4.75" x 6" $55 USD
"Droplets" (2021) gouache on illustration board 2.25" x 4" framed to 3.25" x 5" $100 USD
"Brittle" (2021) pencil on paper 3" x 3" framed to 4" x 4" $55 USD