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Jessalyn Aaland's work involves the organization of color, shapes, and texture using paper and vinyl. At the core of this work is an interest in humanity and its possibilities as well as the importance of embracing failure for growth, on both a personal and societal level.
The work in NOTHING TO UNDO features everyday objects and icons which are not quite right, or are actually just wrong. These objects celebrate failure, ambiguity, and the "unreal" in the same way that humor can be used as a mechanism not to only help us cope, but also to propel us forward in the most human of activities: the search for joy in one's daily life.
Jessalyn Aaland’s paper and vinyl collages and installations use shape, texture, and color to explore how joy and humor can nurture a sense of possibility and resilience. Her work has been exhibited in the U.S. and abroad, including at Swarm Gallery in Oakland, Incline Gallery in San Francisco, San Francisco City Hall, and Narwhal Projects in Toronto. Her work is held in numerous private collections. Jessalyn has been an artist-in-residence at People’s Gallery in San Francisco, and most recently, at Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park. She is based in West Oakland.