Jessica Love

Author · 1982 – · 14 works

Jessica Love is the author and illustrator of the critically acclaimed picture book, ***Julián is a Mermaid***, published by Candlewick Press. Originally from Santa Barbara, California, Jessica studied printmaking and visual art at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and graduated with a degree in Visual Art. She was then accepted to The Juilliard School to study acting, and graduated with a degree in Drama in 2009, and has been working as a stage actor ever since. She has appeared on and off-Broadway, as well as many theaters around the U.S.