Jessica Jones Gonzales is an art educator at the North East School of the Arts in North East Independent School District, San Antonio, TX. Prior to teaching at NESA, she taught for eighteen years at Ronald Reagan High School. Over the course of her career, she has taught Art I, Drawing, Painting, Sculpture, and AP Studio Art. A graduate of the University of Texas, Austin and she served as an intern in the Picante Paper and Book Arts Studios at the Southwest School of Art and a summer intern at the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center for the “Make It New” exhibit.  Jessica and her AP Studio students were selected to create the Holiday Window, Family Meal, for Artpace.  In addition to teaching in North East ISD, she has taught art to children of all ages at the Corpus Christ Fine Arts Council, the Southwest School of Art, and Duke University TIP. Jessica is a passionate art educator who loves nurturing young artists and believes in the transformative power of engaging, meaningful art experiences. When not teaching, Jessica loves painting and spending time with her husband and son.