FOUNDER & PRESIDENT - VISUAL ARTIST 

​​Jessica de Vreeze is a French-American visual artist and the founder and president of Unchained Mothering, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that uses art to bring visibility to women’s contributions, particularly the work of mothers. Born in Paris and based in Miami, she has lived and worked across cultures, an experience that shapes her interest in identity, belonging, and the connections between people and places.

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Before dedicating herself to art, Jessica practiced law for more than a decade in Luxembourg as an Avocat à la Cour at the Luxembourg Bar. Her first solo exhibition took place in Chelsea, New York, in 2016. Combining photography, painting, and mixed media, she creates portraits that reach beyond likeness to explore emotion, memory, and human connection. Her work has been presented in the United States and internationally, including at the Coral Gables Museum and The Bass in Miami Beach. She received the People’s Choice Award at the Coral Gables Museum for Keep on Dancing.

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As an artist and mother of three, Jessica became increasingly aware of how much of women’s work goes unseen. She founded Unchained Mothering to make that work visible and to create space for women’s stories to be seen, heard, and valued.

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“Together, we make the invisible visible — artists, mothers, volunteers, and partners, all genders, side by side. One story at a time.”

— Jessica de Vreeze

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What began with portraits published in APA NYC’s Proofsheet and an exhibition at The Old Print Shop in New York has grown into collaborations among artists, mothers, volunteers, and community partners. Through exhibitions, documentary storytelling, workshops, and public programs, Unchained Mothering explores the care, creativity, and often unpaid work that sustain families and communities. Its augmented reality project, If You Would See, brings mothers’ stories into public spaces and invites visitors to see familiar places through another person’s experience.

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Jessica’s guiding belief continues to shape this work:

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“Freedom comes when you give yourself permission to choose freely.”

— Jessica de Vreeze