Jean Fernandes is an international artist; born in India, raised in Dubai and California. She earned her BA in Graphic Design at San Jose State University, CA (2010) and her MFA in Glass at the University of Texas at Arlington, TX (2014).

She has exhibited her art in juried shows nationally and internationally. These shows most notably include Art Inter/national (Box Heart gallery, Pittsburgh, PA), Emerge/Evolve (Bellevue Arts Museum, Bellevue, WA), and the Stanislav Libensky Award (Prague Gallery of Czech Glass, CZ). Her most notable recent achievements include being selected as a Bullseye Glass Emerge finalist, being published in the Aesthetica Art Prize Anthology, and winning a Niche Award.

Jean has taught workshops at the Pittsburgh Glass Center, the Pilchuck Glass School, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, the Creative Arts Center of Dallas and SiNaCa Studios. She currently teaches beginning and advanced kiln-forming at the University of Texas at Arlington.