Jesse graduated from the Victorian College of the Arts in 2002, with a major in painting and a minor in photography. In 2006, Jesse successfully obtained a postgraduate degree at RMIT University with a Master of Fine Arts, where they made paintings, sound, video installations and large photographic works.
In addition to portrait commissions, Jesse curates exhibitions for other marginalised artists, prioritising authenticity over mainstream acceptance (Transmen Translated, 2007; Transmasculinities, 2010; Moments of Being, 2015; Brighton Pride, 2018). Most recently, their work has resurfaced forgotten or erased aspects of queer history, meticulously reconstructing and crafting new narratives (Flesh & Clothes, 2024).
Jesse lives and works in Melbourne (Narrm) and has studios in Yarraville and Newport.
Victorian College of Art Mentorship Program Recipient
National Gallery Women’s Association Undergraduate Encouragement Award
2024 – Flesh & Clothes, Louis Joel Gallery, Melbourne
2022 – Turn You Inside-Out, The Barton Art Box, Canberra
2018 – Brighton & Hove Pride Festival, University of Brighton Gallery, UK
2017 – B Right On Festival, Phil Star Pavilion, Brighton, UK
2015 – Moments of Being, Tacit Gallery, Melbourne (curatorial)
2010 – Transmasculinities, Red Gallery, Melbourne (curatorial)
2008 – Body Doubles, TJ Bateson Gallery, Melbourne (solo)
2008 – Transmen Translated, Gasworks, Melbourne (curatorial)
2007 – Shifting Ground curated by Edwina Bartlem, Red Gallery, Melbourne
2006 – Star-Crossed, First Site Gallery, RMIT, Melbourne (solo)
2006 – MFA Graduate Exhibition, RMIT School of Art Gallery Melbourne
2005 – XX, First Site Gallery, Melbourne (solo)
2005 – Uncovered, Seventh Gallery, Melbourne
2002 – Sub-500, Dickerson Gallery, Sydney
Artist in Residence, Moreland City Council · Private Collections, Italy, London, Melbourne, Sydney, Canberra.
