Jesse Schlesinger

Jesse Schlesinger is an artistand designer based in San Francisco, California. He works across a wide rangeof media, all of which he has applied experience: wood, bronze, ceramic, glass,steel, concrete, paint. The sculptures, installations, and design objectsexemplify the dramatic scale of the natural landscape of California, utilizingmaterials that are, for the most part, derived locally. It also bears the markof the creative legacy of the Bay Area, while simultaneously derivingsignificant aesthetic influence from his extensive travels in Japan.

Labor, craft, and process are key to his practice: he was raised in the tradesalongside his carpenter father and taught alongside a Zen monk and master oftraditional Japanese timber framing. He spent a formative period in his 20’sworking on a small-scale organic farm, an experience that would influence hisperspective on materials and environment.

He is represented by Anthony Meier in Mill Valley, California and Gallery FUMIin London. With Anthony Meier, he has received recognition for both a solopresentation at Frieze LA in 2024 and a 2-person exhibition at the gallery in2025. In early 2025 he completed his first permanent public art installationfor the city of San Francisco and will complete a second in 2026.

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