Jesse Schlesinger

Jesse Schlesinger is an artist and designer based inSan Francisco, California. He works across a wide range of media, all of whichhe has applied experience: wood, bronze, ceramic, glass, steel, concrete,paint. The sculptures, installations, and design objects exemplify the dramaticscale of the natural landscape of California, utilising materials that are, forthe most part, derived locally. It also bears the mark of the creative legacyof the Bay Area, while simultaneously deriving significant aesthetic influencefrom his extensive travels in Japan.Labor, craft, and process are key to his practice: he was raised in the trades alongsidehis carpenter father and taught alongside a Zen monk and master of traditionalJapanese timber framing. He spent a formative period in his 20’sworking on asmall-scale organic farm, an experience that would influence his perspective onmaterials and environment.He is represented by Anthony Meier in Mill Valley, California and Gallery FUMI inLondon. With Anthony Meier, he has received recognition for both a solo presentationat Frieze LA in 2024 and a 2-person exhibition at the gallery in2025. In early2025 he completed his first permanent public art installation for the city ofSan Francisco and will complete a second in 2026.