Jesse Egner

Daddy Straw

Archival pigment print

“Taken in La Crosse, Wisconsin. This is a series of photograph portraits of myself and other queer individuals using absurdity, humor, play, and collaboration to explore various elements of queer identity. Existing between reality and fantasy, these photographs reflect the transitional space of queerness.”

— Jesse Egner

About the artist

Jesse Egner

American

Jesse Egner is a queer artist and educator currently based in Brooklyn, New York. Often taking the form of playful and absurd photographic portraiture of himself and other individuals, his work explores themes such as queerness, body image, collaboration, humor, and play. He received his BA from Millersville University of Pennsylvania and his MFA from Parsons School of Design. His work has been exhibited and published globally and is included in the permanent collection at the Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts.

He is a NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship recipient and has participated in residencies at the Santa Fe Art Institute in Santa Fe, New Mexico; Bunnell Street Arts Center in Homer, Alaska; Studio Vortex in Arles, France; Yaddo in Saratoga Springs, New York; the Vermont Studio Center in Johnson, Vermont; and TILT Institute in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.