{"id":16451,"date":"2026-05-13T06:29:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T10:29:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/?p=16451"},"modified":"2026-05-13T06:30:04","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T10:30:04","slug":"jessee-egner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/jessee-egner\/","title":{"rendered":"Jessee Egner"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1548\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-16451-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2026\/JesseeEgner.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2026\/JesseeEgner.mp3\">https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2026\/JesseeEgner.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/interviews-by-brainard-carey\/id1468502583?mt=2&amp;ls=1\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5ZxsN79E1W6VJOjQF9GNuZ\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/tunein.com\/radio\/Interviews-by-Brainard-Carey-p1236598\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/feeds.podcastmirror.com\/interviews-by-brainard\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/xSQrKY\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click here to  join mailing list\" rel=\"nofollow\">Click here to  join mailing list<\/a><\/p><div>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16456 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Egner_Headshot.jpg?resize=285%2C360&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"285\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Egner_Headshot-scaled.jpg?resize=810%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 810w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Egner_Headshot-scaled.jpg?resize=237%2C300&amp;ssl=1 237w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Egner_Headshot-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C971&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Egner_Headshot-scaled.jpg?resize=1215%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1215w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Egner_Headshot-scaled.jpg?resize=1621%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1621w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Egner_Headshot-scaled.jpg?resize=696%2C880&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Egner_Headshot-scaled.jpg?resize=1068%2C1350&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Egner_Headshot-scaled.jpg?resize=1920%2C2426&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Egner_Headshot-scaled.jpg?w=2026&amp;ssl=1 2026w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Egner_Headshot-scaled.jpg?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 285px) 100vw, 285px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jesseegner.com\/\">Jesse Egner<\/a> is a queer artist and educator 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, relationships, collaboration, and humor.<\/p>\n<p>He received his BA from Millersville University of Pennsylvania in 2016 and his MFA from Parsons School of Design in 2020. His work is included in the permanent collection at the Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts, and has been exhibited and published globally.<\/p>\n<p>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; TILT Institute in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and the Saltonstall Foundation in Ithaca, New York.<\/p>\n<p>His solo exhibition, \u201cI Want to See How Things Play Out,\u201d which was previously exhibited at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blueskygallery.org\/gallery-exhibitions\/2025\/jesse-egner\">Blue Sky Gallery<\/a> in Portland, Oregon in June 2025, will be opening at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flowspacegallery.com\/portfolio-collections\/portfolio\/i-want-to-see-how-things-plays-out-jesse-egner\">Flow Space Gallery<\/a> in New York City on June 11th.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16457\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16457\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16457 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Mirrored-Hold-2020.jpg?resize=696%2C546&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Mirrored-Hold-2020.jpg?resize=1024%2C804&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Mirrored-Hold-2020.jpg?resize=300%2C236&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Mirrored-Hold-2020.jpg?resize=768%2C603&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Mirrored-Hold-2020.jpg?resize=1536%2C1207&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Mirrored-Hold-2020.jpg?resize=696%2C547&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Mirrored-Hold-2020.jpg?resize=1068%2C839&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Mirrored-Hold-2020.jpg?resize=1920%2C1508&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Mirrored-Hold-2020.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Mirrored-Hold-2020.jpg?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16457\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mirrored Hold, 2020, 24 x 30 inches, archival pigment print<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16458\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16458\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16458 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Lite-Brite-2021.jpg?resize=696%2C870&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"870\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Lite-Brite-2021.jpg?resize=819%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 819w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Lite-Brite-2021.jpg?resize=240%2C300&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Lite-Brite-2021.jpg?resize=768%2C960&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Lite-Brite-2021.jpg?resize=1229%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1229w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Lite-Brite-2021.jpg?resize=696%2C870&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Lite-Brite-2021.jpg?resize=1068%2C1335&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Lite-Brite-2021.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Lite-Brite-2021.jpg?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16458\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lite Brite, 2021, 37.5 x 30 inches, archival pigment print<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16459\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16459\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16459 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/OK-Hooker-2022.jpg?resize=696%2C870&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"870\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/OK-Hooker-2022.jpg?resize=819%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 819w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/OK-Hooker-2022.jpg?resize=240%2C300&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/OK-Hooker-2022.jpg?resize=768%2C960&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/OK-Hooker-2022.jpg?resize=1229%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1229w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/OK-Hooker-2022.jpg?resize=696%2C870&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/OK-Hooker-2022.jpg?resize=1068%2C1335&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/OK-Hooker-2022.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/OK-Hooker-2022.jpg?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16459\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">OK Hooker (Hooker, Oklahoma), 2022, 30 x 24 inches, archival pigment print<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2026\/JesseeEgner.mp3Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | TuneIn | RSS | Click here to join mailing list Jesse Egner 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