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JESSE SCHLESINGER

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Jesse Schlesinger Untitled (Hope you went for a walk and the skies opened up and you got soaked and it was glorious), 2022 Found object (Sycamore), Redwood, enamel paint and fiberboard 66 x 12 x 12 inches 167.6 x 30.5 x 30.5 cm

Jesse Schlesinger
Untitled (Hope you went for a walk and the skies opened up and you got soaked and it was glorious), 2022
Found object (Sycamore), Redwood, enamel paint and fiberboard
66 x 12 x 12 inches
167.6 x 30.5 x 30.5 cm

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Jesse Schlesinger C. O., 2023 Redwood (salvaged) 7 x 13 inches diameter 17.8 x 33 cm diameter
Jesse Schlesinger C. O., 2023 Redwood (salvaged) 7 x 13 inches diameter 17.8 x 33 cm diameter
Jesse Schlesinger C. O., 2023 Redwood (salvaged) 7 x 13 inches diameter 17.8 x 33 cm diameter
Jesse Schlesinger C. O., 2023 Redwood (salvaged) 7 x 13 inches diameter 17.8 x 33 cm diameter
Jesse Schlesinger C. O., 2023 Redwood (salvaged) 7 x 13 inches diameter 17.8 x 33 cm diameter

Jesse Schlesinger
C. O., 2023
Redwood (salvaged)
7 x 13 inches diameter
17.8 x 33 cm diameter

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Jesse Schlesinger Not geologic time, nor arboreal time, but its own time scale (C. O. for MP), 2022 Redwood (salvaged) 32 x 24 inches diameter 81.3 x 61 cm diameter
Jesse Schlesinger Not geologic time, nor arboreal time, but its own time scale (C. O. for MP), 2022 Redwood (salvaged) 32 x 24 inches diameter 81.3 x 61 cm diameter
Jesse Schlesinger Not geologic time, nor arboreal time, but its own time scale (C. O. for MP), 2022 Redwood (salvaged) 32 x 24 inches diameter 81.3 x 61 cm diameter
Jesse Schlesinger Not geologic time, nor arboreal time, but its own time scale (C. O. for MP), 2022 Redwood (salvaged) 32 x 24 inches diameter 81.3 x 61 cm diameter

Jesse Schlesinger
Not geologic time, nor arboreal time, but its own time scale (C. O. for MP), 2022
Redwood (salvaged)
32 x 24 inches diameter
81.3 x 61 cm diameter

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Jesse Schlesinger Untitled, 2023 Cypress (salvaged), enamel paint and fiberboard 58 x 10 x 10 inches 147.3 x 25.4 x 25.4 cm
Jesse Schlesinger Untitled, 2023 Cypress (salvaged), enamel paint and fiberboard 58 x 10 x 10 inches 147.3 x 25.4 x 25.4 cm
Jesse Schlesinger Untitled, 2023 Cypress (salvaged), enamel paint and fiberboard 58 x 10 x 10 inches 147.3 x 25.4 x 25.4 cm
Jesse Schlesinger Untitled, 2023 Cypress (salvaged), enamel paint and fiberboard 58 x 10 x 10 inches 147.3 x 25.4 x 25.4 cm
Jesse Schlesinger Untitled, 2023 Cypress (salvaged), enamel paint and fiberboard 58 x 10 x 10 inches 147.3 x 25.4 x 25.4 cm

Jesse Schlesinger
Untitled, 2023
Cypress (salvaged), enamel paint and fiberboard
58 x 10 x 10 inches
147.3 x 25.4 x 25.4 cm

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Jesse Schlesinger Untitled, 2022 Ceramic 15 x 13 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches 38.1 x 34.3 x 16.5 cm
Jesse Schlesinger Untitled, 2022 Ceramic 15 x 13 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches 38.1 x 34.3 x 16.5 cm
Jesse Schlesinger Untitled, 2022 Ceramic 15 x 13 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches 38.1 x 34.3 x 16.5 cm
Jesse Schlesinger Untitled, 2022 Ceramic 15 x 13 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches 38.1 x 34.3 x 16.5 cm
Jesse Schlesinger Untitled, 2022 Ceramic 15 x 13 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches 38.1 x 34.3 x 16.5 cm

Jesse Schlesinger
Untitled, 2022
Ceramic
15 x 13 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches
38.1 x 34.3 x 16.5 cm

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Jesse Schlesinger Untitled, 2023 Redwood (salvaged) and concrete 44 x 18 x 18 inches 111.8 x 45.7 x 45.7 cm
Jesse Schlesinger Untitled, 2023 Redwood (salvaged) and concrete 44 x 18 x 18 inches 111.8 x 45.7 x 45.7 cm
Jesse Schlesinger Untitled, 2023 Redwood (salvaged) and concrete 44 x 18 x 18 inches 111.8 x 45.7 x 45.7 cm
Jesse Schlesinger Untitled, 2023 Redwood (salvaged) and concrete 44 x 18 x 18 inches 111.8 x 45.7 x 45.7 cm
Jesse Schlesinger Untitled, 2023 Redwood (salvaged) and concrete 44 x 18 x 18 inches 111.8 x 45.7 x 45.7 cm

Jesse Schlesinger
Untitled, 2023
Redwood (salvaged) and concrete
44 x 18 x 18 inches
111.8 x 45.7 x 45.7 cm

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Jesse Schlesinger Blue (On Exactitude in Science, farmoon), 2019 Watercolor on paper Framed Dimensions: 7 3/8 x 5 1/2 inches 18.7 x 14 cm
Jesse Schlesinger Blue (On Exactitude in Science, farmoon), 2019 Watercolor on paper Framed Dimensions: 7 3/8 x 5 1/2 inches 18.7 x 14 cm
Jesse Schlesinger Blue (On Exactitude in Science, farmoon), 2019 Watercolor on paper Framed Dimensions: 7 3/8 x 5 1/2 inches 18.7 x 14 cm
Jesse Schlesinger Blue (On Exactitude in Science, farmoon), 2019 Watercolor on paper Framed Dimensions: 7 3/8 x 5 1/2 inches 18.7 x 14 cm

Jesse Schlesinger
Blue (On Exactitude in Science, farmoon), 2019
Watercolor on paper
Framed Dimensions:
7 3/8 x 5 1/2 inches
18.7 x 14 cm

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Jesse Schlesinger Untitled Pine and Brass 9 x 5 x 6 inches 22.9 x 12.7 x 15.2 cm
Jesse Schlesinger Untitled Pine and Brass 9 x 5 x 6 inches 22.9 x 12.7 x 15.2 cm
Jesse Schlesinger Untitled Pine and Brass 9 x 5 x 6 inches 22.9 x 12.7 x 15.2 cm
Jesse Schlesinger Untitled Pine and Brass 9 x 5 x 6 inches 22.9 x 12.7 x 15.2 cm

Jesse Schlesinger
Untitled
Pine and Brass
9 x 5 x 6 inches
22.9 x 12.7 x 15.2 cm

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Jesse Schlesinger Untitled (leavings), 2021 Galvanized steel (found) and Oak 16 1/2 x 13 7/8 x 4 1/2 inches 41.9 x 35.2 x 11.4 cm
Jesse Schlesinger Untitled (leavings), 2021 Galvanized steel (found) and Oak 16 1/2 x 13 7/8 x 4 1/2 inches 41.9 x 35.2 x 11.4 cm
Jesse Schlesinger Untitled (leavings), 2021 Galvanized steel (found) and Oak 16 1/2 x 13 7/8 x 4 1/2 inches 41.9 x 35.2 x 11.4 cm
Jesse Schlesinger Untitled (leavings), 2021 Galvanized steel (found) and Oak 16 1/2 x 13 7/8 x 4 1/2 inches 41.9 x 35.2 x 11.4 cm

Jesse Schlesinger
Untitled (leavings), 2021
Galvanized steel (found) and Oak
16 1/2 x 13 7/8 x 4 1/2 inches
41.9 x 35.2 x 11.4 cm

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Jesse Schlesinger Untitled (An imaginary bouquet of flowers from my mind), 2022 Redwood (salvaged), enamel paint and fiberboard 49 1/2 x 19 x 19 inches 125.7 x 48.3 x 48.3 cm
Jesse Schlesinger Untitled (An imaginary bouquet of flowers from my mind), 2022 Redwood (salvaged), enamel paint and fiberboard 49 1/2 x 19 x 19 inches 125.7 x 48.3 x 48.3 cm
Jesse Schlesinger Untitled (An imaginary bouquet of flowers from my mind), 2022 Redwood (salvaged), enamel paint and fiberboard 49 1/2 x 19 x 19 inches 125.7 x 48.3 x 48.3 cm
Jesse Schlesinger Untitled (An imaginary bouquet of flowers from my mind), 2022 Redwood (salvaged), enamel paint and fiberboard 49 1/2 x 19 x 19 inches 125.7 x 48.3 x 48.3 cm
Jesse Schlesinger Untitled (An imaginary bouquet of flowers from my mind), 2022 Redwood (salvaged), enamel paint and fiberboard 49 1/2 x 19 x 19 inches 125.7 x 48.3 x 48.3 cm
Jesse Schlesinger Untitled (An imaginary bouquet of flowers from my mind), 2022 Redwood (salvaged), enamel paint and fiberboard 49 1/2 x 19 x 19 inches 125.7 x 48.3 x 48.3 cm

Jesse Schlesinger
Untitled (An imaginary bouquet of flowers from my mind), 2022
Redwood (salvaged), enamel paint and fiberboard
49 1/2 x 19 x 19 inches
125.7 x 48.3 x 48.3 cm

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Jesse Schlesinger Untitled, 2022 Glazed ceramic and Walnut 7 3/4 x 5 3/8 x 5 1/8 inches 19.7 x 13.7 x 13 cm
Jesse Schlesinger Untitled, 2022 Glazed ceramic and Walnut 7 3/4 x 5 3/8 x 5 1/8 inches 19.7 x 13.7 x 13 cm
Jesse Schlesinger Untitled, 2022 Glazed ceramic and Walnut 7 3/4 x 5 3/8 x 5 1/8 inches 19.7 x 13.7 x 13 cm
Jesse Schlesinger Untitled, 2022 Glazed ceramic and Walnut 7 3/4 x 5 3/8 x 5 1/8 inches 19.7 x 13.7 x 13 cm
Jesse Schlesinger Untitled, 2022 Glazed ceramic and Walnut 7 3/4 x 5 3/8 x 5 1/8 inches 19.7 x 13.7 x 13 cm

Jesse Schlesinger
Untitled, 2022
Glazed ceramic and Walnut
7 3/4 x 5 3/8 x 5 1/8 inches
19.7 x 13.7 x 13 cm

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Jesse Schlesinger Untitled (Truing the Whetstone), 2022 Ceramic and sandpaper 10 x 12 inches 25.4 x 30.5 cm
Jesse Schlesinger Untitled (Truing the Whetstone), 2022 Ceramic and sandpaper 10 x 12 inches 25.4 x 30.5 cm
Jesse Schlesinger Untitled (Truing the Whetstone), 2022 Ceramic and sandpaper 10 x 12 inches 25.4 x 30.5 cm
Jesse Schlesinger Untitled (Truing the Whetstone), 2022 Ceramic and sandpaper 10 x 12 inches 25.4 x 30.5 cm
Jesse Schlesinger Untitled (Truing the Whetstone), 2022 Ceramic and sandpaper 10 x 12 inches 25.4 x 30.5 cm
Jesse Schlesinger Untitled (Truing the Whetstone), 2022 Ceramic and sandpaper 10 x 12 inches 25.4 x 30.5 cm

Jesse Schlesinger
Untitled (Truing the Whetstone), 2022
Ceramic and sandpaper
10 x 12 inches
25.4 x 30.5 cm

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Jesse Schlesinger Untitled (Hope you went for a walk and the skies opened up and you got soaked and it was glorious), 2022 Found object (Sycamore), Redwood, enamel paint and fiberboard 66 x 12 x 12 inches 167.6 x 30.5 x 30.5 cm

Jesse Schlesinger
Untitled (Hope you went for a walk and the skies opened up and you got soaked and it was glorious), 2022
Found object (Sycamore), Redwood, enamel paint and fiberboard
66 x 12 x 12 inches
167.6 x 30.5 x 30.5 cm

Jesse Schlesinger C. O., 2023 Redwood (salvaged) 7 x 13 inches diameter 17.8 x 33 cm diameter

Jesse Schlesinger
C. O., 2023
Redwood (salvaged)
7 x 13 inches diameter
17.8 x 33 cm diameter

Jesse Schlesinger Not geologic time, nor arboreal time, but its own time scale (C. O. for MP), 2022 Redwood (salvaged) 32 x 24 inches diameter 81.3 x 61 cm diameter

Jesse Schlesinger
Not geologic time, nor arboreal time, but its own time scale (C. O. for MP), 2022
Redwood (salvaged)
32 x 24 inches diameter
81.3 x 61 cm diameter

Jesse Schlesinger Untitled, 2023 Cypress (salvaged), enamel paint and fiberboard 58 x 10 x 10 inches 147.3 x 25.4 x 25.4 cm

Jesse Schlesinger
Untitled, 2023
Cypress (salvaged), enamel paint and fiberboard
58 x 10 x 10 inches
147.3 x 25.4 x 25.4 cm

Jesse Schlesinger Untitled, 2022 Ceramic 15 x 13 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches 38.1 x 34.3 x 16.5 cm

Jesse Schlesinger
Untitled, 2022
Ceramic
15 x 13 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches
38.1 x 34.3 x 16.5 cm

Jesse Schlesinger Untitled, 2023 Redwood (salvaged) and concrete 44 x 18 x 18 inches 111.8 x 45.7 x 45.7 cm

Jesse Schlesinger
Untitled, 2023
Redwood (salvaged) and concrete
44 x 18 x 18 inches
111.8 x 45.7 x 45.7 cm

Jesse Schlesinger Blue (On Exactitude in Science, farmoon), 2019 Watercolor on paper Framed Dimensions: 7 3/8 x 5 1/2 inches 18.7 x 14 cm

Jesse Schlesinger
Blue (On Exactitude in Science, farmoon), 2019
Watercolor on paper
Framed Dimensions:
7 3/8 x 5 1/2 inches
18.7 x 14 cm

Jesse Schlesinger Untitled Pine and Brass 9 x 5 x 6 inches 22.9 x 12.7 x 15.2 cm

Jesse Schlesinger
Untitled
Pine and Brass
9 x 5 x 6 inches
22.9 x 12.7 x 15.2 cm

Jesse Schlesinger Untitled (leavings), 2021 Galvanized steel (found) and Oak 16 1/2 x 13 7/8 x 4 1/2 inches 41.9 x 35.2 x 11.4 cm

Jesse Schlesinger
Untitled (leavings), 2021
Galvanized steel (found) and Oak
16 1/2 x 13 7/8 x 4 1/2 inches
41.9 x 35.2 x 11.4 cm

Jesse Schlesinger Untitled (An imaginary bouquet of flowers from my mind), 2022 Redwood (salvaged), enamel paint and fiberboard 49 1/2 x 19 x 19 inches 125.7 x 48.3 x 48.3 cm

Jesse Schlesinger
Untitled (An imaginary bouquet of flowers from my mind), 2022
Redwood (salvaged), enamel paint and fiberboard
49 1/2 x 19 x 19 inches
125.7 x 48.3 x 48.3 cm

Jesse Schlesinger Untitled, 2022 Glazed ceramic and Walnut 7 3/4 x 5 3/8 x 5 1/8 inches 19.7 x 13.7 x 13 cm

Jesse Schlesinger
Untitled, 2022
Glazed ceramic and Walnut
7 3/4 x 5 3/8 x 5 1/8 inches
19.7 x 13.7 x 13 cm

Jesse Schlesinger Untitled (Truing the Whetstone), 2022 Ceramic and sandpaper 10 x 12 inches 25.4 x 30.5 cm

Jesse Schlesinger
Untitled (Truing the Whetstone), 2022
Ceramic and sandpaper
10 x 12 inches
25.4 x 30.5 cm

Photo of artist Jesse Schlesinger in his studio by Ekaterina Izmestieva

Photo of artist Jesse Schlesinger in his studio by Ekaterina Izmestieva

Jesse Schlesinger (b. 1979) is a multidisciplinary visual artist working in sculpture, site-specific installation, drawing, and photography.  His work is fundamentally concerned with place: how the natural environment, architectural context and engagement, and historical precedent contribute to experience and understanding.  Labor and craft are key elements of his practice.  Inherent in this work is a reverence for material reflected in the process.  His upbringing as a second-generation carpenter (with a focus on traditional craftsmanship) and long-term involvement with a small farm have jointly influenced the philosophy of his work.  

Schlesinger has exhibited at galleries and museums in the US and Japan.  He is a 2018 and 2020 recipient of the JUSFC Fellowship through the NEA for artistic endeavors in Japan.  He is currently working towards completion of two large-scale, permanent public artworks for the city of San Francisco that will utilize bronze, concrete, wood, stone, and glass.  He is a founding artist of the Minnesota Street Project Artist Studio facility in San Francisco.  In 2012 he was shortlisted for SFMOMA’s SECA award.

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