Jesse Wright is an artist, educator whose work serves as a poetic meditation on displacement, migration and scripture. His layered visual language references his blended Jamaican American heritage and speaks to a diverse reverence to a longing for home physically and spiritually. Hope and resilience are given attention in the complexity of ancestral narratives and present-day experiences. Wright’s committed to empowering and uplifting community through creative engagement projects and global humanitarian initiatives.

Wright received his BFA from SVA in New York. His work has been featured in exhibitions including Passaic County Art Center, Hawthorne, NJ; Newark Historical Society, Newark, NJ; Jersey City Museum, Jersey City, NJ; Kean University, Union, NJ; Latchkey Gallery, New York, NY; Akwaaba Gallery, Newark, NJ. Large-scale commissioned murals can be seen globally including Terminals A & B at Newark Airport, NJ. Wright lives in New York with his wife, owner of Claybird Pottery Studio, and their daughters.