Hello, I’m Jesse Quam, a contemporary artist specializing in drawings, linocut prints, and paintings. Wavering lines reflect my life—imperfect, honest, and always in motion. They remind me to embrace the beauty in not being perfect. Feelings connect us. Art makes them visible.
CV
Exhibitions
Independent Projects
2023-Present
Digilogue
Digilogue
• Medium: Marker and pencil on paper, digital illustration
• Description: Digilogue blends digital innovation with traditional techniques, uniting modern precision and timeless craftsmanship to create hybrid works that push creative boundaries
• Showcased: https://jessequam.com, Instagram, Behance, Youtube, and Facebook
• Description: Digilogue blends digital innovation with traditional techniques, uniting modern precision and timeless craftsmanship to create hybrid works that push creative boundaries
• Showcased: https://jessequam.com, Instagram, Behance, Youtube, and Facebook
Group Exhibitions
2024
Drop In Skate Deck Art Show, Modist Brewing, Minneapolis, MN
Art 4 Shelter, Glass House, Minneapolis, MN
2023
Unicorn Art Show 9, Artspace Jackson Flats, Minneapolis, MN
Meta Project + We Collectives Collaboration, LynLake, Minneapolis, MN
2022
C4W Pinky Promise, Gamut Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
Interrupture, Soeffker Gallery, St. Paul, MN
2021
MPLS Art Sketchbook Exhibition, Gamut Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
Street Art Series, LynLake, Minneapolis, MN
The Coaster Show, Gallery 30 South, Pasadena, CA
2020
Open Door 16, Rosalux Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
Foot In The Door 5, Minneapolis Institute Of Art, Minneapolis, MN
Public Art
City Of Lakes
818 W 36th St., Minneapolis, MN, 2022 Collaboration with Brook Quam, Features loons gliding across rippling waters, celebrating Minneapolis’s natural beauty and lake heritage
818 W 36th St., Minneapolis, MN, 2022 Collaboration with Brook Quam, Features loons gliding across rippling waters, celebrating Minneapolis’s natural beauty and lake heritage
Featured Muralists, LynLake Street Art Series
2928 Lyndale Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 2021
Collaborated with fellow artists to create large-scale murals for the LynLake Street Art Series, enhancing the cultural landscape of Minneapolis through vibrant, community-driven public art
2928 Lyndale Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 2021
Collaborated with fellow artists to create large-scale murals for the LynLake Street Art Series, enhancing the cultural landscape of Minneapolis through vibrant, community-driven public art
Residencies and Workshops
Can Serrat, Barcelona, 2016
Brook and Jesse Quam delve into the intersection of audio and visual art, creating immersive experiences that resonate within natural environments
Brook and Jesse Quam delve into the intersection of audio and visual art, creating immersive experiences that resonate within natural environments
Facilitated hands-on workshops in linocut printing and collaborative drawing, fostering creative engagement and artistic collaboration, 2009–Present
Self-Published Works
Glowing Zine, Volume 4, 2025
Features haikus written by ChatGPT and bubble letter typography inspired by graffiti artists such as Phase 2
Features haikus written by ChatGPT and bubble letter typography inspired by graffiti artists such as Phase 2
Glowing Zine, Volume 1, 2 and 3, 2021
Features linocut prints blending bold imagery and crafsmanship, reflecting themes of play and connection
Features linocut prints blending bold imagery and crafsmanship, reflecting themes of play and connection
Online Periodicals
Sam Hill, “Minneapolis Murals and the Meaning of Street Art”, The Minnesota Daily, June 18, 2024, https://mndaily.com/284369/uncategorized/ minneapolis-murals-and-the-meaning-of-street-art/
Melody Hoffmann,” Meet the Artists Behind Iconic Southwest Murals”, September 25, 2022, https://www.southwestvoices.news/posts/ meet-the-artists-behind-iconic-southwest-murals