Jesse Egner is an artist and educator in Brooklyn, NY. His portraits of himself and others explore queerness, body image, collaboration, humor, and play. He received his BA from Millersville University in 2016 and MFA from Parsons School of Design in 2020. His work has been exhibited and published globally and is included in the collection at the Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts. He is a 2022 NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellow and has participated in residencies at the Santa Fe Art Institute (Santa Fe, NM), Bunnell Street Arts Center (Homer, AK), Studio Vortex (Arles, France), and Yaddo (Saratoga Springs, NY).