Jesse Ryan Brown, originally from the suburbs of Atlanta, GA, was raised in a predominantly female household—an environment that subtly shaped his early understanding of masculinity and its entanglement with power. His artistic practice interrogates the architecture of masculine identity, using photography as a means to unravel the psychological weight of control, the seduction of greed, and the endurance of inherited narratives.
Through constructed imagery, Brown explores how masculinity is not only performed but also consumed—questioning who authors these stories, who profits from them, and what is silenced in their repetition.
As both artist and educator, Brown holds an MFA from the Maine College of Art and Design and a BFA from the Art Institute of Atlanta. He currently serves as Assistant Professor of Photography at Delta State University in Mississippi. His work has been exhibited nationally, including at the Mississippi Museum of Art in Jackson and the Institute of Contemporary Art in Portland, Maine.
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