Jessie Homer French

Jessie Homer French was born in New York, New York in 1940. She is a self-taught artist and self-proclaimed "regional narrative painter". 

French's recent solo and group exhibitions include "In Memoriam" at MASSIMODECARLO in Hong Kong, China (2025); "Jessie Homer French" at Bergen Kunsthall in Bergen, Norway (2024); "Normal Landscapes" at Various Small Fires" in Los Angeles, California (2024); "Solastalgia: Jessie Homer French & Minga Opazo" at Various Small Fires in Los Angeles, California (2024); "Desert Forest: Life with Joshua Trees" as part of the PST ART: Art & Science Collide Initiative at Lancaster Museum of Art and History in Lancaster, California (2024); "The Atomic Age" curated by Julia Garimorth and Maria Stavrinaki at Musee de la Ville de Paris in Paris, France (2024); "Spin a Yarn" curated by Estrellita Brodsky at ANOTHER SPACE in New York, New York (2024); "Apocalypse Now" at The Journal Gallery in Patmos, Greece (2023); "Memento Mori" at MASSIMODECARLO in Milan, Italy (2023); "If the Sky Were Orange: Art in the Time of Climate Change" curated by Jeff Goodell" at Blanton Museum of Art in Austin, Texas (2023); "Made in L.A. 2023: Acts of Living" at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles, California (2023); "Roots" at Various Small Fires in Dallas, Texas (2022); "The Milk of Dreams", the 59th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia in Venice, Italy (2022); "The First Beijing Biennial" at the National Base for International Cultural Trade in Beijing, China (2022); "West Coast' at MASSIMODECARLO in London, United Kingdom (2021); "Skunk Cabbage" at Various Small Fires in Seoul, South Korea (2021); "The Interior" at Venus Over Manhattan in New York, New York (2021); "Chernobyl" at Various Small Fires in Los Angeles, California (2020); "Materia Medica" at François Ghebaly in Los Angeles, California (2020); "Life Still" at CLEARING in New York, New York (2020); and "Next of Kin" at Various Small Fires in Seoul, South Korea (2020). 

Work by French is held in numerous public collections including the Dallas Museum of Art in Dallas, Texas; Palm Springs Art Museum in Palm Springs, California; The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in Los Angeles, California; and the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C.

Jessie Homer French lives and works in Ojai, California.