Jessie Mahon

Jessie Mahon (b. 1993) crafts dreamlike portals into human experience through meticulously rendered colored pencil drawings. Born in the American Midwest and now working from her Brooklyn studio, Mahon's visual language elevates everyday moments with the vivid surrealism reminiscent of 1980s-2000s animation. (Think William Eggleston meets Hayao Miyazaki.) Her anonymous figures inhabit richly detailed inner landscapes filled with loneliness, memory, beauty, and quiet contemplation. Drawing from her background in theatre, narrative forms the foundation of Mahon's practice, each composition telling stories that observation alone cannot capture. Her work has been exhibited at Rockefeller Center and is in the permanent collection of the Mattie Kelly Arts Center. She has worked with galleries and completed residencies across the United States, Portugal, and Mexico, while collaborating with HBO, Netflix, and Macmillan Publishing. Mahon's tender yet sophisticated drawings invite viewers to explore the complex emotional territories that connect us all.

She is an artist ambassador for the NYCLU and is a proud co-founder of Milroy Projects.

University of Oklahoma | B.F.A | Norman, OK | 2015

Mooni Gallery, New York, New York (group)

Family Vacation, Gallery Umico, Los Angeles, CA (solo)

ALIVE, AGAIN, Gallery Umico, Los Angeles, CA (solo)

SPACELAND VII, Bermudez Projects, Los Angeles, CA (group)

HEAT, GFAA Gallery, Gainesville, FL (group)

The Other Art Fair, Los Angeles, CA (2024 + 2023)

Flat Files, See You Next Thursday x The Front, New York, NY (group)

The Flag Project, Rockefeller Center, New York, NY (group)

Fantasy, Santa Clarita Arts, Valencia, CA (group)

Slice of Life, 311 Gallery, Raleigh, NC (group)