Jess Owens-Young is a visual storyteller, using sports, literature, and life to share our joys, hopes, and dreams.
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Joy is not accidental in my work. It is intentional, layered, researched, remembered.
Through painted paper collage and mixed media portraiture, I create images that center Black life in its fullness. Children at play. Athletes in motion. Readers engrossed in text. Figures surrounded by flowers that signal growth, inheritance, and becoming.
Each piece functions as both artwork and archive. My work is a record of feeling, a study of culture, and a gesture toward expansive, joyful possibility.
MY PHILOSOPHY“Everyone deserves to see themselves in art.”
-Jess Owens-Young
MY WORK
A Peek At My Portfolio
Take a look at a representation of my work and my art styles. From collage to mixed media painting, I work boldly and colorfully to capture joy, hopes, dreams, and the magic of our stories. Click below to view more!
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Featured Shows and events
Selected Past Shows:
SAVAGE at Band of Vices, Los Angeles, California (2026)
Good Sports at the American Visionary Arts Museum (2024-2025)
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Interested in collecting an original?
Owning an original work is an invitation to live with memory, color, and cultural narrative daily.
Original works and limited releases are available in varying scales. Select pieces are currently available. To inquire about acquisition, commissions, or preview access to upcoming releases, please join the collector list by contacting my team at Arte Haus Studios.
MEDIA
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Dreaming in Color Podcast
Let's create together
Let's create together
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