Artist Bio

Jesse Albrecht was half-way through his MFA in ceramics at the University of Iowa when he was deployed to Iraq with the US military. His work interrogates the symbolic economy of nationalism and other ideologies which animate and sustain conflict.  With brutal honesty, he also explores the personal psychological aftermath of combat.  Albrecht trained under legendary ceramicist Don Reitz. He combines technical mastery with imagery and forms that range from refined and realistic to intentionally crude and even funny. His solo and collaborative work is held in numerous public collections, including the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum. He lives and works outside Bozeman, Montana, where he also directs programming in the arts for veterans of special operations.

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