Jesse Mockrin

Jesse Mockrin is an American artist known for her paintings that draw inspiration from 18th-century European portraiture and historical painting techniques. Born in 1981 in Silver Spring, Maryland, Mockrin studied at the Maryland Institute College of Art and received her MFA from the University of California, San Diego. Her works often feature contemporary subjects and themes, such as gender identity and fluidity, set against the backdrop of classical compositions and aesthetics. By blending the old and the new, Mockrin challenges traditional notions of beauty, power, and identity, and encourages viewers to question their own assumptions and biases.