About the Artists
Jess Rowland is a multimedia artist and composer working at the intersection of sound, technology, and culture. Her practice engages with critical questions about how media and technology shape human experience, often through playful, absurd, and provocative works that challenge conventions. Whether designing wearable sound sculptures, creating interactive installations, or composing experimental music, Jess’s work blurs the boundaries between art, technology, and the everyday, inviting audiences to rethink their relationship with media.
Jess received her MFA in Art Practice from UC Berkeley and continues to have extensive experience as an educator at institutions such as Princeton University, UC Berkeley, and the School of Visual Arts in NYC. She was the 2018 – 2020 Peter B. Lewis Fellow in Art at the Lewis Center for the Arts, and continues work in her ongoing visual, sound, and multimedia practice.
Her work also bridges science and sound. She is published in leading peer-reviewed journals in Auditory Neuroscience, Music Psychology, and Perception, and she has worked at The NYU Center for Neural Science on speech and music research.
Jess brings a unique blend of technical expertise, creative vision, and cultural critique to her work. Her art has been exhibited
internationally in galleries, festivals, and academic settings, reflecting her commitment to expanding the possibilities of sound and media art.
Jess’s ongoing projects explore the relationship between sound and physical space, interactive systems, and the use of new technologies in art, often focusing on American culture’s most deeply ingrained beliefs and assumptions. Her work has been supported and featured by organizations such as Harvestworks Digital Media Arts Center, where she has held residencies and solo exhibitions.
Jess Rowland’s art challenges our expectations, pushing the boundaries of how we think about and engage with the sonic world around us.
