My passion is my artwork.

Over the years, this passion has manifested in many ways -- from a massive, insanely-detailed digital collage based on Greek Mythology to a rock garden symbolizing the union of my blended family. From a CG fluid simulation inspired by the relationship between perception and reality to lighting my head on fire as part of a series of short films for my kids about what happens when we die.

I'm thankful to have found a career that happens to be mutually-beneficial with many aspects of my artwork. Visual effects artists have access to the most advanced artistic tools ever known to man. Over the years, I've been fortunate to have played a role in some very cool projects. 

I recently started minting my art as NFTs on OpenSea if that interests you.  I'm developing an immersive meditation experience using Unreal Engine. If you'd like to collaborate on a project, or want to connect for any other reason, feel free to reach out at jessenewman@mac.com or via LinkedIn.

Thanks! Jesse

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

2021  Creative Director for Super Bowl LV Augmented Reality Graphics

2017  Best Visual Effects / Hollywood International Film Festival (A Good Dream)

2017  Best Visual Effects / Madrid International Film Festival (A Good Dream)

2012  Top 50 Emerging Artist Worldwide by Art Business News (Rebirth of Gaea)

2006  Shortlisted for Academy Award (One Rat Short)

2006  SIGGRAPH Best in Show (One Rat Short)

2005  Permanent Collection of the MOMA (MMs)

2002  BDA Gold (SciFi)