Jessi Jumanji

Jessi Jumanji

Jessi is a multifaceted visual artist from Memphis,TN, currently residing in Los Angeles, CA. With a passion for African history, nature, and the otherworldly, Jessi explores the many dimensions of Afrofuturism through digital collage and painting using and reimagining archival sources for modern day audiences. Being raised in the city where Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated, and having family roots in Greenwood, MS, the cotton capital of the world, has given Jessi a unique viewpoint on the black experience. Through her own dreams and creations, Jessi has become well-known for her contemplative perspective on black life as it stands in the past, present, and future. Her art has been shared thousands of times on social media and featured by world renowned artists including Erykah Badu.