Jess Hirsch is a sculptor and installation artist living in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She received her MFA from the University of Minnesota in 2013. Hirsch explores alternative medicine and healing modalities through interactive sculpture. Her art practice centers around educating the public on alternative health practices through everyday experiences such as bathing, eating, walking, and sleeping. Hirsch is the founder of Women’s Woodshop, empowering women and non-binary woodworkers through the art of woodcraft. Her latest trajectory is exploring death through plant cycles.

Jess Hirsch was a fiscal year 2019 recipient of an Artist Initiative grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. This activity was made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.