Jesse McLean is a media artist and educator whose research is motivated by a deep curiosity about human behavior and relationships, especially as presented and observed through mediated images. She has presented her work at museums, galleries, and film festivals worldwide including the International Film Festival Rotterdam, Venice Film Festival, Transmediale, 25 FPS Festival, European Media Arts Festival, Ann Arbor Film Festival, Images Festival, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, Impakt, CPH:DOX, Kassel Docs, Interstate Projects, PPOW Gallery, Museum of Contemporary Art, Detroit, and Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago.