Jesse Dermody: The Deep Dreams of Roots

May 1 - 31, 2025

Jesse Dermody is a multi-disciplinary artist based in rural northern Minnesota. A sculptor, poet, and musician, Dermody sees his three creative pursuits as the roots of a single tree–with sonic, lyric, and sculptural branches. His large, dynamic sculptures are composed of driftwood, roots, barn boards, stones, animal bones, and other found objects that he collects on his daily hikes near his home north of Duluth. Inspired by these collected treasures from the woods, he assembles them into mystical, emotional creature-forms that straddle internal and external worlds. Dermody had a solo exhibition at Macrostie Art Center in Grand Rapids in 2021 and tours extensively with his brother, Ryan, and their band The Brothers Burn Mountain.

Jesse Dermody
Trio, 2025
Wood, driftwood, screws
52 x 3 x 45 inches

pc: Jeremy Simonson, Lean 2 Studio