Jesse Robinson is a figurative sculptor from Fairdale, Kentucky. He studied at the art magnet program at DuPont Manual High School in Louisville before earning a BA in Studio Art and K-12 Education from Centre College. A recipient of the Catholic Education Foundation Innovative Teaching Award, Robinson spent the following decade teaching across a variety of classrooms and studios in Louisville, Kentucky and was a member of Louisville's Pyro Gallery cooperative. His first artist residency was with Kentucky Mudworks and he completed his MFA in ceramics at Indiana University Bloomington.