Jordan Essoe

Jordan Essoe is an award-winning artist who has exhibited internationally. Primarily a painter and performance artist, he has expanded his practice to include film, playwriting, and journalism. His work has been covered by NPR, the Los Angeles Times, and the San Francisco Chronicle. He was born in Los Angeles County, raised in the California mountains, and currently lives on the central coast of Oregon.

‘If it’s a void I’m walking into’: Actors Tobolowsky, Koechner, and the white cyclorama

January 9, 2024Jordan Essoe

Filming commercials for tech company Ubiquiti, actors develop their characters while navigating a disorienting, featureless world.

Coos History Museum looks beyond the past to address issues of social justice

June 14, 2022Jordan Essoe

The museum, a thriving cultural hub on the Oregon coast, is more than ever asking its audience to consider how the past shapes the future.

‘The Bartow Project’ addresses the life and work of Oregon artist Rick Bartow

May 7, 2022Jordan Essoe

The pandemic turns a theater project by Dell'Arte International and the Wiyot Tribe into an online effort by four filmmaking teams.

Sense of stewardship guides David Rivinus of Yachats in restoring 100-year-old harp

April 15, 2022Jordan Essoe

An instrument cannot truly be owned, the luthier says: “You are its custodian, for as long as you keep it, or for as long as you live,” but the instrument belongs to history.

Hoffman Center for the Arts reflects Manzanita couple’s love of arts and community

March 22, 2022Jordan Essoe

Lloyd and Myrtle Hoffman, who offered classes and opened their home to friends and strangers, left as their legacy a gathering place for art lovers.

Sculptor M.J. Anderson explores the female form in Newport Visual Arts Center exhibit

February 18, 2022Jordan Essoe

The Nehalem artist says her work reflects what it feels like to be a woman, not what it looks like.

Florence Events Center ready to reopen with Winter Music Festival

January 23, 2022Jordan Essoe

After a year-and-a-half pandemic shutdown, the community gathering place welcomes the public back with two days of bluegrass and Americana.