Jay Fiske (b. 1980) is from Massachusetts.
He is a working musician, photographer, woodworker, and visual artist.
His visual art and photography reflect an attempt to capture fleeting natural phenomena: depictions of visible ultra-violet occurances, temporary states of weather, and glimpses into private human worlds. These works are ritual processes conducted in ceremony, outside. A way of becoming attuned to the human role as a caretaker and friend of planet earth.
His creative sculptural and building practices are rooted in an awareness of environmental stewardship and responsibility. All materials should be traceable and biodegradable, able to break back back into the ecological environment without repercussion. His interest is rooted in using only textures and shapes that are of an in nature, remembering that nature is resilient and varied, and part of us. Wood, clay, pigment and plaster.
He performs and records music as/in Pure Waves, Sung Mountains, Jay Fiske, and Cloud People: all projects that seek to engage and activate consciousness, reflect the peace and generosity of the natural world, and inspire embodied movement and expression.
Jay’s paintings, sculptures, and visual art have been shown in galleries across Montana, Oregon, and California. He is one half of Omo, a creative fabrication studio focused on functional sculpture and design. He currently lives in Missoula, Montana.
VISUAL ART EXHIBITIONS
2025 | Mineral Exhibition at Western Cider | Missoula, MT
2025 | Live Edge Exhibition at Cactus Blossom Collective | Livingston, MT
2025 | Group Show Exhibition at Bob’s Your Uncle Gallery | Missoula, MT
2025 | Holiday Show Group Exhibition at Radius Gallery | Missoula, MT
2023 | Holiday Show Group Exhibition at Radius Gallery | Missoula, MT
2023 | New Work Exhibition at Showroom | Missoula, MT
2022 | Portals Solo Exhibition at Blue Lotus Gallery | Bozeman, MT
2022 | Portals Exhibition at Aporta Textiles | Missoula, MT
2020 | Lucid Dream Solo Exhibition at Western Cider | Missoula, MT
2019 | Utopia Solo Exhibition at Clyde Coffee | Missoula, MT
2016 | Landforms Solo Furniture Exhibition at Lowell Shop Gallery | Portland, OR
2015 | ShowPDX Group Furniture Show at Fix Studio | Portland, OR
2009 | I’m Trying to Get Home Solo Exhibition at Bell Jar | San Francisco, CA\
ALBUM RELEASES
2024 | Pure Waves, Be Yourself Out There
2023 | Jay Fiske, Lake EP
2020 | Jay Fiske, Lucid Dream EP
2019 | Sung Mountains, Sanctuary
2012 | Of Wonder, Of Wonder EP
2006 | Sparrows Swam and Sing, Oh Shenandoah, Mighty Death Will Find Me
OTHER EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES
2025 | as Pure Waves with Luke Schneider | East Coast Summer 2025 Tour (music)
2024 | as Sung Mountains with Mt. Eerie at the ZACC | Missoula, MT (music)
2023 | as Cloud People with Ephemeral Missoula Collective | Missoula, MT (music)
2022 | as Cloud People with Ephemeral Missoula Collective | Missoula, MT (music)
2019 | as Sung Mountains at Summer Fest at Western Cider | Missoula, MT (music)
2022 | Reflections on Earth Installation at Imagine Nation in Missoula, MT (music + film)
2017 | as Sung Mountains at the Sanctuary | Arcata, CA (music)
2006 | as Sparrows Swarm and Sing, 60 day tour of the U.S. (music)