Jess Hume-Pantuso 

(b. 1989, Chicago, Illinois)

A visual journalist, photographer, and mixed-media artist residing in Corvallis, Oregon.

Recent Work 

Staff Visual Journalist 
Corvallis Gazette-Times 
Albany Democrat-Herald
Mid-Valley Media
May 2023 - September 2025

Education
2013 - A.A. Fine Art 
Tarrant County College

2022 - B.F.A. Photography & Digital Studio 
Oregon State University

Jess' art practice is centered around the experiences of people with marginalized bodies and how they intersect with and relate to the environment.

Themes often revisited in her work echo feeling small in a big spaces, the cycles of life, and reconnecting with the world around us. 

Her impetus for creating work is the result of residual and generational trauma of growing up in a society obsessed with  image ideals. 

In addition to her art practice Jess has 15+ years of commercial experience with weddings, portrait, landscape and product photography, and social media content creation.

She seeks to work with brands & companies who are inclusive of BIPOC, LGBTQIA2S, and Fat communities.

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Jess is an artist member of Light Rider Studios in Corvallis.

Light Rider Studios is a community darkroom, artist hub, and digital printing studio.

Keep up with Light Rider:

Website

@LightRider on Instagram

Jess is a co-creator of a group called The Basement Collective

Formed in 2022, alongside friend, artist, and peer Alex Ozeran.

The Basement Collective, named for the "basement" of Snell Hall, is a Corvallis-based mixed media art collective hosting community based events, workshops and critique.


Keep up with The Basement Collective 
@basemmentcollectivecorvallis on Instagram