Jess Hinshaw (01C) is “obsessed” with music and passionate about the visual arts, so it’s only fitting that he has found success in a career he describes as “the perfect marriage of the two things I love.”
As owner of the Upright Press screen-printing shop in Columbus, Ohio, Jess utilizes skills learned in high school and honed at Berry to create eye-popping promotional items for clients nationwide. He specializes in concert posters, reflecting the inspiration he felt as a high school student first seeing the work of artist Derek Hess in the pages of Rolling Stone magazine.
At Berry, Jess studied under legendary educators whose names are familiar to decades of art alumni who have passed through the doors of the Moon Building: Professor Emeritus Tommy Mew (FFS), the late Associate Professor Emeritus Jere Lykins (FFS), Brad Adams (FS) and Dr. Virginia Gardner Troy (FS).
Jess attended graduate school at Georgia State University in Atlanta, where he gained valuable experience interning at Danger Press and working for Ingram Screen Print, which at the time handled the majority of the posters produced for Methane Studios. He later spent five years in Korea, during which time he hatched the idea of opening his own shop – ultimately leading to the establishment of Upright Press.
“We work with merch companies and artists all over the country,” Jess described. “We’ve printed for Van Morrison, Dave Matthews, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Wilco, Ween, My Morning Jacket, and many more. We even printed for Charles Schultz (Peanuts!). We also print merch for a lot of local breweries and artists. Finding specialty paper, perfecting how inks interact on the paper, and getting registration just right is what we strive for.”
You can see examples of Jess’ work in the accompanying photo. For others, visit @uprightpress on Instagram.
