Jake Webster is a sculptor, mixed media artist and spoken word performer. His work speaks about his community and the environment in which he lives. He uses the tradition of direct carving, and applies a contemporary attitude by creating art with whatever is at hand to tell his story. In Jake's words: "I use simple tools to cut simple shapes to make a simple statement about a simple world we have made more complex."

He received his Bachelor of Science in 1975 from Mississippi Valley State University in Art Education. He continued his studies at Purdue University Summer Institute (1982), The Art Students League of New York (1991), and DePaul University - Office of Applied Innovations (1999).