Born in South Mississippi in 1998, Finn Hewes grew up in a blue-collar environment where work came early and often. At 13, he was hauling produce on an organic farm; by high school, he was logging long hours in restaurants and running a seasonal fireworks stand — funding cross-country road trips in his vintage Toyota 4Runner with a plywood sleeping platform, in pursuit of art and meaning.

In 2017, Hewes attended Northwestern University, as a National Merit Scholar and Pell Grant recipient. Initially studying Psychology, he switched to the Radio/Television/Film program in 2018; later adding a major in Art Theory & Practice.

After being awarded a dedicated studio space in the art department in 2019, he found a newly realized autonomy and freedom of expression in painting.

After graduation, he and his wife moved to Istanbul, traveling widely through Turkey and Europe before returning to New Orleans, where he currently lives and works as an artist and studio assistant to photographer Frank Relle.

His multidisciplinary practice spans painting, drawing, photography, and installation -- often exploring the absurd, the uncanny, and psychological states.