Rywando Jones

I was born in Middletown, CT but spent much of my early childhood in western Massachusetts. I first decided to become an artist at the age of 3, when I began drawing freeway signs while traveling on the interstate. I attended undergrad at Carnegie Mellon, where I spent a semester abroad in Florence, Italy before graduating in 2014 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts. For two years, I worked as a teaching intern with MGR Youth Empowerment, where I assisted in teaching disadvantaged elementary and middle school students to use art, music, dance and theater to promote social change in their communities. I am currently located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. I have exhibited work in both Pittsburgh and Florence.