Jason Rodriguez @Art87jr

Visual Art – New Orleans

Born in the Bronx in 1987, Jason was raised in New York and Miami. He received his AA from Miami Dade College and his BFA from the Memphis College of Art. Jason was influenced early on by anime, but in later years, became influenced by Vermeer, Rembrandt, Degas, and Sargent. He also draws on modern artists such as Jenny Saville, Swoon, and Kehinde Wiley. In college, Jason participated heavily in the art gallery scene and was acknowledged academically for his work. He won the Studio Arts Scholarship at Miami Dade College for three successive academic years. At the Memphis College of Art, he received the President’s Scholarship as well as the Ferris Scholarship. He also participated in the Horn Island program, Exhibition 26. The program, inspired by Walter Anderson, sends artists to Horn Island for an intensive 10-day residency. While attending the Memphis College of Art, Jason designed two mural projects, one at GSK Manufacturing Plant and the other at the P & H Café. These murals were executed by Jason and his colleagues, artists Shannon Guibor and John Hood-Taylor. His work has been featured in Miambiance Magazine, Propaganda New Orleans (Nola Prop.), and on WGNO’s News with a Twist. Currently, Jason lives and works in New Orleans under the alias “Art87jr”. He has sold his artwork on the streets of the French Quarter, is a licensed Jackson Square artist, and formerly represented by The Shop Gallery in New Orleans.