EDUCATION
2020 Master of Fine Arts, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA
2017 Bachelors of Art, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023 How Many Lives, East Gallery (Claremont Graduate University), Claremont, CA
2022 A Day In the Life, Wilding Cran Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2022 Above Below Center (ABC), Deli Grocery New York, Ridgewood , NY
2021 As Above So Below, The dA Arts Center, Pomona, Ca
2020 Black Inhale, East Gallery(Claremont Graduate University) , Claremont, CA
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025 FU@K OFF, Walter Marciel Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Seven Visions x Seven Artist, Angels Gate Gallery, San Pedro, CA
New Growth , Art Center Waco, Waco, TX
2024 Now Is Still The Time, Los Angeles Mission College, Los Angeles, CA
Ten Years, Wilding Cran, Los Angeles, CA
Butter, GangGang, Indianapolis, Indiana
What's Your Favorite Color, Memphis, TN
Go Figure, Artbug Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Ours, Valence Projects, Los Angeles, CA
2023 California Dreamin, Lorin Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Moments and Memories, Destination Crenshaw, Los Angeles, CA
Swelter, Good Mother Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2022 Products of Empire, Art ShareLA , Los Angeles, CA
Reverberation, Residency Art Gallery , Inglewood, CA
2021 Not Just in February, The dA Arts Center, Pomona, CA,
Nine Voices, Launch LA, Los Angeles, CA,
2020 SoCal MFA 2020 Group Exhibition , Millard Sheets Art Center, Pomona, CA ,
The Essence of Change, dA arts center, Pomona, CA,
Phemonolgy of Hope, Supercollider Gallery, Los Angeles,
Personal Contacts 5, Durden and Ray, Los Angeles,
Home, Palm Court Arts Complex, Irvine, CA ,
Yesteryear, Gallery 31, Los Angeles,
Intersections , Self Help Graphics and Art , Los Angeles
2019 Eternal Roots, Ontario Museum of Art, Ontario, CA
Redemption, (Launch LA) Backspace Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Seeking Dimensions ,Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA
Adapt, Claremont City Hall, Claremont, CA
ART FAIRS
2022 Felix Art Fair, Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, Los Angeles, CA
2021 Felix Art Fair, Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, Los Angeles, CA
TEACHING / LECTURES
2021 From the beginning , Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA
2021 The Art of Justice: Protest Art and Black Lives Matter, Hood College, Fredrick, MD
2021 dA Art Center, Art Leader, Pomona, CA
2020 dA Art Center, Art Lead Assistant Pomona, CA
AWARDS/RESIDENCIES
2024 MRH Artist Fund, Los Angeles, CA
2023 Artist Residency, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts-France, Auvillar, FR
2022 Artist Residency, Deli Grocery NY, Queens, NY
2021 Artist Residency, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Amherst, VA
2020 Friedman Grant, Claremont Graduate University
2019 The Blaisdell Fellowship, Claremont Graduate University
BIBILIOGRAPHY
2021 Artist Jonah Elijah on Leaving the House and Making His Mark on the Earth ,
2 DAYS 2 BLOCKS https://medium.com/@curate.LA/artist-jonah-elijah-jackson-on-leaving-the-house-and-making-his-mark-on-the-earth-b261ebe5ee39 ,
2020 Houston artist pays homage to George Floyd and his community https://www.kcentv.com/article/features/houston-artist-pays-homage-to-george-floyd/500-b9f0d52d-1657-44a7-adf9-172b28047ecc ,