Wayson R. Jones

Wayson R. Jones is an American artist predominantly known for his textured abstract paintings.[1][2] He resides in Mount Rainier, Maryland,[3] a suburb of Washington, D.C.

Wayson R. Jones
NationalityAmerican
OccupationArtist
Known forAbstract painting
Websitewww.waysonjones.com

Education

Jones is a 1980 graduate from the University of Maryland.[4]

Awards

Jones is a 2017 grant-award winner from the Prince Georges County Arts and Humanities Council.[5]

Exhibitions

Solo shows

Reviews

In 2016, The Baltimore Sun wrote that "Wayson R. Jones' "Black President" (2012), an abstract portrait on canvas incorporating powdered graphite, acrylic medium and gesso that seems to bristle with conflict, internal and external."[1] Also in 2016, in a group show review, The Washington Post highlighted the fact that "One of the starkest and most striking contributions is Wayson R. Jones’s near-abstract “Giant Angry Stars,” rendered in grainy black-and-white."[8]

In a 2017 review, The Washington Post art critic noted that the "Jones makes art that's raw and unexpected."[2] In an interview in East City Art, the artist stated that he started "making visual art when I was 50, ten years ago, but I’ve been involved in the arts since I was a kid. I played music from grade school through college, where I also was in an improv dance company for a couple of years. I was in the DC downtown arts scene in the 80s and early 90s as part of an active Black LGBT arts scene that had national prominence, doing spoken word and music..."[6]

In 2019, Jones started working in color again.[7][9]

References
  1. Smith, Tim (2016-06-23). "Confronting race, violence through art at Galerie Myrtis". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2019-03-16.
  2. Jenkins, Mark (2017-10-13). "In the galleries". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2019-03-15.
  3. Beckwith, Ryan Teague (2017-12-07). "Wayson R. Jones "Fences" painting Mount Rainier Maryland artist -". Hyattsville Wire. Retrieved 2019-03-16.
  4. "Wayson R. Jones". Maryland State Arts Council. 2014-12-20. Retrieved 2019-04-18.
  5. Beckwith, Alison (2017-12-02). "An Interview With Mount Rainier Artist Wayson R. Jones". Hyattsville Wire. Retrieved 2019-03-16.
  6. "East City Art Q&A with Wayson R. Jones". East City Art. 2017-06-17. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
  7. Jenkins, Mark (2019-03-15). "In the galleries". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2019-04-07.
  8. Jenkins, Mark (2016-05-16). "In the galleries: Spins on 'The Starry Night,' from critical to cheeky". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2019-03-15.
  9. "Lush: Reinvention Wayson R. Jones – DC Arts Center (DCAC) – CultureCapital". Culture Capital. Retrieved 2019-03-16.
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