Biography

Jonathan Mendez is a multidisciplinary visual artist based in the Ozarks.

They are BFA candidate at the University of Arkansas with an expected graduation date of May 2025. Jonathan was a part of the 2024 Norfolk Artist Residency in Norfolk, Connecticut. The imagery is imbued with a dream-like quality and a reflection of evolving landscapes. Their drawn visions are richly colored imagination of spaces, flowers, and landscapes. Jonathan works strictly from landscape photography, layers a variety of media, and their work explores themes such as living in the South as a first generation American, race, and gentrification that reflects the dynamics of living as a person of color in the south. Its bright, and vibrant projections create an ephemeral experience.

Their work has been shown nationally in Connecticut in “Making Light” as part of the Norfolk Artist Residency and in Arkansas through the PH Gallery and Praxis in the Studio and Design Center at the University of Arkansas.