About

b. 1988, New Orleans, Lousiana. Lives and works in New York.

I am a fine artist and I also make work ranging from illustration to graphic and web design. My work is exhibited in galleries in New York City and is part of various private collections around the United States.

I am also the cofounder of the Blind Artists Society, as well as a Supporting Artist in the Society.
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Education

2010 BFA in Illustration. School of Visual Arts.
2012 MFA in Painting. NY Academy of Art.

Artist Statement


 “And what shall I love if not the enigma?” Giorgio de Chirico’s question, posed in 1911, alludes to man’s aspirations to answer the elusive riddles of nature.  The endless unraveling of those mysteries lies at the heart of my work, focusing specifically on the nebulous realm of the mind. Within my paintings I create a cosmological system from the contents of my private mental universe – depicting mental processes constantly in transition; actions associated with cognition and memory. When working I become both cartographer and naturalist, exploring and documenting the dislocated, quasi-architectural planes of memory. I am interested in the intricate connections between exterior and interior; between a constructed, architectural space and an interior, biological space. Tension arises in my art by giving my inherently function-less images the impossible ability to function as a tool for visualizing concepts too abstract to be empirically depicted or illustrated.

A strong understanding and interest in natural science, art theory/history, philosophy and literature are paramount in enriching my artistic forms and expanding my intellectual horizons. Like Joseph Beuys and Buckminster Fuller, I believe as an artist it is my responsibility to introduce and encourage notions of a better world. I am inspired by the work of Franz Ackerman, Eve Andree Laramee, William Kentridge, Richard Serra, Roberto Matta, Julie Mehretu, and Albert Bierstadt.

My aspirations as an artist are exemplified by this Yves Klein passage, “The painter must paint a single masterpiece: himself, unceasingly.”

If you would like more information about Jonathan or his work or would like to discuss the possibility of a project please contact.
Jon@JonathanBeer.com - 518 . 588 . 9035