Jaya King

Jaya King is an interdisciplinary artist based out of Sacramento, California. She is known for creating dramatic texture and movement in both her acrylic and encaustic abstract and semi-abstract artworks. Her dynamic paintings marry the balance of technique while pushing the boundaries of texture and color. 

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In addition to her studio work Jaya has taught for 15 years in her own teaching practice.  Pre-pandemic, Jaya’s painting workshops gave her students the opportunity to grow as artists and express their individuality. In 2020 Jaya pivoted her classroom online and is finalizing her e-book on color harmony.  She lectures on painting technique, the importance of involving youth in art, and navigating an art career with a creative business mindset.

 

She pushes the boundaries of her artistic practice with her dynamic community and commercial murals. She works with non-profits, development agencies, the City of Sacramento, and the Department of Transportation (Caltrans).  Her mural work frequently involves collaborating with and activating underserved communities. Jaya's most recent project completed in Spring of 2024 was leading a community mural project was beautifying the 21st avenue underpass, a 4800 square foot gateway linking two neighborhoods that were cut off by the construction of Highway 99 in the 1960s.  Her current project is a large-scale mural and fabricated metal panel installation in a high-end housing development in downtown Sacramento.

 

Currently, Jaya enjoys losing herself in her studio between mural projects.  She continues to develop her semi-abstract acrylics and is building a body of portrait work for her solo show at the Triton Museum of At in 2027.  She is a Gloria Burt Sacramento Region Art Fellow, a California Arts Council Impact grant recipient, and is represented by the Hayden Arts Agency.  Her artwork is in the permanent collections at the Triton Museum of Art in Santa Clara, CA and the Museum of Encaustic Art in Santa Fe, NM.