Curriculum Vitae
Recent works include:
Bridge of Hope Mural, La Jolla Country Day School, La Jolla, CA 2019-2023 (in process)
Design workshops included 110 eighth graders, plus faculty. Honoring the values of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Black Lives Matter Mural, Green Street Academy West Baltimore, MD 2019-2023
A 60 ft. conical brick smokestack. Honoring the past present and future of the middle/high school students at this charter school. Over 350 student participants + faculty, staff and community volunteers. 2019- 2023.
The Ashley Mural Baltimore, MD, 2023
Honors a community hero murdered by gun violence in Baltimore City. She was 29 and a light unto her neighborhood.
Kind Words, Kind Actions, Curtis Bay Elementary Baltimore, MD 2021 - 2022
A joyous mural celebrating the students and the school to transform a dreary space into a welcoming entrance. Participants: the entire 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th grade with over 250 black, brown, and white students and faculty.
We the People - I am Preuss, The Preuss School UC San Diego La Jolla , CA. 2020 - 2021
Over 125 participants included high school AP Art students, families, faculty, staff, community volunteers. Raises the question, “Are we as immigrants in the USA, really the people?”. The Preuss School is a charter middle/high school on campus for first generation students.
American Progress - The People don’t Matter, Thurgood Marshall College, UC San Diego, La Jolla , CA.
July 2019 - Jan 2020
Based on the freshman class, “Dimensions of Culture (DOC)” a required class for all incoming students about real American history. The work transformed people and the site, reflected the curriculum goals of the college, while at the same time honoring the students who chose this college wanting to make a difference in the world. Over 200 people worked on this project including UCSD students, faculty, staff, and, 11th and 12th grade AP art students from The Preuss School.
Reading on the Brain Callaway Elementary School Baltimore, MD 2018-2019
Partnered withTracy L. Bale, Ph.D. Professor, Departments of Pharmacology & Psychiatry Director, Center for Epigenetic Research in Child Health and Brain Development U of MD School of Medicine, and, Callaway Elementary School. Using science, art, and poetry to help develop reading skills with students and their parents.
The Forest of Hope, for the Nikki Perlow Foundation. Baltimore County, MD 2017
The project honored 52 individuals or groups in recovery from addiction. Over 700 people were involved in the design workshops and painting the 52 trees on location at Oregon Ridge Park, Baltimore, MD. The goal was also to help erase the stigma for many in recovery.
Community Awards/honors includes:
The La Jolla Symphony & Chorus annual Arts Angel Award May 2023 La Jolla, CA
“Given to a community member to recognize them for their out standing contributions to both our organization and community”.
Annual Spirit of Preuss Community Award June 2022 La Jolla, CA
The Preuss School, UC San Diego. Voted on by the entire school community.
Thurgood Marshall College, UCSD - July 2019-Mar 2020 La Jolla, CA
First visual Artist in Residence at TMC
JCCs of North America Biennial Zahav Award 2015 Waynesboro, PA
For “truly outstanding, visionary initiatives with maximum impact or potential for change” for
the Tisha B’Av project, re-visioning the destruction of the Temples in biblical Jerusalem, Capital Camps.
JCCs of North America Biennial Zahav Award 2013 Foster City,CA
For “truly outstanding, visionary initiatives with maximum impact or potential for change” for the Grow Justice Mural and Garden, at The Peninsula JCC.
Comcast Parent Involvement Matters Award June 2010 Balto. Co., MD
Baltimore County awardee and finalist for State of Maryland
Project of the Year June 2008 Baltimore, MD
Neighborhood Design Center, Baltimore Rebuilding thru Art Project, Inc. (RAP) - Show Way Murals, Ceramics, & Performance Space
Volunteer of the Year Nov. 2006 Baltimore, MD
Neighborhood Design Center for RAP’s Searching for New and Better Worlds mural
at Lockerman-Bundy Elementary, Baltimore - and for helping to save the school from
closing.
Best Reclamation of a Vacant Lot 2005 Baltimore, MD
Baltimore City Paper for RAP’s In the Spirit memorial installation June ’01 - Sept ’03
Cover for CD of “Bill Clinton- The White House years” July 2005 Little Rock, AK
William Jefferson Clinton Library - President Clinton chose my portrait of him that hung in the White House for the cover of his only music CD to help raise funds for his foundation.
Open Society Institute- Baltimore Community Fellowship Nov 2004-Apr 2006 Baltimore, MD Open Society Institute, Baltimore - for continuing development of Rebuilding thru Art Project, Inc. (RAP).
JCC Maccabi ArtsFest August 2004 Baltimore, MD
Jewish Community Centers Association of North America for Jay's “creative vision" as Baltimore’s Artistic consultant for the first JCC Maccabi ArtsFest.
City Council of Baltimore Resolution April 2004 Baltimore, MD
City Council of Baltimore - for "your contributions to the Baltimore Jewish community through
your panoramic mural at the Jewish Community Center on Park Heights Ave".
Mural of the Year Award June ’01 - Sept ’03 Baltimore, MD
City Paper of Baltimore for RAP’s In the Spirit memorial installation June ’01 - Sept ’0
Baltimore’s Best Mural 2000 Baltimore, MD
City Paper of Baltimore for ABC Park - SW Baltimore Mural project - summer 1999
Governor of Maryland Citation Nov ’94, ’95,’97, ’98, ’99, 2002, 03’, ‘04
Governors William Donald Schaefer, Parris N. Glendening and Robert L. Ehrlich for volunteer work, board member, for the Governor’s program - Maryland You are Beautiful -“outstanding service to the people of Maryland, especially our volunteers, inspiring them to make a positive and lasting impact on their communities”.
Maryland Art Place Competition Apr 1996 - Sept 1998 Baltimore, MD
Maryland Art Place -Jay was one of 18 Mid-Atlantic artists selected to design an “artistic and playable” miniature golf course for Baltimore’s Inner Harbor - The Hi-De-Hi-De-Ho Hole - a tribute to Cab Calloway.
Governor’s Salute to Excellence June 1993 Annapolis, MD
Governor William Donald Schaefer for service to state as head of the Maryland Film
Commission Aug 1987- June 1993 “impressive commitment to the people of Maryland".
Additional Community-Based Public Art:
RAP: A Small Simple Spark was Lit Mar 2016- Nov 2016 Scottsdale, AZ
Outdoor mural: Portrait of Pardes Jewish Day School and it’s connections to Judaism, Israel, and Arizona. Acrylic paint on 100 (3’ x 5’) parachute cloth panels glued to Dryvit wall. Workshops/Paint Teams: over 400 participants, including students K-8, faculty, staff and families. Partner: Pardes Jewish Day School.
TESCA and Torah Jan 2010- Oct. 2016 Reisterstown, MD
Lead artist and co-founder for a series of workshops to create sacred items for Bar and Bat Mitzvahs. Based on interviews and workshops with the child and their family. Includes prayer shawls hand dyed and woven, poetry, invitations, ceramic and glass objects. Partners: Temple Emanuel Studio of Cooperative Artists, Temple Emanuel Congregation of Baltimore. Workshops/Paint Teams: hundreds of students and their family members and friends.
RAP: Tigers Go on a Reading Adventure Nov 2015- June 2016 Baltimore, MD
Indoor/outdoor mural: Portrait of the endangered species, the tiger, and Samuel FB Morse Elementary students. Acrylic paint on brick, 425 sq ft. - school lobby and entrance to school. Workshops/Paint Teams: over 100 participants, including students, faculty, staff and families. Partner: Samuel FB Morse Elementary School and Baltimore City Public Schools.
Camp Young Judea Sprout Lake Mural Projects June 2015- July 2016 Poughkeepsie, NY
Artist in Residence - Portrait of the qualities and spirit of the camp teachings. Two projects - session 2 in 2015 and session 1 in 2016. Workshops/Paint Teams: over 800 campers ,counselors and staff. Partner: Camp Young Judea Sprout Lake
Capital Camps Cabin Project June 2015- May 2016 Waynesboro, PA
Created 42 portraits to match the names of places in Israel for each bunk. Painted wood. Workshops/Paint Teams: over 1000 campers plus counselors and staff. Workshops/Paint Teams: over 1000 campers plus counselors and staff. Partner: Capital Camps.
RAP: Look. Again.See the Other. Aug 2011- Apr 2016 Baltimore, MD
Indoor mural: Large canvas mural panels installed in spring of 2016 at 3 locations. Acrylic paint on canvas . Brought Orthodox Jewish, African American and Hispanic American middle school boys together to explore mutual understanding. Workshops/Paint Teams: 24 middle school students, plus parents, staff from N Park Heights community organizations, interns and volunteers. Partners: Jewish Community Center of Greater Baltimore, CHAI, Cross Country Elementary Middle, Fallstaff Elementary Middle, poet Jill Solomon. Workshops/Paint Teams: over 125 participants.
RAP: The Unity Panels Nov. 2015- Jan 2016 Baltimore, MD
Indoor mural: Large canvas mural panels installed in lobby of New Song Academy in West Baltimore. Acrylic paint on canvas, heath fused onto canvas . Based on African-American writings. Partners: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra OrchKids Program. Workshops/Paint Teams: over 60 high school students, plus parents, staff from Edmondson Westside High, interns and volunteers.
WS-C Studio Camp Tree Project Aug 2014- Aug 2015 Waynesboro, PA
Painting tree trunks based on the prayer “How goodly are thy tents O Jacob…” Workshops/Paint Teams: over 40 campers from Macks Village, plus counselors and staff. Partner: Capital Camps.
WS-C Studio Tisha B’Av Project June 2014- Aug 2014 Waynesboro, PA
Painted 24 outdoor panels memorializing the destruction of both Temples in Jerusalem and the theme of senseless love. Nova Color paints on outdoor plywood 3’ x 72’. Workshops/Paint Teams: over 1000 campers plus counselors and staff. Partner: Capital Camps.
RAP Project: The Graduation Mural May 2013 - July 2014 Oakland, CA
Outdoor mural: 650 sq. ft. for Coliseum College Prep Academy a middle high school dedicated to graduating all students. Acrylic paint. Workshops/Paint Teams: over 200 participants.
WS-C Studio: Green Dreams Jan -June 2014 Baltimore, MD
Indoor mural panels: 6 panels in my ‘studio style”, acrylic canvas cut-outs heat fused on canvas on 4’ x 8’ gator boards. Green Dreams - A STEAM based mural project for Stoneleigh Elementary School, Baltimore County. Partipants: The entire K-5 students, plus faculty, parents. Over 750 participants.
RAP Project: The Pratt House Mural July 2013 - Jan 2014 Baltimore, MD
Indoor mural: 2000 sq. ft. includes walls in two rooms plus matching walls with ”house paint”. 130 ft x 12 ft plus eight palm tree planters. Acrylic paint. Transformed large meeting/dining room. Commissioned by Volunteers of America for a housing site for homeless families. Themes based on 4 Jewish concepts of justice/dignity. 85 participants.
RAP Project: Grow Justice Peninsula JCC July- Oct 2013 Foster City, CA
Outdoor mural: 1800 sq. ft. includes wall 130 ft x 12 ft plus eight palm tree planters. Acrylic paint and ceramics. Transformed large exterior space including the Justice Garden. Themes based on 4 Jewish concepts of justice/dignity. Over 800 participants.
WS-C Studio Siddur Project June 2013- Aug 2013 Waynesboro, PA
Created a new prayer book for Shabbat services. Workshops/Paint Teams: over 1000 campers plus counselors and staff. Partner: Capital Camps.
TESCA - The Humane Society Mural Jan 2013- July 2013 Reisterstown, MD
Outdoor mural celebrating animal adoption and love. 600 sq ft. Acrylic paint on brick and cinderblock. Workshops/Paint Teams: fifteen 7th grade students, plus over 100 volunteers and staff. Partners: Temple Emanuel of Baltimore, Baltimore Humane Society.
WS-C Studio Capital Camps Mural Project June 2012- Aug 2012 Waynesboro, PA
Outdoor mural: 2 story high mural , a series of several ruah panels and painted plywood panels to create a sacred space for Shabbat services. 400 sq ft. Acrylic paint on canvas and wood . Workshops/Paint Teams: over 300 campers plus counselors and staff. Partner: Capital Camps.
RAP Project Under the Very Same Yellow Sun Nov 2011- Aug 2012 Baltimore, MD
Indoor mural: 3 story stairwell mural as a vibrant entrance to the new music rooms of OrchKids at their East Baltimore headquarters. Acrylic paint on cinder block and drywall. Workshops/Paint Teams: 32 pre-schoolers, 12 middle school students, plus interns, community volunteers. Theme related to music from the 12 countries represented by the students plus performances in class. Partners: Highlandtown Elementary Middle School, The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra OrchKids, poet Jill Solomon.
RAP Project RAPoetry on the Wall Nov 2011- Aug 2012 Baltimore, MD
Indoor mural: 16 ruah panels, 12’ x 4.5’ acrylic paint on canvas panels. Workshops and Paint Teams: 14 3rd-5th grade students, interns, community volunteers. The final mural created for the school gym and in particular for OrchKid performances. Students wrote Haiku and sketched musicians. Partners: Lockerman-Bundy Elementary, The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra OrchKids, poet Jill Solomon.
RAP Project Live the Learning April 2010- June 2011 Baltimore, MD
Indoor and outdoor mural: 2800 sq ft., acrylic paint on cinder block, drywall, and dryvit. Workshops/Paint Teams:over 700 participants including all students from K-8th grade, teachers, administration, volunteers, and other staff. Transformed school into a new sacred space. Featured on PBS - Art and the Mind, Sept. 2012. Mural installed in the main hall, 2nd floor, K-1 hallway, and outside by entrance. Partner: Kreiger Schecter Day School
RAP Project Where We Play Nov 2009- June 2010 Baltimore, MD
Indoor mural: 160 ft. X 10 ft., acrylic paint on cinder block. Workshops/Paint Teams: 60 3rd-5th grade students, interns, 60 community volunteers. Final mural installed in the main hall, and several classrooms of the school. Partners: Lockerman-Bundy Elementary, The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra OrchKids.
RAP Project Everyone Deserves to Go Home Aug. 2009- Aug 2010 Baltimore, MD
Outdoor mural: 125 ft. X 25 ft., acrylic paint on ‘parachute cloth’. Workshops/Paint Teams: over 150 clients, staff, board members, community volunteers. Mural created for the new headquarters in a prominent downtown location. 3125 sq ft. Partner:Health Care for the Homeless.
RAP Project Unity - The Struggle Continues May - Oct. 2009 Baltimore, MD
Outdoor mural: 80 ft. X 15 ft., acrylic paint on ‘parachute cloth’. Workshops/Paint Teams: 85 9th grade students, staff, interns, community volunteers. Themes based on contemporary poetry and lyrics. Partners: Edmondson-Westside HIgh, West Hills Community.
RAP Project: RAPware -The ‘Hero’ Vases May - Oct. 2009 Baltimore, MD
Ceramic: 9 low-fired red clay urns, black underglaze, average: 24 inches high x 12 inches wide at base. Homage to Greek pottery. Workshops with 22 grandmothers, students, volunteers. 5 vases chosen for exhibition at the Walters Museum show “A 1000 Ships”. Partners: Morgan State University, E. Blaise DePaolo, Art on Purpose.
WS-C Studio Rebuilding the Playground -The Weinstein Y March - May 2009 Baltimore, MD
Outdoor installations: playground sections, 100’s of painted tiles, acrylic paint on treated wood. Led a team of artists with hundreds of youth/adult participants. Part of 2000 volunteers to rebuild a community playground that had been destroyed by arson.
WS-C Studio Cromwell Valley Mural April - July 2009 Baltimore, MD
Indoor mural: 2 sections - 60 ft. X 11.5 ft., 60 ft. X 5.5 ft, acrylic paint on cinder block. Workshops/Paint teams:over 300 artist including the entire 3rd, 4th, 5th grades, all faculty, administration, staff, parents, volunteers. Transformed the school cafeteria.
RAP Project Nature and Nurture Sept. 2008 to April 2009 Baltimore, MD
Indoor mural: multiple sections, acrylic paint on canvas panels. Workshops with 65 employees, most of whom are people in transition, and community volunteers. Installation scheduled for 2010. Partners: Dogwood Cafe, St. Ignatius Church. 2100 sq ft.
RAP Project: RAPware -The Flower Mart Jan - May 2009, ’10.’11 Baltimore, MD
Ceramic: 130 low-fired red clay flower pots, glazes, underglazes. With 40 students, mothers, grandmothers, interns, volunteers. RAPware inaugural project to help residents of West Baltimore start their own community-based ceramic arts busines. Partners: E. Blaise DePaolo, Morgan State University’s Art and Social Justice Program.
RAP Project: RAPware - Ceramic School Murals July 08 to May 2009 Baltimore, MD
2 indoor murals: (1) triptych:7 ft. X 5 ft. (2) 20 ft. X 9 ft., low-fired red clay, glazes, underglazes. 50 artists: 22 3rd-5th grade students plus interns, parents, volunteers.
RAP Project: The Together Mural Sept. 07 - July 2008 Baltimore, MD
Outdoor mural: 1000 sq ft., acrylic on parachute cloth. Applied to exterior brick frieze of Baltimore City’s Lockerman-Bundy Elementary. Themes: nature in Maryland and Africa. Workshops/Paint Team: 105 artists including 30 3rd to 5th graders, families from one of RAP’s major donors, school personnel, and volunteers.
WS-C Studio Footsteps to Freedom: Images from the Beth El Hagaddah Feb. - May 2008 So. Orange, NJ
Indoor installation: 5 ft. X 50 ft. A series of free hanging painted panels (acrylic) on canvas mounted to brick. Images based on themes of the Passover Haggadah. Workshops/Paint Team: 160 participants from 5 to 90 years old.
RAP Project: The Show Way Mural/Performance Area Sept. 06 - May 2007 Baltimore, MD
Indoor mural and stage: 2800 sq ft., acrylic on on prepared interior cinder block walls and columns; designed and built a new stage. Reclaimed a large unused common area in Lockerman-Bundy Elementary School. Workshops/Paint Team: 60 participants- 30 3rd to 5th graders, school personnel, volunteers.
WS-C Studio Jubilation - Temple Emanuel Sept 06 - April 2007 Resisterstown, MD
Indoor mural: 20 ft. x 42 ft., canvas cut-outs on canvas mounted on 21 irregular sections.
A celebratory portrait of Temple Emanuel’s 50 year history in context with Jewish history. Workshops with 140 participants - 5 to 88 years old.
The Creation Mural Aug. 2006 Owings Mils, MD
Indoor mural: 1000 sq. ft., acrylic on prepared interior drywall. A re—interpretation of the bibilical theme of creation. For the 1st International JCC Maccabi Artsfest. Links the cafe area and the health center at the Jewish Community Center. Took 3.5 days from conception to completion. Workshops/ Paint team: 52 participants including 40 teen artists from around the world, plus adult volunteers.
RAP Project: Searching for New and Better Worlds Sept. 05 - May 2006 Baltimore, MD
Indoor mural: 2300 sq. ft., acrylic on on prepared cinder block walls and columns. Reclaimed the library of Lockerman-Bundy Elementary School. The project saved this public school from closing. Workshops/Paint Team: 50 participants including 30 3rd to 5th graders plus school personnel and volunteers.
The Clinton Presidential Center and Park Nov. 2004-present Little Rock, AK
Portrait: 40" x 30", acrylic, paper cut-outs on paper. On permanent display. At the request of the William J. Clinton Presidential Foundation, Jay’s portrait of President Clinton playing the saxophone, which hung in The White House for four years, was chosen for the cover image of the CD Music of the Clinton White House to help raise funds for the Center’s social justice causes.
RAP Project: The Mothers of Africa Mural Sept. 04 - May 2005 Baltimore, MD
Outdoor mural: 22 ft. x 60 ft., latex on prepared brick and cinderblock walls. Designed by Ms. Ann Branch, 81-year-old resident artist. This was her first mural. Paint team: 40 neighborhood children and adults.
A Great Miracle Happened Here July 2003 - April 2004 Baltimore, MD
Indoor mural: 10 ft. x 42 ft. acrylic, canvas cut-outs on canvas mounted on 17 irregular sections. An icon of Baltimore Jewish history commissioned by the JCC of Greater Baltimore for their new lobby. Workshops: 150 participants from 8 to 102 years old.
RAP Project: For My People Oct. 03 - July 2004 Baltimore, MD
Indoor mural: 1600 sq. ft., acrylic paints on prepared drywall. Re-designed a floor of the Midtown Edmondson community building. Based on the poem by Margaret Walker. Workshops/Paint Team: 50 neighborhood children and adults, interns and volunteers.
World Trade Center Site Memorial Competition June 2003 New York, NY
Headed a creative team that entered this worldwide competition.
The Wishes Mural June - August 2002 Baltimore, Md
Indoor mural: 4,000 sq. ft. acrylic on prepared cinderblock walls. Using art to promote building loving families through adoption. Commissioned by the Methodist organization Board of Child Care for their gym.Workshop/Paint Team: 150 participants including 100 foster kids, 10 –17 years old, plus 50 staff and volunteers.
The Mojave National Parks Series Jan - Sept 2001 Palms Springs, CA
Indoor murals: Two works The Infinite, Cap Rock, each 4.5 ft. x 13 ft, acrylic, canvas cut-outs on canvas. Palm Springs International Airport. Partnership with the National Park Service and Joshua Tree National Park.
BMH - BJ Congregation Jan - May 2001 Denver, CO
Painting: 5 ft. x 14 ft., acrylic, canvas cut-outs on canvas and wood. Depicts Jewish and congregational history of two storied congregations that were forced to merge in Denver. Commissioned for the entranceway to the main sanctuary.
RAP Project: In the Spirit Memorial Installation June 2001 - Sept 2003 Baltimore, MD
Outdoor installation: Half acre outdoor installation. Includes a large mural, sculptural walls, memorial trees, banners. Using community art to take back a neighborhood from drugs and violence. Mural of the Year Award - Baltimore City Paper. Workshop/Paint Team: 100 participants including community children, teenagers, and adults.
ABC Park - SW Baltimore Mural Project July - Aug 1999 Baltimore, MD
Outdoor mural: 200 ft. x 10 ft., house paint on 4 walls of a brick field house. Workshops/Paint Team: 27 middle school students from Samuel Morse Rec Center., plus 3 adult volunteers. Commissioned by Neighborhood Design Center
The Jr. League Project Apr - May 1999 Baltimore, MD
Indoor mural: (4) 4'x5' paintings with floating panels. Design team: 15 middle school students. Sponsored by Port Discovery Children's Museum.
The AIDS Project June 1998- June 2000 Baltimore, MD
Project to create paintings and related merchandise to raise money for HERO, Maryland’s largest AIDS/HIV health care service. Included t-shirt designs for the annual AIDS Walk.
The L.A. Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl Jan. 1997 Los Angeles, CA
Painting: 40" x 50", acrylic, paper cut-outs on paper. Commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
Portrait of President Clinton -The White House Oct. 1995 Washington, DC
Painting: 40" x 30", acrylic, paper cut-outs on paper. Was on permanent display in the private residence at The White House from October 1995 through the end of the President’s 2nd term., January 2001.
The Witkin Windows Oct. 1999- April 200 Denver, CO
Stained glass: 585 sq. ft. 2 upper windows @ 35 ft. x 5.5 ft. each, 10 lower windows @ 8 ft. x 2.5 ft. Laminated layers of glass (no lead)- antique, dichroic, fused, textured, sand blasted on clear glass. For Hebrew Educational Alliance. Depicts Jewish/congregational symbols and history. Partners: GALLERY M, Acacia Art Glass Studios.
Carlisle Arts Learning Center Ceramic Mural Jan. 2000 Carlisle, PA
Indoor ceramic mural: 8.5 ft. x 12 ft., low fire red clay, ceramic cut-outs on ceramic, 5 sections on interior wall. Workshops: 25 elementary school students, and 10 adults from the town. Partners: The Garden Gallery, Sprint.
The Sha’ar Zahav Windows and Ark Doors July 1998 - Dec.1998 San Francisco, CA
Stained glass: Approx. 96 sq. ft. - 2 upper windows @ 6.5 ft.x 4.5 ft each, 1 upper window @ 4 ft. X 4 ft. and the Ark doors @ 7 ft.x 4 ft. Laminated layers of glass (no lead)- antique, dichroic, textured, fused- on clear glass. For Congregation Sha'ar Zahav. Depicts Jewish/congregational symbols and history.
The Gelato Mural - Verona, Milan, Venice, Italy Sept. 1997 Denver, CO
Indoor mural: 9 ft. x 42 ft., acrylic, canvas cut-outs on prepared wall. Commissioned by Gelato D'Italia.
Johns Hopkins Hospital Sept. 1996 Baltimore, MD
Painting: 40" x 59", acrylic, paper cut-outs on paper. Honoring employees. On permanent display in main lobby of Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Beth Tfilfoh - 75th Anniversary May - Sept. 1996 Baltimore, MD
Painting: 84" x 192", acrylic, canvas cut-outs on linen. Depicts Jewish/congregational symbols and history. Permanent display in lobby of sanctuary.
The Hi-De-Hi-De-Ho Hole Apr 1996 - Sept 1998 Baltimore, MD
Outdoor installation: 10 ft. X 18 ft. X 10 ft. Acrylic, wood cut-outs on wood. A tribute to Cab Calloway and his Cotton Club Band. One of eighteen Mid-Atlantic artists selected by Maryland Art Place to design an "artistic and playable" miniature golf course for Baltimore’s Inner Harbor.
The Baltimore Opera - Samson and Delilah Jan- Mar 1995 Baltimore, MD
Painting: 52" x 39", acrylic, paper cut-outs on paper. On display at The Lyric Opera House and The Baltimore Opera headquarters.
Rocky Gap Country/Bluegrass Festival April - Aug 1994 Cumberland, MD
Painting: 66" x 144", acrylic, canvas cut-outs on linen. Commissioned by the Rocky Gap Foundation. For installation near Rocky Gap.
The Peabody Prep - 100th Anniversary Jan - April 1994 Baltimore, MD
Painting: 72" x 108", acrylic, canvas cut-outs on linen. Celebrating the music and dance departments, and the 19th century campus at Mt. Vernon Place.
118th Preakness Celebration Apr - May 1993 Anne Arundel County, MD
Painting: 72" x 108", acrylic, canvas cut-outs on canvas. On permanent display at Thurgood Marshall/Baltimore-Washington International Airport since 1993. Commissioned by Governor William Donald Schaefer and the State of Maryland.
Community-Based Public Art - Grants:
Taube Foundation for Jewish Life & Culture; The Koret Foundation; The Banner Alzheimer’s
Institute, Phoenix AZ; Jewish Community Center Association, NYC; Baltimore Symphony Orchestra OrchKids; The Hoffberger Foundation; The Henry and Ruth Blaustein Rosenberg Foundation; The Hilda and Jacob Blaustein Fund for the Enrichment of Jewish Education; The Zanvyl and Isabelle Krieger Fund; Travelers Insurance; UMBC Center for Art, Design and Visual Culture; University of MD Baltimore’s Public Allies Program; The William G. Baker, Jr. Memorial Fund, creator of the Baker Artist Awards www.BakerArtistAwards.org; Youth as Resources; Mayors Office of Neighborhoods; Midtown Edmondson Avenue Improvement Association; Neighborhood Design Center; Open Society Institute of Baltimore; Pyramid Homeworks; Quality of Life Giving Circle Fund of the Baltimore Community Foundation; The Abell Foundation; The Annie E. Casey Foundation; The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra OrchKids program; The The CityArts Program; Stoneliegh Elementary PTA; Art on Purpose; Associated Black Charities; Bon Secours Hospital; Baltimore City Department of Recreation and Parks; Baltimore Community Foundation, a collection of charitable funds benefiting the Greater Baltimore region; Baltimore Police Department Grants Division; Baltimore Out of School Time Initiative (BOOST); Banner Masonry; Governor’s Office on Crime Control and Prevention; Greater Grace of West Baltimore; Greater West Hills Community Association; Health Care for the Homeless; Jewish Community Center of Greater Baltimore; K Bank; The Dogwood Restaurant.
Temple Emanuel of Baltimore - Artist in Residence Sept 2006- Dec 2016
Temple Emanuel was a Reform synagogue dedicated to the celebration of Jewish faith, thought and culture. They were committed to the worship of God, the study of our tradition and the translation of our beliefs into deeds of conscience.
Inspired by my Jubilation painting for the congregation, art became part of the mission statement of Temple Emanuel. Since my family joined Temple Emanuel in 2006, I volunteered as a lead artist on several major projects using art to express 21st century Reform visions of Judaism, to raise awareness on social justice issues and to help raise funds including: 2 murals with the 7th grade religious school class; forming TESCA ( Temple Emanuel Society of Cooperative Artists) with 18 members of the congregation creating high quality Judaica art in fabric, ceramics and paint; ceramic projects with the 7th grade religious school class; special Friday evening (Erev Shabbat) painting services; for the past 3 years, I have led 140 members of the congregation in The Sukkot Project, designing, painting building, and decorating a new Succah each year; in December 2007 we began the year-long Empty Bowls project - the entire congregation, along with several community partners, will be making bowls for sale to raise funds to fight hunger for the Renewing Life Family Center.
Families with Children from China (FCC) May 2001 - July 2011
FCC is a nondenominational organization of families who have adopted children from China. The purpose of FCC is provide a network of support for families who've adopted in China and to provide information to prospective parents.
I am a parent of an adopted daughter from China and been a member of the Maryland chapter since 2001. For 10 years I volunteered for several art projects including: designer of 6 award winning China-themed 4th of July parades in Baltimore’s Federal Hill community with 40 girls and parents participating each year; since 2006, art workshops, murals, poster designs for the FCC 7-8-9 club with about 35 girls; 2008 -2010, Art Director for the Maryland FCC Camp at West River, MD.
Permanent Exhibition Space:
The Garden Gallery December 1997 - present Carlisle , PA
Longterm Galleries:
Rosen & Warshaw Building January 1995 - March 2020 Baltimore, MD
Gallery M November 1996 - 2014 Denver, CO
The Beveled Edge/Gallery G November 2002-2008 Baltimore, MD
Amaryllis Jewelry - (watercolors) Summer 2003- Feb 2009 Baltimore, MD
Private Collections
Works on paper, canvas, and ceramic in private collections throughout North America,
South America, Europe and Asia.
Additional Non-profit Work:
Jay has been a consultant, volunteer and board member for many non-profit organizations including The La Jolla Symphony & Chorus for the past 5 years, Midtown Edmondson Avenue Improvement Association, the Maryland You Are Beautiful for 21 years under 4 Maryland governors, Co-Chair of The Arts Transition Team for Baltimore Mayor O’Malley, The Jewish Community Center of Greater Baltimore, Mayor's Cable Communications Advisory Commission ( Baltimore Mayor O’Malley), HERO (Maryland's largest HIV/AIDS health care service), The Rosebud Film Festival (a mid-Atlantic fest), Sudbrook Magnet School (a middle school in Baltimore County), The Gordon Center For the Performing Arts, The NAACP and The National Park Service.
His work has also been used to raise money for many non-pofit organizations including Health Care for the Homeless, Temple Emanuel of Baltimore, Center Stage, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra OrchKids, Maryland Center for Poverty Solutions, Young Audiences of Maryland, Illuminations (part of Catholic Charities), Safer Kids, Cystic Fibrosis, The Creative Alliance, Kids on the Hill, the William J. Clinton Presidential Foundation and National Federation for the Blind and the La Jolla Symphony & Chorus, La Jolla , CA.
Additional Career Achievements:
Publications:
Verkerke C & L GmbH, The Netherlands. January 1994- December 1997
Poster distribution in United States and Europe.
Education:
Art Students League Summer 1978 New York, NY
New York University B.F.A. with Honors in Film June/74 - June/76 New York, NY
Maryland Institute College of Art Sept/73 - May/74 Baltimore, MD
Indiana University (art, theatre, ballet) Sept/72 - May/73 Bloomington, IN
Bridge of Hope Mural, La Jolla Country Day School, La Jolla, CA 2019-2023 (in process)
Design workshops included 110 eighth graders, plus faculty. Honoring the values of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Black Lives Matter Mural, Green Street Academy West Baltimore, MD 2019-2023
A 60 ft. conical brick smokestack. Honoring the past present and future of the middle/high school students at this charter school. Over 350 student participants + faculty, staff and community volunteers. 2019- 2023.
The Ashley Mural Baltimore, MD, 2023
Honors a community hero murdered by gun violence in Baltimore City. She was 29 and a light unto her neighborhood.
Kind Words, Kind Actions, Curtis Bay Elementary Baltimore, MD 2021 - 2022
A joyous mural celebrating the students and the school to transform a dreary space into a welcoming entrance. Participants: the entire 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th grade with over 250 black, brown, and white students and faculty.
We the People - I am Preuss, The Preuss School UC San Diego La Jolla , CA. 2020 - 2021
Over 125 participants included high school AP Art students, families, faculty, staff, community volunteers. Raises the question, “Are we as immigrants in the USA, really the people?”. The Preuss School is a charter middle/high school on campus for first generation students.
American Progress - The People don’t Matter, Thurgood Marshall College, UC San Diego, La Jolla , CA.
July 2019 - Jan 2020
Based on the freshman class, “Dimensions of Culture (DOC)” a required class for all incoming students about real American history. The work transformed people and the site, reflected the curriculum goals of the college, while at the same time honoring the students who chose this college wanting to make a difference in the world. Over 200 people worked on this project including UCSD students, faculty, staff, and, 11th and 12th grade AP art students from The Preuss School.
Reading on the Brain Callaway Elementary School Baltimore, MD 2018-2019
Partnered withTracy L. Bale, Ph.D. Professor, Departments of Pharmacology & Psychiatry Director, Center for Epigenetic Research in Child Health and Brain Development U of MD School of Medicine, and, Callaway Elementary School. Using science, art, and poetry to help develop reading skills with students and their parents.
The Forest of Hope, for the Nikki Perlow Foundation. Baltimore County, MD 2017
The project honored 52 individuals or groups in recovery from addiction. Over 700 people were involved in the design workshops and painting the 52 trees on location at Oregon Ridge Park, Baltimore, MD. The goal was also to help erase the stigma for many in recovery.
Community Awards/honors includes:
The La Jolla Symphony & Chorus annual Arts Angel Award May 2023 La Jolla, CA
“Given to a community member to recognize them for their out standing contributions to both our organization and community”.
Annual Spirit of Preuss Community Award June 2022 La Jolla, CA
The Preuss School, UC San Diego. Voted on by the entire school community.
Thurgood Marshall College, UCSD - July 2019-Mar 2020 La Jolla, CA
First visual Artist in Residence at TMC
JCCs of North America Biennial Zahav Award 2015 Waynesboro, PA
For “truly outstanding, visionary initiatives with maximum impact or potential for change” for
the Tisha B’Av project, re-visioning the destruction of the Temples in biblical Jerusalem, Capital Camps.
JCCs of North America Biennial Zahav Award 2013 Foster City,CA
For “truly outstanding, visionary initiatives with maximum impact or potential for change” for the Grow Justice Mural and Garden, at The Peninsula JCC.
Comcast Parent Involvement Matters Award June 2010 Balto. Co., MD
Baltimore County awardee and finalist for State of Maryland
Project of the Year June 2008 Baltimore, MD
Neighborhood Design Center, Baltimore Rebuilding thru Art Project, Inc. (RAP) - Show Way Murals, Ceramics, & Performance Space
Volunteer of the Year Nov. 2006 Baltimore, MD
Neighborhood Design Center for RAP’s Searching for New and Better Worlds mural
at Lockerman-Bundy Elementary, Baltimore - and for helping to save the school from
closing.
Best Reclamation of a Vacant Lot 2005 Baltimore, MD
Baltimore City Paper for RAP’s In the Spirit memorial installation June ’01 - Sept ’03
Cover for CD of “Bill Clinton- The White House years” July 2005 Little Rock, AK
William Jefferson Clinton Library - President Clinton chose my portrait of him that hung in the White House for the cover of his only music CD to help raise funds for his foundation.
Open Society Institute- Baltimore Community Fellowship Nov 2004-Apr 2006 Baltimore, MD Open Society Institute, Baltimore - for continuing development of Rebuilding thru Art Project, Inc. (RAP).
JCC Maccabi ArtsFest August 2004 Baltimore, MD
Jewish Community Centers Association of North America for Jay's “creative vision" as Baltimore’s Artistic consultant for the first JCC Maccabi ArtsFest.
City Council of Baltimore Resolution April 2004 Baltimore, MD
City Council of Baltimore - for "your contributions to the Baltimore Jewish community through
your panoramic mural at the Jewish Community Center on Park Heights Ave".
Mural of the Year Award June ’01 - Sept ’03 Baltimore, MD
City Paper of Baltimore for RAP’s In the Spirit memorial installation June ’01 - Sept ’0
Baltimore’s Best Mural 2000 Baltimore, MD
City Paper of Baltimore for ABC Park - SW Baltimore Mural project - summer 1999
Governor of Maryland Citation Nov ’94, ’95,’97, ’98, ’99, 2002, 03’, ‘04
Governors William Donald Schaefer, Parris N. Glendening and Robert L. Ehrlich for volunteer work, board member, for the Governor’s program - Maryland You are Beautiful -“outstanding service to the people of Maryland, especially our volunteers, inspiring them to make a positive and lasting impact on their communities”.
Maryland Art Place Competition Apr 1996 - Sept 1998 Baltimore, MD
Maryland Art Place -Jay was one of 18 Mid-Atlantic artists selected to design an “artistic and playable” miniature golf course for Baltimore’s Inner Harbor - The Hi-De-Hi-De-Ho Hole - a tribute to Cab Calloway.
Governor’s Salute to Excellence June 1993 Annapolis, MD
Governor William Donald Schaefer for service to state as head of the Maryland Film
Commission Aug 1987- June 1993 “impressive commitment to the people of Maryland".
Additional Community-Based Public Art:
RAP: A Small Simple Spark was Lit Mar 2016- Nov 2016 Scottsdale, AZ
Outdoor mural: Portrait of Pardes Jewish Day School and it’s connections to Judaism, Israel, and Arizona. Acrylic paint on 100 (3’ x 5’) parachute cloth panels glued to Dryvit wall. Workshops/Paint Teams: over 400 participants, including students K-8, faculty, staff and families. Partner: Pardes Jewish Day School.
TESCA and Torah Jan 2010- Oct. 2016 Reisterstown, MD
Lead artist and co-founder for a series of workshops to create sacred items for Bar and Bat Mitzvahs. Based on interviews and workshops with the child and their family. Includes prayer shawls hand dyed and woven, poetry, invitations, ceramic and glass objects. Partners: Temple Emanuel Studio of Cooperative Artists, Temple Emanuel Congregation of Baltimore. Workshops/Paint Teams: hundreds of students and their family members and friends.
RAP: Tigers Go on a Reading Adventure Nov 2015- June 2016 Baltimore, MD
Indoor/outdoor mural: Portrait of the endangered species, the tiger, and Samuel FB Morse Elementary students. Acrylic paint on brick, 425 sq ft. - school lobby and entrance to school. Workshops/Paint Teams: over 100 participants, including students, faculty, staff and families. Partner: Samuel FB Morse Elementary School and Baltimore City Public Schools.
Camp Young Judea Sprout Lake Mural Projects June 2015- July 2016 Poughkeepsie, NY
Artist in Residence - Portrait of the qualities and spirit of the camp teachings. Two projects - session 2 in 2015 and session 1 in 2016. Workshops/Paint Teams: over 800 campers ,counselors and staff. Partner: Camp Young Judea Sprout Lake
Capital Camps Cabin Project June 2015- May 2016 Waynesboro, PA
Created 42 portraits to match the names of places in Israel for each bunk. Painted wood. Workshops/Paint Teams: over 1000 campers plus counselors and staff. Workshops/Paint Teams: over 1000 campers plus counselors and staff. Partner: Capital Camps.
RAP: Look. Again.See the Other. Aug 2011- Apr 2016 Baltimore, MD
Indoor mural: Large canvas mural panels installed in spring of 2016 at 3 locations. Acrylic paint on canvas . Brought Orthodox Jewish, African American and Hispanic American middle school boys together to explore mutual understanding. Workshops/Paint Teams: 24 middle school students, plus parents, staff from N Park Heights community organizations, interns and volunteers. Partners: Jewish Community Center of Greater Baltimore, CHAI, Cross Country Elementary Middle, Fallstaff Elementary Middle, poet Jill Solomon. Workshops/Paint Teams: over 125 participants.
RAP: The Unity Panels Nov. 2015- Jan 2016 Baltimore, MD
Indoor mural: Large canvas mural panels installed in lobby of New Song Academy in West Baltimore. Acrylic paint on canvas, heath fused onto canvas . Based on African-American writings. Partners: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra OrchKids Program. Workshops/Paint Teams: over 60 high school students, plus parents, staff from Edmondson Westside High, interns and volunteers.
WS-C Studio Camp Tree Project Aug 2014- Aug 2015 Waynesboro, PA
Painting tree trunks based on the prayer “How goodly are thy tents O Jacob…” Workshops/Paint Teams: over 40 campers from Macks Village, plus counselors and staff. Partner: Capital Camps.
WS-C Studio Tisha B’Av Project June 2014- Aug 2014 Waynesboro, PA
Painted 24 outdoor panels memorializing the destruction of both Temples in Jerusalem and the theme of senseless love. Nova Color paints on outdoor plywood 3’ x 72’. Workshops/Paint Teams: over 1000 campers plus counselors and staff. Partner: Capital Camps.
RAP Project: The Graduation Mural May 2013 - July 2014 Oakland, CA
Outdoor mural: 650 sq. ft. for Coliseum College Prep Academy a middle high school dedicated to graduating all students. Acrylic paint. Workshops/Paint Teams: over 200 participants.
WS-C Studio: Green Dreams Jan -June 2014 Baltimore, MD
Indoor mural panels: 6 panels in my ‘studio style”, acrylic canvas cut-outs heat fused on canvas on 4’ x 8’ gator boards. Green Dreams - A STEAM based mural project for Stoneleigh Elementary School, Baltimore County. Partipants: The entire K-5 students, plus faculty, parents. Over 750 participants.
RAP Project: The Pratt House Mural July 2013 - Jan 2014 Baltimore, MD
Indoor mural: 2000 sq. ft. includes walls in two rooms plus matching walls with ”house paint”. 130 ft x 12 ft plus eight palm tree planters. Acrylic paint. Transformed large meeting/dining room. Commissioned by Volunteers of America for a housing site for homeless families. Themes based on 4 Jewish concepts of justice/dignity. 85 participants.
RAP Project: Grow Justice Peninsula JCC July- Oct 2013 Foster City, CA
Outdoor mural: 1800 sq. ft. includes wall 130 ft x 12 ft plus eight palm tree planters. Acrylic paint and ceramics. Transformed large exterior space including the Justice Garden. Themes based on 4 Jewish concepts of justice/dignity. Over 800 participants.
WS-C Studio Siddur Project June 2013- Aug 2013 Waynesboro, PA
Created a new prayer book for Shabbat services. Workshops/Paint Teams: over 1000 campers plus counselors and staff. Partner: Capital Camps.
TESCA - The Humane Society Mural Jan 2013- July 2013 Reisterstown, MD
Outdoor mural celebrating animal adoption and love. 600 sq ft. Acrylic paint on brick and cinderblock. Workshops/Paint Teams: fifteen 7th grade students, plus over 100 volunteers and staff. Partners: Temple Emanuel of Baltimore, Baltimore Humane Society.
WS-C Studio Capital Camps Mural Project June 2012- Aug 2012 Waynesboro, PA
Outdoor mural: 2 story high mural , a series of several ruah panels and painted plywood panels to create a sacred space for Shabbat services. 400 sq ft. Acrylic paint on canvas and wood . Workshops/Paint Teams: over 300 campers plus counselors and staff. Partner: Capital Camps.
RAP Project Under the Very Same Yellow Sun Nov 2011- Aug 2012 Baltimore, MD
Indoor mural: 3 story stairwell mural as a vibrant entrance to the new music rooms of OrchKids at their East Baltimore headquarters. Acrylic paint on cinder block and drywall. Workshops/Paint Teams: 32 pre-schoolers, 12 middle school students, plus interns, community volunteers. Theme related to music from the 12 countries represented by the students plus performances in class. Partners: Highlandtown Elementary Middle School, The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra OrchKids, poet Jill Solomon.
RAP Project RAPoetry on the Wall Nov 2011- Aug 2012 Baltimore, MD
Indoor mural: 16 ruah panels, 12’ x 4.5’ acrylic paint on canvas panels. Workshops and Paint Teams: 14 3rd-5th grade students, interns, community volunteers. The final mural created for the school gym and in particular for OrchKid performances. Students wrote Haiku and sketched musicians. Partners: Lockerman-Bundy Elementary, The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra OrchKids, poet Jill Solomon.
RAP Project Live the Learning April 2010- June 2011 Baltimore, MD
Indoor and outdoor mural: 2800 sq ft., acrylic paint on cinder block, drywall, and dryvit. Workshops/Paint Teams:over 700 participants including all students from K-8th grade, teachers, administration, volunteers, and other staff. Transformed school into a new sacred space. Featured on PBS - Art and the Mind, Sept. 2012. Mural installed in the main hall, 2nd floor, K-1 hallway, and outside by entrance. Partner: Kreiger Schecter Day School
RAP Project Where We Play Nov 2009- June 2010 Baltimore, MD
Indoor mural: 160 ft. X 10 ft., acrylic paint on cinder block. Workshops/Paint Teams: 60 3rd-5th grade students, interns, 60 community volunteers. Final mural installed in the main hall, and several classrooms of the school. Partners: Lockerman-Bundy Elementary, The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra OrchKids.
RAP Project Everyone Deserves to Go Home Aug. 2009- Aug 2010 Baltimore, MD
Outdoor mural: 125 ft. X 25 ft., acrylic paint on ‘parachute cloth’. Workshops/Paint Teams: over 150 clients, staff, board members, community volunteers. Mural created for the new headquarters in a prominent downtown location. 3125 sq ft. Partner:Health Care for the Homeless.
RAP Project Unity - The Struggle Continues May - Oct. 2009 Baltimore, MD
Outdoor mural: 80 ft. X 15 ft., acrylic paint on ‘parachute cloth’. Workshops/Paint Teams: 85 9th grade students, staff, interns, community volunteers. Themes based on contemporary poetry and lyrics. Partners: Edmondson-Westside HIgh, West Hills Community.
RAP Project: RAPware -The ‘Hero’ Vases May - Oct. 2009 Baltimore, MD
Ceramic: 9 low-fired red clay urns, black underglaze, average: 24 inches high x 12 inches wide at base. Homage to Greek pottery. Workshops with 22 grandmothers, students, volunteers. 5 vases chosen for exhibition at the Walters Museum show “A 1000 Ships”. Partners: Morgan State University, E. Blaise DePaolo, Art on Purpose.
WS-C Studio Rebuilding the Playground -The Weinstein Y March - May 2009 Baltimore, MD
Outdoor installations: playground sections, 100’s of painted tiles, acrylic paint on treated wood. Led a team of artists with hundreds of youth/adult participants. Part of 2000 volunteers to rebuild a community playground that had been destroyed by arson.
WS-C Studio Cromwell Valley Mural April - July 2009 Baltimore, MD
Indoor mural: 2 sections - 60 ft. X 11.5 ft., 60 ft. X 5.5 ft, acrylic paint on cinder block. Workshops/Paint teams:over 300 artist including the entire 3rd, 4th, 5th grades, all faculty, administration, staff, parents, volunteers. Transformed the school cafeteria.
RAP Project Nature and Nurture Sept. 2008 to April 2009 Baltimore, MD
Indoor mural: multiple sections, acrylic paint on canvas panels. Workshops with 65 employees, most of whom are people in transition, and community volunteers. Installation scheduled for 2010. Partners: Dogwood Cafe, St. Ignatius Church. 2100 sq ft.
RAP Project: RAPware -The Flower Mart Jan - May 2009, ’10.’11 Baltimore, MD
Ceramic: 130 low-fired red clay flower pots, glazes, underglazes. With 40 students, mothers, grandmothers, interns, volunteers. RAPware inaugural project to help residents of West Baltimore start their own community-based ceramic arts busines. Partners: E. Blaise DePaolo, Morgan State University’s Art and Social Justice Program.
RAP Project: RAPware - Ceramic School Murals July 08 to May 2009 Baltimore, MD
2 indoor murals: (1) triptych:7 ft. X 5 ft. (2) 20 ft. X 9 ft., low-fired red clay, glazes, underglazes. 50 artists: 22 3rd-5th grade students plus interns, parents, volunteers.
RAP Project: The Together Mural Sept. 07 - July 2008 Baltimore, MD
Outdoor mural: 1000 sq ft., acrylic on parachute cloth. Applied to exterior brick frieze of Baltimore City’s Lockerman-Bundy Elementary. Themes: nature in Maryland and Africa. Workshops/Paint Team: 105 artists including 30 3rd to 5th graders, families from one of RAP’s major donors, school personnel, and volunteers.
WS-C Studio Footsteps to Freedom: Images from the Beth El Hagaddah Feb. - May 2008 So. Orange, NJ
Indoor installation: 5 ft. X 50 ft. A series of free hanging painted panels (acrylic) on canvas mounted to brick. Images based on themes of the Passover Haggadah. Workshops/Paint Team: 160 participants from 5 to 90 years old.
RAP Project: The Show Way Mural/Performance Area Sept. 06 - May 2007 Baltimore, MD
Indoor mural and stage: 2800 sq ft., acrylic on on prepared interior cinder block walls and columns; designed and built a new stage. Reclaimed a large unused common area in Lockerman-Bundy Elementary School. Workshops/Paint Team: 60 participants- 30 3rd to 5th graders, school personnel, volunteers.
WS-C Studio Jubilation - Temple Emanuel Sept 06 - April 2007 Resisterstown, MD
Indoor mural: 20 ft. x 42 ft., canvas cut-outs on canvas mounted on 21 irregular sections.
A celebratory portrait of Temple Emanuel’s 50 year history in context with Jewish history. Workshops with 140 participants - 5 to 88 years old.
The Creation Mural Aug. 2006 Owings Mils, MD
Indoor mural: 1000 sq. ft., acrylic on prepared interior drywall. A re—interpretation of the bibilical theme of creation. For the 1st International JCC Maccabi Artsfest. Links the cafe area and the health center at the Jewish Community Center. Took 3.5 days from conception to completion. Workshops/ Paint team: 52 participants including 40 teen artists from around the world, plus adult volunteers.
RAP Project: Searching for New and Better Worlds Sept. 05 - May 2006 Baltimore, MD
Indoor mural: 2300 sq. ft., acrylic on on prepared cinder block walls and columns. Reclaimed the library of Lockerman-Bundy Elementary School. The project saved this public school from closing. Workshops/Paint Team: 50 participants including 30 3rd to 5th graders plus school personnel and volunteers.
The Clinton Presidential Center and Park Nov. 2004-present Little Rock, AK
Portrait: 40" x 30", acrylic, paper cut-outs on paper. On permanent display. At the request of the William J. Clinton Presidential Foundation, Jay’s portrait of President Clinton playing the saxophone, which hung in The White House for four years, was chosen for the cover image of the CD Music of the Clinton White House to help raise funds for the Center’s social justice causes.
RAP Project: The Mothers of Africa Mural Sept. 04 - May 2005 Baltimore, MD
Outdoor mural: 22 ft. x 60 ft., latex on prepared brick and cinderblock walls. Designed by Ms. Ann Branch, 81-year-old resident artist. This was her first mural. Paint team: 40 neighborhood children and adults.
A Great Miracle Happened Here July 2003 - April 2004 Baltimore, MD
Indoor mural: 10 ft. x 42 ft. acrylic, canvas cut-outs on canvas mounted on 17 irregular sections. An icon of Baltimore Jewish history commissioned by the JCC of Greater Baltimore for their new lobby. Workshops: 150 participants from 8 to 102 years old.
RAP Project: For My People Oct. 03 - July 2004 Baltimore, MD
Indoor mural: 1600 sq. ft., acrylic paints on prepared drywall. Re-designed a floor of the Midtown Edmondson community building. Based on the poem by Margaret Walker. Workshops/Paint Team: 50 neighborhood children and adults, interns and volunteers.
World Trade Center Site Memorial Competition June 2003 New York, NY
Headed a creative team that entered this worldwide competition.
The Wishes Mural June - August 2002 Baltimore, Md
Indoor mural: 4,000 sq. ft. acrylic on prepared cinderblock walls. Using art to promote building loving families through adoption. Commissioned by the Methodist organization Board of Child Care for their gym.Workshop/Paint Team: 150 participants including 100 foster kids, 10 –17 years old, plus 50 staff and volunteers.
The Mojave National Parks Series Jan - Sept 2001 Palms Springs, CA
Indoor murals: Two works The Infinite, Cap Rock, each 4.5 ft. x 13 ft, acrylic, canvas cut-outs on canvas. Palm Springs International Airport. Partnership with the National Park Service and Joshua Tree National Park.
BMH - BJ Congregation Jan - May 2001 Denver, CO
Painting: 5 ft. x 14 ft., acrylic, canvas cut-outs on canvas and wood. Depicts Jewish and congregational history of two storied congregations that were forced to merge in Denver. Commissioned for the entranceway to the main sanctuary.
RAP Project: In the Spirit Memorial Installation June 2001 - Sept 2003 Baltimore, MD
Outdoor installation: Half acre outdoor installation. Includes a large mural, sculptural walls, memorial trees, banners. Using community art to take back a neighborhood from drugs and violence. Mural of the Year Award - Baltimore City Paper. Workshop/Paint Team: 100 participants including community children, teenagers, and adults.
ABC Park - SW Baltimore Mural Project July - Aug 1999 Baltimore, MD
Outdoor mural: 200 ft. x 10 ft., house paint on 4 walls of a brick field house. Workshops/Paint Team: 27 middle school students from Samuel Morse Rec Center., plus 3 adult volunteers. Commissioned by Neighborhood Design Center
The Jr. League Project Apr - May 1999 Baltimore, MD
Indoor mural: (4) 4'x5' paintings with floating panels. Design team: 15 middle school students. Sponsored by Port Discovery Children's Museum.
The AIDS Project June 1998- June 2000 Baltimore, MD
Project to create paintings and related merchandise to raise money for HERO, Maryland’s largest AIDS/HIV health care service. Included t-shirt designs for the annual AIDS Walk.
The L.A. Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl Jan. 1997 Los Angeles, CA
Painting: 40" x 50", acrylic, paper cut-outs on paper. Commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
Portrait of President Clinton -The White House Oct. 1995 Washington, DC
Painting: 40" x 30", acrylic, paper cut-outs on paper. Was on permanent display in the private residence at The White House from October 1995 through the end of the President’s 2nd term., January 2001.
The Witkin Windows Oct. 1999- April 200 Denver, CO
Stained glass: 585 sq. ft. 2 upper windows @ 35 ft. x 5.5 ft. each, 10 lower windows @ 8 ft. x 2.5 ft. Laminated layers of glass (no lead)- antique, dichroic, fused, textured, sand blasted on clear glass. For Hebrew Educational Alliance. Depicts Jewish/congregational symbols and history. Partners: GALLERY M, Acacia Art Glass Studios.
Carlisle Arts Learning Center Ceramic Mural Jan. 2000 Carlisle, PA
Indoor ceramic mural: 8.5 ft. x 12 ft., low fire red clay, ceramic cut-outs on ceramic, 5 sections on interior wall. Workshops: 25 elementary school students, and 10 adults from the town. Partners: The Garden Gallery, Sprint.
The Sha’ar Zahav Windows and Ark Doors July 1998 - Dec.1998 San Francisco, CA
Stained glass: Approx. 96 sq. ft. - 2 upper windows @ 6.5 ft.x 4.5 ft each, 1 upper window @ 4 ft. X 4 ft. and the Ark doors @ 7 ft.x 4 ft. Laminated layers of glass (no lead)- antique, dichroic, textured, fused- on clear glass. For Congregation Sha'ar Zahav. Depicts Jewish/congregational symbols and history.
The Gelato Mural - Verona, Milan, Venice, Italy Sept. 1997 Denver, CO
Indoor mural: 9 ft. x 42 ft., acrylic, canvas cut-outs on prepared wall. Commissioned by Gelato D'Italia.
Johns Hopkins Hospital Sept. 1996 Baltimore, MD
Painting: 40" x 59", acrylic, paper cut-outs on paper. Honoring employees. On permanent display in main lobby of Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Beth Tfilfoh - 75th Anniversary May - Sept. 1996 Baltimore, MD
Painting: 84" x 192", acrylic, canvas cut-outs on linen. Depicts Jewish/congregational symbols and history. Permanent display in lobby of sanctuary.
The Hi-De-Hi-De-Ho Hole Apr 1996 - Sept 1998 Baltimore, MD
Outdoor installation: 10 ft. X 18 ft. X 10 ft. Acrylic, wood cut-outs on wood. A tribute to Cab Calloway and his Cotton Club Band. One of eighteen Mid-Atlantic artists selected by Maryland Art Place to design an "artistic and playable" miniature golf course for Baltimore’s Inner Harbor.
The Baltimore Opera - Samson and Delilah Jan- Mar 1995 Baltimore, MD
Painting: 52" x 39", acrylic, paper cut-outs on paper. On display at The Lyric Opera House and The Baltimore Opera headquarters.
Rocky Gap Country/Bluegrass Festival April - Aug 1994 Cumberland, MD
Painting: 66" x 144", acrylic, canvas cut-outs on linen. Commissioned by the Rocky Gap Foundation. For installation near Rocky Gap.
The Peabody Prep - 100th Anniversary Jan - April 1994 Baltimore, MD
Painting: 72" x 108", acrylic, canvas cut-outs on linen. Celebrating the music and dance departments, and the 19th century campus at Mt. Vernon Place.
118th Preakness Celebration Apr - May 1993 Anne Arundel County, MD
Painting: 72" x 108", acrylic, canvas cut-outs on canvas. On permanent display at Thurgood Marshall/Baltimore-Washington International Airport since 1993. Commissioned by Governor William Donald Schaefer and the State of Maryland.
Community-Based Public Art - Grants:
Taube Foundation for Jewish Life & Culture; The Koret Foundation; The Banner Alzheimer’s
Institute, Phoenix AZ; Jewish Community Center Association, NYC; Baltimore Symphony Orchestra OrchKids; The Hoffberger Foundation; The Henry and Ruth Blaustein Rosenberg Foundation; The Hilda and Jacob Blaustein Fund for the Enrichment of Jewish Education; The Zanvyl and Isabelle Krieger Fund; Travelers Insurance; UMBC Center for Art, Design and Visual Culture; University of MD Baltimore’s Public Allies Program; The William G. Baker, Jr. Memorial Fund, creator of the Baker Artist Awards www.BakerArtistAwards.org; Youth as Resources; Mayors Office of Neighborhoods; Midtown Edmondson Avenue Improvement Association; Neighborhood Design Center; Open Society Institute of Baltimore; Pyramid Homeworks; Quality of Life Giving Circle Fund of the Baltimore Community Foundation; The Abell Foundation; The Annie E. Casey Foundation; The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra OrchKids program; The The CityArts Program; Stoneliegh Elementary PTA; Art on Purpose; Associated Black Charities; Bon Secours Hospital; Baltimore City Department of Recreation and Parks; Baltimore Community Foundation, a collection of charitable funds benefiting the Greater Baltimore region; Baltimore Police Department Grants Division; Baltimore Out of School Time Initiative (BOOST); Banner Masonry; Governor’s Office on Crime Control and Prevention; Greater Grace of West Baltimore; Greater West Hills Community Association; Health Care for the Homeless; Jewish Community Center of Greater Baltimore; K Bank; The Dogwood Restaurant.
Temple Emanuel of Baltimore - Artist in Residence Sept 2006- Dec 2016
Temple Emanuel was a Reform synagogue dedicated to the celebration of Jewish faith, thought and culture. They were committed to the worship of God, the study of our tradition and the translation of our beliefs into deeds of conscience.
Inspired by my Jubilation painting for the congregation, art became part of the mission statement of Temple Emanuel. Since my family joined Temple Emanuel in 2006, I volunteered as a lead artist on several major projects using art to express 21st century Reform visions of Judaism, to raise awareness on social justice issues and to help raise funds including: 2 murals with the 7th grade religious school class; forming TESCA ( Temple Emanuel Society of Cooperative Artists) with 18 members of the congregation creating high quality Judaica art in fabric, ceramics and paint; ceramic projects with the 7th grade religious school class; special Friday evening (Erev Shabbat) painting services; for the past 3 years, I have led 140 members of the congregation in The Sukkot Project, designing, painting building, and decorating a new Succah each year; in December 2007 we began the year-long Empty Bowls project - the entire congregation, along with several community partners, will be making bowls for sale to raise funds to fight hunger for the Renewing Life Family Center.
Families with Children from China (FCC) May 2001 - July 2011
FCC is a nondenominational organization of families who have adopted children from China. The purpose of FCC is provide a network of support for families who've adopted in China and to provide information to prospective parents.
I am a parent of an adopted daughter from China and been a member of the Maryland chapter since 2001. For 10 years I volunteered for several art projects including: designer of 6 award winning China-themed 4th of July parades in Baltimore’s Federal Hill community with 40 girls and parents participating each year; since 2006, art workshops, murals, poster designs for the FCC 7-8-9 club with about 35 girls; 2008 -2010, Art Director for the Maryland FCC Camp at West River, MD.
Permanent Exhibition Space:
The Garden Gallery December 1997 - present Carlisle , PA
Longterm Galleries:
Rosen & Warshaw Building January 1995 - March 2020 Baltimore, MD
Gallery M November 1996 - 2014 Denver, CO
The Beveled Edge/Gallery G November 2002-2008 Baltimore, MD
Amaryllis Jewelry - (watercolors) Summer 2003- Feb 2009 Baltimore, MD
Private Collections
Works on paper, canvas, and ceramic in private collections throughout North America,
South America, Europe and Asia.
Additional Non-profit Work:
Jay has been a consultant, volunteer and board member for many non-profit organizations including The La Jolla Symphony & Chorus for the past 5 years, Midtown Edmondson Avenue Improvement Association, the Maryland You Are Beautiful for 21 years under 4 Maryland governors, Co-Chair of The Arts Transition Team for Baltimore Mayor O’Malley, The Jewish Community Center of Greater Baltimore, Mayor's Cable Communications Advisory Commission ( Baltimore Mayor O’Malley), HERO (Maryland's largest HIV/AIDS health care service), The Rosebud Film Festival (a mid-Atlantic fest), Sudbrook Magnet School (a middle school in Baltimore County), The Gordon Center For the Performing Arts, The NAACP and The National Park Service.
His work has also been used to raise money for many non-pofit organizations including Health Care for the Homeless, Temple Emanuel of Baltimore, Center Stage, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra OrchKids, Maryland Center for Poverty Solutions, Young Audiences of Maryland, Illuminations (part of Catholic Charities), Safer Kids, Cystic Fibrosis, The Creative Alliance, Kids on the Hill, the William J. Clinton Presidential Foundation and National Federation for the Blind and the La Jolla Symphony & Chorus, La Jolla , CA.
Additional Career Achievements:
- Over 30 solo and group shows nationally.
- Has been awarded more than 40 major grants for community based-public work.
- Mr. Wolf Schlossberg-Cohen’s portrait painting of President Clinton Playing the Saxophone was displayed in The White House for four years, was selected as the cover image for Music of the Clinton White House CD, and is now permanently installed in the Clinton Presidential Center and Park in Little Rock, AK.
- For over two decades Jay has worked with Jewish organizations throughout the United States including installations at Pardes Jewish Day School, Scottsdale, AZ; Capital Camps, Waynesboro, PA; Camp Young Judea Sprout Lake, Poughkeepsie, NY; URJ Eisner Camp, Great Barrington, MA; and The TESCA/Temple Emanuel Baltimore Sukkah Project, Baltimore, MD.
- Longstanding partnerships: The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra’s OrchKids Program; Morgan State University Visual Arts Department; 20+ years working with JCCA affiliated organizations serving in national/regional leadership capacities as an Artistic Consultant, Visual Arts Artist in Residence, Artistic Director of Arts and Culture Task Force, and one of the founders of the JCCA Maccabi Arts program.
- Artist in Residence at Everyman Theatre and Baltimore Center Stage Theatre, Baltimore, MD, both are Actors Equity companies.
- Art workshops in Baltimore and Washington, DC since 2014 for The Wire class - partnering with Dr. Toby Gordon, Academic Director, Health Care Programs of Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School.
- Served as Director of the Maryland Film Commission from 1987 to1993, and worked on more than 35 Hollywood film and TV productions, including John Water’s Hairspray and Barry Levinson’s television series Homicide.
- Producer of the original production of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas at the Actors’ Studio in New York and continued with the “Tony” award winning show on Broadway. 1977-1982
- Produced and directed documentary, experimental and low budget feature films in New York City and Los Angeles from 1975 to 1987.
- Produced and designed lighting for Off-Off Broadway companies including The Actors Studio and Playrights Horizon - 1976-1978
Publications:
Verkerke C & L GmbH, The Netherlands. January 1994- December 1997
Poster distribution in United States and Europe.
Education:
Art Students League Summer 1978 New York, NY
New York University B.F.A. with Honors in Film June/74 - June/76 New York, NY
Maryland Institute College of Art Sept/73 - May/74 Baltimore, MD
Indiana University (art, theatre, ballet) Sept/72 - May/73 Bloomington, IN
