ABOUT THE ARTIST

Jay Echevarria is a contemporary figurative visual artist living and working in Allentown, PA. Their work generally consists of portraiture, abstraction, poetry, and human emotion. Their work is a story of their personal life, as well as commentary on the human condition. Focusing on topics such as addiction, and mental health; Echevarria aims to evoke raw emotion from the viewer. Jay is also the co-founder of The Alternative Gallery; a community art space located in Allentown, PA est. 2012.

TESTIMONIALS

  • "Echevarrias work jumps off the medium smiling while it punches you with a kiss. I've collected many pieces over the years and you can feel the artists dynamic personality pouring out in each piece."

    -Amanda A

  • "I have purchased many pieces of art from Jay throughout their evolution as an artist; from candles to clothes to more traditional paintings and prints. Their art all has spoken to me of the brave journey through loving the self and understanding the highs and lows of life. It invokes so many feelings from gentle joy to uncomfortable pains, as a tribute to the range of emotions we encounter continuously in the act of living. Unlike other artists Jay allows themselves space for their art to grow and change; so having art from them is a permanence of a fleeting moment and a blessing to be able to love every time you see it."

    -Amanda P

  • "There is something profound in the art Jay creates. Their ability to relay so much emotion onto canvas and other mediums continues to move me. So grateful to own a couple of their pieces."

    -Rozse