Nygel Jones American, b. 1992

Artist Bio

 

A Boston local, Nygel Jones is a mixed-media artist primarily creating sculptural, shaped canvas works that blend his interests in construction, industrial design, and pop art. His imaginative pieces often adopt and reflect the playful, provocative quality of mathematical puzzles, serving as both visual and mental exercises. Jones' intuitive process of selecting and arranging shapes and images is also heavily inspired by music, with the artist comparing his power tools to instruments and the cut pieces to sounds.

 

After graduating from Montserrat College of Art with a BFA in Interdisciplinary Arts, Jones worked in various craft-based fabrication jobs, including but not limited to signage, picture framing, and furniture making. His skill in woodworking and engineering greatly influenced his personal practice, allowing him to self-fabricate the distinctive frames and panels that serve as the building blocks of his work.

 

Jones has exhibited at the Wynwood Art Fair and Context Art Miami, (Miami, FL), Rugosa Gallery (Eastham, MA), Hampton Fine Arts Fair (Southampton, NY), Palm Beach Show (Palm Beach, FL), Beacon Street Gallery (Brookline, MA), Pellas Gallery (Boston, MA), Piano Craft Gallery (Boston, MA), Coastal Contemporary Gallery (Newport, RI), Museum of the National Center of Afro-American Artists (Boston, MA), and Boston Sculptors Gallery (Boston, MA). He has been recognized by and interviewed in Artnet News, Martha's Vineyard Times, and the Bay State Banner. Notably, he was featured in The Makers project by WBUR, or Boston University Radio. In 2022, Jones also received a Creative Entrepreneur Fellowship from the Arts and Business Council of Greater Boston.

 

- Texts by Jacqueline Yu