2-D art, including murals, mosaic, photography, etc.
Digital / Lighting / Projection Art
Pittsburgh Creative Corps Artist Directory
Jayla Patton
Primary Discipline
Artistic Practice
Murals
Illustration / Comics / Graphic Novels
Painting / works on paper / printmaking
Dream Weavers of Divine Opulence, 2021. 1500-square-foot asphalt mural commissioned by the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership.
In the Clouds, 2022. Acrylic paint. 230-square-foot mural commissioned for a technology company’s office in Pittsburgh, PA.
Holding Love, 2021. Watercolor. 5″ x 11.”
About the Artist
Jayla Patton (she/her/they/them) is an award-winning artist, creator, and arts educator. She expresses herself through the creation of art, not limited to digital and traditional art, comics, and illustration. Through their works, they are a mystical creator of wispy dreamscapes made of saturated and juicy colors. They experiment with the balance of body horror and black beauty. Their medium of choice is watercolor due to the flowy nature of the paints and how they react and interact with water on saturated paper.
Jayla is a comic book and zine artist who has self-published works and sold them locally and beyond. Their works feature themes of magic, burnout, resistance, and mourning. They seek to instill the feeling of immersive colors & textures in their works. Titles include “Sick(vol 1-3),” “TastyFresh,” “Who am I? Rotten,” “Fungus Queen,” and “Non-consumable Being.” As of 2020, Jayla has begun to explore the creation of large-scale work murals. Their first, “soft growth//colorful waves” was a 3200 sq ft piece of art, telling a looping story with color, emulating their watercolor style. It was commissioned by the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership to beautify outdoor eating areas for local restaurants. Her other murals include Dream Weavers of Divine Opulence (2021) totaling 1500 sq. ft., and In The Clouds(2022), a 230 sq. ft. mural that was commissioned by a local tech company in the city of Pittsburgh.
Photo by Guy Ruff
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Accreditations, Certifications, and/or Awards
- Boom Concepts Resident Artist, 2021;
- Transformative Teaching Artist Award, 2018;
- Advancing Black Arts Grant, 2017
Provides Fabrication Services to Other Artists
No
Teaching Artist
Yes, ages 5 and up
Joined the Directory
April 2024
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PROJECT
Pittsburgh Creative Corps
Designed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pittsburgh Creative Corps initiative engages artists and creative workers to activate the public realm while providing economic opportunity.
“When creating public art, you witness a community at work, at play, and develop an appreciation of their day-to-day life.This has helped me to gain a deeper understanding of what it means to represent community in my work.”
Jayla Patton
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PROJECT
Pittsburgh Creative Corps
Designed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pittsburgh Creative Corps initiative engages artists and creative workers to activate the public realm while providing economic opportunity.
