Ceramics

Drawing & Painting

Printmaking

Jaron Newton is a Kansas City-born artist who has been creating and inspiring in New York for the past 14 years. After getting his BFA in animation, he moved to New York and interned with Bill Plympton's animation studio, Plymptoons. One evening in 2008 he was walking by the Art students league, and it was here that he was moved by a painting of an Abu Ghraib prisoner, being crucified on a cross, surrounded by soldiers. This inspired him to push himself to create great works of art and he enrolled in some open drawing classes at the Art Students League. By 2014 and for the next 4 years he would make a complete commitment to being a better painter. In 2015 he worked as a painter for Jeff Koons on the highly successful exhibition Masterpiece Theatre. Since then, Jaron has been appointed to the board of the Art Students League and has been involved in programming, professional development and diversity amongst the teaching artists. His work has been displayed in group shows at Frost Gallery in Brooklyn, Greenpoint Gallery, and Chelsea White Space in Manhattan, and was featured in 2020 on After Hours Magazine. When he's not creating his own art or teaching, Jaron can be found repairing homes or entertaining with paint parties and caricatures.

Bronx River Art Center
1087 E. Tremont Ave., Bronx, NY 10460
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Saturday: 12 - 5 PM
Gallery hours are only in effect during the
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DIRECTIONS TO CENTER:  By Train: Take #2 or #5 to West Farms Square/East Tremont. Walk one block east to Bronx Street. By Bus: Take #'s B9, 21, 36, 40, 42, or Q44 to East Tremont and Boston Road. By Car: Take Bruckner Expressway to Sheridan Expressway, and exit at East Tremont Ave. Turn left at the traffic light one block down onto East Tremont. Turn left after one block onto Bronx St. (Cross Bronx Expressway) towards Rosedale Ave, then exit. Turn left onto Rosedale Ave, then take a left onto Tremont Ave. Drive four blocks to West Farms Square.

BRAC’s arts programs are made possible with support from the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, including Council Members Oswald Feliz, Althea Stevens, Eric Dinowitz, and the Bronx Delegation. Additional support is from Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson, the NYC Civic Engagement Commission "People's Money", the NYS Council on the Arts with support from Governor Kathy Hochul and the NYS Legislature. Foundation support is from Con Edison: The Power of Giving, The Lincoln Fund, and the New York Life Foundation in partnership with the Afterschool Alliance …  individual donors like YOU!