Jalen Law

Jalen Law is a Buffalo-based artist, art educator, and
entrepreneur dedicated to supporting emerging artists and
youth in the regional arts communities. With a passion for art since the age of four, Law primarily works in drawing and painting, integrating technology and digital arts into his
pieces, creating powerful images that address uncomfortable issues. In his artist statement, he emphasizes drawing viewers in, encouraging thought without allowing discomfort to deflect or turn away.
Through The Jalen Law Collection, he offers custom, commissioned artwork, serves as a live painter for corporate events and festivals, curates art exhibitions locally and nationally, and presents workshops and lectures. Law aims to use art as a tool for personal development and to create opportunities for emerging artists. His mural painting practice has expanded, starting with a project honoring essential workers during the COVID-19 pandemic and leading to notable pieces like the Calvin "Pop" Porter mural at the Niagara Falls Heritage Center.
Since 2014, Law has been teaching art to people of all ages, conducting workshops at summer
camps, the University at Buffalo Anderson Gallery, and delivering sessions on emotional intelligence to at-risk yout...

Certifications

2020: Certificate in Social-Emotional Intelligence Coaching, Institute for Social + Emotional Intelligence
2017: Certificate in Entrepreneurship, Financial Analysis, and Public Budgeting, Wharton School of Business

Degree

2015: Bachelor of Arts, University at Buffalo

Solo Exhibitions

2024-Present: Unveiled Echoes: Reconstructing Buffalo’s Past, Syracuse, NY
2017: The STILL Series, Freshly Dipped Clothing, Buffalo, NY

Group Exhibitions

2022: The Makings of Hue, Msanii HOUS Fine Art, Dallas, TX
2021: Artistry & Inspiration, Irving Art Center, Irving, TX
2020:
COANTIVIRUS, Chengdu Nongyuan International Art Village, Chengdu, CN

Quarantine Art Exhibition, MUCE, Miami, FL

Journey to Freedom: The Life of Harriet Tubman Exhibition, UrbanArt Gallery, Buffalo, NY

2019:

Music is Art Exhibition, Main Street Gallery, Buffalo, NY

Urban Art Gallery Grand Opening, Buffalo, NY

The Night the Buffalo’s Roamed, Urban Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY

The Road to Philadelphia, Urban Art Gallery, Philadelphia, PA