
Jaya King
Sacramento, CA
Jaya King is a home-grown California native based out of Sacramento.
Her dynamic encaustic semi-abstracts marry both balance of technique
and personal connection to the viewer. Jaya regularly lectures
across California and her popular painting workshops give students
the space to grow as artists, face their fears and express their
individuality. Her enthusiasm for painting is infectious and it
propels her and her students down a path of inspiration and
understanding through creation. Currently, King's work embodies her
passion for pole dancing by exploring female power and sensuality
through a semi-abstract lens.
In 2016 King developed an encaustic scholarship program which offers
high school students the rare opportunity to explore this alluring
medium. She has been featured in Encaustic Arts Magazine,
Sacramento’s Inside Publications magazine, Girls On The Grid and
Sacramento Magazine. Her work has been published in Juxtapoz
Magazine, Splash 11: New Directions, Incite 3: The Best of Mixed
Media, and in Art Journey Animals: A Collection of Inspiring
Contemporary Masterworks. At age 24 she was invited to do a solo
show at Stanford University. She is in the permanent collection at
the Triton Museum of Art in Santa Clara, California and the Museum
of Encaustic Art in Santa Fe, New Mexico