Krista M. Jones (aka Jonesy)
Krista M. Jones (aka Jonesy) is an Interdisciplinary artist based in Atlanta, GA, USA. She was born to a military family in Dallas, Texas in 1973 and spent her life traveling both nationally and internationally. Jonesy has used art most of her life as a tool to express and process the human experience.
Jonesy studied Fine Art at University of Texas at Arlington and gained her BFA at Columbus State University in Photography and Painting. After taking on an internship as an Assistant Art Director she began a 13-year career in Graphic Design. She now works full-time as a creative entrepreneur as the owner of JONESY ART ATL LLC and focuses predominantly on her studio practice, exhibitions, design, community engaged artwork, public murals, art consulting, and project management. Jonesy has worked with clients such as Atlanta BeltLine, Unscripted Way, Sustainable Wellness, Aquarius Magazine, Brandshake Creative, Precision Performance Atlanta, Expression Chiropractic, Hales Photography, Virtually Staging Properties, KGA Creative, City of Atlanta Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs, Third & Urban, Lake Claire Community Land Trust, MARTA, Modera Vinings, Livable Buckhead, ABV Agency, Path Foundation and Living Walls, the City Speaks. Her murals can be seen around the Atlanta metro area and are rich with animal imagery, patterns, vibrant color and symbolism.
Jonesy hopes to continue bringing vibrant art to public spaces and creating meaningful studio work that focuses on self-expression, empowerment, LGBTQI advocacy and intersectional feminism. Her current body of studio work is figurative representational with elements of abstraction and symbolism. It focuses on human form and animal imagery, lighting, pose and position to express emotion and illustrate aspects of the human experience. It often deals with topics of trauma and transformation using symbolism and color to create hidden meaning.
Krista M. Jones owns and operates Jonesy Art Atl LLC which offers art products and services. Some of these creative offerings include fine art, apparel, prints, illustration, graphic design, photo editing, art consulting, project management and murals. All inquires can be sent to jonesyartatl@gmail.com