Jay Simple is a son, a brother, a father, a friend, an artist, an activist, and a scholar led by his ancestors and Allah. He was born in the ghetto of the Universe, Earth, where he is currently trying to untangle himself from the degradation within the systems of his time. He is one dark body enduring attempts of being torn asunder and reveling in the eternal and multidimensionality of his radiant black nature.

Jay Simple is the founder and director of The Photographer’s Green Book and serves as Executive Director of The Bridge Progressive Arts Initiative and the Charlottesville Mural Project. He also sits on several boards including the Charlottesville Albemarle Convention & Visitors Bureau. He received his MFA from the Rhode Island School of Design, a MLA from the University of Pennsylvania, and a BFA from Columbia College Chicago.

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