Jamaali Roberts

CEO of Jamaalistate Designs and JAM JAM ART

Est. 1988

Atlanta, GA

Portland, OR

Jam Jam Art: Building a business that is an Ujima Tribe. Which produces illustrations, paintings, murals, designs, fashion, and inclusive fine arts education through music and diversity in the arts. I specialize in the unique cartoon and anime aesthetic of satirical nostalgia & Afro-futurism.

I am an experienced designer with a demonstrated history of working in the creative industry of visual arts. Skilled in sales, murals, acrylic painting, Adobe suite, and Youth arts Education. I hold Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) focused in Fine/Studio Arts, from Pacific Northwest College of Art.

Family, hip-hop, ancestral connections are the roots of my interest. I use visual, musical, educational tools to share the wealth of information I have garnered over time and encourage my peers to achieve more in their own fields. I love to work collaboratively with other professional artists and organizations, in order to gain new perspectives and create projects with larger impact.

Jamaali Roberts is a visual and musical artist. His colorfully lush and illustrative paintings, drawings, and murals investigate the rich, multi-faceted, and diverse experiences of African-Americans. He is especially interested with the patterns of movement and the musical nature of life. Alongside his visual works, Jamaali is an active part of the community within the greater Portland and Atlanta area sharing African drumming, hosting collaborative drawing events, and directing educational workshops for youth and adults.

Jamaali hails from Atlanta, GA and graduated from Portland’s Pacific Northwest College of Art in 2017 with his Bachelor's degree of Fine Art in Painting and Drawing.

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