ART RESUME
J. Crux
Visual Artist | Painter • Muralist • Live Art
Sacramento, CA
About the Artist
J. Crux is a Sacramento-based visual artist whose work explores identity, culture, community, and emotional truth. Working across painting, murals, and live art, their practice centers storytelling through bold color, expressive form, and symbolic imagery. Each piece invites reflection, conversation, and connection—bridging personal narrative with shared experience.
Selected Solo Exhibitions
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Underground Books, Sacramento, CA — January 2018
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Taylor’D Mind Studio, Sacramento, CA — October 2020
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TEX Gallery, Sacramento, CA — The Path — May 2022
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Black Artist Foundry, Sacramento, CA — Artist in Residence Solo Exhibition — April–May 2024
Selected Group Exhibitions & Festivals
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Chalk It Up! Festival, Sacramento, CA — 2017, 2019, 2020
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Wide Open Walls, Sacramento, CA — Mural Project & Live Painting — 2019–2023
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Sojourner Truth Multicultural Art Museum, Sacramento, CA — 2017
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TrapXArt, Oakland, CA — 2019
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Rancho Cordova City Hall — Diverse City — 2020
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Blue Line Arts, Roseville, CA — Mural Competition & Festival — 2021–2022
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Brickhouse Gallery & Art Complex — Picture the Path — 2022
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The Gallery, Sacramento, CA — Our History Makes the City — 2024
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San Joaquin County Fair, Stockton, CA — 2024
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Old Sugar Mill, Clarksburg, CA — Live Art & Exhibitions — 2024–2025
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Sankofa Gallery, Sacramento, CA — Black History Month — 2025
Public Art, Murals & Collaborations
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Sacramento Bee Mural Festival — 2017
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Volunteers of America — Live Painting & Mural Project — 2019
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Sacramento Film Commission — Art Project — 2021
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Golden 1 Center — Billboard Art Display — 2021, 2022
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Oak Park Brewery — Artwork featured on beer cans (Drink This and Vote) — 2024
Community Engagement
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African Marketplace (Second Saturdays) — March 2021–Present
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Banana Festival — 2017, 2018, 2025
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Black Arts Movement — 2023
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Juneteenth Celebration — 2025
Residency
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Black Artist Foundry — Artist in Residence
Contact
For commissions, exhibitions, live painting, or collaborations: