hey THere!

I’m Jaida! I’ve spent years creating art and I’m so excited to be able to share it with you now. Art was my coping mechanism through rough times (and still is) but I learned to channel my emotions into creativity. I love drawing macabre, bloody, and beautiful things, spinning them into something uncomfortably comforting. My goal with art is to share what it feels like to be in that constant state of comfort and discomfort, always on the edge.

Outside of making things, you can find me playing with my three dogs, eating ramen noodles, and writing poetry!

  • Asbury Tattoo Fest (2025)

    Fresh Markets (Bellworks, Asbury Park, Red Bank) (2024 - 2025)

    Darkside New Jersey (2024-2025)

    Atlantic City Tattoo Expo (2024)

    New York Comic Con (2024)

    Kustom Kulture Fest (2024)

    Trenton Punk Rock Flea Market (2023-2024)

  • Silas H Rhodes Scholarship (Current)

    NJEA Governor’s Award (2021)

    Scholastic Life Award (2021)

    Scholastic Art and Writing Award Gold Key (2020)

  • SVA After School Special PreRoll Contest Winner (2022)

    Count Basie Film Festival Teen + College Official Selection (2021)

  • Dirty Show 24, Detroit, MI (February 9, 2024 to February 17, 2024)

    Southern Tier Center, International - Human Elements: The Portrait Show (February 1, 2024 to February 28, 2024)

    72nd Tinicum Arts Festival, Tinicum, PA (July 8, 2023 to July 9, 2023)

    Capital Culture House, International - Mellifluous (March 6, 2022 to March 15, 2022), Hope (March 22, 2022 to March 21, 2022)

    The Art Parlour, Frenchtown, NJ - Les Femmes (June 19, 2021 to July 17, 2021), Memento Mori (October 23, 2021 to November 21, 2021)