About the Artist

JPNT17 is the pseudonym of Atlanta Area artist Jeffrey Taylor, Jr.  Born in Southwest Atlanta; Raised in Decatur, GA, Jeffrey is a graduate of Southwest Dekalb High School. After Graduating, he earned his fashion design degree from Washington University in St. Louis as a John B. Ervin Scholar.  After Graduating from WashU, he moved to California and found himself working in the Licensed Apparel Industry for 14 years as a designer, artist and creative director. He has worked with and on some of the biggest I.P. in the industry including, Disney, Star Wars, Marvel, Pokemon and Coca Cola. These days, Jeffrey works as the art director for Eighty Five Apparel Company as well as taking on various freelance design and illustration projects.  Jeffrey also finds time to create art and content that blends his love of comics, cartoons, pop culture, music and Black American Culture in his work.