Jay Heikes, born 1983 in Buffalo, NY, is a contemporary painter based in New York. His work explores the tension between form and formlessness, drawing on nature’s fleeting states; light, shadow, and texture, to create intimate, meditative canvases.

Heikes has exhibited at institutions such as the Brooklyn Museum, Berkeley Art Museum, and Aspen Art Museum, and participated in the 2006 Whitney Biennial. His work is held in collections including the U.S. Department of State’s Art in Embassies program and the Joslyn Art Museum.