Jaye is a Libyan-American mixed media artist and recent BA Fine Art graduate from Central Saint Martins. Working across various mediums and styles, Jaye is driven by a desire to create art that is exciting and fresh. Her practice is best described as experimental, exploratory, and adaptable.
Jewellery, piercings, and tattoos are distinctive elements in Jaye’s work. These adornments are inspired by her Libyan heritage: jewellery being an integral part of the culture and face tattoos being rooted in North African traditions, particularly among women. Through her art, Jaye celebrates humanity's universal urge to personalize their world, embedding objects, spaces, and bodies with touches that reflect individuality and meaning.
Her more recent work delves into themes of consumerism, digital identity, internet culture, and the commodification of self-expression. She explores how we construct and perform identity in a hyper-consumerist and virtual world.
World-building and character design play a central role in her process, allowing her to fuse narrative and visual experimentation.
In addition to her conceptual work, Jaye also specializes in portraiture, food illustration, and fashion illustration.
Alongside her studio practice, Jaye is developing a long-term writing project: a zine and blog that blends fiction, research, and world-building. Rooted in her fascination with storytelling and character-driven narratives, the zine extends her visual work into a literary space. It's where essays, interviews, and fictional stories unfold through imaginative, shifting voices.
Drawing from her Libyan-American background, internet folklore, and the themes and aesthetics of liminality, the zine explores how personal mythology and cultural memory intersect with contemporary media. It also serves as an ongoing performance work: a fictional diner with a rotating cast of characters who also “serve” posts themselves, transforming the zine into a playful, immersive experience.
The zine expands Jaye’s practice beyond the visual, offering readers another entry point into the evolving worlds she builds.