Jake Crawford is an abstract painter based in Lafayette, Louisiana. Jake experiments with the formal properties of painting, with texture and surface playing a major role within his work. In his paintings, he reflects his lived experiences within our society, mirroring his feelings and attitudes toward it through a process-based production of creating.

Jake graduated from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, with a BFA in Visual Arts concentrating in Painting. Jake’s work has been showcased at the ULS Academic Summit, representing the painting department for University of Louisiana Lafayette. He has also received several scholarships while completing his BFA, such as the George Rodrigue Endowed Visual Arts Scholarship, the Nancy F. Link Visual Arts Scholarship, and the Dean’s Scholar Award.