Bio

Jaydan Moore (b.1986) was born into a family of fourth-generation tombstone makers in Northern California. Most of his childhood was spent at the family business, which doubled as a rental storage space. He would rummage through other people’s objects that were left behind, and listen to family members making burial arrangements for their loved ones. It is through these experiences he began to value the heirlooms and objects chosen to become markers for significant moments that occur during the human experience.

His career began as an undergraduate student at California College of the Arts, in Oakland, CA. Moore received his MFA and MA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Jaydan’s work is in the permanent collection of the Carnegie Museum of Art (PA), Museum of Fine Arts-Houston (TX), and Honolulu Museum of Art (HI). He has furthered his career through generous opportunities as an artist in residence at Penland School of Crafts, Kohler Arts/Industry Program, the Fountainhead Fellowship at Virginia Commonwealth Universities Craft/Material Studies Program, and Houston Center for Contemporary Craft. He has received grants and awards through the Virginia A. Groot Foundation, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, American Craft Councils Emerging Voices Program, North Carolina Arts Fellowship, and the Peter S. Reed Foundation. He has held teaching appointments Virginia Commonwealth University, Rhode Island School of Design, California College of the Arts, Penland School of Crafts, and Haystack Mountain School of Craft.

Jaydan is represented by Ornamentum Gallery (NY).