Julian Jamaal Jones [ b. 1992, Indianapolis, IN ] is a multidisciplinary artist and educator who memorializes Black culture through fresh perspectives and a commitment to creative freedom within traditional frameworks. Drawing from the historical language of African American quilting, Jones employs abstraction and vibrant color to both honor tradition and reframe it, bypassing preconceptions and opening conversations around his lived Black experience. 

Jones earned his BFA in Photography from the Herron School of Art + Design and his MFA in Photography from the Cranbrook Academy of Art. He has exhibited nationally and internationally at Blue Spiral 1 Gallery in Asheville, NC; PLAYGROUND Detroit in Detroit, MI; Soft Times Gallery in San Francisco, CA; Chilli Art Projects in London, UK; Tube Factory Artspace in Indianapolis, IN; Wabash College in Crawfordsville, IN; Jac Forbes Contemporary in Los Angeles, CA; the Richmond Art Museum in Richmond, IN; the Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts in Cedarburg, WI; COMPANION Projects in Indianapolis, IN; and Welancora Gallery in Brooklyn, NY. His artworks are held in the permanent textile collections of Cranbrook Art Museum in Bloomfield Hills, MI; the Richmond Art Museum in Richmond, IN; and Wabash College in Crawfordsville, IN. 

Notable residencies include the Restoring Hope, Restoring Trust Artist-In-Residence at Wabash College in 2025, the Black Mountain College + Arts Center Artist Residency, PATTERN’s S.P.A.C.E Residency in 2024, and the Dear Artists With Anxiety (DAWA) Residency in 2023. He is the recipient of the PLAYGROUND Detroit Gallery 21/22 Emerging Artist Fellowship.