Jonathan Stern (he/they) is visual artist and performance designer known for his bold use of colour and fashionable illustration style. His artwork aims to captivate the movement of contemporary dance, and the fashion of alternative drag performers. In his stage performances, he is an inventor, performer, and researcher creating highly visual encounters filled with comedy, electric visual styles and experimental technology.

Jonathan was born in Waterloo, Ontario and received a BFA in Design for the Theatre from Concordia University in Montreal. He now lives in Toronto with his partner.

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

BLEACH, She Said Gallery, 2023

Urban Futurities, Propeller Gallery, 2023

YOUphoria: A Pride Showcase, Propeller Gallery, 2023

Twenty-Something, Propeller Art Gallery, 2022

PDSA x VAV Virtual Salon, 2020

INTERNSHIPS & RESIDENCIES

Imago Theatre, Montreal, QC, 2020-2021

Teaterøen : Urban Scenographies, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2019

Le Grand Costumier, Montreal, QC, 2018-2019

Bread and Puppet Theatre, Glover, Vermont, 2018