Our resident artist, Jacob Zelecki, is a self taught artist from Detroit, Michigan. Zelecki has been drawing and creating since he was a young child, and after many years of practice, patience, and passion he discovered pointillism. Zelecki’s greatest inspiration behind his work are his life experiences. He spent most of his teenage years living from place to place, relying on friends and those closest to him to have a roof to stay under; all whilst attempting to attend school and work, with the goal of being able to support himself. These challenges combined with diagnoses like ADHD and PTSD have led to art to be his greatest escape, comfort, and most importantly his voice to the world.
Zelecki wants his art to capture the viewer's attention and create a story in their mind. He creates work that brings the viewer into the moment and the emotions within work they’re seeing. In his art he likes to explore topics of race, culture, religion, mental health and the environments we live in and create. Zelecki wants to show people that you can do anything you set your mind to no matter what your education level, financial status, gender or race may be; if you have the love and determination to do something, no one will be able to stop you.
The reception will take place on Saturday, August 10th from 6pm-10pm