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Jaya King | Artist

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Endless joy and inspiration can be found anywhere in Sacramento. But don't take our word for it. 🎨🖌️Let artist Jaya King @ArtChickJaya paint a picture for you.⁠
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@ArtChickJaya fuels her soul at these Black Sacramento establishments ⤵️⁠
🎭 @CelebrationArts⁠
🍲 @FixinsSoulKitchen⁠
🎫 @GuildTheaterOakPark⁠
🖼️ @SojoMuseum⁠
📚 @UndergroundBooks⁠
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Watch Jaya's full video on our YouTube channel. Link in bio.⁠
🖌️: @ArtChickJaya⁠
📹: @YellowBrickGroup x @MuganzoEntertainment x @SacObserver⁠
Designer: @TauzMadeIt⁠
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Black culture thrives in Sacramento, and everyone is invited to experience the joy found among and with the people, places, and spaces that make up Black Sacramento.⁠
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#VisitSacramento #BlackSacramento #Sacramento #BlackHistoryMonth #Artist #OakPark #Interview #Reels #Trending #InstaReels #VisitCalifornia #California #Travel #SacramentoCalifornia #SacramentoCA by @artchickjaya

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2 years ago

🤔 Remember the whole “mural thing”?

A few years ago public mural projects - and HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of public art dollars - were put on hold. Apparently, painting a mural over $1000 without a contractor’s license was illegal in California, and letters had begun circulating to public agencies, highlighting a decades-old law which had never been enforced. 🏃🏽‍♀️🚓

Because murals are art…right?

Enter Senate Bill 456 (a.k.a. “The Mural Bill”), authored by Senator Angelique Ashby. It clarifies that muralists in California are artists, not contractors (which sounds blindingly obvious, but legally it wasn’t). The bill helps protect artists from costly/unnecessary licensing requirements.

I bought a suit and testified in front of Senate + Assembly committees.

For me, this work was high-stakes and freedom of expression. The outcome didn’t just affect my livelihood - it impacted the mural ecosystem across California, for artists now and for the next gen.

The work was exciting, empowering, sometimes frustrating and honestly scary because I was actively painting murals while advocating for the right to paint them in the first place. At the time (and for decades) this work existed in a legal gray area.

✊🏽 This was a statewide effort backed by a coalition of California artists, orgs, and advocates.
Major props to all the muralists who spoke out about SB456.

Sitting in front of legislators, I heard them express how important murals are to California - thanking artists for the work they do, and signing on as bill co-authors, giving it bipartisan support.

When the arts are often undervalued or at risk, SB456 passed unanimously and was signed into law on January 1, 2026�We changed California law 💥

SB456 has effectively reopened public art mural opportunities across the state, so now murals are back on track for California artists!

Thank you Senator Ashby for authoring the bill, Donald Gensler (who testified beside me) and to Julie Baker with CA For the Arts for her leadership. Thank you California Arts Advocates and League of California Cities for co-sponsoring SB456.

This is an epic win for artists!

#ArtsAdvocacy #SupportArtists #Muralist taken in Sacramento, California by @artchickjaya

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6 months ago

🔥New #girlpower mural drop 💪🏽

❤️🧡💛”See Me. I Am Love” This one for @wellspringwomenscenter was a blast! So happy I could collaborate with these beautiful people. Wellspring is an incredible organization in Oak Park, Sacramento — they assist women and their children in need, offer art therapy, and a hot meal. Being able to highlight Wellspring and dig my roots further into my neighborhood lights me up ☺️ So much gratitude…

💖 Mural design inspired by conversations with Wellspring’s guests depicting Wellspring’s energy and impact on the women who frequent the center.

🦋 Learn more about Wellspring and to support check out their art supply wishlist!!
https://www.wellspringwomen.org/artofbeing

#femalemuralist #womanmuralist #womenthatpaint
#spraypaintartwork #sacartist #jayaking #womenmuralists #muralistas #muralsdaily #womxnofcolor #spraypaintartist #blackwomanartist #womxnartists #femaleblackartist #muralarts #girlsthatpaint #muralartists #sacramentomurals #oakparksacramento taken in Oak Park, Sacramento, California by @artchickjaya

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4 years ago

✨Last weekend to see my Small Works at the Fort Sutter Hotel.

This collection brings together intimate semi-abstract paintings from my ongoing skyscape series. Come by the hotel and enjoy the show and some delicious happy hour. Feel free to DM with inquiries and special thanks to @fortsutterhotel for trusting my vision!

📍1308 28th St, Sacramento
🎨Up through Monday 10/12 afternoon taken in Fort Sutter Hotel by @artchickjaya

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6 days ago

The ALL Women Live Art Showcase starring Jaya King as “Captain Cautious” 🚧

Come out this Saturday for the Our Street NGT MKT and witness these incredible women artists bring their canvasses to life!

Our Street NGT MKT
Sept. 5th // 5-11pm
Sacramento, CA
R street between 11th - 14th

🎟️: OurStreetNightMarket.com taken in Our Street Night Market by @artchickjaya

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a month ago

The amazing @artchickjaya wants to see you at the ALL Women Live Art Activation at the NGT MKT!

12 artists 🎨 ALL Women 💁‍♀️ Live Painting 🤘

Thank you @cadaapts and the @towerdistrictsacramento for making this possible!

Our Street NGT MKT
Sept. 5th // 5-11pm
Sacramento, CA
R street between 11th - 14th

Presented with love by the @yellowbrickgroup taken in Our Street Night Market by @artchickjaya

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2 months ago

Testimonials from our NGT MKT fam 😍 Starring the amazing: @artchickjaya

Our Street NGT MKT
Sept. 5th // 5-11pm
Sacramento, CA
R street between 11th - 14th

Presented with love by the @yellowbrickgroup taken in Our Street Night Market by @artchickjaya

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2 months ago

Go follow @artchickjaya

😁✨️🙌🖼🎨 taken in Sacramento - Franklin Blvd by @artchickjaya

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3 months ago

Can we talk about this for a second? 👇

There are thousands of insanely talented creatives out there who were NEVER taught the business side of their craft. No one told them about pricing, contracts, strategy, or sustainability.

Amy Kweskin is changing that — and artist Jaya calls it exactly what it is: the missing link.

Full conversation on Sac PopCast. 🎙️

#ArtBusiness #CreativeEntrepreneur #ArtistLife #SacArts #ArtsEducation #SacPopCast #ArtSiteful #CreativeCommunity #SmallBusiness by @artchickjaya

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4 months ago

Nobody asked. Caity answered anyway. 🐦😂

We came to talk about art and somehow ended up in a full lecture on rock pigeons. Turns out your city council member is a certified bird nerd — and honestly? We're here for it.

@caitymapled5 and @artchickjaya

Don't sleep on the fun moments. They're always the best ones. 🎙️

#SacPopCast #FunnyMoments #RockPigeons #BirdNerd #Sacramento #Unscripted #PodcastClips #UnexpectedlyEducational by @artchickjaya

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4 months ago

"I do my thing. I do my superpower. I paint."" 🎨

@artchickJaya Artist Jaya on who she is, what drives her, and why showing up for her community is just as much a part of her art as the brush strokes.

This one hits. 🔥

Full interview on Sac PopCast. 🎙️"

#ArtistLife #Sacramento #SacArts #Mural #CommunityArt #SacPopCast #BlackArtists #LocalArtist #ArtIsPower by @artchickjaya

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4 months ago

🌈 RAINBOW 🌈

I’m honored to be included in RAINBOW, an international group exhibition at Whitney Modern, guest-curated by Marie Cameron.

The exhibition brings together 38 artists working across a wide range of colorful and unapologetically vibrant mediums. I’m especially excited that 2 works from my new Pretty series are making their debut in this exhibition alongside such a dopamine-dripping spectrum of artists.

✨ Reception: June 4, 5–8 PM

✨ Closing Reception: June 20, 2–5 PM

I’ll be attending the June 20 reception if you’d like to stop by and say hello!

📍Whitney Modern 24 N. Santa Cruz Ave, 2nd Floor Los Gatos, CA

@whitneymodern @MarieCameronStudio  #JayaKing #WhitneyModernGalleryLosGatos
#RainbowArt #ContemporaryArt #AbstractArt taken in Whitney Modern by @artchickjaya

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