Jazzlyn Arielle Rainey

Jazzlyn Arielle Rainey, a self-taught artist, entrepreneur and creator, pursuing her B.F.A. at Howard University, has over 10 years of experience in painting and drawing.

“I create art to own my own narrative,” says the artist. Through her work, she defines her own story as a young Black creator to visually narrate the importance of her people through positive representation. Jazzlyn is a proud NAACP ACT-SO alumna and has received both local and national awards from the NAACP for her activism through art. Jazzlyn has shown her work at the French Embassy, as well as in Los Angeles, CA; Miami, Florida for Art Basel (with Bison at Basel); Honolulu, Hawaii; and was accepted to the American University of Rome in Italy to study art abroad during the Spring 2025 semester.