Jalena Hay
Jalena Hay is an abstract artist whose process is immediate, embodied, and unrepeatable: each piece emerges from a single moment of presence, a real-time response to memory, sensation, and inner atmosphere.
Working with Pastel and Colored Pencil, she composes intricate, layered drawings that vibrate between control and chaos, gesture and stillness. Color and line are not used merely for form, but as a felt language resonating with the nervous system. Rather than explain, her compositions vibrate with quiet energy, inviting repeated deeper encounters.
Born and raised in Southern California, Jalena moved to New York to study Drawing and Printmaking at Pratt Institute, where she studied under artists Thomas Bosket and Jennifer Melby. Her passion for printmaking took her to Amsterdam, where she immersed herself in lithography, expanding her language of texture, rhythm, and form.
Now based in Brooklyn, Jalena’s work has been exhibited in galleries across New York, including Warnes Contemporary, Long Island City Artists, and ENGN—and has been featured in publications such as Suboart Magazine, Canvas Rebel, Young Space, and ShowUp. She was a 2025 Vermont Studio Center artist-in-residence.
