​Early foundations in fine-woodworking and pottery were Jonathan’s foray into art making. His artwork is also largely influenced by the various manual labor positions, and graveyard shift work, he undertook for thirteen years while pursuing his undergraduate studies. Later, his graduate work in Liberal Studies and Fine Arts culminated in advanced degrees from the University of Miami and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago respectively.

Jonathan’s projects have been featured in: the Torrance Art Museum; the Frost Art Museum; the Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale; the Union League of Chicago; Art Monaco; Scope - Basel, Miami, and New York; and ArtPulse Magazine. He was also awarded the South Florida Cultural Consortium for Visual Art in 2010; an artist's grant and residency at the Vermont Studio Center in 2013; an Arts, Science, Culture Collaborative Initiative grant to work with a physicist from the University of Chicago in 2014-15; and a summer fellowship at the Oxbow School of Art in 2004.

Currently, Jonathan can be found working in his South Florida studio, cultivating his butterfly garden, and hanging out with his family and feline friends. He is also a founding, and active, member of the art collective {ecodedobjects}.