Jared Ailstock is an New York artist who graduated from City University of New York and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Fine Arts. Ailstock creates unique portraits that combine both realism and abstraction in an effort to depict his subjects realistically.

Working with iconic and celebrity figures, including actors and politicians, is part of Jared Ailstock's repertoire. A pioneer of figurative painting in New York, he has confronted a variety of narratives and themes throughout his career as a painter.