Jones grew up in Fort Worth, Texas and graduated from Southwest High School in 1985 with honors. Bobby majored in Art at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas. He graduated from Texas Tech University with Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Art (Painting and Drawing) in 1989 (Summa Cum Laude). Jones moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1989 to attend The University of New Mexico. Bobby graduated from The University of New Mexico with a Master’s Degree of Art in Art Education (Museum Education, Ceramics, and Photography). He attended Central New Mexico Community College and graduated with an associate’s degree in Special Education from The ATL Program in 2014. Bobby is a lifetime member of Alpha Phi Omega, Golden Key Honor Society, and Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society. The Albuquerque artist has lived in Texas, California, and New Mexico. He currently works for Albuquerque Public Schools. This artist is a member of The Matrix Fine Art Gallery and serves on The Arts and Aesthetics Committee at First Unitarian Church in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Artist Statement
Albuquerque artist Jones finds inspiration from his surrounding environment in New Mexico to create his multimedia works of art. He explains the skies and the environment of New Mexico influence his work from sunrise to sunset. Jones creates his artistic endeavors by using painting and drawing techniques in his artwork.
This series focuses upon Orlando 2016 and other shootings that have occurred. When are these violent, senseless acts of hatred and indifference going to stop? Are we burying our heads in the sand to the warning signs of these individuals, who perpetrated these events into reality? I am not using facial photos in my art series. I want the families, friends, and individuals that knew these human beings to recall how they remember them through all memories of these lives that were taken. I will write the names of these people on the back of each 8"x10" canvas.
