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CJay was born in the Bronx, New York. He became interested in graffiti art at a young age, and began experimenting with spray cans and airbrushes not long after. Always looking to make some money, by age twelve he began painting t-shirts at local flea markets, and soon after expanded his art to walls, cars, clothes....anything with a paintable surface.

"It was at the High School of Art & Design in NYC that I really began to fully appreciate what it meant to be an artist. Being around so many young talents and the exposure I got to the city helped me refine my skills," CJay says.


In 1995 he attended Fantasy Fest in Key West Florida, and, impressed with the art of body painting, began the process of changing career paths. In 1996 he moved to Miami and began body painting in nightclubs both in Miami and NYC, working on both club patrons and dancers.

"Word spread quickly about my painting, and painting in nightclubs turned into painting for private events,"