Jerry Jordan is a painter working in the style of contemporary realism. He credits the artists, writers, and musicians of the Harlem Renaissance as the ones that showed him that a life in art was possible. He counts such artists as John S. Sargent, William M. Chase,and Joaquin Sorolla, just to name a few, as his major artistic influences. He is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin Whitewater with a BA in Art, as well as his MS in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis in Art Education. With a growing body of work ranging from book illustrations, Narrative paintings, portraiture, and murals he is quickly becoming a highly sought after artist.