Jonas Wood (born 1977, Boston) is an American contemporary painter best known for his bold, graphic compositions and vividly colored figurative artworks. Based in Los Angeles, Wood has developed a distinctive visual language that translates everyday scenes into flattened, highly patterned compositions defined by strong outlines, saturated color, and geometric clarity.
Drawing from personal photographs, art history, and his immediate surroundings, Wood's paintings and prints depict recurring subjects such as interiors, portraits, plants, and sports imagery. Influenced by artists including David Hockney, Henri Matisse, and Alex Katz, his work combines modernist structure with autobiographical content, resulting in images that feel both intimate and formally rigorous.
Printmaking plays an important role in Wood's practice, allowing him to extend his painterly vocabulary into limited edition formats. His signed lithographs, etchings, and screenprints retain the graphic intensity and compositional precision of his paintings, making them highly sought after by collectors of contemporary art.
Jonas Wood's work has been the subject of major solo exhibitions at institutions including the Dallas Museum of Art, the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles, and Museum Voorlinden in the Netherlands, confirming his position as one of the leading figures in contemporary figurative painting.
