Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was a St. Louis, Missouri artist known for his contemporary pointillistic style of painting, and as

Was a St. Louis, Missouri artist known for his contemporary pointillistic style of painting, and as a supporter of local business and talent. After completing his BS at Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas, in 1966, Wilkerson obtained his MFA (1968) from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. He settled in St. Louis following military service in the Army from 1968 - 1970. Wilkerson exhibited at galleries in St. Louis, Kansas City, New Orleans, New York City, and Carmel, California. His works are represented in several public collections including, among others, the St. Louis Art Museum, the Baltimore Museum of Art, the Delaware Art Museum in Wilmington, the Tucson Museum of Art, and the Evansville Museum of Arts and Science in Evansville, Indiana.

Is an American country music singer, country guitarist, session musician, songwriter, and actor who

Is an American country music singer, country guitarist, session musician, songwriter, and actor who has appeared in over a dozen films. As a singer, he may be best known for his songs "When You're Hot, You're Hot",

Is a well known Grammy Award and Latin Grammy Award-nominated Puerto Rican salsa singer.In 1988, Tom

Is a well known Grammy Award and Latin Grammy Award-nominated Puerto Rican salsa singer.In 1988, Tommy Olivencia heard Rivera sing alongside his father and recommended that he sing solo. When Rivera was 14, his father made a demo and presented it to the CBS music department. They signed Rivera.[3]

Was a Polish painter and a survivor of the Auschwitz concentration camp.He was brought to the concen

Was a Polish painter and a survivor of the Auschwitz concentration camp.He was brought to the concentration camp of Auschwitz on January 14, 1943. Labeled with the inmate number 87112 he was assigned to work in the labor battalion distributing clothes. During an evacuation march out of the Sachsenhausen concentration camp he was freed on May 3, 1945 and lived in Lübeck after that.In 1947 Brandhuber started working as a historian at the National Museum Auschwitz-Birkenau. Due to the limited availability of housing in Poland he received an official residence at the memorial place in which he lived till death.

Was a Polish painter. He graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków in 1968. His work was ex

Was a Polish painter. He graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków in 1968. His work was exhibited in over 180 national and international exhibitions and can be seen at the Polish National Museum in Warsaw, Kraków, Poznan, Gdansk and Wroclaw, in the museum of the Jagellonian University in Kraków in the Collegium Maius, the Museum of Earth at the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw, the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, the Pushkin Museum in Moscow, the Municipal Museum in Ghent, the BAWAG Foundation in Vienna, the Vatican Collection and in galleries and collections in many other countries.

Was a renowned Polish sculptor.

Was a renowned Polish sculptor.

Is a Polish-American sculptor in the United States. Kenar works in wood, bronze as well as in an Acr

Is a Polish-American sculptor in the United States. Kenar works in wood, bronze as well as in an Acrylic-based composite.he left Poland permanently in 1973 for Sweden. In 1979 he emigrated to the United States, where in 1980 he opened up the Wooden Gallery in Chicago, currently a cultural hub for Chicago's Polonia, hosting many exhibits, shows and hosting meetings with many famous figures. His career took off in the mid 1990s with his works decorating Chicago's O'Hare Airport which houses a number of his pieces, as well as the Harold Washington Library. He also has done work for a number of churches in the Chicago area, such as the interior design for St. Constance in Jefferson Park[1], wooden artwork for St. Kevin in South Deering[1], as well as the 'Millennium Doors' for one of Chicago's 'Polish Cathedrals', Holy Trinity Polish Mission. He is also a generous patron of Chicago's art scene.

Was a Polish graphic artist, stage scenographer and caricaturist; author of satirical drawings, poli

Was a Polish graphic artist, stage scenographer and caricaturist; author of satirical drawings, political crèches and illustrations for books and magazines. Pupil of Stanislaw Lentz.Zaruba was member of the group Formisci, co-founder of the Circle of Graphic Artists in Advertising (Kolo Artystów Grafików Reklamowych), active member of the Polish Arts Club (Polski Klub Artystyczny), art director of Cyrulik Warszawski. Awarded the Golden Pin with Laurel (Zlota Szpilka z Wawrzynem), prize of weekly magazine Szpilka for achievements in the field of humour and satire, for the year 1966. Also awarded the Knight's and Officer's Cross of Polonia Restituta.

Is a Danish artist, and living and working in Copenhagen and New York, NY. From 1997 to 2003 he stud

Is a Danish artist, and living and working in Copenhagen and New York, NY. From 1997 to 2003 he studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts.Just works exclusively in film, shooting on a variety of film stock, including 8 mm, 16 mm and 35 mm. Works dating from 2003 and before were recorded in digital video. All later works are shot on film and then transferred to HD video. The resulting images are dense and atmospheric. Their prominent soundtracks are conceived specifically for each film in cooperation with different musicians.

Is a Danish painter. Knudsen’s paintings have been compared to street art because they appear very

Is a Danish painter. Knudsen’s paintings have been compared to street art because they appear very spontaneously made. While painting, Knudsen turns the canvas around several times. Strange animals, patterns, faces, bodies, parts of bodies are painted in strong colours in several layers covering part of each other. In the early works the motifs were often accompanied by small texts and words.

Str÷mblad began playing music at age 4, with a violin he played until age 12.[1] At age 12, he no l

Str÷mblad began playing music at age 4, with a violin he played until age 12.[1] At age 12, he no longer considered the violin a 'cool' instrument to play and began playing guitar instead.Str÷mblad is known for having played in and been a founding member of a series of bands and side projects. However, In Flames has remained to date his main band. Str÷mblad is the only remaining original member of In Flames and is the main songwriter for the band.He is known to be an avid World of Warcraft player, even wearing a WoW t-shirt on stage at times. Whilst away from home on tour, he regularly plays World of Warcraft on his laptop with his fiancTe, as a way of keeping in touch with her.

Was an American visual artist.In 1949, Collins enrolled in the California School of the Arts (now th

Was an American visual artist.In 1949, Collins enrolled in the California School of the Arts (now the San Francisco Art Institute) and, after breaking with his family, began referring to himself simply as "Jess". He met Robert Duncan in 1951 and began a relationship with the poet that lasted until Duncan's death in 1988. In 1952, in San Francisco, Collins, with Duncan and painter Harry Jacobus, opened the King Ubu Gallery, which became an important venue for alternative art and which remained so when, in 1954, poet Jack Spicer reopened the space as the Six Gallery.

Is an actor and singer from England. He was popular in the late 1950s and early 1960s with a number

Is an actor and singer from England. He was popular in the late 1950s and early 1960s with a number of hits to his credit, "Cherry Pie", "This Pullover", "Mystery Girl" and "Pretty Jenny". He has recorded for Decca, Columbia, Pye and EMI record labels. Since then his live performances have continued to be popular, with an ovation in 2005 at the London Palladium when sharing a bill with Eden Kane, John Leyton, Marty Wilde and others.

Is an American singer/songwriter. A native of Rochester, NY, Klein picked up the acoustic guitar and

Is an American singer/songwriter. A native of Rochester, NY, Klein picked up the acoustic guitar and started writing songs while living in Kingston, Jamaica in her late teens. On a whim, she auditioned for a guest slot at a local weekly dub poetry and mus

Is an English rock singer/guitarist who was most prominent in the 1970s.He remained with the Bown gr

Is an English rock singer/guitarist who was most prominent in the 1970s.He remained with the Bown group through to the late '60s, but left after recording the album The Alan Bown! His vocals were re-recorded by his replacement Robert Palmer for the UK rel

Was a lyric and Wagnerian tenor. As a child he took part in various musical activities and later stu

Was a lyric and Wagnerian tenor. As a child he took part in various musical activities and later studied psychology at the University of Nebraska and Stanford University

A Filipino singer and actress. Her real name is Rachelle Ann Loyola in 1979. She is married to Filip

A Filipino singer and actress. Her real name is Rachelle Ann Loyola in 1979. She is married to Filipino singer Dingdong Avanzado. The couple has a daughter named Jayda.Jessa Zaragoza is tagged in Philippine show business as the "Jukebox Queen" and the "Phenomenal Diva" due to the phenomenal success of her song "Bakit Pa?" from her debut album "Just Can't Help Feelin'," which reached sextuple platinum just months after its release in 1996. The hit song also spawned a movie of the same title starring herself, Diether Ocampo, and Troy Montero, and directed by noted Filipino director Jose Javier Reyes.

Is an American singer-songwriter and actor. McCartney rose to fame in the early 2000s as member of t

Is an American singer-songwriter and actor. McCartney rose to fame in the early 2000s as member of the boy band Dream Street. He subsequently branched out into a solo career, having appeared in the television series Summerland.

Is an African-American opera singer who is the 2008 winner of America's Got Talent, winning over Eli

Is an African-American opera singer who is the 2008 winner of America's Got Talent, winning over Eli Mattson for the $1-million prize and a headline show in Las Vegas, Nevada. Boyd's operatic talent and potential were celebrated by both Il Divo (a Europea

Is a singer-songwriter from South Africa, and the son of the musician Johnny Clegg.Early on, Jesse c

Is a singer-songwriter from South Africa, and the son of the musician Johnny Clegg.Early on, Jesse carved out an independent direction for himself in the rock genre, very different from the world music style developed by his father. He strove to express himself in the most authentic way possible and understood the importance of being able to perform live. He experimented with a number of different instruments - which included saxophone, clarinet, drums and piano – until he settled and focused mainly on guitar. By seventeen, songwriting was his chief musical focus and it was in this period and the years to follow that he honed his writing skills and put together the songs recorded on his first album.

Is a Jamaican reggae and disco musician.As a young boy, Jesse attended Denham Town Primary School an

Is a Jamaican reggae and disco musician.As a young boy, Jesse attended Denham Town Primary School and became fascinated with music by listening to the sound systems, particularly the one belonging to Count Barrett.

Was an American R&B singer, pianist and songwriter popular in the 1950s, whose success was cut short

Was an American R&B singer, pianist and songwriter popular in the 1950s, whose success was cut short by his death in a car crash aged 27.Belvin was born in Texarkana, Texas, and moved with his family to Los Angeles at the age of five. In 1950 he joined sa

Is an American pop/R&B singer-songwriter and actor. McCartney initially came to fame in the early 20

Is an American pop/R&B singer-songwriter and actor. McCartney initially came to fame in the early 2000s as the youngest member of the boy band Dream Street. He subsequently branched out into a solo career, having appeared on the television series Summerla

An American singer and daughter of rock and roll artist Eddie Money.Jesse graduated from Westlake Hi

An American singer and daughter of rock and roll artist Eddie Money.Jesse graduated from Westlake High School in Westlake Village, California in 2005 and has consistently remained musically-focused. As a toddler, Jesse would walk onstage to bring water to

A Canadian singer-songwriter currently residing in New Zealand (2008). His main instruments are voic

A Canadian singer-songwriter currently residing in New Zealand (2008). His main instruments are voice and guitar. He has toured British Columbia, as well as Australia and New Zealand as a solo performer.In 2005, Jesse Rivest was accepted as a "Best Newcom