Jason "JaFLEU" Fleurant born in Evanston, Illinois and lives and works in West Palm Beach, Fl. Fleurant is a self-taught visual artist and filmmaker. Known for his colorful Americanization paintings and black animated short films. Solo exhibitions include: "JaFLEU", 2022 Super Cars Gallery, Miami, FL. "Iconic FLEU", 2017, Above Art Studios, New Brunswick, New Jersey, "All Eyez on FLEU", 2017, 1310 Gallery, Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Group exhibitions include: Urban Film Festival, 2023, Lyric Theater, Miami, Fl, "Big Mask Art Exhibit", 2023, Betty T. Fergenson Rec Complex, Miami, FL, "Le Chapeau" Art Exhibit, 2018, Adrienne Theater, Philadelphia, PA Fleurant has received 2 NAACP Image Awards Nominations (2024, 2022), 2 Future Arts Awards (2022, 2021), Orson Welles Best Director Award (2024) as well as Best Children’s Book for his illustrations and work is in the collections of Recording Artist Jill Scott, Scholar Michael Eric Dyson, US Senator Cory Booker & more.