Jason Leith / Socially Engaged Artist

relationally-based portraits   /   exploring humility & holiness   /   exhibited site-specific

The original Sacred Streets exhibit features twelve portraits of individuals living on the streets of Skid Row. Out of relationship, the artist drew and etched their faces on reclaimed found objects with saint-like symbolism. These portraits were exhibited in the heart of Skid Row, Los Angeles in a temporary sacred space built by a team using discarded street materials.

The Vessels paintings turn inward to explore these sacred symbols and social practices in relationship to the artist’s own identity.