Jaya Krishnan, born in Malaysia, has lived in Ottawa CA since 1979. He briefly attended an art school in Kuala Lumpur but basically, is a self taught artist. Jaya has experimented with various artist forms, including surreal, abstract, expressionism, cubism, realism and landscapes in the tradition of the French Barbizon School.

Overseas, he has volunteered at the Cambodian Children’s Painting Project at Sihanoukville and the New Cambodian Children’s Life Association in Phnom Penh with orphans, teaching art, English and other related activities. He’s been involved with the elephant Hospital project in Lampang Province, Thailand.

Jaya has travelled extensively and has worked in numerous corporate and private collections in Asia, Europe, U.S.A., Mexico and Canada.