Jake Thornton, born and raised in Boston, MA, is a Los Angeles based artist. Much of his childhood was spent on road trips between Boston and Alabama, observing big cities, small towns, and everything in between. After graduating from Boston University with a degree in Computer and Electrical Engineering, he went on to work in semiconductor design and sales for four years. His practice consists of using photography, darkroom processes, and printmaking. While deploying visual themes of memory, identity, distraction, isolation, and irony, his work focuses on the entropy of land development, societal structures, and everyday life.

Jake has exhibited at California Institute of the Arts, Taylor Fine Art, and multiple galleries at The Reef LA. He is currently an adjunct faculty member at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. He holds a master’s degree in Photography and Media from California Institute of the Arts.