Jay Quercia

Artist

Los Angeles, CA, USA
With 13+ years as a commercial artist, Jay's style is at once whimsical and mischievous. Crafting a visual language from simplified form and light, he melds graphic sensibility with dynamic personality.

Jay holds a BFA from UCONN and has pursued programs at SVA, Gobelins L’Ecole de L’Image and The Concept Design Academy.

In 2016, he helped to establish the Portland arm of Oddfellows. Most recently, he's worked as a background artist on Hulu’s Solar Opposites and Netflix’s Captain Fall.

He's also a moderator of Wine After Coffee, and has served as a judge for The Motion Awards.

Work Experience

Netflix

Background Artist

August 2021 - Present Los Angeles, California, United States

Solar Opposites

Background Artist

June 2021 - November 2021 Los Angeles, California, United States

GUNNER

Freelance Illustrator

March 2019 - June 2021 Detroit, Michigan, United States

Oddfellows

Art Director

March 2016 - March 2018 Portland, Oregon, United States

Giant Ant

Freelance Illustrator

May 2015 - February 2016 Brooklyn, New York, United States

Oddfellows

Freelance Art Director

January 2015 - December 2015 Brooklyn, New York, United States

Wired Magazine - Conde Nast

Freelance Illustrator

April 2015 - May 2015 New York, New York, United States

Monocle

Freelance Illustrator

March 2015 - April 2015 Brooklyn, New York, United States

Google Creative Lab

Designer, Illustrator, Animator

Branding, Illustration, & Animation on explorative projects within the Creative Lab
November 2013 - March 2015 United States

B-Reel

Freelance Illustrator

September 2014 - November 2014 Brooklyn, New York, United States

Brand New School

Freelance Illustrator

August 2014 - September 2014 New York, New York, United States

Nickelodeon

Freelance Art Director

May 2014 - June 2014 Brooklyn, New York, United States

Big Spaceship

Senior Designer

September 2009 - October 2013 New York, United States

Education

Concept Design Academy

October 2020 - Present Pasadena, California, United States

University Of Connecticut

Bachelor of Fine Arts

September 2004 - May 2009 Storrs, Connecticut, United States

School Of Visual Arts (SVA)

Design History, Theory and Practice
June 2009 - August 2009 New York, New York, United States

Gobelins, L'école De L'image

May 2015 - June 2015 Paris, France

Awards

The Motion Awards

Motion Award

2020

The Motion Awards

Motion Award

2017

Bass Awards

Gold & Silver Award

2016

Webby Awards

Webby Award

2013

The ONE Show

Interactive Award

2013

The FWA - Favorite Website Awards

Site of the Day

2011

Pixel Awards

Pixel Award

2011

W3 Awards

W3 Award

2011

Skills

Animation, Art Direction, Background Design, Character Design, Illustration, Storytelling,