Jordan Bruce

Brisbane based mural artist Jordan Bruce (Jay Beez) has been honing his skills working with aerosol and acrylics since 2012; bringing colour and life to public spaces; predominantly across South East Queensland. Jay Beez is inspired by the natural environment, the human condition, personal and spiritual enquiry and expressing and evoking emotion via his artistic endeavors. Jay Beez is co-founder of art collective, Brightsiders (est. 2016) A mural collective committed to bringing positivity to public spaces and communities. Brightsiders have worked on high profile public projects for clients such as Unity Water, Queensland Rail, Brisbane City Council and Graincorp; notably the Yelarbon silo’s in 2018 and water reservoirs at Pt. Cartwright (2016) and Kallangur (2017) Caboolture (2020) , Beachmere (2021) Casino NSW (2022). Brightsiders took part in an artist’s residency in Kathmandu in 2018, exploring the impacts of climate change; culminating in a group show at Mayneline studio as part of Brisbane Street Art Festival (2019). Brightsiders artwork has been featured in television shows ‘The Living Room’, with a multisensory wall for Hummingbird House (2017) and ‘The Great Day Out’ (2019) following their mentorship program for emerging artists with Brisbane City Council. In life Jay Beez is on a journey of self discovery – seeking understanding, balance and harmony alongside a spark of energy; his ambitions through visual art are to continue to reflect these values in an honest and engaging way.