Ariel Jay Newman is a Los Angeles-born artist based in Austin, TX. She works across a range of media, including oil paintings, illustrations, graphic design, and murals. Ariel completed her first mural in Downtown Austin in 2021, has participated in multiple art fairs, including Big Medium’s Austin Studio Tour, and is showcased at Art For The People Gallery. Before becoming a full-time artist, the University of California, Davis alumna worked in the advertising industry and freelanced as a graphic designer.