Muralist. Architect. Humanitarian.

Jonatan Espinoza

The self-taught Nicaraguan painter is also a builder, storyteller, and a force for change. His work extends beyond the canvas, bringing color, life, and purpose to communities in need. From large-scale commissioned murals that give spaces a voice, to building playgrounds, libraries, shelters, and water towers literally serving thousands of people throughout the globe, his art is action.

In Progress Now

The IU Championship Mural

Jonatan is painting a massive mural in the heart of downtown Bloomington celebrating Indiana University's National Football Championship. Over 50 feet wide and approximately 20 feet tall, one of the largest public murals in the city's history.

The mural will carry the IAP Foundation mark, connecting public art directly to humanitarian impact.

See the Mural
The IU Championship Mural in progress in downtown Bloomington
Featured original by Jonatan Espinoza
The Work

A signature piece.

Figurative narrative rendered in surrealist detail. Storybook characters anchored on a checkered floor, each figure painted with the precision of classical portraiture and the palette of contemporary psychedelia. This is Jonatan Espinoza at full range: draftsman, colorist, storyteller.

A single work from a two-decade body of painting that spans symbolic geometry, pop iconography, classical figuration, and abstract color field. See the full collection.

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Jonatan Espinoza, black and white portrait
Meet the Artist

Architecture meets art.

Painting since the age of 10, Jonatan Espinoza brings an additional element of aesthetic to his works through his studies in architecture. Drawing from surrealism, cubism, and impressionism, and blending vibrant color, geometry, and texture into a distinctive visual language, his paintings invite viewers into a magical, immersive space, prompting reflection, connection, and evolving meaning over time.

In his explosive 2026 Art Miami premiere, Jonatan Espinoza was noted to be one of the Fair's most exciting new artists, and the Collection quickly became recognized in the art world for its extraordinary cultural and contemporary meaning, and importantly, its collectability.

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Ways to Work Together

Six clear paths to engage.

Every piece Jonatan creates, whether a public mural, a private canvas, or a brand collaboration, can be connected to a humanitarian project through the International Art Project Foundation.

01 — Mural

Commission a Mural

Residential, commercial, public, and institutional murals. Indoor and outdoor. From intimate feature walls to large-scale exterior public art.

Discuss a mural
02 — Painting

Commission a Painting

Custom canvas works created to the collector's specifications. Full range of Jonatan's visual language: surrealism, symbolic geometry, psychedelic realism.

Commission a painting
03 — Corporate

Corporate Engagement

Art for headquarters, hospitality spaces, events, and experiential installations. Live painting activations for launches and gatherings.

Corporate inquiry
04 — Brand

Brand Partnership

Co-branded editions, product design, packaging, capsule collections, and campaigns. Collaborations that extend Jonatan's visual language into new formats.

Partner with Jonatan
06 — Press & Media

Press & Media

Downloadable bios, press photos, and talking points. For interviews, features, and coverage inquiries, contact Relevant Communications.

Media kit
The Indiana Series

A love letter to Indiana.

Two canvases pay tribute to the state that became Jonatan's second home. IU iconography, Bloomington landmarks, and the pageantry of a Hoosier championship year distilled into surrealist composition.

Home is Memorial by Jonatan Espinoza
Home is Memorial
Mixed media on canvas · IU football tribute
Welcome Home by Jonatan Espinoza
Welcome Home
Mixed media on canvas · Bloomington landmarks
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View the Collection

Explore originals spanning two decades of self-taught practice. Bold, vibrant canvases that blend surrealism, symbolic geometry, and psychedelic realism.

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The Humanitarian Mission

The same hands that paint these canvases have built schools, installed water systems, and created playgrounds for more than 10,000 people.

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Commission a Mural

Murals, paintings, corporate work, brand collaborations. Every commission can be connected to a humanitarian project.

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Art is proof that human beings can imagine something better and then make it real. Every painting I make carries the same energy I bring to building a school or installing a water tank. It is all creation.

Jonatan Espinoza

Representation

Represented by Elysian Art Collection

Jonatan's originals are represented by Elysian Art Collection, a curated fine art collection of emerging international artists. For acquisition inquiries, contact GK Rowe directly.

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Foundation

The International Art Project Foundation

Jonatan is a Founding Impact Artist of IAP, the 501(c)(3) that transforms fine art into clean water, schools, and community projects in developing nations.

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