(b. Georgia, United States 19.12.1974)
J. Pleasant, known as ‘PLEASANT’
Pleasant attended Pratt Institute and is an alumnus of the New York School of Visual Arts, New York, New York.
Pleasant studied under the tutelage of New York City abstract painter Michael Goldberg and Illustrator/Designer Jack Potter. Pleasant was an active contributor in the street art collective, Fashion Moda, Nyc, in collaboration with it’s founder,( Eins). Pleasant was a contributing member of Sticktogether and is a current member of /əˈklektik/ art collective (Dame Darcy, Uncle Dad). Pleasant has exhibited and or collaborated with a select number of other artists in a series of high profile exhibitions, some of which have included, DUMBO Art festival (NYC), The Clerkenwell Literary Festival (London), Makoto Fujimura (The Wrong Exhibition), Shepard Fairey “OBEY GIANT”, Aerosol Symphony II (NL), Gespuis (Amsterdam), Blooom Art Fair (Deutschland) and Sticktogether, Makoto Fujimura, The Coaster show, Los Angeles 2019-2021, The London Police, (the ASA) XLM show, Amsterdam with Bustart and others.
Pleasant’s most popular Street Art installation is his “Pleasant Spaceman”. Which debuted in Paris le Marais as part of the Paris street art walk tour.
Select media include: The Nation Magazine, BlackBook magazine, De Volkskrant, Nickelodeon television/MTV Viacom, Het Parool, Time Out, South Magazine, Moped Magazine, The Woodstock Times (NY), Elle Magazine, AM New York, Holland Times, Chelsea Clinton News, New York City, #Street Art Amsterdam – (Book) NL, The Village Voice, La Manovella magazine, RTL, NPO, NBC, RTV, Connect Savannah, Massa TV. Library of Esoterica- Dame Darcy Mermaid Tarot cards included in the Taschen anthology 2020 – Book), The Woodstock Times, Holland Times, AM New York, De Telegraf, -Taschen (Library of Esoterica-Taschen anthology 2020), Swatch and the New York Press.
Notable comments.
“Pleasant” is the son of recognized Savannah Sign Painter, Fine Artist, William Pleasant Jr. -Sav b.1928-1997, Inducted permanent collection, Smithsonian Institute Washington DC (NMAAHC 2016) Pleasant was invited as a vip to the opening ceremony and events, attended in person by then President Barack Obama and other notables.