J.J. Cromer is a self-taught artist and was born in 1967 in Princeton, West Virginia. He grew up in Tazewell, Virginia and except for his and Mary’s years in college, has lived in the southwest corner of Virginia, in the mountains of central Appalachia. A professional librarian, he has worked in public and academic libraries. In addition to many private collections his works are included in the permanent collections of the High Museum of Art, Taubman Museum of Art, Virginia Museum of History & Culture, Intuit: the Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art, the American Visionary Art Museum, and Longwood Center for Visual Arts, among others. His work has been featured in Raw Vision and the New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture(UNC Press).   

Learn more about JJ Cromer's studio practice and view additional artworks at the MEPAINTSME Gallery.