Jefferson Pinder began his visual arts journey working in the medium of collage. Inspired by David Driskell, Romare Bearden and Robert Rauschenburg, Jefferson cuts and slices print media to explore Afro-American identity. Pinder is also currently collaborating with filmmakers to created performance art short films. Most recently his films have been featured at the Woodstock Film Festival in NY and Studio Museum of Harlem. Jefferson earned his B.A and MFA from University of Maryland. Jefferson was a 2002/2003 recipient of the University of Maryland David C. Driskell Center for the Study of the African Diaspora Fellowship. His other honors include the Artist Trust GAP Grant Award and Sadat Peace Art Prize.