Jed Payten is a Sydney-based artist whose inquisitive practice both creates and continually deconstructs imagery. He explores themes of negation, entropy, and control, using the transformative processes of erasure and intervention to produce paintings that function as visual records of their own making. By positioning painting as a responsive entity rather than a finished image, his work aims to engage viewers with the power of what is hidden as much as what is visible.

Payten completed his bachelor of fine art at the National Art School in 2024 and is currently completing his Masters. His work has been featured in several group exhibitions, including “Last Minute” at Precinct 75 (2020), “Eshg Bazi” (Wardens Last Kiss) at Wardens Gallery (2022), “Crest” at Ambush Gallery (2023), and “Zephyr” at Alpha House Gallery (2024). Payten’s pieces have entered private collections across Australia.