JORDAN EAGLES is a New York based artist who has been exploring the aesthetics and ethics of blood as an artistic medium since the late 1990s. His studio is in Ridgewood, Queens. Blood and resin are Eagles’ central materials. The themes of his work vary depending on the series and source of the blood. Eagles’ works created with animal blood address life cycle, corporeality, spirituality, and regeneration. His works made with donated blood from the LGBTQI+ community advocate for fair blood donation policy, anti-stigma and full equality. Eagles’ process and works have a strong focus on the material’s physical, dynamic and symbolic qualities. He manipulates and encases the blood in resin, producing multidimensional, abstract paintings, sculptures, and installations. His preservation technique permanently retains the organic material’s natural colors, patterns, and textures. When lit, the works become translucent and luminous, reflecting the many layers suspended throughout the high-polished resin, revealing the blood’s visceral properties and energy. Eagles' exhibitions, installations and public programs include the Museum of the City of New York, The Andy Warhol Museum (Pittsburgh, PA), Birmingham Civil Rights Institute (Alabama), Hammer Museum (Los Angeles, CA), The High Line (New York), Trinity Wall Street (New York) American University Museum (Washington, D.C.) and Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art (New York). His works are held in numerous private and public collections including the Addison Gallery of American Art, Everson Museum of Art, Peabody Essex Museum, Princeton University Art Museum, The Rose Art Museum, and University of Michigan Museum of Art. Eagles’ works have been featured in such publications as The New York Times, New York Magazine, TIME, ArtNews, The Guardian, VICE, and The Art Newspaper. Eagles recently collaborated with the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene on NYC Blood Sure and is a co-founder of Blood Equality with FCB Health and GMHC.