Iris Jaffe (b. 1982, New York, NY) is an artist, curator, writer, project manager, and something of a polymath and jack-of-all-trades in the visual arts. Her acrylic and oil paintings on canvas are a vibrant blend of personal and cultural symbolism that draw inspiration from a range of intellectual disciplines, aesthetic styles, and areas of life. The artist's use of bright, bold colors and unique juxtapositions imbue her paintings with a sense of ​​energy and mystery. Each piece is a collage of visual experiences and historical references, inviting the viewer to engage with multiple layers of meaning and interpretation.

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Iris earned a BA with honors from Brown University and has served as a studio manager for contemporary sculptor Tom Sachs and executive assistant for the art gallerist Ronald Feldman. Her oeuvre consists of painting, digital imaging, digital photography, collage, sculpture, drawing, and installation. Her work has been exhibited across New York and in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Brittany, France. She has been published in Hyperallergic and Whitehot Magazine and was featured in the book Making History Bushwick. The artist currently lives and works in New York.