Jonathan Tegelaars, born in Florence on the 15th of November 1988, second of two brothers, father Dutch, mother French. He was schooled at the École Française de Florence and at the Machiavelli-Capponi. He then studied at the Libera Accademia delle Belle Arti di Firenze (Laba) where he followed the three-year Design course and afterwards enrolled in 2-year postgraduate painting and photography program, without, however, getting his final diploma. He lives in Florence where he works in his studio in Via dell’Ardiglione.