Fine Artist
Jah Sunny
Visual Artist • Muralist • Educator
Painting, drawing and public art rooted in portraiture, spirituality, culture, music and history.
Welcome!
I’m Jeremy “Jah Sunny” Johnson-LeMieux, a visual artist and educator whose creative journey has unfolded through more than 25 years of art making, travel, teaching and exploration. I’m deeply influenced by the Detroit area where I grew up, along with music, spirituality, history and encounters with people and cultures around the world. I invite you to explore the layers of this site… paintings, drawings, murals, digital art, exhibitions, teaching and public projects. Peace, love and kindest regards!
Work With Me
I’m currently available for commissioned artwork, murals and public art, private art instruction, workshops, presentations, exhibitions and select creative collaborations. Have a project or idea in mind? I’d be happy to hear about it.
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Father McGee Commission
2024
Acrylic Paint on Wood
91 x 122 cm (36 x 48 in)
Commissioned as a family legacy portrait, the work depicts Father McGee, the family’s priest in 1920s Kentucky, with the client’s maternal grandparents appearing above. The composition incorporates symbols of family lineage, Kentucky heritage, and the client’s Tibetan Buddhist practice, bringing personal and spiritual histories into a single narrative. Goldenrod and the rural Kentucky landscape root the work in the family’s place of origin.
Sri Yukteswar Drawing
2025
Graphite on paper
71 × 91 cm (28 × 36 in)
A detailed graphite portrait of Swami Sri Yukteswar, the revered Bengali yogi and spiritual teacher of Paramahansa Yogananda. The drawing reflects an ongoing interest in portraiture as a means of exploring spiritual presence, character and the inner life of the subject. Sold to a private collector.
Detroit Abloom Mural Commission
2026
Exterior acrylic on stucco
Approx. 213 × 213 cm (84 × 84 in)
Detroit Abloom Community Garden, Detroit, Michigan
Commissioned for Detroit Abloom, an urban flower farm and community space on Detroit’s east side, this mural reimagines the Garden of Eden as an exuberant meeting place of spiritual traditions, nature and the cosmic unknown. Krishna, Adam and Eve inhabit a landscape of flowers, animals, celestial imagery and a UFO, reflecting the garden itself as a place where cultivation, community, spirituality and imagination come together.
Artist and Educator
Alongside my studio practice, I teach Figure Drawing and Portrait Art, with an emphasis on observational drawing, anatomy, proportion, composition and developing individual artistic expression. My educational work also includes workshops, public presentations and community based arts experiences.
Private art instruction is also available. Contact me for details.
Teaching Life Drawing at the Northville Art House
Public Appearances
In celebration of Vernors’ 160th anniversary, I was commissioned this project reimagining the iconic Vernors gnome for contemporary Detroit across two vintage metal signs. The finished works were exhibited during the anniversary celebration at the historic Henry the Hatter in Detroit’s Eastern Market. Pictured with Keith Hays of Plaza Antiques & Collectibles, who commissioned the project.
Keith Hays, who commissioned the project, pictured with me at Henry the Hatter in Eastern Market during Vernors’ 160th anniversary celebration.
Influenced by Detroit, Educated by the World
Rooted in Detroit and shaped by extensive travel, my creative practice draws upon encounters with art, music, spiritual traditions and historic places across cultures. Travels throughout Europe, the Caribbean, Asia and the United States continue to inform an evolving visual language centered on storytelling, cultural exchange and the search for meaning.
County Clare, Ireland
Commission an Original Artwork
From intimate portraits and meaningful gifts to larger, more complex works, I create original commissions centered on the people, places and stories that matter to my clients. Working in graphite, watercolor, acrylic, oil and other media, each piece is individually developed in collaboration with the client.
Customer Testimonial
“This is an incredibly personal piece I asked Jeremy (aka Jah Sunny) to make for my mother. Since it is so personal, I will not go into detail on the meaning of it publicly but I will say he nailed it. I provided him the concept and vision for a healing totem and that healing energy played out even in our interaction on the creation of the piece. Jeremy took the time to even read the book that I have that was written about this famous priest. He cared about this piece and took the time to listen to and act on my many modification requests to dial in the exact vibe I had seen in my mind. Everyone who sees this piece is struck by the beautiful intensity of it and the healing energy it emits. Thank you! “
Happy customer’s Michael Peters and his mother with the commissioned family legacy painting I made for them.
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