About 

Justin Burns is an artist, educator, and creative technologist whose work blends painting and digital media to explore memory, place, and the passage of time. Raised in Farmers Branch, Texas, he draws inspiration from childhood spaces, everyday objects, and his family’s century-old farm and the town of Kopperl, Texas. His paintings on aluminum and Dura-Lar preserve the textures of weathered environments and layered histories, holding fragments of personal and shared stories.

He earned a BFA in Studio Drawing and Painting from the University of North Texas and a master’s degree in Creative Technology from Southern Methodist University. His practice extends into interactive installation, projection mapping, augmented reality, and creative coding. He thoughtfully combines these technologies into the appropriate form—whether through layered airbrush paintings that integrate digital processes into surface and composition, or immersive experiences where light, sound, and projection activate the physical artwork—allowing each concept to determine its medium