Jerome Caja (1958–1995) was an American mixed-media painter and Queercore performance artist in San Francisco, California in the 1980s and early 1990s.
[8] Caja crafted miniature mixed-media artworks which he created from everyday materials, especially those used by drag queens such as nail polish, sequins, lace and glitter.
[1] Professor of Communication Fred Turner described Caja's paintings as "fragments of a private allegory – often dizzyingly grotesque, but also glorious, gentle and sad.
[13] In addition to the locations mentioned above, The Jerome Project,[14] was created to bring greater visibility and accessibility to Caja's artwork.
The Jerome Project is a non profit organization, that was created by Anthony Cianciolo in order to preserve and protect the artistic legacy of Caja.