about

A.J. Cincotta-Eichenfield, LMSW, OSW-C (b. 1994, New York, NY) is a New York-based multimedia  artist who builds image-structures from digital and physical materials— found media objects, artifacts, archives, and texts of the past. Much of his recent work surrounds the textures of Stromboli, a volcanic island in Italy where his great-grandparents lived and farmed before immigrating to Brooklyn in the early 1900s.

A.J. is currently an MFA-candidate at Hunter College with a focus in Integrated Media Arts. He received  his MSW from The Columbia University School of Social Work in 2018 and his BA  from Vassar College in 2016. A.J. has recently exhibited work at Culturehub  (New York, NY), After/Time Gallery (Portland, OR) and Underground Art and Design (New York, NY).

A.J. has worked as a graphic designer, social worker, and creative freelancer for local and national non-profits and has written articles that explore the intersection of digital memory, social media, illness, grief and loss which have been published through Oxford University Press, Oncology Nurse Advisor, and Oncology Nursing News. As an Oncology Social Worker, A.J. received the NASW-NYC Aquamarine Award for Social Work Leadership in 2022.