about

A.J. Cincotta-Eichenfield, LMSW, OSW-C (b. 1994, New York, NY) is a New York-based multimedia artist re-assembling digital memory from found texts, images, and family artifacts. 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. has recently exhibited work at Ghostmachine Gallery (New York, NY), Culturehub  (New York, NY), After/Time Gallery (Portland, OR) and Underground Art and Design (New York, NY). A.J. is currently an MFA-candidate at Hunter College with a focus in Integrated Media Arts, and received his MSW in 2018 from The Columbia University School of Social Work and his BA in 2016 from Vassar College.

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.