Jaina Cipriano
Photo by Henry Marte
Jaina Cipriano is a photographer, filmmaker, and experiential designer whose work delves into the emotional complexities of religious and romantic entrapment. Through her immersive worlds, she invites viewers to reconnect with their neglected inner child, using explosive colors, elements of elevated play, and a dynamic interplay of light and dark to evoke deep, often unspoken emotions.
Jaina’s photographic works are fabricated by hand in her Lowell studio. Working with Jaina is often described as cathartic and playful. She studied at the New England School of Photography and The Griffin Museum. She has shown at Leica Gallery Boston, The Griffin Museum of Photography, Boston University and Kingston Gallery, among others. Her work has been published over 200 times and selected for the top 200 of Critical Mass 2024.
As a filmmaker, Jaina writes and directs award-winning short films that navigate the challenging path of healing. Her second short film, Trauma Bond, a dreamy coming-of-age thriller that explores the allure of quick fixes for deep wounds, won the grand prize at the Lonely Seal International Film Festival. She was selected for Stowe Writers Retreat 2025 for her feature film Heaven Can’t Be Better Than This.
Jaina is currently developing two immersive experiences. What Are You Afraid Of blends ritual with performance for a solo experience through facing fears. Odd One is about memory and empathy. Jaina plans to take them public in 2026.
Jaina is the owner of the Arlington International Film Festival and the founder of Finding Bright Studios, a design company building narrative experiences based in Lowell, MA. She has collaborated with GRRL HAUS, Boston Art Review, The Institute of Contemporary Art Boston, and was a Boston Fellow for the MassArt Creative Business Incubator. Jaina was a finalist in EforAll Merrimack Valley in 2022 and a 2025 recipient of New England Foundation for the Arts Public Learning Fund.
jainacipriano@gmail(.)com
“Theatrical, cinematic. Jaina’s work can be at times uncomfortable, humorous. Repulsive and beautiful. Jaina’s work delivers complex imagery that can serve as a reminder to explore our own identity with a fresh perspective.”
