Jon Claytor is a Halifax-based artist, painter, and writer. He is a co-founder of SappyFest independent music and arts festival and opened Thunder & Lightning Ideas Ltd. in Sackville, New Brunswick in 2013. Jon is a father to five children and, for him, being a father is the biggest part of being an artist.

Jon Claytor's work ranges from oil painting and watercolour to filmmaking, and he recently became a digital comic-writer. He worked with Ingram Gallery in Toronto and exhibited his paintings in Los Angeles and Tel Aviv. Jon holds an MFA from York University (2012), attended Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University (1991), and holds a BFA Mount Allison University (1998).

His most recent publication is Skeleton Park People (2020) and The Long Way Home will be his second book.