He once painted Drake and Lil Wayne. Now he paints Mary and the saints.
Jacob Zumo used to spend his nights at concerts and clubs. These days, devotion to God and his Catholic faith have come to dominate his life. His gallery no longer boasts bright portraits of rappers and athletes. Now, the walls are covered in sacred imagery with ornate frames.
Zumo is currently booked for conferences, retreats, commissions for Catholic paintings and school speaking engagements. He hosts a podcast with Catholic and Christian leaders called Saints by Number, a play on Louis Armstrong’s “When the Saints Go Marching In” and paint-by-number sets…