Jonathan Apgar was born in San Diego, California and relocated to Los Angeles to study art. After 2 years of college he spent some strange years working, traveling, and eventually getting fired from a rock band - which was the impetus to return to school and focus on painting. He completed his BFA at CSU Long Beach and received an MFA from UCLA in 2013.

He had solo shows at ACME in 2013 and Dread Lounge in 2018. His work has been included in numerous group exhibitions.