Born in Yauli, a tiny town in the Peruvian Andes, Jesus grew up in Lima, a cold, gray, chaotic and complicated city that forced him to escape with his imagination.

In his teen years the city impacted the initial work in a “gray and dark” manner, it was not until later that he began to adopt the lightness and brightness of the colors of the North of Perú and the Peruvian Andes.

Jesus traveled to this region whenever he had a chance of escaping the bustle of the city, seeking the light and colors that he also found in South Florida.

During his early years he was heavily influenced by the work of Marc Chagall and Tilsa Tsuchiya who he considers the parents that enabled his life as an artist. After graduating from the Art Faculty in 1980 in Peru, Jesus began making a living as an illustrator though always working on subjects of his imagination, with strong Expressionist and Surrealist tendencies. His focus always remained on draftsmanship, an important skill he deems essential as a starting point towards anything else creative.

Black and white was his palette of choice when first out of art school, as a main expression, and soon he learned to replace color with chiaroscuro and because of this skill he won several contests at an early age.

Jesus has always been attracted to light, clarity and clean, pure colors. This could be due to the influence of his work as an illustrator before leaving Perú in 1989. This also has informed the playfulness of his work, even when touching on such issues as humanism, erotism, spirituality and the concept of eternal duality. This concept greatly influences his work: viewing the Universe as the philosophical core that informs his narratives. That said, his pieces are about the joy of life, created with a love for life, light and color.

Upon landing in the United States, Jesus cultivated the disciplines of drawing, graphic design, calligraphy, illustration and painting, which enabled him to draw accolades and awards.

Becoming a professor at Miami Dade College through the South Florida Art Center (Painting, Drawing & Watercolor) was another way of expressing his joy for the medium, with his students.

He began exhibiting his work in the US at the Alliance Francaise and the Cultural Center for Hispanic Arts. In the 2000’s he showed his work in Wynwood and at FAT Village in Ft. Lauderdale. In February 2022 Rojas had his first important Retrospective that included 95 pieces sponsored by FAT Village, Ft. Lauderdale-Florida. Since 2010 he has focused on acrylics and watercolor, and continues to explore new mediums and narratives.