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Justin Hayes Long (born August 17, 1980) is an artist who lives and works in Miami, Florida.

Early life, education, injuries and accomplishments
Justin was born in Miami, Florida and took his first steps in Isle of Mann. He was voted nicest boy in his first grade class. When he was 12 years old he went to the Venetian Pool in Coral Gables and saw a poop in the kiddy section. He was raised above a motorcycle shop where he currently resides. He went to high school at Coral Gables Sr. High School. After high school he attended UCF in Orlando for Mechanical Engineering, where he broke his leg on his BMX and subsequently failed out of school and moved back to Miami where he started taking courses at Miami Dade College. Because of his low GPA and poor achievement in college he attended FIU in Miami for Art because "it was the only school that would accept him". Previously Long didn't even have an interest in art, and it was at FIU that he was introduced to art. In 2002 he started his art practice. After graduating with a degree in Time Based Media in 2004, he broke his other leg riding his BMX, bought a car for $300 and drove to Vancouver, Canada and back to Miami. Then he traveled to Europe and conquered mainland Europe, crossing 14,000 kilometers in a 1970 Renault R8 by himself. In 2006 he was accepted to CalArts in Los Angeles. He graduated with a Masters degree in Photography and Media in 2008. He returned to Miami and began ... exhibited at the Wight Biennial at UCLA, and a solo show at Jace Gace in Portland Oregon. In 2009 he exhibited at the Youth Fair, Bro in Miami.

From 2001 to 2008 she acted as a freelance art curator for the Cultural Center Chicago, the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, Buddy Gallery and Heaven Gallery as well as for the Impakt Festival in the Netherlands.