about jason
I was born in Tampa, Florida in 1970.
I began painting and drawing in high school while also pursuing an interest in the theater. After high school I decided to attend NYU's Tisch School of the Arts for theater in the fall of 1988. After my first year, I decided to change my focus from acting to painting and after a brief break from school enrolled at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York. I graduated from Skidmore in 1994. In 1998, I moved to New Orleans, Louisiana where I now live with my wife Mignon and three boys; Gryphon 3, Sebastian 5 and Jackson 16.
Although my primary focus in painting and drawing has always been people, these paintings are from my current series in progress of birds entitled “Fly”. The bird paintings started as somewhat of a whim several years ago as I was trying to find some different subject matter. Initially I thought the birds would be too “cute” of a subject for me. However, I soon realized how bizarre and expressive they can be. To me, the birds represent myself as well as the people around me in the same way that my paintings of people did in the past. In addition however, the birds represent a more positive and focused phase of my life. They are about tenacity, survival, family, and spreading your metaphorical wings to fly and do what brings you happiness in life, however difficult that path may seem to be at times.
These are the first oils in the series. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do.
New Orleans Exhibition History
Currently showing at Du Mois Gallery, 4921 Freret St., New Orleans, La.
Jonathan Ferrara Gallery (gallery artist from 2001 – 2005)
March 2005, Nudes
October 2001, Lust for Life
Aug-Sept 2001, The Black and White Show
March 2001, Nude Vs. Nude
No Dead Artists 1999 and 2000
Docs Gallery (gallery artist from 1998 – 2000)
