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Artist StatementI've found that the true subject of my work is the interaction between the paint and the artist. The imagery in the work serves as the armature for the paint to be sculpted around. Paint shares a great deal with sculpture in that it wants to be pushed and dragged into shape until it creates not only the illusion of dimension, but an actual physical surface that tells it's own story. The mystery of why the art was made holds some interest to me, but the mystery of how the art was made is what keeps me looking indefinitely. I've begun to think that this is one of the truths of being a painter. A painting is not an image, but a physical record of how the material and the hand come together to create a personal account of the artist's world.
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Biography |
Education
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA — MFA, 2011 Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD — BFA, 2002 |
Solo Shows & Group Exhibitions |
2024
Reflecting the Tides, The Gallery at the North Museum of Nature &.Science, Lancaster, PA Moments of Atmosphere, PCA&D York, York, PA Moments of Atmosphere, Garden Spot Village, New Holland, PA Emergence: Exploring the Art of Transformation, The Gallery at the North Museum of Nature & Science, Lancaster, PA 2022 Recents Works, The North Museum of Nature & Science, Lancaster, PA Outside the Classroom, Pennsylvania College of Art & Design, Lancaster, PA SkillSet: Art by the Center for Creative Exploration; Garden Spot Village, New Holland, PA Taste of Lititz Quick Draw, Lititz Art Association, Lititz, PA 2021 Featured Artist, The Hamilton Club; Lancaster, PA Work Behind the Work, The Demuth Foundation; Lancaster, PA 2020 Featured Artist, The Hamilton Club; Lancaster, PA 2018 Faculty Biennial, Pennsylvania College of Art & Design; Lancaster, PA 2017 New Paintings, Grandview Gallery; Reading, PA 2016 Faculty Biennial, Pennsylvania College of Art & Design; Lancaster, PA 46th Annual Open Juried Exhibition, York Art Association; York, PA Juried by Michael Gallagher Beyond the Surface: A Survey of Contemporary Drawing, The Red Raven Art Company; Lancaster, PA Curated by Evan Kitson. Black & White, Pine Shores Art Association, Manahawkin, NJ 2015 March Exhibition, Artists’ House; Philadelphia, PA Young Visions, Artists’ House; Philadelphia, PA 2014 A Snapshot of Contemporary Realism, The Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences (LBIF); Loveladies, NJ. Curated by Sheri Hansen. Jason Ward: New Paintings, Gallery at Dogstar Books; Lancaster, PA 2013 National Juried Competition: Works on Paper, LBIF; Loveladies, NJ Honorable Mention Member, Student, Faculty Exhibition, LBIF; Loveladies, NJ 46th Annual Art of the State Exhibition, The State Museum of Pennsylvania; Harrisburg, PA 2012 Small Works, LBIF; Loveladies, NJ Strokes of Genius, Maryland Federation of Art; Annapolis, MD Envisioned, Gallery at Michael Ryan Architects; Loveladies, NJ. Curated by Sheri Hansen 45th Annual Art of the State Exhibition, The State Museum of Pennsylvania; Harrisburg, PA 2011 Small Works, LBIF; Loveladies, NJ Figurative Works, York Art Association; York, PA Honorable Mention 110th Annual Student Exhibition, PAFA; Philadelphia, PA Annual Juried Show for the Fellowship of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, PAFA Gallery 128; Philadelphia, PA Fellowship Award 2010 Narcissus in the Studio: Artists Portraits and Self-Portraits, PAFA Gallery 128; Philadelphia, PA Annual Group Show, Kalargyros Gallery of Art; Lancaster, PA The Large and Small of It, York Art Association; York, PA Third Place 2009 The Rottler Award Selection Exhibition, York Art Association; York, PA Honorable Mention Annual Group Show, Kalargyros Gallery of Art; Lancaster, PA Jason Ward: Recent Landscapes, Kalargyros Gallery of Art; Lancaster, PA Annual Juried Show, York Art Association; York, PA Best of Show 2008 Jason Ward: Still Life Paintings, Kalargyros Gallery of Art; Lancaster, PA Annual Group Show, Kalargyros Gallery of Art; Lancaster, PA Jason Ward: Anatomical Paintings, Kalargyros Gallery of Art; Lancaster, PA 2007 Jason Ward: New Paintings, Kalargyros Gallery of Art; Lancaster, PA Annual Group Show, Kalargyros Gallery of Art; Lancaster, PA Annual Juried Show, York Art Association; York, PA First Place: Painting 2006 Emerging Artists Group Exhibition, Gallery 141; Lancaster, PA Annual Group Show, Gallery 141; Lancaster, PA 2005 Emerging Artists, Polish Cultural Center; Brooklyn, NY Keppel Gallery Annual Group Show, Keppel Gallery; Lancaster, PA Annual Group Show, Gallery 141; Lancaster, PA 2004 Annual Group Exhibition, Gallery 20; West Reading, PA Annual Group Show, Gallery 141; Lancaster, PA 2003 Urban Elements #3 (Two-person show), Paper, Rock Scissors Fine Art Gallery; Baltimore, MD Annual Group Exhibition, Gallery 20; West Reading, PA 2002 Maryland Institute College of Art Commencement Exhibition, MICA; Baltimore, MD |
