BIOGRAPHY
Jason Sacran has a BFA in painting
from Tennessee Tech University, and credits towards an MFA from
the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. Jason and his
family live in Fort Smith, Arkansas, where he was the curator
for the Fort Smith Art Center for almost three years. In 2010
Jason became a full-time artist/painter, and part-time instructor
for the University of Arkansas Fort Smith. Jason is also the
Arkansas state ambassador for the Portrait Society of America.
He has had several exhibitions and been awarded many times for
his works and achievements including a first place award in the
Portrait Society of Americas 2011 Members Competition, Best of
Show in the 2010 Wisconsin Plein Air Painter Association Annual
Competition and Best of Show in the 2010 Winthrop Rockefeller
Institution Invitational. Although an avid plein air painter,
Jason is best known for his figurative and portrait work.
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STATEMENT
In general, my work is about
the process of creating by painting subjects that evoke a mood
or feeling introspectively. I am interested in documenting things
of today, mostly with overlooked or even forgotten aspects of
everyday life scenes we pass by every day, objects we
often use, people we know well, but hardly ever think twice about.
In the chaos of daily life, I believe we all take the simple
and familiar things for granted. Sometimes they are the very
things we come to miss.
EDUCATION
-Academy of Art University, San
Francisco, CA credits towards M.F.A.
-Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, TN B.F.A.
Painting
-Nossi College of Art & Design, Goodlettsville, TN
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HONORS (2009-Present)
Best of Show - 2014 Door County Plein Air Invitational, Door
County, WI
Image - Door County Relic's
Artists Choice & Honorable
Mention
2014 Plein Air Richmond Invitational, Richmond, VA
Image - Crossing Paths
Artists Choice, Peoples Choice
& Best Use of Light
2014 Easels In Frederick Invitational
Image - South Side
Best of Show & Quick Draw
Winner, Mountain Maryland Plein Air Invitational
Images - CSX Nocturne (BOS) & Alley Patterns (QD)
Fine Art Connoisseur Award of
Excellence & Quick Draw winner -
Carmel Plein Air Images - China Cove & Good Morning Carmel
(QD)
Best of Show - National Greeley
Art Exhibition, Greeley, TX
Image - Venice Beach Breaker
-Honorable Mention 2011
Oil Painters of America Annual Online Comp
-Finalist FASO BoldBrush November 2011 Online Competition
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-Finalist
ARC (Art Renewal Centers) 2011 International Salon
-Finalist The Artists Magazines 28th Annual Art
Comp
-Finalist PleinAir Magazines, 2011 PleinAir Salon Comp
-First Place Award 2nd Annual Maple Leaf Plein Air Paint
Out
-Third Best of Show Overall 2nd Annual Big Cedar Plein
Air Paint Out
-Artists Choice Award 2nd Annual Big Cedar Plein Air Paint
Out
-Honorary Presidents Award 14th International Society
of Acrylic Painters
-Erma J. Thomas Memorial Award 6th Annual International
Society of Acrylic Painters -FL
-Best of Show 2011 Annual Plein Air on the White River
-First Place 48th Annual St. Avips Invitational Exhibition
-Peoples Choice Award 2011 Central South, Tennessee Art
League
-George William Gregory Award 2011 Central South, TAL
-1st Place Award, Quick Draw 2010 Big Cedar Paint Out
-Best of Show 2010 Annual Wisconsin Plein Air Painters
Association
-Best of Show 2010 Winthrop Rockefeller Institute Invitational
-Purchase Award 2011 Big Springs Plein Air Competition
-Best of Show 47th Annual St. Avips Invitational
-Chesnutt Group Plein Air Painters Award Tennessee Art
League
-Best of Show 2009 Center for Art & Education Annual
Competition-Purchase Award
2009 Fort Smith Art Center 59th Annual Art Comp |