Jason Sacran
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.
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
.
HONORS (2009-Present)
-First Place Portrait
Society of Americas 11th Annual Members Comp
-Honorable Mention
2011 Oil Painters of America Annual Online Comp
-Finalist FASO
BoldBrush November 2011 Online Competition
-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
-Finalist FASO
BoldBrush August 2011 Online Competition
-Artist in Residence
- Big Cedar Lodge, Ridgedale, MO
-Best of Show
2011 Annual Plein Air on the White River
-Finalist 7th
Annual Art Kudos International Online Comp
-Honorable Mention
2011 Hilton Head International
-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
-Finalist January
2011 RayMar Online Competition
-1st Place Award, Quick
Draw 2010 Big Cedar Paint Out
-3rd Place, Nocturnal
Paint Out 2010 Big Cedar Paint Out
-Best of Show
2010 Annual Wisconsin Plein Air Painters Association
-Best of Show
2010 Winthrop Rockefeller Institute Invitational
-Award of Merit
2010 Annual American Impressionist Society
-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
-Honorable Mention
2010 Rendezvous Plein Air Competition
-Honorable Mention
2010 Annual Indiana Plein Air Painters Association
-Best of Show
2009 Center for Art & Education Annual Competition
-2nd Best n Oil
2009 Artists of Northwest Arkansas Competition
-Purchase Award
2009 Fort Smith Art Center 59th Annual Art Comp
-Honorable Mention
2009 Portrait Society of Americas Members Comp
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