Bio Seattle, WA - 1984.11.18 Jason is a child of the Pacific Rim. He was born in Seattle, Washington, and has lived in Tokyo and San Francisco for extended periods. Because of his multicultural upbringing, he is interested in ideas concerning globalized culture and language. Having obtaining a BFA with distinction from the Academy of Art University in 2008, Jason now lives and works in San Francisco. His main focus, aside from travel and language acquisition, is the development of his Phonic Image series. Résumé Education BFA 2008 Fine Art – Painting Academy of Art University San Francisco, CA Group Exhibitions 2008 Photophonica, 79 New Montgomery Gallery, San Francisco, CA Academy of Art University Spring Show, 601 Brannan Gallery, San Francisco, CA Senior Portfolio Show, 688 Sutter Gallery, San Francisco, CA Oral Sect, Space Gallery, San Francisco CA Art Boogie, 1285 Waller, San Francisco, CA 2007 Big Bang Art Show IV, 601 Brannan Gallery, San Francisco CA Academy of Art University Spring Show, 601 Brannan Gallery, San Francisco, CA Fine Art Student Show, 79 New Montgomery Gallery, San Francisco, CA 2006 Big Bang Art Show III, 79 New Montgomery Gallery, San Francisco, CA 2005 Station 40, San Francisco, CA The Culture of Art Forms, Balazo 18 Gallery, San Francisco, CA Commissions Travis Higgins, Laundry Town Robert Cebalo, Children of Robert Cebalo Mateo LaCroix, Matt Jr. Collectors Travis Higgins, San Francisco, CA Robert Cebalo, Pleasant Hill , CA Mateo LaCroix, San Francisco, CA Reid Reichardt, San Francisco, CA Tandy Kunkle, San Francisco, CA Denise Menaker, Washington, DC Renard Edwards, Philadelphia, PA Katie Wright, Tacoma, WA Languages Spoken Fluent in English and Japanese Familiar with Mandarin, Esperanto, German, Spanish, French, Arabic, and Icelandic