Artist Jason Adams

Jason Adams- Artist Statement

Through the addition and subtraction of paint layers I link the concepts of building, destruction, and repair to the physical process of painting. I build the paint surface with translucent glazes to create a visual history, sometimes burying certain marks completely. These layers are then scraped and carved to reveal some of what is beneath the surface, mimicking my visual influences. Though the imagery is derived through the process, I am informed by things such as remnants of an old wall or a stain on a sidewalk. In all of these urban scenarios I see human construction subjected to the elements of nature, which reclaims a piece of Earth as a given building decays. Despite the downfall of a structure I find beauty in the details of this transformation, and hope beyond what can be built with human hands as nature takes over. Through an intentional use of ambiguous imagery I call attention to the process being presented and create an abstract moment for the viewer to reflect upon.

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Exhibitions

Education

2010 BFA Candidate, The University of North Carolina at Asheville, Asheville, NC, pending

2007 AFA, Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte, NC, Phi Theta Kappa Honors

Solo:

2010 BFA Senior Exhibition, S. Tucker Cooke Gallery, Asheville, NC, pending
2008 Starch, Appalachian Vintner, Asheville, NC

Group:

2010 Geological Time, Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson, AZ, pending
2010 Iceberg, Asheville Gallery of Art, Asheville, NC, pending
2009 24th Tallahassee International Juried Exhibition, FSU Museum of Fine Art, Tallahassee, FL, catalog and cover
2009 Annual Faculty Selected Student Exhibition, Highsmith Gallery, Asheville, NC
2009 Annual Juried Student Exhibition, S. Tucker Cooke Gallery, Asheville, NC
2009 Art Front 2009 Annual Members’ Art Show, Highsmith Gallery, Asheville, NC
2008 8th Annual Juried Art Exhibition, Grace Centre, Mills River, NC
2008 Annual Faculty Selected Student Exhibition, Highsmith Gallery, Asheville, NC
2008 Annual Farm Class Exhibition, Pease Gallery, Charlotte, NC
2008 New Work, Ross Gallery, Charlotte, NC, Two-Person Exhibition with Nan Covert
2008 Annual Juried Student Exhibition, S. Tucker Cooke Gallery, Asheville, NC
2007 Annual Farm Class Exhibition, Pease Gallery, Charlotte, NC
2007 Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition, Pease Gallery, Charlotte, NC
2006 Annual Juried Art Exhibition, Cabarrus County Arts Council Gallery, Concord, NC
2006 Annual Juried Student Exhibition, Ross Gallery, Charlotte, NC

Awards

2010 National Conference for Undergraduate Research Travel Grant, Missoula, MT, The University of North Carolina at Asheville, Asheville, NC, pending
2009 Summer Undergraduate Research Grant, The University of North Carolina at Asheville, Asheville, NC
2009 In Sunshine or In Shadow, International Residency, Marshall, NC
2009 S. Tucker Cooke Fellowship, The University of North Carolina at Asheville, Asheville, NC
2008 Honorable Mention, Annual Juried Student Exhibition, S. Tucker Cooke Gallery, Asheville, NC
2008 Binders Art Award, Annual Farm Class Exhibition, Pease Gallery, Charlotte, NC
2007 Graduated with academic distinction, Phi Theta Kappa, Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte, NC
2007 Outstanding Student in Art Award, Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte, NC
2007 Binders Art Award, Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition, Pease Gallery, Charlotte, NC
2006 Honorable Mention, Annual Juried Art Exhibition, Cabarrus County Arts Council, Concord, NC

Collections

2008 Santé Wine Bar, Asheville, NC

Publications

2009 24th Tallahassee International Juried Exhibition, FSU Museum of Fine Art, catalog and cover
2009 Metabolism, Volume IV Issue III, October/November

Professional Experience

2010 Presentation, National Conference on Undergraduate Research, The University of Montana, Missoula, MT, pending
2010 Presentation, Appalachian Colleges Association, Undergraduate Research Symposium, The University of North Carolina at Asheville, Asheville, NC, pending
2008-2010 Gallery/Studio Assistant, S. Tucker Cooke Gallery, Owen Hall Studios, The University of North Carolina at Asheville, Asheville, NC
2007 Presentation, Annual Undergraduate Art History Symposium, Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, NC



	Jason Adams- Artist Statement Through the addition and subtraction of paint layers I link the concepts of building, destruction, and repair to the physical process of painting. I build the paint surface with translucent glazes to create a visual history, sometimes burying certain marks completely. These layers are then scraped and carved to reveal some of what is beneath the surface, mimicking my visual influences. Though the imagery is derived through the process, I am informed by things such as remnants of an old wall or a stain on a sidewalk. In all of these urban scenarios I see human construction subjected to the elements of nature, which reclaims a piece of Earth as a given building decays. Despite the downfall of a structure I find beauty in the details of this transformation, and hope beyond what can be built with human hands as nature takes over. Through an intentional use of ambiguous imagery I call attention to the process being presented and create an abstract moment for the viewer to reflect upon. Resume Exhibitions Education 2010 BFA Candidate, The University of North Carolina at Asheville, Asheville, NC, pending 2007 AFA, Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte, NC, Phi Theta Kappa Honors Solo: 2010 BFA Senior Exhibition, S. Tucker Cooke Gallery, Asheville, NC, pending 2008 Starch, Appalachian Vintner, Asheville, NC Group: 2010 Geological Time, Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson, AZ, pending 2010 Iceberg, Asheville Gallery of Art, Asheville, NC, pending 2009 24th Tallahassee International Juried Exhibition, FSU Museum of Fine Art, Tallahassee, FL, catalog and cover 2009 Annual Faculty Selected Student Exhibition, Highsmith Gallery, Asheville, NC 2009 Annual Juried Student Exhibition, S. Tucker Cooke Gallery, Asheville, NC 2009 Art Front 2009 Annual Members’ Art Show, Highsmith Gallery, Asheville, NC 2008 8th Annual Juried Art Exhibition, Grace Centre, Mills River, NC 2008 Annual Faculty Selected Student Exhibition, Highsmith Gallery, Asheville, NC 2008 Annual Farm Class Exhibition, Pease Gallery, Charlotte, NC 2008 New Work, Ross Gallery, Charlotte, NC, Two-Person Exhibition with Nan Covert 2008 Annual Juried Student Exhibition, S. Tucker Cooke Gallery, Asheville, NC 2007 Annual Farm Class Exhibition, Pease Gallery, Charlotte, NC 2007 Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition, Pease Gallery, Charlotte, NC 2006 Annual Juried Art Exhibition, Cabarrus County Arts Council Gallery, Concord, NC 2006 Annual Juried Student Exhibition, Ross Gallery, Charlotte, NC Awards 2010 National Conference for Undergraduate Research Travel Grant, Missoula, MT, The University of North Carolina at Asheville, Asheville, NC, pending 2009 Summer Undergraduate Research Grant, The University of North Carolina at Asheville, Asheville, NC 2009 In Sunshine or In Shadow, International Residency, Marshall, NC 2009 S. Tucker Cooke Fellowship, The University of North Carolina at Asheville, Asheville, NC 2008 Honorable Mention, Annual Juried Student Exhibition, S. Tucker Cooke Gallery, Asheville, NC 2008 Binders Art Award, Annual Farm Class Exhibition, Pease Gallery, Charlotte, NC 2007 Graduated with academic distinction, Phi Theta Kappa, Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte, NC 2007 Outstanding Student in Art Award, Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte, NC 2007 Binders Art Award, Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition, Pease Gallery, Charlotte, NC 2006 Honorable Mention, Annual Juried Art Exhibition, Cabarrus County Arts Council, Concord, NC Collections 2008 Santé Wine Bar, Asheville, NC Publications 2009 24th Tallahassee International Juried Exhibition, FSU Museum of Fine Art, catalog and cover 2009 Metabolism, Volume IV Issue III, October/November Professional Experience 2010 Presentation, National Conference on Undergraduate Research, The University of Montana, Missoula, MT, pending 2010 Presentation, Appalachian Colleges Association, Undergraduate Research Symposium, The University of North Carolina at Asheville, Asheville, NC, pending 2008-2010 Gallery/Studio Assistant, S. Tucker Cooke Gallery, Owen Hall Studios, The University of North Carolina at Asheville, Asheville, NC 2007 Presentation, Annual Undergraduate Art History Symposium, Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, NC





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