Jason Button
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Biography
Jason Button currently lives and exhibits work in Las Vegas, Nevada, where he pursues a career as a painter. He is originally from Arkansas, where he earned an Associate’s Degree in Art from the University of Arkansas. He then moved to California to attend the San Francisco Art Institute where his work became tightly focused on color field abstraction as he earned his BFA. Jason then completed his MFA while attending the Academy of Art University and further developed his style with an approach inspired by aerial view landscapes and sacred geometry.
Resume
Most Recent Exhibition
2020-2021 AW Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
Education
2016 MFA Painting & Drawing Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA
1999 BFA Painting & Drawing San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
1997 AA Studio Art University of Arkansas, Fort Smith, AR
Awards
1999 San Francisco Art Institute Spring BFA Exhibition, Digital Media Award
1996 University of Arkansas, Scholar Preceptor Award
Solo Exhibitions
2009 Lost Button, The Vortex, Beaumont, TX
2008 Paint By Button, The Art Studio Inc, Beaumont, TX
2007 FLUSH_Button, The Art Studio Inc, Beaumont, TX
Group Exhibitions
2007 TASIMJAE Exhibit, The Art Studio Inc, Beaumont, TX
2006 TASIMJAE Exhibit, The Art Studio Inc, Beaumont, TX
2005 TASIMJAE Exhibit, The Art Studio Inc, Beaumont, TX
2002 Erotica, Gallery Lombardi, Austin, TX
1999 Oaxaca, Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1999 San Francisco Art Institute Spring BFA Exhibition, Walter & McBean Galleries. San Francisco, CA
1997 University of Arkansas Spring Exhibition. Northwest Arkansas Art Museum. Fort Smith, AR
Professional Experience
2007-2009 Owner/Operator, The Vortex, Beaumont, TX
1998-1999 Teaching Assistant, Paul Klein, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
1996-1997 Teaching Assistant, Don Lee, University of Arkansas, Fort Smith, AR