{"Id":7480,"Name":"Jason Patrick Jenkins","Biography":"\u003Cp\u003EWebsite: \u003Ca href=\u0022http://www.jasonpatrickjenkins.com\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ewww.jasonpatrickjenkins.com\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EEmail: \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jasonpatrickjenkins@gmail.com\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ejasonpatrickjenkins@gmail.com\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI was born and raised in Newfoundland, Canada, and I discovered drawing in a time before I can remember. I have always been fascinated with figurative art, and I have striven to be a realist for far longer than I have known what the word meant. I took all the studio art and art history courses offered in my secondary school, and then I went on to get my B.F.A. at Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada.\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EAfter university I showed my work in several galleries in Canada, took portrait commissions, gave a few artist talks, did some volunteer work, and I taught art on the side. Eventually, I found my attempts at a realist career failing in a gallery system more interested in modern art, and moved to Korea to teach English.\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003ETeaching in Korea gave me time to re-evaluate my career, research technique, and hone my craft. I had time to reflect on the state of the art world, and I recommitted myself to making realist art that promotes beauty and a sense of purpose. I want to contribute to a revival of traditional art-making and a reinvestment of value and interest from a currently disenfranchised and alienated public. I want to use art to awaken compassion and sensitivity in a generation that has been dulled by nihilism and desensitization. Great art can provide transcendence, clarity of vision, and a sense of purpose. In the age in which we live, we as a society have an unfulfilled holistic need, and I believe traditional humanist art can help fill that need. I believe in the power and importance of humanism in art-making and its ability to benefit society. I believe it is the vocation and even the responsibility of artists to create and promote values in society, and to work toward fulfilling the needs of it and its individuals. That is the very important contribution I want to make to society and to my generation, and it is the legacy I want to leave to future generations.\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003ESince then, I have moved to Philadelphia and completed the 4 year advanced fine art program at ARC Approved Studio Incamminati. During my studies I showed my work repeatedly, demoed on occasion, and was published in the pages of International Artist Magazine. I am now a fellow and teacher at the school, where I am working on my new body of work with the support of a Stobart Foundation Grant. I aim to produce work that speaks to us deeply, addressing who we are and how we live, by recontextualizing instances and figures from our narrative history, and examining themes that are timeless, universal, and significant to all.\u0026nbsp;\u003C/p\u003E","BiographicalImageUrl":"/artwork/748/7480/Images\\9e44d7dd-91c2-48ac-9807-a3c5d9335b4c.jpg","Awards":"\u003Cp lang=\u0022en-GB\u0022 align=\u0022JUSTIFY\u0022\u003E2017\u0026nbsp;Fellowship, Studio Incamminati.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp lang=\u0022en-GB\u0022 align=\u0022JUSTIFY\u0022\u003E2017 Stobart Foundation Grant.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp align=\u0022JUSTIFY\u0022\u003E2016 Finalist, 2016 Art Renewal Center Salon.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp align=\u0022JUSTIFY\u0022\u003E2016 Coleman D. Witte Scholarship.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp lang=\u0022en-GB\u0022 align=\u0022JUSTIFY\u0022\u003E2016 Studio Incamminati 2016/2017 Scholarship.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp align=\u0022JUSTIFY\u0022\u003E2016 Shirl Smithson Memorial Scholarship, Oil Painters of America.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp align=\u0022JUSTIFY\u0022\u003E2015 Finalist, The Kingston Prize, Canada\u0026rsquo;s Portrait Contest, 2015.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp align=\u0022JUSTIFY\u0022\u003E2015 Coleman D. Witte Scholarship.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp lang=\u0022en-GB\u0022 align=\u0022JUSTIFY\u0022\u003E2015 Studio Incamminati 2015/2016 Scholarship.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp align=\u0022JUSTIFY\u0022\u003E2014 Urania Christy Tarbet Scholarship 2014/2015.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp align=\u0022JUSTIFY\u0022\u003E2014 Finalist, 2013/2014 Art Renewal Center Salon.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp align=\u0022JUSTIFY\u0022\u003E2014 Finalist, International Artist Magazine, Challenge #81. Still Life.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp align=\u0022JUSTIFY\u0022\u003E2013 Studio Incamminati 2013/2014 Scholarship.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp lang=\u0022en-GB\u0022 align=\u0022JUSTIFY\u0022\u003E2013 ARC Associate Living Master \u0026ndash; The Art Renewal Center\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp lang=\u0022en-GB\u0022 align=\u0022JUSTIFY\u0022\u003E2013 Finalist, 2012/2013 Art Renewal Center Salon.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp lang=\u0022en-GB\u0022 align=\u0022JUSTIFY\u0022\u003E2013 Finalist, International Artist Magazine, Challenge #74. People and Figures.\u003C/p\u003E","HasAlbums":false,"HasPortraits":false,"HasRelationships":false,"HasArticles":false,"HasDepictedPlaces":false,"HasLetters":false,"HasLibraryItems":false,"HasProducts":false,"HasSignatures":false,"HasVideos":false,"HasMapLocations":false,"TotalArtworks":31}