Artist Biography - Jason Gress

Jason Gress is a Nanaimo Based artist who maintains an object based sculptural practice. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree (honours with distinction) from the University of Victoria, (2003) and Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Saskatchewan (2005). His artistic practice involves sculptural objects of varying materials from fabric to wood to stone, and range in scale from miniature to large scale public works. Most recently, Jason has added painting to his artistic explorations.His research interests involve many aspects of poplar culture, consumer culture, nostalgia, and kitsch, and almost always contain an element of humour. Jason has recently completed two large scale public sculptures, and has exhibited in public galleries and artist run centres across Canada. He grew up in Saskatoon in the early 70’s and 80’s, and has always had a knack for building things. Jason has been teaching Visual Art at Vancouver Island University in Nanaimo BC, since 2006.