about the artist

…go give yourself completely to something and then, share it with the world to lift them all…I only came to give it away…and I find myself increasingly full and dancing at the cliff… jason craighead / march 2011

Jason Craighead is a recognized leader in the North Carolina art scene. His work has been featured in many solo and group exhibitions throughout the Southeastern United States, and is included in many private and public collections throughout the United States and internationally.

Jason has been an active participant in the Raleigh arts community for many years. He is a member of the City of Raleigh Arts Commission and chairman of its Art, Education and Collections Committee. He has donated many paintings to charitable art auctions, including the annual Art Papers Auction in Atlanta, and his paintings consistently bring in some of the highest bids. He serves regularly as a juror for art shows throughout North Carolina.

Jason’s process is one of expressive, emotionally charged mark-making that is raw and honest. Working in mixed media, his exploration of space and line is often compared to the expressionistic, gestural painters of the mid-20th century.

A resident of downtown Raleigh for 13 years, he grew up in Florida where he studied art at Gulf Coast Community College and Florida State University.

Jason is currently represented by Flanders Gallery in Raleigh, NC, Broadhurst Gallery in Pinehurst, NC, and Thomas Deans Fine Art in Atlanta, GA.

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Education:

Gulf Coast Community College
Florida State University

Selected Group Exhibitions:

1997 Pensacola Museum of Art-Pensacola, FL
1998 Art Connection-Cary, NC
2001 Bickett Gallery-Raleigh, NC
2002 Grace Li Wang Gallery-Raleigh, NC
2003 Eight Legs Gallery-Charlotte, NC
2003 Glance Gallery-Raleigh, NC
2003 Sizl Gallery-Chapel Hill, NC
2003 Bickett Gallery-Raleigh, NC
2003 Litmus Gallery-Raleigh, NC
2003 Contemporary Art Museum-Raleigh, NC
2004 Contemporary Art Museum-Raleigh, NC
2005 Glance Gallery-Raleigh, NC
2006 New Elements Gallery-Wilmington, NC
2006 Glance Gallery-Raleigh, NC
2007 Somerhill Gallery-Chapel Hill, NC
2007 Anne Irwin Fine Art-Atlanta, GA
2007 Bucks Gallery Fine Art—Newtown, PA
2008 Fayetteville Museum of Art-Fayetteville, NC
2009 Somerhill Gallery-Durham, NC
2010 Flanders Gallery-Raleigh, NC
2010 Greenhill Center, “Drawing Revisited”-Greensboro, NC
2011 Thomas Deans Fine Art, Atlanta, GA
2011 Visual Art Exchange, Print Portfolio, Raleigh, NC
2011 Greenhill Center, Winter Show, Greensboro, NC

Selected Solo and Two-Person Exhibitions:

2001 Fabio Fabio-Raleigh, NC
2003 Frazier’s-Raleigh, NC
2003 Springs Memorial Hospital-Lancaster, SC
2003 Lancaster County Arts Council-Lancaster, SC
2003 April & George-Raleigh, NC
2003 Rock Hill Arts Council-Rock Hill, SC
2004 Glance Gallery-Raleigh, NC
2004 The Fayetteville Museum of Art-Fayetteville, NC
2005 Glance Gallery-Raleigh, NC
2006 Glance Gallery-Raleigh, NC
2007 Somerhill Gallery-Chapel Hill, NC
2007 Anne Irwin Fine Art-Atlanta, GA
2008 Miriam Preston Block Art Gallery, Municipal Building–Raleigh, NC
2009 Somerhill Gallery-Durham, NC
2010 Broadhurst Gallery-Pinehurst, NC
2010 Gallery A-Raleigh,NC
2011 Flanders Gallery- Raleigh, NC
2012 The Umstead Hotel- Cary, NC
2012 Thomas Deans Fine Art- Atlanta, GA

Professional Experience:

2002 Juror, Visual Art Exchange Middle School Show
2003 Juror, Works of Heart Annual Art Gala
2004 Juror, Artsplosure
2004 Works of Heart Signature Artist
2005 Juror, Greensboro Center for Visual Arts Member’s Show
2006 Artsplosure Signature Artist
2006 Participating artist, Habitat for Humanity/Wake Co. fundraiser
2007 Artspace New Members Juror
2007 Raleigh Arts Commission advisory panel
2008 Juror, Artsplosure
2008-11 Public Art Committee, City of Raleigh Arts Commission
2010 appointed to the City of Raleigh Arts Commission

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Publications:

Triangle Art Review.com, 2001
Lather Weekly, April 2003
The Lancaster News, July 2003
Metro Magazine, July 2003
Inside the Beltline.com, June 2003
The News And Observer, March 2004
Metro Magazine, July 2005
The News And Observer, March 2005
Artists and Art Galleries of the Southeast, June 2006
Triangle Business Journal, December 2006
Art Knowledge News, January 2007
The Herald Sun, February 2007
The News and Observer, March 2007
The Herald Sun, March 2007
Artsramble.com, March 2007
American Art Collector, October 2007
The News and Observer, February 2008
The Independent Weekly, February 2008
Metro Magazine, February 2008
Metro Magazine, July 2008
The Raleigh Downtowner, November 2008
Metro Magazine, October 2011
New Raleigh.com, September 2011

Selected Public and Private Collections:

City of Raleigh- Raleigh, NC
Senator John Edwards Office-US Senate-Washington, DC
Exploris Museum-Raleigh, NC
Zaytoun & Miller, PLLC-Raleigh, NC
Frazier’s-Raleigh, NC
Humble Pie-Raleigh, NC
Steve Guggenheim PLLC-Raleigh, NC
O2 Fitness-Cary, NC
Capitol Broadcasting Company, Inc.
Hunter Industries- Cary, NC
The Dawson on Morgan- Raleigh, NC
J. Davis Architects-Raleigh, NC
Bernie and Katie Reeves- Raleigh, NC
Rob and Kimberly Humphries-Washington DC
Mayor of Raleigh Nancy McFarlane- Raleigh, NC