About
About
I am obsessed with the hidden nature of things. As a painter of surreal desert landscapes I produce work that reveals the luminous beauty hidden in displaced objects and barren desolate horizons.
My process consists of using found objects. I create a still-life setup and then create a landscape scene around it resulting in a painting that evokes the beauty and desolation of the desert.
The types of objects I select to use as reference for my paintings are usually heavily rusted and broken pieces of metal. Reusing these discarded objects gives them a second life and a beauty they may not have originally had as tools or other useful items.
It is my objective to bring the viewer into the picture plane as if they are actually visiting. I want to take them out of the physical world and give them a feeling of traveling to a new and uncharted world. I want the viewer to be transformed by the image. I want to show them places they have never imagined.
Education
BFA Cum Laude from Columbus College of Art and Design 1995
Scholarships
Albert K. Murray Scholarship, 1995
Heart of Ohio Tole Award, 1994
Heart of Ohio Tole Award, 1993
Alumni Association Scholarship, 1992
CCAD Foundation Scholarship, 1991
Selected Shows
Sisao Gallery The Tiny Show Phoenix AZ December 2023
Axiom Gallery Solo Show Peoria AZ November 2023
Artlink + Portland on the Park Group Show by Appointment Phoenix AZ 2023
Olney Gallery with Gilat Ben-Dor “Sapient Sojourns” June 2023 Phoenix AZ
Camelback Gallery Artist Invitational April 2023 Bronze Award
Iron Key Studio Gallery Peoria AZ (ongoing)
The Tiny Show Sisao Gallery December 2022, Phoenix AZ
Walter Art Gallery "Gadget Lands" A solo show by Jason Hugger opens October 21!
City of Goodyear Georgia T. Lord Library, Goodyear, AZ
Winner 2022 City of Peoria Utility Box Art Contest 87th Ave and Peoria, Peoria AZ. Drive by to view.
Greater Phoenix Economic Council “Greater Phoenix has it all” April 25, 2022 to October 31, 2022
Camelback Gallery 2022 IAA Awards in Oil Painting International Achievement Awards Exhibition
Best Works Group Show Howland Studios Gallery at The Hive, March 2022, Phoenix AZ
Camelback Gallery, “Shades of Blue 2022” bronze award, International Visual Arts Competition
West Valley Arts Museum gift shop Feb 2022- Dec 2022 Surprise, AZ
Represented by Iron Key Studio Gallery ongoing Peoria AZ
Artist of the Month, Dec 2021 Camelback Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
Greater Phoenix Economic Council “The Ties That Bind” December 2021
Fair Trade Cafe solo show “Emergence: The Art of Jason Hugger Dec 2021 Phoenix, AZ
Group Show, Iron Key Studio Gallery Dec 2021 Peoria AZ
Sonoran Arts League Veterans Art Show, Cave Creek, AZ Nov 2021
Group Show at Iron Key Studio Gallery Nov, 2021 Peoria AZ
Group Show at Iron Key Studio Gallery Oct, 2021 Peoria AZ
“Getting Surreal with Jason Hugger” Solo Show, Exposed Gallery Jan, 2020
“The Square” Modified Arts Dec 2019-Jan 2020
“Portraits & Landscapes” Iron Key Studio Gallery Dec 2019-Feb 2020, Peoria AZ
C Plus D Industry Artisan Market November 2019 Glendale AZ
Sonoran Arts League Veterans Art Show, Cave Creek, AZ November-December 2019
Grand Avenue Festival Silent Auction November 2019
C Plus D Industry Artisan Market October 2019 Glendale AZ
C Plus D Industry Artisan Market September 2019 Glendale AZ
C Plus D Industry Artisan Market August 2019 Glendale AZ
Art Detour 31, Art at the Armory March 2019
Carmody Grant Recipient, Sisao Gallery PHX AZ Nov 2018
Solo show at The Newton Sept-November 2018 PHX AZ 85013
Grinder's Coffee Co. March & April 2018
Arizona State Fair, group show, winner 2nd prize for oil painting, 2017
Group Show at The Icehouse Gallery PHX AZ June 2017
What's Up World group show at New City Studio PHX AZ April 2017
Collision at The Icehouse Gallery with Joe Holdren, Eric Cox, Eric Kaspar and Eddie Sparr PHX AZ January 2017
Group Show "Oh, The Places You'll Go" at ASU Downtown, PHX AZ January 2017 to May 2017
Group Show at Grinder's Coffee Co. PHX AZ January 2017 to Current
Solo Show at Stacy's at Melrose, PHX AZ January, February 2017
Sonoran Small Works Show at the Red Truck Trading Company, Cave Creek, AZ Dec 2016-Jan-2017
The Veteran Art Show at Unexpected Art Gallery, Sponsored by The Sonoran Arts League Nov 2016 PHX AZ
Jason Hugger: Street Coffee, March 18 – April 11, 2016, Phoenix AZ
Artelshow presents Portmanteau A Group Show at Public Image Dec 18, 2015 – Jan 25, 2016, PHX AZ
TINY WORKS I TINY DANCES First Friday December 4, 2015 Group Show, Phoenix AZ
Tieken Gallery Grand Opening, November 2015, “The AZ45” Paradise Valley AZ
{9} The Gallery, Solo Show “Desolate Wind” September 2015, Phoenix AZ
Pita Jungle Downtown, Solo Show, August 2015 Curated by Robrt Pela Phoenix AZ
Pita Jungle Gilbert, Solo Show, July 2015. Curated by R Pela Contemporary Art Gilbert AZ
Pita Jungle Dana Point, Solo Show, Mesa, June 2015. Curated by R Pela Contemporary Art
Pita Jungle Mesa, Solo Show, May 2015. Curated by R Pela Contemporary Art
A.S.U. Downtown Center, Group Show, “Birds, Bugs, Beasts and Blooms” Phoenix AZ 2015
R.Pela Contemporary Art Gallery “Evidence of Life”, Phoenix, AZ 2014
A.E. England Gallery, “Lost and Found in Still-Life” Phoenix, AZ 2013
Urban Beans/ Tertio Wine Bar Solo Show Curated by Ted Decker 2013
Echo Coffee, Group Show, “Something More”, Curated by Ted Decker Scottsdale, AZ 2013
MonOrchid, Group Show, “Thermal Phoenix”2013
Practical Art, Solo Show, “The Silverpoint Drawings of Jason Hugger” 2013, Phoenix, AZ
Practical Art, Group Show, “Heat” 2012, Phoenix, AZ
Olney Gallery, Group Show, “MindScapes: “A Trinity of Surrealists” 2012, Phoenix AZ
MyxMedia, Group Show, 2010, Phoenix AZ
Paulina Miller Gallery, Group Show, 2008, Phoenix AZ
Contemporary Forum, Building a Collection Auction, 2008, Phoenix AZ
University of Judaism, Group Show, “Constructivism and Metaphor” 2007, Los Angeles, CA
Contemporary Forum, Auction, Phoenix, AZ 2007
Paper Heart, Group Show, 2006, Phoenix AZ
Paulina Miller Gallery, Solo Show, 2005, Phoenix AZ
Herberger Theater, Group Show, 2004, Phoenix AZ
Paulina Miller Gallery, Group Show, 2003, Phoenix AZ
Holgas Gallery, Group Show, 2002, Phoenix AZ
Paulina Miller Gallery, Group Show, 2001, Phoenix AZ
Paulina Miller Gallery, Group Show, 2000, Phoenix AZ
Art Cellar, Group Show, 1999, Mesa AZ
Artlink Second Annual Juried Show, 1998, Phoenix AZ
LauJo’s Bistro, Solo Show, 1997, Phoenix AZ
Arizona State Fair, 1997, Phoenix AZ
Artlink First Annual Juried Show, 1997, Phoenix AZ
Arizona Biennial/Tucson Museum of Art, 1997, Tucson AZ
Ashland Independent Art Space, Group Show, 1996, Phoenix AZ
Texas Fine Arts Association, Work on Tour, 1996, TX
Columbus College of Art and Design, Solo Show, 1995 Columbus OH
Ohio State Fair, won 3rd Best of Show, 1994, Columbus OH
PRESS
Phoenix New Times Dec 2021 First Friday
Phoenix New Times December 2019
Phoenix New Times March 2019 Art Detour 31
Phoenix New Times Nov 17, 2018
Phoenix New Times, August 2018
Arizona Foothills Magazine 2016
Tieken Gallery Grand Opening Phoenix New Times 2015
Contemporary Forum Art Auction Booklet, February 17, 2007
Ignite Magazine 2006
ABC15 TV News Sunday Morning August 2005
Paulina Miller Gallery, Season Gallery Book, 2005-2006
Phoenix New Times, “Landscaper” August 4, 2005
New Art International, Book, 1998