ABOUT
Jason Lockyer’s work is an investigation into the grotesque and elegant aspects of our natural world. Jason explores this theme by isolating mundane moments and magnifying their importance by using insects, flowers and often overlooked elements of the landscape as his visual language. A large source of inspiration for Jason’s work comes from growing up in the suburbs of Philadelphia where he and his father (a scientific illustrator) shared a passion for nature and the arts. Jason graduated from the Tyler School of Art with a BFA in Painting. Born and raised in Philly, Jason Lockyer is currently living and working in Los Angeles.
SHOWS
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2018 - Imperfect Beauty, LA Artcore Union Center, Los Angeles, CA
2012 - The Darkness Shines Through, Scratch Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2011 - Here We Are, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA
2009 - There You Are, Avalon Seafood Gallery, North Adams, MA
2008 - Los Angeles, RvsG Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2018
Beyond Beat, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, Venice, CA
LA Makers, Lace contemporary, Los Angeles, CA
2017
100pieces, Steelhead Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Brand 45 Works on paper, Brand Library & Art Center,
Then and Now, curated by: Leslie Jones, Barnsdall Art Center Gallery, Glendale, CA
Out There, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA
12 Months, MuzeuMM, Los Angeles, CA
2016
ILIK XON, Known Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Permanent, Space 42, Klamath Falls, OR
L.A.andscapes III, LACDA Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
12th Anniversary, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2015
Electron Salon, curated by: Max Presneill & Nana Bahlmann, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles, CA
In and Around the Barn, curated by: Courtney Kessel, The Dairy Barn Arts Center, Athens, OH
Text, curated by: Suzanne DePetro, The Art Institutes International-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO
Black and White, LA Artcore, Los Angeles, CA
2014
Los Angeles Contraventions, curated by: Mei Xian Qiu, Galerie Merkel, Grenzach-Wyhlen, Germany
2013
Short Films, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art (LACDA), Los Angeles, CA
2012
Fountain Art Fair, curated by: Andrew Davis, Art Basel, Miami, FL
12 Years, curated by: L Croskey, Think Tank Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
The Silent Treatment, curated by: Grela Orihuela, Art Live Fair, Miami, FL
Gem, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA
Pacific Standard Time, Artists’ Tower or Protest, LAXART & the Getty Research Institute, curated by: Cesar Garcia. Los Angeles, CA
2011
Electric Wedding, curated by: Grela Orihuela, Art Basel, Miami, FL
Snap to the grid, LACDA, Los Angeles, CA
Top of the Dome, Crewest gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Cannibal Flower, Los Angeles, CA
Chain Letter, Shoshana Wayne Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
Not a Car, curated by: Silvia Sonnenschmidt and Thomas Volkmann, Essen, Germany
2010
TarFest, curated by: Edward Robinson, Korean Cultural Center, Los Angeles, CA
Exalted One, curated by: Sam Lee, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA
Playland, curated by: Elaine Parks, Los Angeles, CA
2009
The Sketchbook Project, 3rd Ward Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2008
Emerging Artists, curated by: Deborah Martin, SAG Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Media Film Festival, Media theater, Media, PA
2007
You were always there, The Mattress Factory, Pittsburgh, PA
Strata II, curated by: Andrew Davis, 7 Degree Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2005
Summer Triangle, KGB Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
One Minute Film & Video Festival, Toronto, ON
Le Itisness Cinemathon, Portland, OR
Emerging Artists Of Contemporary Video, Open Source gallery, Champaign, IL
2004
Exploring Neoliberal Economice and Governmentality, Open Source gallery, Champaign, IL
2002
Show Up and Show, Temple Gallery, Philadelphia, PA