Jason Tessier (b.1993) works and lives in London.
Jason explores the potentials and boundaries of surface quality in his practice. In his work, mediums are intentionally used in unconventional ways to enhance his complex layering. For instance, acrylic paint is watered down and softened, while oil pastel is employed to create sharp lines. He achieves his work through a deliberate economy of means, where perpetual rhythms paradoxically lead to nuanced results. His work reflects both abandon and order, balancing structural clarity with disruption.
Jason also explores tension through ideas and perceptions of bordering, from the external perimeter of the canvas to the internal painted edges. He creates deliberate responses to imposed constraints through his unique perspective.
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Education:
BA(Hons) Mixed Media Fine Art, Westminster University London
Solo and Two Person Exhibitions:
Two Person: May 2024, Apparatus, Matthew Smith & Jason Tessier, Projects Twenty Two - Cornwall
Solo: Jan 2023, Can’t Reach Me There, Rhodes Contemporary - London
Selected Group Exhibitions:
October 2024, Delphian Open Call Winners 2024, Delphian Gallery x Unit 1 Gallery - London
December 2023, Be Nice, Noho Showrooms - London
December 2023, Origins, Rhodes Contemporary - London
October 2021, Pulp, The Florence Trust - London
August 2021, ‘Whelm’, Leicester Contemporary - Leicester
July 2021, ‘Summer Exhibition 2021’, Rhodes Contemporary Art - London
June 2021, ‘And Then The Dust Settles’, Art Hub Gallery - London
March 2020, ‘A house can only fall down once’, Art Hub Gallery - London
2017, 'Summer Cannibals Part 1' / 'Summer Cannibals Part 2', 508 Kings Road Gallery - London
2015, ‘Names’, Ambika P3, London
2015, ‘Overflow’, Westminster Studios, London
2014, ‘Same But Different’, Westminster Studios, London
2014, ‘Daydreaming’, Gallery 320, London
2013, ‘Mo’ art mo’ problems’, Westminster Studios, London
2013, ‘One Night Stand’, Westminster Studios, London
2013, ‘Open Plan: ARTBANK’, 55 Gracechurch Street, London
Art Fairs:
April 2022, London Art Fair - London
Interviews
2023 - https://www.thebsartreport.co.uk/interviews/jason-tessier
2020 - https://www.earlofeast.com/blogs/journal/community-jason-tessier-art
2019 - https://art-verge.com/jason-tessier-i-wrote-poetry-but-not-a-great-deal-of-it/
Publications/Features:
AD Spain - No. 120 - October Issue 2021
Rhodes Contemporary Art - News Story
Elle Decoration - No. 348 - The Art Special
Grazia Magazine, Issue 23/03/21
Thistle Magazine, Vol. 4, 2013
Awards:
Travers Smith Art Award Programme 2021 – 2022 - https://www.traverssmith.com/media/7346/csr-art-catalogue-2021-22.pdf
Travers Smith Art Award Programme 2015 – 2016 - https://archiving.traverssmith.com/assets/pdf/art-programme/Art%20Catalogue_2015.pdf