Jason Sabbides Résumé
Education:
2009 - Current MFA program Eastern Tennessee State University 2008 BFA University of North Carolina Asheville
1994 – 2000 United States Army
Teaching:
2006 – Present Open Hearts Art Center: Asheville, NC.
2004 -2005 Compensatory Education Teacher J. Iverson Riddle Developmental Center: Morganton, NC.
Awards and Grants:
2008 1st Place, Annual Juried Open Art Competition, Old Rock School, Valdese, NC.
2008 Undergraduate Research Summer Grant, University Of North Carolina Asheville.
2007 Best in Show for Painting, Montford Fourth Annual Arts & Music Festival.
Selected Solo Exhibitions:
2009 "New Work" Pump Gallery, Asheville, NC.
2008 "Maintaining a Pantheon" B.F.A exhibition, S. Tucker Cooke Gallery, UNC Asheville, NC.
2005 "Sabbides" J. Iverson Riddle Developmental Center, Morganton, NC.
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2010 "Stimulus" An Annual Graduate Exihibition, Reece Museum, Johnson City, TN.
2009 "Oh Chaos" Flood Gallery, Asheville, NC.
"Impressions" Tipton Street Gallery, Johnson City, TN.2008 "Art Lives" The Garage. Asheville, NC.
"21st Annual Juried Open Art Competition," Old Rock School. Valdese, NC.
"5th Annual Selected Student Artwork," Highsmith University Union Art Gallery, UNCA. Asheville, NC.
“Art Front Selected Student Art Show,” UNCA, Asheville, NC.
2007 “Montford Fourth Annual Arts & Music Festival,” Asheville, NC.
“Unexpected Beauty,” Hosted by the Underground, Asheville, NC.
“Art in the Airport,” Inaugural Exhibition, Asheville Regional Airport, Asheville, NC.
“Annual Juried Student Art Show,” UNCA, Asheville, NC: Juror Greg Shelnutt.
“Highsmith Selected Student Art Show,” UNCA, Asheville, NC.
2005 “Old Rock School Art Competition,” Valdese, NC.
“Tour d' Art & Historic Morganton Festival,” Morganton, NC.
Commissions:
2007 “Portraits,” Leslie, Asheville, NC.
2006 “The Feathered Serpent,” Kelly and Johnathan, Asheville, NC.
“The Jade and Bean Tree,” Travis Payne, Asheville, NC.
2005 “Studies of Landscapes,” Odos Lowery, McCall, Idaho.
2005 “Bird in Flight,” J. Iverson Riddle Developmental Center, Morganton, NC.
Collections:
"The Story of the Glogie," University of North Carolina Asheville Library, Asheville, NC.
"Tiny Bubbles," David Hopes, Asheville, NC.
"Line of Sight" Mira Gerad, Johnson City, TN.
"The Jade and Bean Tree," Travis and Kristen Payne, Asheville, NC.
"Tyger Pelts" Virginia Derryberry, Asheville, NC.
"Commander and Chief," Gabriella Landau, Asheville, NC.
Bibliography:
"The Artist," Front Cover. Metabolism, volume 3, Issue 3, October 2008.
"Mad Roberto's Machine" HeadWaters Creative Arts Magazine, 2008. p.32.
Dr. David Hopes, “The New Masters,” The Laurel of Asheville, Volume 4 Issue 6, June 2007. p. 104.
Arnold Wengrow, “Art: Gallery A Big Hit At Airport” Asheville Citizen-Times, August 18, 2007. p. A4.