Born 1984, Salt Lake City, Utah
Lives and works in Los Angeles, California
EDUCATION
2013The Mountain School of Arts
2011BFA, Brigham Young University
2003The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2012Jason Metcalf: ABRACADABRA / Utah Museum of Contemporary Art / Salt Lake City UT
2011Sanpete is for Lovers / Central Utah Art Center / Ephraim UT
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS + PROJECTS
2013LAT. 41° 7’ N. LONG. 72° 19’ W. / Organized by Bob Nickas / Martos Gallery / East Marion NY
Utah Biennial: Mondo Utah / Curated by Aaron Moulton / Utah Museum of Contemporary Art / Salt Lake City UT
My voice will now appear in another part of the room / Organized by Anna Astrand / High Desert Test Sites / Joshua Tree CA
Towards a Creole Procession / The Luggage Store Annex / San Francisco CA
After the End / CUAC / Salt Lake City UT
2012White Horse Prophecy Secret Decoder Ring / Curated by Adam Bateman / HPGRP Gallery / New York City NY
Each Memory Recalled Must Do Some Violence To Its Origins / Curated by Aaron Moulton / Undisclosed Location
Central Utah Art Center Project Space / CoLab Art Show / Los Angeles CA
Okipasyon / Co-Directed with Blot (Joyce Ip and Roberto Peyre) / Para Bola Artfilm Festival / Stockholm Sweden
Free Form Film Festival / Curated by Tyrone Davies / Utah Museum of Fine Arts / Salt Lake City UT
Tower of Protest / LAXART / Los Angeles CA
2011Second Ghetto Biennale / Curated by Leah Gordon and David Frohnapfel / Port-au-Prince Haiti
Langston Hughes Festival / City College of New York / New York City NY
Experimental Meditation Center of Los Angeles / Los Angeles CA
West of Center / Curated by Micol Hebron / Jancar Gallery / Los Angeles CA
2010Escape from New York / Curated by Olympia Lambert / Paterson NJ
RE: Response / SFMOMA Blog / Curated by Brion Nuda Rosch
200970/30 Project / Curated by Olympia Lambert / Brooklyn NY
200824:00:00 [Resolution 3] / Curated by Micol Hebron / LACE / Los Angeles CA
Proving Ground / Rose Wagner Black Box Theater / Salt Lake City UT
Jason Metcalf and Cara Despain / Kayo Gallery / Salt Lake City UT
2007Performancescope / Scope International Art Fair / New York City NY
Performancescope / Scope International Art Fair / Miami FL
Mild Violence / Collaboration with Ethan Vincent / Parllaxis Film Festival / Portland OR
Audioptic Salt Lake / Utah Arts Council / Salt Lake City UT
Audioptic Art / College of Eastern Utah / Price UT
2006Public Space / Mesa Arts Center / Mesa AZ
2003Resound for Dedicated Instruments / Museum of Fine Arts / Boston MA
RESIDENCIES
2010Birch Creek Residency / Spring City UT
GRANTS
2007Performance Artist Grant / Scope Art Foundation
2006Emerging Artist Grant / Scope Art Foundation
Oscarson Discovery Grant / Brigham Young University
Laycock Center for Creative Collaboration Grant / Brigham Young University
2005Office of Research and Creative Activities Grant / Brigham Young University
SYMPOSIA
2009Stephen Groo Symposium / Co-organized with Chris Coy / Provo UT
LECTURES
2012Artist Talk / Utah Museum of Contemporary Art / Salt Lake City UT
2010Visiting Artist Lecture Series / Snow College / Ephraim UT
COLLECTIONS
Birch Creek Residency / Spring City UT
The Fairview Museum of Art and History / Fairview UT
Brigham Young University / Provo UT
BOARD AFFILIATIONS
Sego Arts Foundation / Co-Founder and Board Member
PRESS
"2nd Ghetto Biennale" / Issue 145 / Frieze Magazine / Nadine Zeidler