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Jason Jeffers was born in Loveland, Colorado in 1965 and moved to Los Angeles shortly thereafter. As a young child it was clear that he would become an artist. A strong genetic component guided his early artistic endeavors - his father Larry Jeffers is also an artist and gallery owner.

After high school and a brief acting career he attended UCLA’s art school. However, there was a growing unease with the large size of the university. The next year he traded 400 students in a single classroom for an entire school of 400 students at St. John's College. He spent two intense years in Annapolis, Maryland reading the 'Great Books' – everything from Plato to Einstein - and finished his education with two more years at the Santa Fe, New Mexico campus of St. John's.

After graduating university he was accepted to Cal Arts art school two years in a row but the tuition costs were too prohibitive. The exigencies of life being what they are, he had to get a 'real j-o-b'. During school he had also worked as a graphic artist. It is the best way to stay connected to art and still make a living. He has had his own graphic art business for 20 years and gives lessons in Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, After Effects and web design.

Fifteen years ago he moved to the east of The Netherlands. Notwithstanding the weather, it's a good place to live he says. “Here, art and culture are very much a part of life.”

He has returned to his roots creating with his hands and now has the opportunity to focus nearly 100% of his time on art.

Mr. Jeffers has recently moved his studio to a more conducive location: a junkyard. Choice of material abounds, especially metal. With the addition of an oxy-acetylene welder, his work has taken on a larger and more permanent character.

 
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Art is very personal to Mr. Jeffers. His art is often self-portraiture, akin to a personal diary. Mr. Jeffers tends to be very detail-oriented and this search for perfection is all-consuming. The final piece is not just a part of him but rather a reflection of him - creator and created are equivalent.

His use of widely varying materials adds dynamism to his work. It is this aspect of using different materials and techniques that keeps him interested in a piece.

His most recent work focuses on aspects of the nature of physical reality (relativistic time and space) and has taken on a more philosophical nature. The future trend will be larger and more dynamic sculptures (mobiles and kinetic sculpture) to express these ideas.

 
Education
High School 1980 - 1983 Grover Cleveland High School Magnet School
Graduated in the Liberal Arts program
with honors
University 1983 - 1984


1984 - 1989
UCLA - University California Los Angeles
Art School

St. John's College
Graduated with distinction for senior thesis
Majors: Philosophy, Mathematics
Minors: French, Ancient Greek, Music and Physics
 

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