Jason C. Bennett

b. 1969, Los Angeles, CA

Solo Exhibitions

Folkways, Art Journey Studio And Gallery, Olympia, WA, June, 2026

Selected Group Exhibitions

Masterpiece Spotlight, Path To Art New York -  Fall, 2026, NYC, USA

Anatomy Of Isolation, Milostka Center For Exhibitions, Culturally Arts Collective, 9/8/26 - 12/1/26 - Global/Virtual/3D

Go Figure, The Washington Center For The Performing Arts, 2026, Olympia, WA

Make A Splash, Art Journey Studio And Gallery, 2026, Olympia, WA

Falls Fest, Copper Wolf Art Gallery, 9/2026, Tumwater, WA

Emerging, Art Journey Studio And Gallery, 2026, Olympia, WA

Down The Rabbit Hole, Copper Wolf Art Studio, 2026, Tumwater, WA

Southern Washington Juried Exhibition, Leonor R. Fuller Gallery, 2025, Olympia, WA

Joy As Rebellion, Art Journey Studio And Gallery, 2025, Olympia, WA

Embracing The Journey, Art Journey Studio And Gallery, 2025, Olympia, WA

Tenino Creative Arts Market, Tenino, WA, 2024

Let's Celebrate, Art Jouney Studio And Gallery, 2024, Olympia, WA

Publications

Oil Songs - Vol. 1 - Self Published Art Book, Fall, 2026

Artlo Magazine, Editor's Pick, Issue 6, March-April, 2026, London, England

Modern Renaissance Art Magazine, Contemporary Intimacies - The Sacred, The Tender, The Everyday, Issue 32, Spring, 2026 

Artio Magazine, Issue 13, Spring, 2026 - New York City, NY

I Am Not A Size Magazine, Featured Artist, August, 2026 Issue

Novum Artis, The New Artistic, Featured Artist,  Issue 14, 2026

2025 Southern Washington Juried Exhibition Program - Southern Puget Sound Community College Program, 2025

I Am Not A Size Magazine, Featured Artist, December, 2025 Issue

 

Awards

Artist Of The Week - KOMO News/Seattle Refined, February, 2025

Finalist Award, TeraVarna 2025 International Juried Art Competition

Education

BS, Business, University of Redlands, Redlands, California, 1993

Artist Statement

As an oil artist living above the harbor in Olympia, Washington, I strive to develop my own style of what I call, "Contemporary Folk Art Expressionism." My process always starts with a sense of folk art in every piece. After that groundwork is set, I then add elements of expressionism which usually takes on an Americana narrative leading to a lonesome guitar player, a farmer working the field, a fisherman, or a boat in the harbor. I usually don't know the final destination, I just let that happen on its own. That being said, I strive to create something new, but with an obvious appreciation of the past. 

Artist Bio

Jason Bennett (b. 1969, Los Angeles) is a painter and singer-songwriter working across oil and acoustic music. His paintings fuse contemporary folk art with expressionism - ragged textures, muted tones, narrative depth. Influenced by Vincent van Gogh, Gabriele Münter, and Bob Dylan, Bennett has forged a distinctive visual language that honors tradition while staying firmly contemporary.