Jason Shawn Alexander
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| Jason Shawn Alexander | |
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 Jason at work in his Los Angeles, CA studio | |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Artist, Illustrator, Draftsman, Inker, Storyteller |
| Pseudonym(s) | J. Alexander |
Notable works | Abe Sapien Damn Nation The Escapists Queen and Country Secret |
| http://www.jasonshawnalexander.com | |
Jason Shawn Alexander or J. Alexander (B. 1975) is a painter, illustrator, draftsman, and storyteller from Tennessee.
Biography
Recognized by his peers,[1] he is a Silver Medal Award recipient from the Society of Illustrators-Los Angeles as well as a nominee for two Eisner Awards.
Jason is a working artist with no formal art education. Juxtapoz Magazine's contributing writer Brad Martin eloquently describes his pieces, "his gritty, drippy, and dark style lends an ominous air, like a fresh grave, and the subject’s poses humanize the whole thing."[2]
In addition to internationally exhibited commissioned and original paintings, he has produced illustrations for Dark Horse Comics, Warner Brothers, DC Comics, Hasboro, White Wolf, Inc, and Dalmatian Press. A self-starter, his creator-owned Empty Zone was published for years by Sirius Entertainment. And he won critical acclaim for his contributions to Poison Elves: Lusiphur and Linlith, written by Drew Hayes, also for Sirius Entertainment.
He currently resides and works in Los Angeles, California.
Works
Art exhibits
- Oroborus
Two man exhibition. Strychnin Gallery, Berlin, Germany 2008
- Four
Four man exhibition. Corey Helford Gallery, Culver City, CA 2008
- Literartisty
Group exhibition. Corey Helford Gallery, Culver City, CA 2007
- Figure
Group exhibition. Mendenhall Sobieski Gallery, Pasadena, CA 2007
- Fracture
Two Man Show. Compound Gallery, Portland, OR 2007
- Pick of the Harvest
Group exhibition. Thinkspace gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2007
- Group Exhibition
Billy Shire Gallery, Culver City, CA 2006
- Group Exhibition
Copro Nason Gallery, Bergemot Station, Santa Monica, CA 2005
- Group Exhibition
The Red Gallery, Savannah, GA 2005
- Something of Our Common Feeling
Group exhibition. Marshall Arts, Memphis, TN 2005
Comics
Empty Zone
- Empty Zone
- Empty Zone: Under Dead Television Skies
- Empty Zone: Trancemissions
- Empty Zone: Conversations with The Dead
Dark Horse Comics
- Abe Sapien: The Drowning
- Damnation
- The Escapists
- Secret
- Tales of the Vampires
- Dark Horse: Twenty Years
- Conan and the Midnight God (Covers)
Other
- Crypt of Dawn
- Gotham Central
- Queen and Country
- Fear The Dead: A Zombie Survivor's Journal
- Poison Elves: Lusiphur and Lirilith
- Poison Elves Sketchbook
- Van Helsing: From Beneath the Rue Morgue
Notes
- ^ As a result of his collaboration with comics legend Mike Mignola Serwin points out that Jason, "stands poised on the brink of superstardom." (Serwin [2008])
- ^ (Martin [2008])
References
- Jason Shawn Alexander at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
- Martin, Brad. "Jason Shawn Alexander," Weblog Entry. Secret Still - It's about Beauty, Blog Archive, Jason Shawn Alexander. 19 May 2008. Accessed 13 August 2008.
- Serwin, Andy (Associate Editor). "The Wizard Q&A: Jason Shawn Alexander 'The Newcomer to the Hellboy Universe dives into the deep end with Mike Mignola on Abe Sapien:The Drowning.," 12 February 2008. Interview on WizardUniverse.com.
External links
Podcasts
- Podcast. "Episode 24: Abe Sapien with Jason Shawn Alexander" (2008). "It Came Out On Wednesday, presented by comixology" (March 31). Accessed 1 September 2008, (available ).
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