statement

Known for his monumental figurative paintings and drawings, Jason Lee Gimbelís works are based on formal associations incorporating visual metaphors that explore the experimental challenge to reinterpret figurative art. Gimbelís conceptual approach pushes figurative representation to the edges of representation and, in some instances, into abstraction. Developed from years of figurative studies in and outside of traditional life drawing settings.

bio

born: 1973, Littleton, Colorado

education

Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver, CO, BFA, 1998

selected publications

Westword Magazine: Art Review: The Center for Visual Art Celebrates an Artful Reunion With Vault. July 9, 2015
Westword Magazine: Art Review: Cornell alumnae fill Pirate's walls for Ithaca. February 13, 2014
Westword Magazine: Art Review: William Stoehr puts on a monumental show at Space Gallery. March 7, 2013

selected solo or two-person exhibits

Jason Lee Gimbel @ Pirate Associate Gallery, Denver, CO 2015
For Loss of Wonder Pirate Associate Gallery, Denver, CO 2014
New Figurative Works, Space Gallery, Denver, CO 2013
A Broken Line, Underlined Pirate Associate Gallery, Denver, CO 2012

selected group shows

Vault: MSU Alumni Exhibition, Center for Visual Art, Denver, CO 25th Anniversary of the Center for Visual Art 2015
Art&Soul | Soul Struck, Space Gallery, Denver, CO 2015
COLLECT: The Art of Colorado Corporations, Corporations in partnership with NINE dot ARTS Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, Denver, CO 2014
Local Showcase, Group Show, Firehouse Art Center, Longmont, CO 2013