Biography

Jason File (b.1976, Marquette, Michigan, USA) is an artist, university lecturer in fine art, and war crimes prosecutor who lives and works in The Hague, Netherlands. He holds degrees in fine art from the Chelsea College of Arts, London, and the Royal Academy of Art, Netherlands (2013), where he currently teaches. He also holds degrees in the humanities, social sciences, and law from Yale (1998), Oxford (2000) and Yale Law School (2004). File’s work has been recognized through collections and awards, including the Zabludowicz Collection Future Map Prize (2014), the Mead Fellowship, University of the Arts London (2014), and selection as ArtPrize Juried Grand Prize Finalist (USA, 2014, selected by Hrag Vartanian) and Celeste Prize selected artist (Italy, 2014, selected by Andrew Hunt). Solo and two-person exhibitions and projects include, Stroom, The Hague (2015), Ovalhouse, London (2014), and X Marks the Bökship, London (2011). Group exhibitions include: Grand Rapids Art Museum, USA (2014); International Print Biennale, Hatton Gallery, Newcastle (2014); SPACE Studios, London (2014); Atelierhaus der Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien, Vienna (2014). Forthcoming projects include a solo exhibition at The Ryder, London, and co-curating a group exhibition at GEMAK in The Hague.

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Born 1976, Marquette, Michigan, USA.
Lives and works in The Hague, Netherlands.
Languages: English and French.
   
EDUCATION  
2012-2013 Royal Academy of Art (KABK), The Hague
2009-2013 Chelsea College of Arts, University of the Arts London
Summer 2011 École du Louvre, Paris
2001-2004 Yale Law School
1998-2001 University of Oxford
1994-1998 Yale University
   
SOLO AND TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS AND PROJECTS  
2015 An Ornament and a Safeguard, The Ryder, London (forthcoming April-June 2015)
  A Crushed Image (20 years after Srebrenica), Stroom, The Hague (with Peter Koole) (22 March - 12 April 2015, opening reception 21 March at 5pm)
2014 Instructions for a Theatrical Audience, Ovalhouse, London, 25 February - 8 March 2014
2011 Extra Copies, X Marks the Bökship, London, March-April 2011
   
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS  
2014 [DIS]COMFORT ZONES: ArtPrize at GRAM 2014, Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA, 18 September - 12 October 2014
  International Print Biennale, Hatton Gallery, Great North Museum, Newcastle, 27 June - 8 August 2014, selected by David Nash RA, Stephen Coppel (British Museum) and Susan Tallman (Art in Print)
  Rushgrove House Project II, Rushgrove House, London, 15 May - 15 June 2014
  Future Map, SPACE Studios & Gallery, Mare Street, London, 20 March - 6 April 2014
  London | Vienna | Calling, Atelierhaus der Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien (Semperdepot), Vienna, February 2014
2013 Passion for Freedom, Embassy Tea Gallery, London, November 2013
  London | Vienna | Calling, Mile End Art Pavilion, London, September 2013
  Royal Academy of Art (KABK), Graduation Show, The Hague, July 2013
  Chelsea College of Art and Design, Degree Show, London, June 2013
  Big Bang, Billytown artist's collective, The Hague, March 2013
  Royal Academy of Art (KABK), Open Day Exhibition, The Hague, January 2013
2012 Translations, Chelsea College of Art and Design, London, November 2012
2011 Hello Friends, The Gallery on the Corner, Battersea, London, March 2011
2010 Symbiotics, Teesdale Street, London, July 2010
  LINK, Red Gate Gallery, Brixton, London, May 2010
  Xhibit 2010, LCC Gallery, University of the Arts London, March 2010
   
SELECTED PERFORMANCES AND SCREENINGS  
2015 Copperfield Gallery, London, 11 March 2015
2013 Embassy Festival, The Hague, 7 September 2013
  Eight Hours Overtime, International Club The Hague, March 2013
2012 Performance, Royal Academy of Art (KABK), The Hague, December 2012
  Public Voting (performance), Royal Academy of Art (KABK), The Hague, 10 October 2012
2010 Half-Mile Radius (performance), SW1, London, 6 May 2010
   
COLLECTIONS, COMMISSIONS, GRANTS AND AWARDS  
2014 Mead Fellowship, University of the Arts London
  ArtPrize 2014, Juried Grand Prize Finalist (time-based category), selected by Hrag Vartanian
  Pro Deo Subsidy, Stroom, The Hague
  Celeste Prize selected artist, selected by Andrew Hunt
  Zabludowicz Collection Future Map Prize, selected by Anita Zabludowicz, David Blandy and Skye Sherwin
2013 Royal Academy of Art Thesis Prize
  Ovalhouse Prize
2011 Chelsea College of Art and Design, Special Collections (acquisition of Financial Crisis in the Art World, 2010, edition 1)
  Tate Britain, London – short-listed for Tate Hoarding competition
  Hitachi Consulting, London – commissioned sculptural work for office reception space
   
BOOKS, ARTICLES AND POSTINGS  
2015 "The Ryder Projects," Traction Magazine, February 2015
2014 The State of Art: Performance and Conceptual (London: Bare Hill Publishing, 2014)
  Joseph Becherer, "ArtPrize jurors show their respect for Grand Rapids with Shortlist," MLive, 1 October 2014
  "Ones to Watch: Jason File," University of the Arts London, 17 April 2014
  "Zabludowicz Collection Announces 2014 Future Map Prize Winner," Artforum, March 2014
  Edwige Dubois, "Ovalhouse Honours Two Chelsea Alumni," Arts London News, 19 February 2014
  "Chelsea Alumni, 2014 Oval Prize Winners Show Across the Bridge," University of the Arts London: Chelsea Blog, 6 February 2014
  "Future Map Artists Announced," Made in Arts London, 28 January 2014
  "London Vienna Calling erobert Wien," oe24.at, 15 January 2014
  Ellie Dawes, "Ten reasons for theatre lovers to be crazy excited for 2014," All For Your Delight: playreviews.co.uk, January 2014
2013 Hinde Haest, "Blood, Sweat, Tears, Diploma: KABK Den Haag," Metropolis M, 29 July 2013
  "Lichting 2013: KABK," Kunstbeeld, 13 July 2013
  "Graduations 2013 KABK verkend," Hagaz!ne, 13 July 2013
  Chris Lewis, "Getting the Connection," The Holmes Report, 8 July 2013
  Hanne Hagenaars, "De KABK-selectie," Mister Motley, 7 July 2013
  Esther Didden, Review, "Big Bang," Jegens & Tevens, 18 March 2013
  "Big Bang @ Billytown," trendbeheer, 16 March 2013
2011 James Mass, "Chelsea College of Art and Design student wins Tate Britain competition," Pimlico People, 24 June 2011
  “Extra Copies,” X Marks the Bökship Blog, 19 March 2011
2010 Andrew Willis, “XHIBIT showcases UAL’s Emerging Talent,” Arts London News, 11 March 2010
   
LECTURES, TALKS AND TEACHING  
2014-2015 Lecturer and Seminar Leader, Research & Discourse, Royal Academy of Art, The Netherlands (2013-present)
  Artist's Talk, Contemporary Art Society, at International Print Biennale, 28 June 2014
  Zabludowicz Prize artist-in-conversation with Zabludowicz Collection Acting Director Maitreyi Maheshwari, 6 April 2014, SPACE Studios
  Residency Advisor, Wander, The Hague (advisor for artist-in-residence Simon Farid, Jan-Mar 2014)
2013 Panel discussion with artist Puck Verkade and Samuel Wuersten (art director Holland Dance Festival), 7 September 2013, Embassy Festival, The Hague, in association with Nieuwe Garde Den Haag
   
WRITING  
2014 See You In The Hague, Post Script - Evidence on Trial, 8 December 2014
2013 Memorabilia, Authenticity and the Subversion of Commodity, 2013 (BA Thesis)