Jason Boyd Kinsella
b. 1969, United States
Jason Boyd Kinsella (b. 1969) is a Canadian artist currently based in Oslo, Norway, with a degree from Bishop’s University, Quebec, Canada (1993).
After a 30 year hiatus Kinsella began painting again in 2019 and since then his practice has evolved into a deep exploration of mankind’s psychological composition. The focal element of his artistic expression is the deconstruction of his characters’ personality traits using distinct geometric units that represent their individuality according to the Myers-Briggs test. While his paintings evoke the cleanliness of Old Masters, his contemporary aesthetic and methods shine through.
His recent solo exhibitions include Mentalverse, Perrotin, Dubai (2022); The Impermanent State of Being, Perrotin, Paris (2022) and Fragments, Unit London, UK (2021). Selected group exhibitions and international art fairs include Art Basel, Perrotin, Basel, Switzerland (2023); Art Tokyo, Unit London, Tokyo, Japan (2023) and Playground of Geometry, Centre of International Contemporary Art Vancouver (CICA), Vancouver, Canada (2022). Kinsella’s work is held in multiple prominent collections that include the Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, USA; Long Museum, Shanghai, China and Centre of International Contemporary Art Vancouver (CICA), Vancouver, Canada, among others.