Education
2002 Masters of Fine Arts, Sculpture, University of Houston, Houston, TX
1997 Bachelor of Arts, Sculpture, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC
University of Georgia, (Cortona, Italy, June-August 1997, Marble Carving /20th Century Italian Art History)
Teaching Experience
2014-17 Assistant Professor in Sculpture, Program Director for Art & Design Program, Univ. of Houston-Clear Lake, Houston, TX
2011-14 Senior Lecturer in Art and Design, Full-time Sculpture Professor, Univ. of Houston Clear Lake, Houston, TX
2007-11 Continuing Lecturer in Visual Art, Full-time Sculpture Professor, University of Houston, Clear Lake, Houston, TX
2005-07 Visiting Lecturer in Visual Art, Full-time Non-tenured Sculpture Professor, University of Houston, Clear Lake, Houston, TX
2001-05 Adjunct Professor, Beginning & Advanced Sculpture & Special Topics, University of Houston, Clear Lake, Houston, TX
2002-03 Sculpture Consultant HSPVA (High School for Performance and Visual Arts), Houston, TX
2002 Assistant Instructor, International Sculpture Conference’s Foundry Workshop, Houston, TX
2001 Adjunct Professor, Fundamentals of Sculpture (summer semester), University of Houston, Houston, TX
2000 Teaching Fellow, Fundamentals of Sculpture (fall semester), University of Houston, Houston, TX
Technical Abilities
Woodshop: 2001-17, Woodshop Instruction at the University of Houston-Clear Lake, Houston, TX
1997-99, Cabinet Builder, David Beason Cabinets, Charleston, SC
I have extensive operational and safety knowledge of a variety of woodworking power tools, such as: table, miter, radial, band, scroll, jig, panel, circular, and chain saws; planer; joiner; drill press; lathe; routers; sanders. I am efficient with powered and non- powered hand tools, and I also have a wide range of expertise in wood fabrication.
Metal Fabrication: 2001-17, Metal Fabrication Instruction at the Univ. of Houston-Clear Lake, Houston, TX
2003, Artist Consultant and Stainless Steel Fabricator, Floyd Newsum’s Metro-Rail Downtown Sculpture, Blumenthal Sheet Metal, Houston, TX
I have extensive operational and safety knowledge of a variety of metal working power tools, such as: acetylene, arc, MIG, and TIG welding of carbon steel, stainless steel, bronze, and aluminum; drill press; bench and angle grinder; bench shear; press brake, slip roll; and blacksmithing. I am efficient with powered and non-powered hand tools, and I also have a wide range of expertise in metal fabrication.
Foundry: 2008-17, Foundry Instruction at the University of Houston-Clear Lake, Houston, TX
2000-02, Foundry Employee, Ken King: Bronze Foundry, Houston, TX
1994-97, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC
1996, Attended Annual Iron Casting Conference, Sloss Furnaces, Birmingham, AL
I have extensive operational and safety knowledge of a variety of foundry equipment and power tools, such as: gas kilns and furnaces; sandblasting; welding; ceramic shell, and wax equipment. I am efficient with powered and non-powered hand tools related to the lost wax foundry process, and I also have a wide range of expertise in ceramic shell, investment, sandcasting, and centrifuge casting.
Stone Carving: 2001-17, Stone Instruction at University of Houston-Clear Lake, Houston, TX
1997, Marble Carving Abroad Program, University of Georgia, Cortona, Italy
I have extensive operational and safety knowledge of a variety of stone carving techniques using both powered and non-powered tools. I learned to carve stone in Italy through the University of Georgia where I learned the traditional hammer and chisel method as well as the use of power equipment. I have a wide range of expertise with a variety of stones, such as: marble, limestone, alabaster, sandstone, and soapstone.
Mold-Making:
I have extensive operational and safety knowledge of a variety of mold making techniques using a variety of molding materials, such as: plaster, clay, urethane, silicone, and latex. I have a wide range of expertise with one-part and multiple-part mold systems.
Other Sculpture Techniques:
I have extensive operational and safety knowledge of a variety of other sculpting techniques and materials needed to create sculpture, such as: clay modeling; additive and subtractive construction; fabric construction; mechanical and electrical systems; adhesives; scaling, installation, and a variety of professional coating techniques.
Current & Related Employment
2014-17 Assistant Professor in Sculpture, Program Director for Art & Design Program, Univ. of Houston-Clear Lake, Houston, TX
2011-13 Senior Lecturer in Sculpture, Univ. of Houston Clear Lake, Houston, TX
2001-11 Sculpture Adjunct/Lecturer in Applied Design and Visual Art, Univ. of Houston Clear Lake, Houston, Texas
2004-05 Museum Preparations, Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Houston, TX
2003 Artist Consultant and Stainless Steel Fabricator, Floyd Newsum’s Metro-Rail Downtown Sculpture, Houston, TX
2000-02 Joseph Havel/Ken King: Bronze Foundry, Houston, TX
1999 Gallery Preparation, Blaffer Gallery, Houston, TX
Studio Assistant, Sharon Engelstein, Houston, TX
1997-99 Cabinet Builder, David Beason Cabinets, Charleston, SC
1997 Installation Assistant, Grass Sod House, by Herb Parker, Spoleto Art Festival, Charleston, SC
1995 Installation Assistant, Progeny, by Phyllis Constranich, Yvette Parker, and Robben McAdams, Spoleto Art Festival, Charleston, SC
Awards
2016 Minnie Stevens Piper Award Finalist, Univ. of Houston Clear Lake
Ten-Year Service Award, University of Houston-Clear Lake
2011 24th Annual Houston Artcar Parade, 1st Place Artcar Grand Trophy for “ouR MUTT 2011”
Five-Year Service Award, University of Houston-Clear Lake
2009-10 Minnie Stevens Piper Award Finalist, Univ. of Houston Clear Lake
2004 The Arch and Anne Giles Kimbrough Fund, Dallas Museum of Art Grant, Dallas, TX
2003 Individual Artist Grant, CACHH (Cultural arts Council of Houston & Harris County)
2001-02 Minnie Stevens Piper Award Finalist, Univ. of Houston Clear Lake
The Dedalus Foundation Masters of Fine Arts Fellowship Nominee
2000 Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award, International Sculpture Center, Hamilton, NJ
Opening Moves Scholarship, University of Houston
1999 Friends of Art Graduate Scholarship, University of Houston
1997 Janet Simcox Scholarship, College of Charleston
Solo Exhibitions
2011 Moldable Subtractions, Lonestar College, Conroe, TX
2005 Reconditioned, Lawndale Art Center, Houston, TX
2004 …it's a wonderful toy…, Poissant Gallery, Houston, TX
2003 New Works, Recent drawings and sculptures, Galveston Art Center, Galveston, TX
1998 Domesticated, Solo Exhibition, Simons Gallery, Charleston, SC
Selected Group Exhibitions
2014 2014 UHCL Faculty Exhibition, UHCL Art Gallery, Houston, TX
27th Annual Houston Artcar Parade, Orange Show, Houston, TX
2012 25th Annual Houston Artcar Parade, Orange Show, Houston, TX
2011 Insperity Golf Experience, Discovery Green, Curated by Clint Wilhour, Houston, TX
24th Annual Houston Artcar Parade, Orange Show, Houston, TX
UHCL Faculty Art Exhibition, UHCL, Houston, TX
Mentor Exhibition, TAACCL, Juried exhibition, Clear Lake, TX
Summer Open Show, TAACCL, Juried exhibition, Clear Lake, TX
2010 Jason & Nina Makepeace Exhibition, Poissant Gallery, Houston, TX
Winter Open Show, TAACCL, Juried exhibition, Clear Lake, TX
2008 UHCL Faculty Art Exhibition, UHCL, Houston, TX
2007 Open Door Series, Winter ’07, TAACCL Juried exhibition, Clear Lake, TX
Pushing the Envelope, A Drawing Show, Williams Tower Gallery, Houston, TX
Art of War, Poissant Gallery, Houston, TX
2007 – 20” x 20” x 20” Compact Competition, LSU Union Art Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA
New Works, Jason Makepeace &Anthony Shumate, Hardin Simmons University, Abilene, TX
2006 Sculpture Now, in the Houston Area, Williams Tower Gallery, Houston, TX
Summer Juried Show, The Arts Alliance of Clear Lake, Clear Lake, TX
2005 Texas Biennial 2005, Dougherty Art Center, Austin, TX
New Work: Nina Craig and Jason Makepeace, Artdust Gallery, Houston, TX
1st Annual Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, Montgomery College, Conroe, TX
2004 Preparatory Works, Exhibition of the preparators of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and The Contemporary Art Museum, Curated by Clint Willour, The Jung Center, Houston, Texas and Galveston Art Center, Galveston, TX
Fellowship Series V: Abundance, James Hill, Jason Makepeace, Brad Tucker, Space 125, CACHH (Community Art Council of Houston and Harris County), Houston, TX
Abstract Concepts, The Art Center at the Opera House, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX,
2003 Mass In Between Void, Harvey Bott, Dan Havel, Meredith Jack, Jason Makepeace, Patrick Rennner, Dean Ruck, Poissant Gallery, Houston, TX
2002 Cody Bustamante & Jason Makepeace Exhibition, University of Houston Clear Lake, Houston, TX
Collapse, Works by David Graeve & Jason Makepeace, Fire Station #3, Houston, TX
Watermelon Flats, BBAP Board exhibition, Art League, Houston, TX
Masters of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition, Blaffer Gallery the Art Museum of the University of Houston, Houston, TX
Recent Works, Chenevert Green Studios, Houston, TX
Sculpture Vision, 10th Annual Outdoor Exhibition, North Harris College, Houston, TX
Alter Ego, Fire Station #3, Houston, TX
Items, RAW Space, Houston, TX
2001 Fire, KGA Compound, Houston, TX
Abstraction/Subtraction, Art Venture Gallery, Houston, TX
Sultry, HCC Main Campus Gallery, Houston, TX
New Work, Jason Makepeace & David Medina, HCC North Campus Gallery, Houston, TX
2001 Student Exhibition, Blaffer Gallery, Houston, TX
eMotion Pictures: An Exhibition of Orthopedics in Art, Herbst International Exhibition Hall, San Francisco, CA. (Exhibition traveled to Washington, DC & Chicago)
Collective Views, Commerce Street Art Warehouse, Houston, TX
2000 Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Exhibition, Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton, NJ
Fresh Mix, The Community Artist Collective, Houston, TX
Revelation Texas, Juried Exhibition, ARA Warehouse Gallery, Houston, TX
1999 Art Crawl 99, The Blue Warehouse Gallery, Houston, TX
1998 Cortona Exhibition, Group Exhibition, Lamar Dodd Gallery, Athens, GA
1997 Mostra, Group Exhibition, Via Signorelli Gallery, Cortona, Italy
Art Commissions
2013-15 Public Art Project at UHCL, Univ. of Houston System Wide Art Acquisition Committee
2011 Discovery Green’s: The Insperity Golf Experience, Creation of a putt-putt style art golf hole, Selected by Clint Wilhour and Discovery Green-Houston, Houston, TX
2004 Native Trading Company, Abstract stone carving of a Native American woman, New York
Grand River Company, Large eagle feather sculpture for lobby, Canada
Fundraising Auctions/Exhibitions
1999-2017 Annual Day of the Dead Retablo Exhibition, Auction benefiting Lawndale Gallery, Houston, TX
2004-14 2005, 5 x 7 Art Exhibition and Sale, Arthouse at the Jones Center, Austin, TX
2001-09 Art on the Avenue, Auction benefiting Avenue CDC (Community Development Corporation), Winter Street Studios, Houston, TX
2008-09 Float the Boat, The Artist Boat Organization Annual Gala, Galveston, TX
Small Works by Great Minds Art Auction, TAACCL (The Arts Alliance Center at Clear Lake), Clear Lake, TX
2008 La Petite Mort-Mildred’s Umbrella Gala, The Gremillion and Company Gallery, Houston, TX
2005-06 Glassell-a-Go-Go, 2005 Glassell School of Art Annual Benefit Auction, Houston, TX
2004 Ricas Y famosas, Spring Gala Silent Auction, Blaffer Gallery, Houston, TX
38 for XXXVIII, Exhibition and Silent Auction benefiting The Cultural Arts Council of Houston and Harris County, Houston, TX
2003 Imprint, Exhibition and Silent Auction HSPVA Visual Art Department, Houston, TX
2001-09 Art on the Avenue, Auction benefiting Avenue CDC (Community Development Corporation), Winter Street Studios, Houston, TX
2001 Xmas Tree Show, Auction benefiting BBAP (Buffalo Bayou Art Park) Houston, TX
2000 Holiday Art Sale, benefiting BBAP (Buffalo Bayou Art Park) Houston, TX
Selected Bibliography
2014 UHCL art faculty showcase work in exhibition, UHCL The Signal, by Starae Peacock, Dec. 8, 2014
Inspired by Marfa, students create their own campus art haven, UHCL The Signal, by Kaile Hyde, Feb. 2, 2014
2013 Art beckons travelers to not just fly by, The Houston Chronicle; Business, by Erin Mulvaney, Oct. 9, 2013
New Art Pieces Enjoy Dazzling Debut, fly2Houston International Airport’s Newsroom, Oct. 8
2011 Serbia joins International Art Consortium, UHCL The Signal, by Ryan L. Hart, Dec. 05, 2011
DAY OF THE DEAD EYE ON ART Art Comes Alive Creativity Shines As Artists Make Most Of Day Geared To Respecting The Dead, by Douglas Britt, Friday 10/28/2011 Houston Chronicle, Section Star, Page 1, 3 STAR Edition
Get Your Sneak Peek at Lawndale's Retablos Now, Houston Press Blog, by Meredith Deliso, Wed., Oct. 19, 2011
An artful mini golf course is heading to Discovery Green: Putt putt holes designed by artist, CultureMap Houston, Steven Thomson, Aug. 12, 2011
First UHCL art car is a royal flush, UHCL The Signal, by Jessica O’Rear, Apr. 25, 2011
UHCL students make their own entry for Art Car Parade & UHCL art car makes impact at parade, Bay Area Citizen, by Florian Martin May 11th & 24th, 2011
2010 ISC Winners Now, Sculpture Magazine, June 2010, 80.
Capsule Art Reviews: Objects of Devotion,” “Retablo Exhibition,” “Richard Misrach: After Katrina,” “St. Boniface’s Last Days,” Houston Press, By Kelly Klaasmeyer, Oct. 21, 2010
2007 Craftsmanship Always Impresses, ACTS Studios Blog, Anthony Thompson Shumate
2006 Man and Machine, Egret, the magazine of University of Houston-Clear Lake, Karen Barbier, fall 2006, vol. 13, #1
2005 The Front Row, KUHF, Houston Public Radio, Meghen Hendley interview of Jason Makepeace: Reconditioned at Lawndale Art Center, Monday, August 29th
Texas Biennial 2005, ARTLIES magazine, Rebecca S. Cohen, Spring 2005, vol. 46
This Week’s Day-by-Day Picks, Houston Press, Steven Devadanam, Aug. 11, 2005
2004 Jason Makepeace: what a wonderful toy, ARTLIES magazine, John Devine, Fall 2004. vol. 44
Prepatory Works, ArtsHouston magazine, Christine Jelson West, June issue
2003 In Between Mass and Void, Houston Press, Kelly Klaasmeyer, Feb. 13th - 20th issues
2002 2002 Masters of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition, (exhibition catalog), Blaffer Gallery, The Art Museum of the University of Houston
2002 Expo MAG, Houston’s Digital Magazine for the Visual Arts, Houston, TX Summer issue
2000 2000 Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award Exhibition, Sculpture Magazine, October 2000, issue pp. 38-43.
Organizations
2008-15 UHCL’s Faculty Advisor for The Art Association
2011 Board Member, TAACCL (The Art Alliance Center of Clear Lake), Clear Lake, TX
2005-07 Programming Board Member, Lawndale Art Center, Houston, TX
2002-05 BBAP (Buffalo Bayou Art Park) President / Board member
Conferences
2010 TASA (Texas Association of Schools of Art) Annual Conference, Austin, TX, St. Edwards University
2001 18th International Sculpture Conference, ISC, Houston, TX
2000 Attended the 2000 International Sculpture Conference, Houston, TX
1996 Attended Annual Iron Conference, Sloss Furnaces, Birmingham, AL
Presentations & Workshop
2016 Artist Lecture Series, Hosted by the UHCL Art Association, UHCL, Houston, TX
2011 UHCL BFA Program and Sculpture Presentation and Workshop, UHCL/University of Art Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia, Oct. 11 – 18
2010 & 2011 Sculpture Presentation and Portfolio reviews, UHCL/Universidad Vercruzana, Xalapa, Mexico
Slide Presentation, Moldable Subtractions, Lonestar College, Conroe, TX
2010 Art Consortium Workshop, UHCL/Universidad Vercruzana, Xalapa, Mexico
2007 Slide Presentation, New Works, Jason Makepeace &Anthony Shumate, Hardin Simmons University, Abilene, TX
2003 Teen Council Lock-in at the Contemporary Art Museum, slide presentation and discussion, Houston, TX
2002 Sculpture Vision, 10th Annual Outdoor Exhibition, Slide Lecture, North Harris College, Houston, TX
2000 Slide Jam, slide presentation and discussion at the Contemporary Art Museum, Houston, TX
Residencies/Registries/Juror
2015 “8th Annual ART HOP Texas Statewide Art Competition,” Georgetown Art Center in Georgetown, Texas
“16th Annual Texas City Art Festival Juried Art Show and Exhibition,” Texas City Cultural Art Foundation, Texas City, Texas
2014 Invited Juror, Annual Student Art Exhibition, College of the Mainland, Texas City, TX
2010 Invited Juror, Summer 2010 Open Juried Exhibition, TAACCL (The Arts Alliance Center at Clear Lake), Clear Lake, TX
2005 The Drawing Center's Viewing Program and Slide Registry, The Drawing Center, 35 Wooster Street, New York, NY 10013
2005 Invited Juror, Summer 2005 Open Juried Exhibition, TAACCL (The Arts Alliance Center at Clear Lake), Clear Lake, TX
2004 Edward Albee Foundation Fellow, The William Flanagan Creative Person Center Residence Program ("The Barn"), Montauk, NY
Collections
MFAH (Museum of Fine Arts Houston), Houston, TX
Houston Airport System’s “Portable Works Collection,” Houston, TX
Edward Albee, New York, NY
Anthony and Heather Podesta, Washington, DC
Lester Marks, Houston, TX
Judy Breitenbach, Houston, TX
Tara Connelly, Houston, TX
Orna Feinstein, Houston, TX
Ben and Caroline Jansen, Dickinson, TX
Paul Kittelson and Carter Ernst, Houston, TX
Judy Moon Kwon, Houston, TX
Marshall and Victoria Lightman, Houston, TX
David Mackey, Houston, TX
Martha Terrill, Galveston, TX
Christopher Thorpe, Houston, TX
Fran and Don Walters, Houston, TX
