Jason Hale Tillman

Jason Hale Tillman- Biography

Originally raised in historic upstate New York in the USA, Jason Hale Tillman moved to Brooklyn in New York City to study at the renowned Pratt Institute School of Architecture in 1988. Upon completion of the 5-year program and a semester of design studies at Pratt’s studios in Rome, Italy, he graduated with honours in 1994 with a Bachelor of Architecture (BArch) degree and a minor in Industrial Design.

Jason worked with architects and designers in New York City and Colorado for many years, primarily designing and building furniture, lighting, and retail store fixtures, and made the move permanently to New Zealand in 2007. He now works full time as an artist and designer, with a particular focus on abstract metal sculpture. His work usually incorporates an interplay of naturalistic and architectonic forms, rendered in contrasting metals and finishes.

Since staging his first large solo exhibition at the Refinery Gallery in Nelson NZ in 2011, most of Jason’s work has been sold thru the Icon Gallery and the Parker Gallery in the Nelson region, annual group shows such as the NZ Art Show in Wellington, and thru direct custom commissions.

Jason works from his beachside workshop and studio in the Marlborough region of New Zealand.