Jason Houge

Seems pretty official!
Completed my MFA at UW Madison. #gradschool #art

Print sale! A few weeks only.
$200 ea. (VAT and Shipping not included.)

8x12 inches on 11x17 Hahnemühle Photo Rag

DM or text to order!
Venmo, cashapp, zelle, cash, trade?

This post may self destruct when the sale is over.

#artsale #fineart #dog #photography

Not that you asked. But, no, I’m not ok, and neither are you. But you should know: I love you 🫶
#artist #curator #mfa

Hello lovers of #art and #photography and #artphotography and #cats

I am still listing works for sale, so if you see something you want, send me an email or DM to inquire!

This is from My Feral Family, my 2014-16 story about a feral cat colony.

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Book coming soon.

Thank you!

Reminds me of my 2014 photo, Cat Tree No. 2

The Westlands, 2023-2025 - Jason Houge Fine Art Shop the Westlands Collection 40 years ago was 1985 and Marty McFly could be seen jumping into Doc Brown’s Delorian and going back another 30 years to 1955. During the 1950s, Westerns on TV and on t

The Westlands show and Salsola Chronicle artist book were fun and successful. I’d love to exhibit it again and to share some variations!
Thank you all who visited.

The work, a walk-through and prints are now available on my site:

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#artist #photobook #photographer

The Salsola Chronicle hits the newsstand at 5pm during the Westlands Reception!

Only 100 copies of this newspaper artist book. Purchase yours from the newsstand in the show!

Reception tonight
(Mon, 3/3/25)
5-8pm
UW Art Lofts
111 N. Frances St
Madison WI

#art #photography #gallery #artistbook

99 times out of 10 they seem to be used to sexualize the model. There almost never really seems to be a good reason for making one, beyond the exposé.

And it’s up! Open M-F 8-6pm, by appointment on the weekend, dm, txt or email me for access on weekends

Reception is March 3.
Location:
UW Art Lofts
111 N. Frances St
Madison, Wisconsin

Photos and curation by, yours truly!

#artreception #artexhibition #artist #photographer #curator #curated

The Westlands, 2023-2025 - Jason Houge Fine Art Shop the Westlands Collection 40 years ago was 1985 and Marty McFly could be seen jumping into Doc Brown’s Delorian and going back another 30 years to 1955. During the 1950s, Westerns on TV and on t

The Westlands update:
Exhibition dates, times, reception and print sale is now live!

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#artist #photographer #artexhibition #artcollection #printsale

Hey! You’re invited to my MFA thesis exhibition:
Feb 25- March 8
UW-Madison, Art Lofts (see poster for details)

More information to come!
#art #photography #exhibition #western

Is anyone else growing tired of the barebones, back to the basics, scrolling ‘ata boy’ apps popping up in hopes of supplanting and replacing fb, ig and X?

After the revolution let’s build something better, more connecting and innovative; in the right sort of ways.
#artist #photographer #curator

How far back is a long time ago? A year ago? A month? 10 years? Maybe it depends. But I’ve reached the age where “I remember it like it was yesterday” has poignant meaning. 3 decades ago I nearly dropped out of high school. I graduated with D- average, never took an ACT or SAT or any other placement exam. 23 years ago I was homeless. 20 years ago I decided to go back to school. 14 years ago I graduated with a BA 9 years ago I was homeless (again). 6 years ago I moved back to the city I was first homeless in. This year I am graduating with a terminal degree from a university I never thought I’d ever qualify for, I’m now a life member of a highly selective honor society, I own my own business, I am taking chances and I am saying yes to opportunities. I don’t know what waits for me next week any more than I know about next summer. I have hope and I have fight left in me. I know what I am capable of, though I don’t always know how to sell it. I am a work in progress.

Read the photo caption, it allows for more txt than an ordinary post. 🤌

#artist #successstory #photography #visualstoryteller

What is your favorite 🥧, Mar🐫?
I like Pumpkin, Sweet potato, pecan, apple and cherry.

@vivianjoya.bsky.social I think a lot of people feel social media can be used for self expression. Unfortunately, in political times such as these, that expression can also become weaponized against the creator. And more commonly: monetized without royalties to its creator. I find it disheartening.

Isn’t Davy Amazing? I think so.

Hey #artist (s), #photographer (s), #writer (s), #author (s), #museum (s), #curator (s), and #gallery (ist)

What is social media? What is its purpose? Why do we have it? What need does it fill? What problem does it solve? It wasn’t here when I 20. But it’s here now. What should we do with it?

It’s a kind of long-distance and temporally separated connection and conversation that gets sparked.
I can say, I certainly feel that kind of connection with long-dead authors and photographers who have published books when I visit libraries.

That reminds of something @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social once wrote. Something to the effect of: For an author, there’s a chance something written can spark a conversation within a future reader. When that reader becomes a writer and writes their own response, a relationship and conversation develops.

Absolutely perfect, Mariah! To be a healthy human we need to be informed and connected, but we also need it in the right ways and the right amounts.
Living life is the real important aspect, we were capable of living connected and informed lives before the ad soaked socials, we can do it after too.❤️

Bluesky certainly has a connection focused approach! IG is too chaotic, and there are STILL folks who dream of making big connections there. Most connections are superficial at best, as the likes have always been.

Keep doing what feels right for you! Take breaks, read books, make art. Live life!

The ads are obnoxious! And beyond that, ig has become a disorganized chaotic scroller.

I’m not sure how to utilize substack. It feels like a place of substance but too much? Maybe?

The connection is what we should have! It makes me happy to hear you’re finding that again!

Hey friends, #artists and #photographers… how are you all feeling about social media these days?

I want to be connected and to know what’s happening in your work but I am also dead tired of the endless feeds and drama. I just want to log off and never come back. So again, how are you all fairing?

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Hello Friend! Welcome ☺️

2011 Wisconsin Worker’s Rights Protests

From 2011, but somehow, still relevant.

[Children of Solidarity, Jason Houge, 2011]

It’s been said the political moves of then Wisconsin Governor, Scott Walker, set the U.S. up for the kind of politics we’re seeing today.

Read about it here:
https://buff.ly/3C6pOqv

Rawlins, Wyoming © 2024 Jason Houge, All Rights Reserved

My MFA thesis exhibition is March 3-8 (one week only). See my photography of the Southwest. If you’re in Madison, Wisconsin, it’ll be at the UW Art Lofts located at 111 N. Francis st.

Follow for reception info, I will make that announcement within the next week or two.
#southwest #photography

“If you try to protect yourself from pain, it becomes a stone in your heart. But the more you learn to face things, the more likely that stone can become a pearl.” - Aurora Image Caption:Before Kayla discovered photography in high school, she wanted to be a writer. © 2024 Jason Houge, All Rights Reserved

A very dear friend asked if I knew my why. Do you know your why?
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Mine is simply this: I photograph what it is to be alive today. I am making a record for some uncertain future audience. I am not even sure if this audience is alive today or even human, but I must make it.
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#photography

Kayla decorating the Kitschmas Tree, 2012

Have yourself a Merry little Christmas…
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#photo #Christmas #kitschmas