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Jason Butcher

Animation professor

Education

  • M.F.A., fine arts, University of Cincinnati
  • B.F.A., studio, Georgia State University

Credentials

  • Professor, animation, 2017–present
    Responsible for teaching traditional and digital 2D Animation, 3D Animation, and other animation courses, and Senior Film series; advising undergraduate students on their academic progress; and assisting in departmental and program help sessions, workshops, and other activities.
  • Graduate Coordinator, 2017–present, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
    Graduate coordinator duties include advising, overseeing the review for candidacy process, and other administrative duties.
  • Proprietor, 2012–present, JRB, LLC.
    Design and production of handmade custom electronic sound modules and cases for modular synthesizers sold to and used by musicians, artists, and engineers all over the world.
  • Instructor/Gallery Coordinator, 2007–2016, The Art Institute of Atlanta, Decatur, GA
    Instructor for courses combining traditional and digital 2D animation, drawing and design techniques, storyboarding and visualization for time-based media and interactive art, as well as foundation-level courses. In addition to teaching, roles include gallery coordinator, adviser to the animation club, and student direction for portfolio and professional development processes.
  • Audio Visual Specialist, 2007–2011, Malone Design and Fabrication, Decatur, GA
    A wide range of responsibilities related to multimedia design for museums and exhibits including computer animation and illustration; multimedia editing, authoring, and distributing; interactive software and hardware design and programming; and A/V systems design and integration.

Awards, recognitions, and honors

  • Director’s Citation Honorable Mention, Black Maria Film Festival, 2006
  • Wolfenstein Travel Fellowship Award, Mütter Museum/Glore Psychiatric Museum, 2005

Publications and presentations

Exhibitions

  • Shining Moments, solo show, Beep Beep Gallery, Atlanta, GA, 2014
  • As in a Mirror, Dimly, solo show, Beep Beep Gallery, Atlanta, GA, 2012
  • Restless Devices (w/ Joe Elias Tsambiras), Beep Beep Gallery, Atlanta, GA, 2010
  • Paradise for Couples Only –Reprise (w/ Ann-Marie Manker), Twist Art Gallery, Nashville, TN
  • Paradise for Couples Only (w/ Ann-Marie Manker), Beep Beep Gallery, Atlanta, GA, 2008
  • Metropolis-Synthesis with Alessandro Imperato and David Spencer, Pulse Festival, Jepson Center for the Arts, Savannah, GA, January 2018
  • Zoetropia I and II, improvisational audio performances with Alessandro Imperato to accompany motion media student showcases and exhibitions, SCAD Atlanta DMC, June and Aug. 2018
  • Forward Warrior, assistant to Ann-Marie Manker in the completion of mural project, Atlanta, GA, July 2017
  • Tangents, presentation and demonstration of sound-making objects and their history and application, SCAD DMC, June 2017
  • It’s Not You, It’s Us, Beep Beep Gallery, Atlanta, GA, December 2015
  • Careless Whiskers, Beep Beep Gallery, Atlanta, GA, September 2015
  • The Lagoon, Kibbee Gallery, Atlanta, GA, February 2015
  • Invent Room Pop collaborative performances: 46 (2015), 35 (2014), 21 (2013), 3 (2011)
  • Draw @MOCA Workshop Presentation w/ Angus Galloway, Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, Atlanta, GA, 2013
  • Movers and Shakers–Rising Stars of the Georgia Art Scene, Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, Atlanta, GA, 2011
  • Museum of Contemporary Art-Georgia 2011 Gala Art Auction, Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, Atlanta, GA, 2011
  • Faculty Exhibitions at Art Institute of Atlanta, Decatur (4) and Dunwoody (2) campuses, 2010-2013
  • I Was a Groucho Marxist, sound design/engineering for Anya Liftig’s flux performance, Atlanta, GA, 2012
  • Without Words, Borderline Gallery, Atlanta, GA, 2013
  • Alchemy, Beep Beep Gallery, Atlanta, GA, 2012
  • Large-scale and interactive installations for the 2008 and 2009 Le Flash (Precursor to Flux) Events Aperture, interactive installation in collaboration with Scott Carter and Casey Lynch, 2009
  • Fiat Lux – Installation in collaboration with Scott Carter and Mario Schambon, 2008
  • More Mergers and Acquisitions (Golden Blizzard), Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta, GA, 2009
  • Blizzard Sleeves (Golden Blizzard member showcase), Kibbee Gallery, Atlanta, GA, 2009