The art of Jason Messinger explores the boundary between identity and abstraction. His artwork is certain in its aesthetic quality, yet open in its intrinsic meaning. His signature mega-mosaic grid Tile Murals allow multiple ways to arrange the modular work, resetting the narrative for the viewer, who provides their own interpretation of the images and symbols into open-ended meanings. The artist’s Sculptures have a strong figurative identity while remaining abstract in inspiration, moving through forms as one walks around them, creating a visual dance of mass and shape. The artist’s Paintings and Drawings re-imagine the world into patterns and diagrams of movement and color, light and gesture. A graduate of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Jason Messinger has been a Chicago resident since 1985, and a full-time professional artist since 1995. The artist has work in private, corporate, and public art collections throughout North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. He has received numerous awards for his artwork, and has been recognized in juried shows across the country. Two of his tile murals hang in the Chicago Public Library, Austin-Irving Branch, as well as in corporate collections in Illinois, Pennsylvania, and China. The artist is represented by over 45 professional Corporate Art Consulting Firms across the United States, Europe and in Hong Kong. He is also represented in Reading, Pennsylvania by the Outsider and Folk Art Gallery, as one of the few non self-taught artists in their roster. The artist’s studio / showroom in the Cornelia Arts Building in Chicago is open to the public and design professionals by appointment. The artist maintains three blogs, two web sites, an on-line store of artist-designed gift items, and has artwork showcased in numerous gallery web sites. links to all of these may be found on his main website: JasonMessingerART.com, along with a gallery of his artwork, and downloadable Curriculum Vitae. In addition to being an artist, Jason Messinger curates group shows of regional artists, and is a professional writer. His writing subjects include critical reviews of art, non-fiction essays, poetry, and fantasy fiction. Collections of his short stories and poetry are available in print and in e-reader editions, through such outlets as Amazon.