Raised on horse farm in Preston, Idaho, he had an early fascination for horses. He studied art at Utah State University, earned a post-graduate degree, and spent a year teaching high school art in Preston. He credits Glen Edwards at Utah State for helping him significantly. A turning point in his subject matter was an award winning painting of a Clydesdale team he did for a competition. His studio is in Logan, Utah, where he lives with his wife and daughters. He expressed concern that he does not want to be known only as a cowboy artist but has an affinity for wildlife and figurative work. He is noted for his ability to light objects without losing contrasts.
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In 1997 Jason Rich won the grand Prize in the Art for the Parks competition.

Source: Art of the West, May 2004

Jason Rich grew up riding, training, and drawing horses on a small farm in southern Idaho. While completing his undergraduate and master's degrees in art at Utah State University, he devoted time to a career in painting. By the time Rich completed his education, he had established himself in the Western art market. His work has been featured in several magazines, including Art of the West, Cowboys and Indians, Southwest Art, and on the cover of Western Horseman.



click on image to enlargeRich received the first annual Pat and Bill Burford / Texas Art Gallery Spirit of the West Award at the Autry National Center of the American West's 2008 Masters of the American West Fine Art Exhibition and Sale. He was the 2002 National Cattleman's Beef Association poster artist and received the Best New Auction Artist Award at the C. M. Russell Auction in 1998. In the annual Arts for the Parks competition, he won the Grand Prize in 1997 and the Founders Favorite Award in 1999.

Within just the past few years, through his dedication and the quality of his work, Rich has developed a large following and has been recognized as a major emerging artist. He currently lives in northern Utah with his wife and three children.

Source:
"Masters of the West Show",
Autry National Center
4700 Western Heritage Way
Los Angeles, CA 90027

Jason grew up riding and drawing horses on a small farm in southeastern Idaho. His love of and familiarity with his subject is evident in every brush stroke of his works. He has become a master at capturing the light and shadow of movement in his paintings. He continually strives to improve his understanding of his subject and his ability to translate it into striking depictions of the everyday contemporary cowboy at work. Jason has completed undergraduate and masters degrees in fine art from Utah State University and has received much recognition for his work. He has won the Gold Medal in the prestigious Arts for the Parks Competition as well as the Founder's Favorite Award. He has been invited to show at several influential shows including the Masters of the American West Exhibition and Sale at the Autry National Center and the Prix de West Show at the National Cowboy Hall of Fame and Western Heritage Museum. In 2008 Jason won the Spirit of the West award at the Masters of the American West Exhibition. This is given in recognition of the most outstanding work in the cowboy subject matter.