Jason Trotter
Jason Trotter, Interaction: Orphic Blue, 2025, Acrylic on canvas, 49 x 73 x 2 inches
Jason Trotter, Interaction: Sublime Red, 2025, Acrylic on canvas, 37 x 37 x 2 inches
Jason Trotter, Interaction: Rarefied Magenta, 2025, Acrylic on canvas, 37 x 37 x 2 inches
Jason Trotter, Interaction: Mythic Orange, 2025, Acrylic on canvas, 37 x 37 x 2 inches
Jason Trotter, Interaction: Serrated Green, 2025, Acrylic on canvas, 37 x 37 x 2 inches
Jason Trotter, Interaction: Shadowed Blue, 2025, Acrylic on canvas, 37 x 37 x 2 inches
Jason Trotter, Interaction: Resplendent Nude, 2025, Acrylic on canvas, 25 x 37 x 2 inches
Jason Trotter, Interaction: Diffused Silver, 2025, Acrylic on canvas, 73 x 37 x 2 inches
Jason Trotter, Interaction: Tectonic Black, 2025, Acrylic on canvas, 37 x 55 x 2 inches
Jason Trotter, Interaction: Reverberating Black, 2025, Acrylic on canvas, 49 x 73 x 2 inches
Jason Trotter, Interaction: Ascending Gold, 2025, Acrylic on canvas, 49 x 73 inches
Jason Trotter, Interaction: Dapper Red, 2025, Acrylic on canvas, 37 x 55 x 2 inches
Jason Trotter, Interaction: Rustic Taupe, 2025, Acrylic on canvas, 49 x 73 x 2.25 inches
Jason Trotter, Interaction: Sinuous Nude, 2025, Acrylic on canvas, 39 x 25 x 2.25 inches
Jason Trotter, A Matter of Trust, 2023, Acrylic on canvas, 37 x 55 x 2.25 inches
Jason Trotter, I Will Follow, 2023, Acrylic on canvas, 49 x 61 x 2.25 inches
Jason Trotter, If You Leave, 2023, Acrylic on canvas, 49 x 49 x 2.25 inches
Jason Trotter, In The Meantime, 2023, Acrylic on canvas, 25 x 51 x 2.25 inches
Jason Trotter, Soul Free, 2023, Acrylic on canvas, 37 x 73 x 2.25 inches
Jason Trotter, Possibly Maybe, 2023, Acrylic on canvas, 41 x 91 x 2.25 inches
Jason Trotter, Waiting For The Night, 2023, Acrylic on canvas, 41 x 71 x 2.25 inches
Jason Trotter, Perilous II, 2023, Acrylic on canvas, 41 x 61 x 2.25 inches
Jason Trotter, Climbing Steps II, 2019, Acrylic on canvas, 73 x 49 inches
Jason Trotter, Proper Shape no. 10, 2023, Acrylic on canvas, 50 x 25 x 2.5 inches
Jason Trotter, Proper Shape no. 11, 2023, Acrylic on canvas, 50 x 25 x 2.5 inches
Jason Trotter, Proper Shape no. 12, 2023, Acrylic on canvas, 50 x 25 x 2.5 inches
Jason Trotter, Modular Arrangement no. 1, 2023, Acrylic on paper, 42.5 x 28.5 x 2.5 inches
Jason Trotter, Modular Arrangement no. 2, 2023, Acrylic on paper, 42.5 x 28.5 x 2.5 inches
Jason Trotter's work explores the relationship between color and form. Rendered in acrylics, they depict abstract compositions spread across three joined canvases. The Los Angeles based artist is drawn to the multi-canvas approach where the interplay between panels enables simple shapes to unite, resulting in bolder, more visually-compelling compositions: the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Trotter employs a hard-edge painting technique that produces sharp lines with abrupt transitions between color areas. His rectilinear compositions, inspired by lines and forms observed in daily life, emerge from sketches that are complete once they settle into balanced structures that exude spatial unity. Trotter works on a flat surface, first executing the process of taping off the shapes then building up several layers of paint with his brush before applying the final layer with palette knives and other tools for ample texture. While his earlier work centered on achieving a balance between color and form, his recent explorations - from the new series INTERACTION - are guided by a deeper inquiry into the perception of these elements and how they interact. No longer monochromatic, the new works are layered with multiple color fields, creating a nuanced visual experience for the viewer.
Jason Trotter (b. 1972, Centralia, IL) is an American artist recognized for bold geometric abstract paintings. A graduate of Northern Illinois University, Trotter is a self-taught painter whose practice, shaped by the influence of Josef Albers, Carmen Herrera, and Ellsworth Kelly, brings a fresh perspective to the traditions of hard-edged abstraction. Trotter’s work has been shown in solo and group exhibitions across the United States and Europe with his most recent solo show in New York at Voltz Clarke Gallery where he is represented. His practice has been profiled in publications such as Forbes, The Hollywood Reporter, and Manhattan Magazine. Based in Los Angeles, where he works from his home studio, Trotter continues to refine a visual language rooted in the exploration of color and form.
Education
1996
B.A. Communication Studies, Northern Illinois University
Exhibitions
2025
INTERTWINED, Voltz Clarke Gallery, New York, NY
2024
IN THE PINK: A Group Exhibition, The Colony Hotel, Palm Beach, FL
2023
How Soon Is Now, Voltz Clarke Gallery, New York, NY
2021
Resurgence, Voltz Clarke Gallery, New York, NY
2021
KICKSTART, Voltz Clarke Gallery, New York, NY
2020
Art On Fire 2020, The Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis, TN
2020
Market Art & Design, The Hamptons, NY (online: 1stDibs)
2020
Spectrum 2020 (30th Annual Juried Contemporary Art Show), Carriage Barn Art
Center, New Canaan, CT
2019
Equilibrium, Voltz Clarke Gallery, New York, NY
2019
SHOW Gallery’s Modernism Week Pop-Up, Palm Springs, CA
2018
Linear Precision, Soho House, West Hollywood, CA
2018
Geometric Impact, Fred Segal, Los Angeles, CA
Press
2020
Forbes, “Dreaming Of A Creative Career? How to Make It A Reality” by Sara Bliss, January 7, 2020 (Online)
2019
Manhattan Magazine, December 2019 (Print)
2019
Angeleno Magazine, September 2019 (Print)
2018
The Hollywood Reporter, “LA Insider Explains Surprising Career Change” by Chris Gardner, September 7 2018 (Online)
2018
WWD, “Fashion Publicist Turned Painter Shows At Ron Robinson” by Marcy Medina, August 31, 2018 (Online)
2018
C Magazine, “What’s Hot” by Lesley McKenzie, March 2018 (Print)
