• 2024: April

    2024: April

    My photograph Wentworth was selected for the exhibition Of Time and Place, Viewpoint Photographic Art Center, Sacramento, CA. It will be on view April 10 – May 4, during Photography Month Sacramento.

  • 2023: October

    2023: October

    Five of my photographs were published in the current issue of California State University, Chico's Watershed Review: watershedreview.com/art/jason-tannen/

  • June 2–30

    June 2–30

    Big Phone has been selected for the exhibition Blue at the Midwest Center for Photography, Wichita, KS, June 2–30, 2023 www.mwcponline.com/likeness.html.

  • February 3-24

    February 3-24

    Palm was selected for the Graphic Elements International Photography Exhibition at the Midwest Center for Photography, Wichita, KS. www.mwcponline.com/graphic-elements-ent…

  • 2022: October 8

    2022: October 8

    Lecture, Society for Photographic Education Midwest Regional Conference, Cincinnati, OH. Weegee: Two Truths & A Lie. Arthur Fellig (aka Weegee) was the archetypal news photographer of the twentieth century. From the mid– 1930s through the 1940s, his photographs offered gritty tales from the urban jungle to readers of the New York City tabloids: automobile crashes, gangland murders, after–hours nightclubs and so much more. An in–depth talk that explores Weegee’s photography in detail as well as the gritty milieu in which he lived and worked.
    ––Weegee, Their First Murder, 1941, c. International Center of Photography.

  • September 2–October 13

    September 2–October 13

    Lobby was selected for the exhibition story at A Smith Gallery, Johnson City, TX., Sep 2 – Oct 13, 2022. Reception Sep 24, 3pmCDT FBLive.

  • August–September

    August–September

    Station was selected for the Portraits in An Intimate Environment exhibition at South x Southeast Gallery, Molena, GA. The exhibition will run online and on the walls August and September.

  • August 1–30

    August 1–30

    Blue Phone has been chosen to be included in the exhibition Show Me the Colors at the Midwest Center for Photography, Wichita, KS.

  • May 21-June 4th

    May 21-June 4th

    Palm was selected for the exhibition WORDS, WORDS, WORDS at Praxis Photo Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN.

  • January 15-29

    January 15-29

    The Letter was selected for the exhibition The Shadow Aspect at Praxis Photo Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN, Jan 15th - 29th, 2022.

  • 2021: October 29-November 21

    2021: October 29-November 21

    Jason Tannen + Tiera May: Remnants + Rituals, on view at 1078 Gallery, Chico, CA

  • October 16th-30th

    October 16th-30th

    Trophy was selected for the exhibition After Dark at Praxis Photo Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN.

  • September 18-October 2

    September 18-October 2

    Witness was selected and received an Honorable Mention for the exhibition In Between Moments, Praxis Gallery, Minneapolis, MN

  • July 3–24

    July 3–24

    10 to 4 and Big Phone were selected for BLUE, the inaugural photography exhibition at Decode Gallery, Tucson, AZ.

  • March 11

    March 11

    Online Talk, Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester, MA: Weegee’s Naked City, an in–depth talk that explores Weegee’s photography in detail as well as the gritty milieu in which he lived and worked. It features over 100 Weegee images, assembled from the International Center for Photography (ICP) archives, as well as related images that lend color and context to Weegee’s world.
    ––Weegee, Their First Murder, 1941, c. International Center of Photography.

  • January 26–February 19

    January 26–February 19

    Two-person exhibition: Intersection: works by Robbie Sugg and Jason Tannen, College of the Sequoias, Visalia, CA

  • January 12–February 26

    My narrative short, The Pressman Negatives selected for the exhibition Storied References, Northern Illinois University Art Museum, Dekalb, IL

  • 2020: December 1

    2020: December 1

    Online Talk, Center for Photographic Art, Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA: Weegee’s Naked City, an in–depth talk that explores Weegee’s photography in detail as well as the gritty milieu in which he lived and worked. It features over 100 Weegee images, assembled from the International Center for Photography (ICP) archives, as well as related images that lend color and context to Weegee’s world.
    ––Weegee, Their First Murder, 1941, c. International Center of Photography.

  • October 26–November 19

    October 26–November 19

    One-person exhibition at the Merced College Art Gallery, Merced College, Merced, CA. Postponed due to COVID-19

  • October 10

    My film The Pressman Negatives was selected for the Photographic Education West x Southwest Film Festival (6–9pm).

  • September 14-22

    September 14-22

    Witness was selected for the group exhibition Silent Cities by LoosenArt (Sep 14–22). LoosenArt is an online platform and gallery located in Rome, Italy.

  • July 25-August 17

    July 25-August 17

    Chicken Steak Seafood was selected for the international juried photography exhibition The Shadow Aspect at Praxis Gallery and Photographic Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN

  • June 1–20

    June 1–20

    My photograph Palm has been curated into the exhibition Color: The Visual Spectrum at Black Box Gallery, Portland, OR.

  • April 7–May 6

    April 7–May 6

    Colossus selected for the exhibition Open Show Sacramento Alumni Collection, Viewpoint Photographic Art Center, Sacramento, CA

  • January 1–20

    January 1–20

    Two Shirts has been curated into the exhibition Viewpoint: Landscape and Architecture at Black Box Gallery, Portland, OR.

  • December 10 (2019)–January 4

    December 10 (2019)–January 4

    Four photographs selected for Visual & Verbal, Viewpoint Photographic Art Center, Sacramento, CA. Wentworth received an Honorary Mention award.

  • 2019: September 6–October 20

    2019: September 6–October 20

    Witness was selected for the group exhibition portal, A Smith Gallery, Johnson City, TX.

  • September 24–October 5

    September 24–October 5

    Chicken Steak Seafood was selected as a 1st Prize winner and Ask Will is a Juror’s Selection for NYC4PA's Dusk to Dawn 2019 by juror Laura Ann Noble, L A Noble Gallery, London. The exhibition is on view at www.nyc4pa.com/dusk-to-dawn and at Jadite Gallery, NYC.

  • June 27 – September 27

    June 27 – September 27

    Remnant, one-person exhibition, Charleston Heights Art Center, Las Vegas, NV

  • May 23–June 1

    May 23–June 1

    Two Shirts on view at the Art Auction Exhibition, Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA.

  • 2018: December 6 - January 5, 2019

    2018: December 6 - January 5, 2019

    Witness selected for the juried exhibition, "Fictional Narrative," PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury, VT. Juror Emma Powell chose 35 photographs for exhibition in the gallery, and an additional 39 photographs for display in the gallery's Online Gallery (https://photoplacegallery.com/online-juried-shows/fictional-narrative/). Witness was selected for permanent display in the Online Gallery.

  • October 20 - 21, 10am - 5pm

    October 20 - 21, 10am - 5pm

    Participated in Open Studios Art Tour, Chico, CA

  • February 23 – April 15

    February 23 – April 15

    The Letter, with narrative text written collaboratively with Dr. Jacquelyn Spangler, was selected for A Smith Gallery’s being set free exhibition, Johnson City, TX.

  • Two-Dimensional Artwork Collection at Zuckerberg General Hospital

    Two-Dimensional Artwork Collection at Zuckerberg General Hospital

    Two Shirts, from my SF Chinatown series, selected for the 2-Dimensional Artwork Collection at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center. The collection is comprised of 230 reproductions on aluminum panels installed in the hospital’s public corridors and waiting rooms. Three of my photos were selected for the original collection in 2016. The collection is now being expanded upon request from hospital staff to include 64 additional artworks, including my Two Shirts.

  • 2017: November 30 – December 23

    2017: November 30 – December 23

    Stories Six, group exhibition, 1078 Gallery, Chico, CA

  • July 7 – August 19

    July 7 – August 19

    The Letter was selected for the exhibition Black and White 2017 at the Center for Fine Art Photography in Fort Collins, CO

  • April 6 – May 1

    April 6 – May 1

    Tables / Smoking, from my Noir City series, selected for the exhibition –scapes, at PH21 Gallery in Budapest, Hungary

  • 2016: October 22 - 23 & 29 - 30, 10am - 5pm

    Participating in Open Studios Art Tour, Chico, CA

  • September 21 - 25

    Attended 2016 Filter Photo Festival, Chicago. This 4-day event features individual portfolio reviews of your work by museum, gallery, and arts professionals; workshops; artist talks.

  • March 2 - April 9

    Journey, from the Chinatown series, selected for exhibition in 35 Live: CoCA Members' Show, Center on Contemporary Art, Seattle, WA.

  • January 21 – February 29

    Noir City photographs included in the exhibition Selections from the Rayko Marketplace, Rayko Photo Center, San Francisco.

  • 2015: October 17 & 18, 10am - 5pm

    Participating in Open Studios Art Tour, Chico, CA

  • September 28 - October 22

    The Edge of Night, solo exhibition, Butte College Art Gallery, Oroville, CA

  • September

    Noir City work on view and available at The Marketplace, Rayko Photo Center, San Francisco.

  • May 8 & 9

    Participating in Art at the Matador Motel in Chico, CA: for one weekend, artists convert the Matador's retro-style rooms into galleries and installations.

  • May 5 - May 29

    Six Maos, from my Photographing Chinatown series, selected for the exhibition Windows, Mirrors and Doors at PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury, VT

  • March 13, 14 and 15

    Participating in the PhotoAlliance Our World Portfolio Review, San Francisco, CA.

  • 2014: August 1 – 20

    Included in the curated exhibition Landscape and Architecture at Black Box Gallery, Portland, OR

  • July 9 - August 16

    Up All Night, group exhibition, San Francisco Camerawork, San Francisco, CA.

  • June

    Four prints selected for the Crocker Art Museum (Sacramento, CA) permanent collection.

  • May 9 - 10

    Art at the Matador Motel in Chico, CA: for one weekend, artists convert the Matador's retro-style rooms into galleries and installations.

  • March 14, 15 and 16

    Participating in PhotoAlliance Portfolio Review, San Francisco, CA.

  • February - May

    Now that You’re Gone … San Francisco Neighborhoods Without Us, group exhibition, San Francisco Arts Commission Galleries, San Francisco, CA.

  • 2013: October 10 - 26

    Visual Culture: Photographing Chinatown, solo exhibition, 1078 Gallery, Chico, CA.