EDUCATION
2025 M.F.A. student, University of Wisconsin – Madison
2011 B.A., Art and Visual Design, University of Wisconsin – Green Bay
GRANTS and Scholarships
2023 Grant: Travel Grant; University of Wisconsin – Madison, Madison, WI
_____ Scholarship: Ernie Moll Scholarship; University of Wisconsin – Madison, Madison, WI
2021 Grant: DANG! Grant; Dane County Arts and Cultural Affairs Commission, Madison, WI
2015 Grant: Yunghi Grant (formerly: Value Your Work Grant), Yunghi Kim; “Personal Poverty, Home, Mary” Photojournalism
AWARDS, HONORS
2019 Honorable Mention: International Photo Awards, LUCIE Foundation; “Island in a Mirage” Deeper Perspective
2016 Honorable Mention: International Photo Awards, LUCIE Foundation; “Reconciliation” Deeper Perspective
2014 Shortlist: Emerging Photographer Fund, BURN Magazine; “My Feral Family”
INVITED TALKS
2021 Black and White Photography [online]; Fundamentals of Digital Photography, Harvard Extension School, Harvard University; Cambridge, MA
JURIES and CURATION
2023 Juror, Open Call; APEXART, New York, NY
2018 Juror, 43rd Juried Annual Exhibition; Miller Art Museum, Sturgeon Bay, WI
EXHIBITIONS
Solo Exhibitions
2019 Standing on the Shore, Yonder Gallery; Algoma, WI
2014 Cat Colony, Rogue Elevator Gallery, University of Wisconsin – Green Bay; Green Bay, WI
2011 Children Of Solidarity, Common Grounds, University of Wisconsin – Green Bay; Green Bay, WI
2010 Algoma Preview, 407 Gallery, University of Wisconsin – Green Bay; Green Bay, WI
_____ L’Chaim, 407 Gallery, University of Wisconsin – Green Bay; Green Bay, WI
Group and Juried Exhibitions
2023 Group Exhibition: Engstelig; Total Tolerance, Chance Encounters: A fsm. Invitational, ArtSpace Collective; Oshkosh, WI
_____ Group Exhibition: 45; Take My Word For It, Art Lofts Gallery, University of Wisconsin – Madison; Madison, WI
_____ Group Exhibition: Little Boy; Total Tolerance, Back Space Gallery, University of Wisconsin – Madison; Madison, WI
2022 Group Exhibition: Deep Blue; Handle With Care, Photo Are Graduate Exhibition, Front Space Gallery, University of Wisconsin – Madison; Madison, WI
2019 Group Exhibition (Faculty Show): Island in a Mirage; Faculty Exhibition, Lawton Gallery, University of Wisconsin – Green Bay; Green Bay, WI
2018 Group Exhibition: Island in a Mirage; Art of Water III, James May Gallery; Algoma, WI
2017 Group Exhibition: Cat Tree No. 2; PhotoCat, Schilt Publishing Gallery; Amsterdam, the Netherlands
_____ Group Exhibition: Various Works; Recent Works by UWGB Alumni, Curator: Kayla Bauer, 407 Gallery, University of Wisconsin – Green Bay; Green Bay, WI
2015 Group Exhibition (Faculty Show): My Feral Family; Under Construction: Seven Views, Lawton Gallery, University of Wisconsin – Green Bay; Green Bay, WI
2014 Group Exhibition: Cat Tree No. 2; Group Show 41 New Cats in Art Photography, Humble Arts Foundation (HAFNY); Online Exhibition
_____ Group Exhibition: Various Works; Art Agency Pop-up Gallery, Kavarna; Green Bay, WI
2013 Group Exhibition: Instant Portraits; Andy Warhol Photographs with Instant Portraits by Jason Houge and Kayla Bauer, Lawton Gallery, University of Wisconsin – Green Bay; Green Bay, WI
_____ Juried Exhibition: Hassidic Girl; Street Shots / NYC, Juror: Sean Cocoran, South Street Seaport Museum; New York, NY
2012 Group Exhibition: Various Works; Who are the Hmong?, Neville Public Museum; Green Bay, WI
_____ Group Exhibition: Kayla; How To Read a Book – An Artists’ Book Reading Room, Lawton Gallery, University of Wisconsin – Green Bay; Green Bay, WI
_____ Group Exhibition: Seeds of Hope Portraits; Seeds of Hope, Neville Public Museum; Green Bay, WI
BOOKS and MONOGRAPHS
Forthcoming My Feral Family; Publisher TBD
2017 PhotoCat; Schilt Publishing, ISBN: 978-90-5330-896-7
_____ HUMBLE CATS: New Cats in Art Photography; Yoffy Press, ISBN: 978-1-943948-09-3
2011 Algoma; Blurb Books, Out of Print
2010 Kayla Bauer; Hand-made artist book; Single Copy
PUBLICATIONS
Publications as Author or Co-Author
2022 Cover Photo: Never Again; Roe v. Wade: a Conversation Through Art Issue, fsm. Journal For the Arts
2020 Photographs: Rebecca Blank; In speech to UW faculty, Blank reveals high graduation, hiring numbers, anticipates tough budget, Wisconsin State Journal
_____ Photographs: Various stories; Eastside News
_____ Photographs: Various stories; Capital Times
2019 Photographs: FEAST; Performance art, menstruation, and dinner, Tone Madison
2016 Article: Photographing Your Work by Jason Houge; Surface Design
_____ Photographs: Barbara Radley; Medical Bills Still Take A Big Toll, Even With Insurance, NPR
2015 Article: My Feral Family; Burn Magazine
Print and Online Articles, Reviews and Interviews
2018 Cat Fetish: The Story of Photographer and Cat, Popular Photography China: September issue
2014 Family Photos of Feral Felines, New York Times LENS Blog
_____ Finding Inspiration in a Clowder of Feral Cats, BEHOLD the Slate Photo Blog
_____ What Makes a Family?, The Dodo
_____ Jason Houge’s “Family Photos of Feral Cats”, Reformer Photographer
_____ Fascinating Photos of a Rural Feral Cat Colony, FLAVORWIRE
_____ Jason Houge’s Intimate Look At The Lives Of Feral Cats, beautiful decay
_____ Artful and Disarming Photos of a Feral Cat Colony, Feature Shoot
COLLECTIONS
Lawton Gallery, University of Wisconsin – Green Bay; Green Bay, WI
Private Collections