Jason Fronczek
Education
2020
Master of Fine Arts, Studio Art and the Computer, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL.
2016
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Studio Art, minor in Art History and Business, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL.
2016
Bachelor of Arts, Visual Art and Emerging Media Management, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL.
2013
Associates of Art, Fine Art, Valencia College, Orlando, FL.
2002
Basic Journalism Course, Defense Information School, Fort Meade, MD.
Experience
2020
Print Lab Assistant, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL.
2020
Resident Artist, voted in by juried selection, McRae Art Studios, Orlando, FL.
2020
Instructor, Introduction to Art 2, Florida Prison Education Project / University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL.
2019 - 2020
Graduate Print Lab Assistant, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL.
2019
Instructor, Introduction to Art and Photography, Florida Prison Education Project / University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL.
2016 – 2019
Photographer, Mills Gallery, Orlando, FL.
2016 – 2017
Lead Designer/Senior Photographer, ARTBORNE Magazine, Orlando, FL. (Created corporate branding and design for monthly publication. Established submission guidelines/file structures to facilitate smoother workflows. Maintained monthly workflow keeping with established branding. Scheduled photo shoots and run production workflow. Offered final photo output for print and web. Established prepress workflow to ensure quality product from printer.)
2015 – present
Photographer & Photo-assistant, Med Meeting Images, Orlando, FL. (Photo-booth operator/photographer. Tethered shooting and on site emailing final photographs to client.)
2015 – 2016
Photographer, Marathon Foto, Orlando, FL.
2015
Photo-assistant, Ron Calamia Photography, Inc., Orlando, FL.
2015
Staff Photographer, The Odyssey at UCF, Orlando, FL
2012 – present
Photographer, Fronczek Photography, Orlando, FL.
2001 – 2004
Petty Officer Third Class, United States Navy, San Diego, CA. (Ships Photographer, Designer and Assistant Editor of quarterly newsletter USS Antietam Family Gram. Boatswains Mate, 3rd class. Divisional Technical Representative. Divisional Training Petty Officer. Divisional Supplies Petty Officer. Divisional Office Clerk.)
Awards / Grants / Fellowships
2019
National Conference on Higher Education in Prison Scholarship, Alliance for Higher Education in Prison, Saint Louis, MO.
Graduate Presentation Fellowship, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL.
2016
Awesome Foundation Grant Award for promoting the Arts, Awesome Foundation, Orlando, FL.
Best New Arts Publication, Orlando Weekly’s 2016 The Best of Orlando,Orlando Weekly, Orlando, FL.
2015
Peer Choice Award for best in show, UCF SURE Event. Research promoting sustainable living, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL.
Dean’s List recipient, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL.
2014
Dean’s List recipient, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL.
Dean’s List recipient, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL.
2013
Invited to join Tau Sigma National Honor Society for earning 3.5 GPA in first semester at University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL.
Dean’s List recipient, Valencia College, Orlando, FL.
Solo Exhibitions
2020
Compulsory: Annual MFA Exhibition, UCF Art Gallery, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL.
2019
Details from Life, The Nook, Orlando, FL.
2018
The Thin Line, Timucua Arts Foundation, Orlando, FL.
2017
Selected Imagery, Timucua Arts Foundation, Orlando, FL.
Gallery 245 presents: Jason Fronczek, Gallery 245 - Faith Arts Village Orlando (FAVO), Orlando, FL.
2015
A Focused Concentration, Downtown Information Center, Orlando, FL. (Sponsored by CityArts Factory).
Group Exhibitions
2020
Illuminating the Darkness: Our Carceral Landscape, UCF Art Gallery, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL. (sponsored by National Endowments for the Arts)
C-Note, McRae Art Studios, Orlando FL.
Light, SE Center for Photography, Greenville, SC. (Juried exhibition by Crista Dix, Associate Director of the Griffin Museum of Photography)
SNAP! Orlando: Parade of Homes Orlando, SNAP! Orlando, Orlando, FL.
Cushman & Wakefield 2020-2021 Art Loan, sponsored by UCF Art Gallery, University of Central Florida, Orlando FL.
Eclectic Knights XI, Orlando Museum of Art 1st Thursday’s event, Orlando Museum of Art, Orlando, FL.
2019
Florida Showcase 2019, Snap! DOWNTOWN, Orlando, FL.
Installation - The Education of Useless Usefulness, Mills Gallery, Orlando, FL.
2019-2020 Crocker Partners Art Loan, sponsored by UCF Art Gallery, University of Central Florida, Orlando FL.
Installation - Contemplation Space, Mills Gallery, Orlando, FL.
2018
Installation - Useless Usefulness, Mills Gallery, Orlando, FL.
Installation - Useful Uselessness, Mills Gallery, Orlando, FL.
2017
UCF Provost Office Art Loan, sponsored by UCF Art Gallery, University of Central Florida, Orlando FL.
Resilience: Remembering Pulse, UCF Art Gallery, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL.
2017 Crocker Partners Art Loan, sponsored by UCF Art Gallery, University of Central Florida, Orlando FL.
Gallery 245 presents: Matt Duke & Jason Fronczek, Gallery 245 - Faith Arts Village Orlando (FAVO), Orlando, FL.
2016
Eclectic Knights VIII, Orlando Museum of Art 1st Thursday’s event, Orlando Museum of Art, Orlando, FL.
Gallery 245 presents: Matt Duke & Jason Fronczek, Gallery 245 - Faith Arts Village Orlando (FAVO), Orlando, FL.
33: Spring 2016 UCF Student BFA Exhibition, UCF Art Gallery, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
STEAM 2016, Orlando Science Center, Orlando, FL (Sponsored by National Science Foundation)
Do It!, UCF Art Gallery, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
Otronicon 2016, Orlando Science Center, Orlando, FL
2015
Awakenings, CANVS!, Orlando, FL.
Heroes of Freedom, City Arts Factory, Orlando, FL.
Awakenings, The Gallery at Natura, Orlando, FL.
2014
2014 UCF Student Book Arts, UCF Library Special Collections, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL.
2013
Fine Arts, Graphic Design, and Digital Media, The Anita S. Wooten Gallery, Valencia College, Orlando, FL.
2011
FLART, Peacock Room, Orlando, FL.
Media Appearances
2020
From Inmate to MFA. Interview by Robert Stephens. UCF Today. Online.
The Experience With Chris Fio – Jason Fronczek. Interview by Chris Fioravantti. PFT Media. Podcast.
Readers Sound Off About the Proposed Reopening of Public Schools in August, Letters to the Editor by Jason Fronczek. Orlando Weekly. Online.
Expansion for UCF Prisoner Education. Interview by Katie Rice. Orlando Sentinel. Print and Online.
2019
Wasted Minds: Prisoners Languish in Florida Prisons with Little Access to Education. Interview by Ryan McKinnon and Josh Salman. Sarasota Herald-Tribune, GateHouse Media, Prison Legal News. Print and Online.
Keeping Focus on The Future: Former Felon Turns Life Around at UCF. CAH News. Online.
2016
UCF Alumnus and Navy Veteran Turns His Passion Into a Career. Interview by Barmel Lyons. NSM Today. Online.
Bibliography
2020
Orange County Virtual Community Meeting and Panel Discussion, Florida Rights Restoration Coalition. Orlando, FL.
2019
Towards Effective Solidarity, National Conference on Higher Education in Prison, Saint Louis, MO.
College Behind Bars Screening and Panel Discussion, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL (hosted by the Center for Law and Policy)
2018
Spivey's Mobile Incubator, School of Art + Art History + Design, UW Alumni News, Photo Credit, Seattle, WA.
2017
Resilience: Remembering Pulse, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
ARTBORNE Magazine, Volume 2, Issue 1-6, Orlando, FL
2016
ARTBORNE Magazine, Volume 1, Issue 1-6, Orlando, FL
Pulse Nightclub Massacre Overshadows Fla. Senate Race. Article by Michael K. Lavers, Photo Credit. Washington Blade. Online.
2015
33: UCF BFA Exhibition Catalogue, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL.
Bailes Bytes, quarterly newsletter, United Cerebral Palsy Charter School, Orlando, FL.
2014
The Odyssey at UCF, Online publication of feature stories. Photo assistant to news writers, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL.
Downtown Confidential (e-publication), Featured artist profile, Downtown Orlando Information Center, Orlando, FL.
Just Look, Self-published photo essay, UCF Student Book Arts. University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL.
2005
West Palm Hometown Newsletter, Summer edition, photo submission featured. West Palm Beach, FL.
2003
USS Antietam (CG54) Cruise Book, end of cruise book commemorating WESPAC 2003, Assistant Editor, Designer and Photo Editor. San Diego, CA.
USS Antietam (CG54) Family Gram, quarterly newsletter. Assistant Editor, Designer and Photo Editor. Cruise photos published. San Diego, CA.
1997
Short Story Compilations, Dié Fenster Press, NYC. Small upstart press featuring writings from Tim Hall, Charles Lewis, and Michael Morel. Editor, Designer, Publisher
Technical Abilities
Facilities Management; lab monitor responsible for maintenance and ordering supplies of the labs four large and medium format printers, keeping the workstations updated and current for student needs, keeping inventories at a ready level, maintaining logs on tools and chemical supplies commonly used within the arts program, researching need gaps and filing order requisitions to fill those needs. Assisting students with troubleshooting problematic technical jobs such as printing on uncommon surfaces.
Adobe Creative Cloud; utilizing Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign to create and maintain monthly publication (ARTBORNE Magazine)
Work-Flow Management; established submission guidelines and maintained communications with all team members to ensure smooth development and transitions between issues.
Printer Liaison; run PDF proofs and submit to printer, maintain correspondence to ensure color, copy, and placement are corrected for final run.
Professional Affiliations
American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP)
Florida Prison Education Project (FPEP)
Florida Rights Restoration Coalition (FRRC)
Professional Photographers Association (PPA)
Society for Photographic Education (SPE)
Tau Sigma, National Honor Society
The Creative School for Children (volunteer event photographer)
MFA Thesis Exhibition, 2020
Jason Fronczek, Details from Life, 2019. Inkjet prints on canvas, 12 x 18 inches (30.48 x 45.72 cm) each and 18 x 42 inches (45.72 x 106.68 cm)
Jason Fronczek, Compulsions, 2020. Shelves, jars, found objects, electronics. 72 x 10 x 84 inches (182.88 x 25.4 x 213.36).
Bits and Pieces, (left) 2020. Inkjet photograph, handmade book, developing tray, camera parts. 20 x 24 inches (50.8 x 60.96cm)
Jason Fronczek, Home, (right) 2020. Workbench, jars, found objects, electronics, 72 x 36 x 84 inches (182.88 x 91.44 x 213.36).
Jason Fronczek, Silver Linings, 2019. Inkjet on semi-gloss paper, 30.25 x 36.5 inches (76.835 x 92.71 cm) each.
Documentary Work
United States Navy
The Odyssey at UCF
Creative School for Children